There are some great Community Learning courses being offered in Ryde, Ventnor, Cowes, Newport and the Bay Area.
PHOTOSHOP ADVANCED
Designed to inspire Photoshop artists. Themes will include fire and water with use of filters and scanned mixed media to produce special effects.
Venue: Sandown Library
Start Date: Thursday 1 October
Sessions: 6 sessions
Time: 10am – 12pm
Tutor: Debbie Lane
Course Fee: £24 (£12 concessions)
WATER BASED OIL PAINTING
Learn the basics of painting including composition, colour mixing and brush marks. Subjects will include still life, figure painting and landscapes. All materials provided.
Venue: Sandown Library
Start Date: Monday 5 October
Sessions: 6 Sessions
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Tutor: Lee Papworth
Course Fee: £24 (£12 concessions)
Materials: £6
WATERCOLOUR ADVANCED
A six week course that progresses on from the improvers course. Develop your skills in tone, perspective, brush control and colour mixing. All materials provided.
Venue: The Broadway Centre
Start Date: Monday 12 October
Sessions: 6 sessions
Time: 10am – 12pm
Tutor: Paul Hewson
Course Fee: £24 (£12 concessions)
Materials: £6
DRAWING AND SKETCHING: IMPROVERS
Develop your basic drawing and sketching skill with a variety of mediums and
techniques. Subjects will include still life and landscape as well as more abstract concepts.
All materials provided.
Venue: Sandown Library
Start Date: Wednesday 7 October
Sessions: 6 sessions
Time: 10am – 12pm
Tutor: Lee Papworth
Course Fee: £24 (£12 concessions)
Materials: £6
BATIK
Learn how to be creative with fabric, make your own beautiful designs by painting onto fabric and using wax to create a resist. All materials provided
Venue: Sandown Library
Start Date: Friday 9 October
Sessions: 6 sessions
Time: 10am – 12pm
Tutor: Jane Pearce
Course Fee: £24 (£12 concessions)
Materials: £6
CREATIVE FAMILY ACTIVITY
Come and use your creative skills and join in a fun artistic activity for half-term. Use textiles and fabric paint to create a unique item. All materials provided.
Venue: Sandown Library
Start Date: Friday 30th October
Sessions: 1 session
Time: 9.30am – 12pm
Tutor: Linda Barnes
Course Fee: £4 per adult £2 per child
Materials: £2
WIRE SCULPTURE MAKING
Learn a range of skills and techniques using galvanised wire to create unusual and beautiful projects. Use wire with a range of other materials in innovative and unusual ways. All materials provided.
Venue: Sandown Library
Start Date: Friday 6 November
Sessions: 6 sessions
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Tutor: Penny Rushton
Course Fee: £24 (£12 concessions)
Materials: £6
CREATIVE FAMILY ACTIVITY
Come and use your creative skills and join in a fun artistic activity for Christmas. Use textiles and fabric paint to create a unique item All materials provided.
Venue: Sandown Library
Start Date: Saturday 5 December
Sessions: 1 session
Time: 9.30am – 12pm
Tutor: Linda Barnes
Course Fee: £4 per adult £2 per child
Materials: £2
STAINED GLASS SUN CATCHERS
A beginners guide to the art of stained glass. Develop skills in basic foil work producing a simple and effective sun catcher. All materials provided
Venue: The Broadway Centre
Start Date: Wednesday 30 September
Sessions: 4 sessions
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Tutor: Ian York
Course Fee: £16 (£8 concessions)
Materials: £4
CHARACTER SKETCHES
A unique art course combining creative writing and sketching, with some lessons out in the local environment. Learn to sketch with different mediums and use those sketches as inspiration for creative writing. All materials provided.
Venue: Lake Methodist Church
Start Date: Tuesday 6 October
Sessions: 6 sessions
Time: 10am – 12pm
Tutor: Linda Barnes
Course Fee: £24 (£12 concessions)
Materials: £6
PAPERAMA
Enjoy a relaxing art course creating unique items such as notelets, cards and tags. Develop decorative skills in painting and paper folding. All materials provided.
Venue: Lake Methodist Church Hall
Start Date: Wednesday 18 November
Sessions: 5 sessions
Time: 10am – 12pm
Tutor: Linda Barnes
Course Fee: £20 (£10 concessions)
Materials: £5
ENCAUSTIC ART
An unusual and different way to create beautiful works of art, using coloured waxes, which are melted and applied to card.
Venue: Bembridge Methodist Church
Start Date: Monday 12 October
Sessions: 4 sessions
Time: 10am – 12pm
Tutor: Debbie Lane
Course Fee: £16 (£8 concessions)
Materials: £4
POTTERY
A relaxed and fun session for those wishing to experiment with clay. Develop skills in hand built pottery, coloured slips and texture. Suitable for all abilities.
All materials provided.
Venue: To be confirmed
Start Date: To be confirmed
Sessions: 6 Sessions
Time: Afternoon
Tutor: Juliet Sargent
Course Fee: £24 (£12 concessions)
Materials: £6
CARNIVAL LEARNING OUTREACH
APPLE MAC COMPUTERS TASTER
An introduction to the ever popular Apple Mac computers using our mobile MacBooks. These fantastic computers favoured by the creative industry offer a brilliant range of software to suit your needs. Take a look at what you can achieve – you’ll be surprised
Venue: Sandown Library
Start Date: Tuesday 6 October
Sessions: 1 session
Time: 10am – 12.30pm
Tutor: Mark Lloyd
Course Fee: Free + half price voucher to a follow on course
For more information about Carnival Learning Centre Outreach courses contact:Alison Knapman on 817288
