Arts

Avenues Community Art Project
Come together and create a collaborative piece of community art to display at the Avenues Adult Education Centre.

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Wednesday 5 June 2024

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Basics of Naked Raku – Beginners 2
You will learn how to build your own piece of art and expand your knowledge of the types of Raku,...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Wednesday 17 April 2024 (Induction: Wednesday 10 April 2024)

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Basics to Pottery – Beginners 2
If you have a basic knowledge and can understand and create basic pottery projects, then this course is for you!...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Thursday 18 April 2024 (Induction: Thursday 11 April 2024)

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Creative Crafts Entry 1 – Create a Decorative Tile/Plaque and Green Man for Your Garden
This seven-week hands on course offers a welcoming and relaxed environment where you can meet likeminded people while enjoying the...

Venue: Preston Road Adult Education Centre

Duration: 7 weeks

Start Date: Thursday 6 June OR Monday 17 June 2024

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Family Pottery
This six-week course is for families to have a creative and exciting time together making fun projects in clay.

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Monday 3 June 2024

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Felt Jewellery Making
You will learn how to make felted jewellery from scratch using different wet felting, needle felting and sewing techniques.

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 3 hours

Start Date: Wednesday 22 May 2024

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Further Your Sculpture Skills – Intermediate 1
Further your pottery skills in the art of sculpture in clay.

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Wednesday 12 June 2024 (Induction: Wednesday 5 June 2024)

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Further Your Throwing Skills – Intermediate 2
If you have a good knowledge in this subject and can complete tasks with only limited support required, then this...

Venue: Preston Road Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Thursday 18 April 2024 (Induction: Thursday 11 April 2024)

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Hanging Summer Mobile Making – Family Workshop
You will explore and develop creativity by making a hanging summer mobile to take home alongside supporting your children’s learning.

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 2.5 hours

Start Date: Wednesday 29 May 2024

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Improve Your Sculpture Skills – Intermediate 1
Improve your pottery skills in sculpture.

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Wednesday 17 April 2024 (Induction: Wednesday 10 April 2024)

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Improve Your Textured Clay Skills – Intermediate 1
If you have a solid basic knowledge in this subject and feel confident in completing multi step tasks and activities,...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Thursday 13 June 2024 (Induction: Thursday 6 June 2024)

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Improve Your Throwing Skills – Intermediate 1
If you have a good basic knowledge of this subject and feel confident in completing multi-step tasks and activities on...

Venue: Preston Road Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Thursday 13 June 2024 (Induction: Thursday 6 June 2024)

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Increase Basics of Naked Raku – Beginners 3
Increase your basic knowledge and build your own piece of art using RAKU techniques.

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Wednesday 12 June 2024 (Induction: Wednesday 5 June 2024)

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Increase Your Basic Pottery Skills – Beginners 3
If you have an increased basic knowledge and are intending to work more independently, then this course is for you....

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Thursday 13 June 2024 (Induction: Thursday 6 June 2024)

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Increase Your Basic Sewing Skills – Beginners 3
Have you completed the Basic Sewing course, or are you already a sewer, having made some textile items, and wishing...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Monday 3 June OR Tuesday 4 June 2024

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Increase your Basic Throwing Skills – Beginners 3
If you have an increased basic knowledge of throwing and are intending to work more independently to create taller vessels...

Venue: Preston Road Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Thursday 18 April 2024 (Induction: Thursday 11 April 2024)

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Increase Your Textured Clay Skills – Beginners 3
If you have an increased basic knowledge in this subject and you are intending to work more independently, then this...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Thursday 18 April 2024 (Induction: Thursday 11 April 2024)

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Introduction to Crochet
Learn the basic crochet stitches and how to follow a pattern to complete two simple crochet projects.

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 4 weeks

Start Date: Wednesday 24 April 2024

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Knitting for Beginners 1
Would you like to be able to knit? Here’s your chance to learn. No previous experience needed. You will go...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Tuesday 30 April OR Wednesday 1 May 2024

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Love Your Overlocker
Do you own an overlocker? Is it in regular use, or is it still lurking in its box, or perhaps...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Wednesday 12 June 2024 (Induction: Wednesday 5 June 2024)

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Mixed Ability Felting – Summer
Learn the basics of fleece and felt making and improve on, and develop existing felting skills through a series of...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Wednesday 5 June 2024

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Mushroom Bunting Garland Workshop
Design and make a personalised garland of sewn mushrooms to use as decorative bunting. The quirky mushroom toadstool bunting is...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 3 hours

Start Date: Wednesday 1 May 2024

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Pattern Drafting – Skirt
Would you like to make a simple garment to your own design? Do you want to begin to develop the...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Wednesday 12 June 2024 (Induction: Wednesday 5 June 2024)

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Pressed Flower Lanterns Workshop
Design and create your own personalised lantern to take home. This pressed flower craft is SO PRETTY! Make your own...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 3 hours

Start Date: Wednesday 15 May 2024

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Progress Your Sewing Skills – Intermediate 3
Have you completed the ‘Further your Sewing Skills’ sewing course we offer? Or are you already a sewer, having made...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Monday 3 June OR Tuesday 4 June 2024

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Progress Your Throwing Skills – Intermediate 3
If you have a good knowledge of the subject and wish to use your creative skills for personal development and...

Venue: Preston Road Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Thursday 13 June 2024 (Induction: Thursday 6 June 2024)

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Resist Felt Purses Workshop
Learn the basics of resist felting fleece and felt making, use these skills to design and create your own personalised...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 3 hours

Start Date: Wednesday 24 April 2024

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Sewing Mixed Ability
Do you have some unfinished projects lurking around, or would you like to create a garment, a soft furnishing piece...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 6 weeks

Start Date: Monday 3 June OR Tuesday 4 June 2024

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Throwing Entry 1
You will learn how to use a potter’s wheel safely and produce and glaze at least one beaker.

Venue: Preston Road Adult Education Centre

Duration: 7 weeks

Start Date: Tuesday 4 June 2024

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Throwing Entry 2
You will learn how to use a potter’s wheel safely and produce and glaze at least 1 bowl or plate.

Venue: Preston Road Adult Education Centre

Duration: 7 weeks

Start Date: Tuesday 4 June 2024

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Wildflower Seed Papermaking Workshop
Recycle used pieces of paper to create eco-friendly plantable paper shapes embedded with wildflower seeds. Take home and place pieces...

Venue: The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Duration: 3 hours

Start Date: Wednesday 8 May 2024

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