Evening classes

We run creative evening classes at least twice a year in the autumn and spring terms with occasional summer classes too. These classes are open to students, University staff and the general public.

The classes are suitable for mixed abilities, from beginners to the more experienced / returning learners and usually run in an eight-week block for Pottery and a ten-week block for Creative Writing and Painting and Drawing. Student discounts are available for all our evening classes. 

Places at the classes are limited and are booked online via Eventbrite. Bookings usually open in late August/early September for the autumn term, early December for the spring term and mid May for the summer.

Demand for our classes is incredibly high and we are offer a priority booking period to our mailing list subscribers.

Sign up to our mailing list to gain access to priority booking.

Once the classes are on general sale, booking links are added to the individual evening class pages in this section of our website.

Please note that our classes are not open to under 16s. 

Linoprinting in action with a small roller loaded with pale blue paint held above a piece of white paper. The image from the lino block beneath it printed on the paper.

Painting and drawing

A broad and varied art course covering drawing from observation, lino printing and working in a variety of wet and dry media.

Two small white hand thrown pots with different cut out designs on them.

Pottery

Learn to be creative in clay, trying out different techniques and using a variety of tools.

Two people sat down discussing ideas at a creative writing evening class

Creative writing

This broad and engaging class will focus on fiction and poetry writing, but the content can be adapted to suit the learners’ areas of interest.