Face to face classes have resumed at most locations from September. For more information, see our classes page. Our online classes remain available through the links on our online classes page.

Welcome to West Devon Art Workshops

Create Art With Us, Make New Friends and Enrich Your Community

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What We Do

One-off workshops, weekly classes and courses in a wide range of Art & Craft techniques

High Quality Art Workshops for your Community Group, School or Organisation

With artists and experienced art teachers Andy & Gill Cairns

One-Off Workshops

Art sessions delivered at your location
£100 half day, £200 full day plus materials and travel costs.
We deliver workshops for Community Groups & Events, Art Groups, Primary & Secondary schools, Youth Clubs and Adults with Learning Difficulties.
Also available for staff training.
Beginner to Advanced Levels.
If there are any techniques or subject matter that you are interested in that is not covered in our list please ask & we will design a workshop to suit you

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Techniques List

Drawing & Painting

Mark making to Music Abstract drawing & painting

Expressive drawing Sketching techniques for outdoors

Exploring pattern in Nature & Architecture Exploring close up

Line & Tone from still life Introduction to Watercolour

Introduction to Acrylic paints Drawing & painting texture

Abstract colour compositions Frottage

Impasto Life Drawing

Printmaking

Collograph - 2 half day workshops Mono print

Block print Stencils Linoprinting Drypoint

Textiles

Paper making Wet Felting & Needle Felting Batik

Silk painting Natural dyes, mordants & modifers Tie dye

Machine & hand stitch Soft sculpture

Mixed media collage & stitch Applique

Mixed Media

Layering & imbedding Collage & relief

Exploring natural forms Interpreting erosion & decay

Reinventing surfaces Exploring pattern

Sculpture

Clay modelling Decorative Salt dough Assemblage

Plaster casting Wire and plaster construction

Decorative Wire Forms Solderng & Brazing

Carving techniques with soapstone

Wax and Plaster relief casting

Photography

Portrait Creative still life

Exploring light & shadows Natural- Urban landscape

Light trails Halloween portraits

Photoshop - beginners to advanced

Classes & Courses

We run regular classes and courses in several locations and are always looking for new communities that would benefit from new art sessions. We aim to charge an affordable rate for all classes, with some receiving external funding to subsidise costs.

Current courses are running in:

Bere Alston Callington Gunnislake Launceston Okehampton Princetown Tavistock

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What We Believe

Everyone has creative ability and with the right support it can be developed, enriching our lives and our community

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