We’re very excited to introduce, our new 2019 Art Course for Kids with Sarah Moorcroft – taking place after school, over 5 weeks during term-time. Our beginner’s classes are suitable for children with an interest in all forms of art.

For NEW STUDENTS – Our sessions provide the opportunity to discover their artistic talent, indulge in their passion for art and explore their creative side.

For RETURNING STUDENTS – they will continue where they left off with Sarah. Developing their knowledge and skills-base, as well as being introduced to new techniques, including painting & drawing – using various mediums, from pencil and pastels, to watercolours and mixed media.

At City Arts, we keep our classes small and this allows our students to receive 1:1 guidance and support – tailored to their needs and focused on their progress.

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Colour Theory with Louise Gunnersen

Saturday 6th April ’19

10am to 3pm

Age: Adults & Teens

Cost: £45 (all materials included)

To book your place, just e-mail: info@cityartsnewbury.co.uk

All Levels Welcome – No Experience Necessary

Learn the theory behind making soft tones and zinging colour, why you might underpaint, and how to see colours within colours.

Louise Gunnersen, colourist and international artist, will guide you through a day of discovery. You will make a colour chart during the first half of the session and then use your knowledge to create a set of small studies.

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Create Your Own Toadstool or Fairy Table with Sarah Moorcroft

Monday 8th April ’19

10am to 12:30pm

Age: All Ages, teens, adults

Cost: £15 (all materials included)

*Book your toddler’s place, just email: info@cityartsnewbury.co.uk

Have some imaginative fun creating a mini world in the form of a toadstool or table.

Be it a dinosaur land, fairytale castle, racetrack, unicorn forest or an underwater world.

Bring along any special embellishments to personalise your creation: jewels, stickers, cars and so on. Lots of materials will be provided, including the toadstool/table and white paint to give it a base coat.

This workshop is the perfect project to do with your little and big ones.

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Clay Characters for Kids with Katherine Kingdon

THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT!

Tuesday 9th April ’19

10am to 12pm

Age: 6+ supervised, 10+ unsupervised

£10 (all materials included)

To book your child’s place, just e-mail: info@cityartsnewbury.co.uk

All Levels Welcome – No Experience Necessary

In this workshop you’ll make a figure out of clay. You’ll take on the challenges posed by proportion and balance. You’ll add features such as buttons and fingernails (without squashing all your other hard work). You’ll explore ways of creating an expressive face. And, if you have time after all that, you’ll be able to add colour too.

Pieces will be taken away for firing and can be collected from City Arts Newbury at a later date.

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Nature and Animal Tiles for Kids with Clare Mahoney

Thursday 11th April ’19

10:30am to 1pm

Age: Kids 4+ (supervised) Teens & Adults

Cost: £12 (all materials included)

To book your child’s place, just e-mail: info@cityartsnewbury.co.uk

All Levels Welcome – No Experience Necessary

This is a fun, hands-on session, where you and your child will have the opportunity to explore interesting tools and materials, including clay and plaster.

We will explore taking impressions with wooden stamps, plants, leaves, found objects and even our hands. The impressions will be turned into beautiful tiles for you to take home on the day. Be prepared to get messy and have fun!

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Draw a Manga Poster with Donna Lewis

THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT!

Saturday 13th April ’19

10am – 3pm

Age: 8+yrs, teens, adults (unsupervised)

Cost: £35 (all materials included)

*Book your child’s place, just email: info@cityartsnewbury.co.uk

All Levels Welcome – No Experience Necessary.

Donna’s very popular Manga Poster Day is back for 2019!

During the day, we will cover traditional Manga drawing techniques, focusing on facial features, clothing, props and backgrounds.

Having learnt the basics and planned their design in the morning, students will then spend the afternoon producing their A3 poster. There will be lots of step-by-step instructions, and useful tips on how to create your manga characters and setting.

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Spiral Tie-dye T-shirts with Wendy Lloyd

Sunday 14th April ’19

10am to 12:15pm

Age: 8+ (supervised) Teens & Adults

£15 (excluding t-shirt)

*To book your child’s place, just e-mail: info@cityartsnewbury.co.uk

Make a super cool multi-coloured, spiral patterned tie-dye T-shirt. Learn about mixing dyes, to make a whole spectrum of colours so that every T-shirt is unique. You will tie and dye your t-shirt, then take it home to be rinsed the next day – once the dyes have set. Bring a washed white or pale coloured 100% cotton t-shirt and a bucket, washing up bowl or tub for taking it home safely. Everything else will be provided. Dress for mess!

Come and join Maria for an out-of-this-world experience! A fun and creative Easter workshop for children and adults to do together. During this session you will learn how to make a lovely mobile on which you will hang the moon, the sun and five of our major planets!

This is a family activity, so little ones will need some help from an adult, and older ones can created this fab hanging galaxy themselves.

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Intro to Papercutting with Pie Lady

Sunday 28th April ’19

10am to 4pm

Age: Adults & Teens

Cost: £45 (all materials included)

OFFER 2for80: book two different £45 papercutting workshops and get a £10 discount.

£5 off if you bring your own kit: craft knife, blades and cutting matt.

To book your place, just e-mail: info@cityartsnewbury.co.uk

No Experience Necessary, All Welcome

Join this wonderfully unique workshop. You will be given a kit with everything you need, including 3 templates of your choice to cut on the day.

You can take all of this home with you, as well as your own amazing piece of art. You’ll learn lots of papercutting techniques, precision and tips and tricks of the trade – all in a friendly environment, while we share a cuppa and biscuits!

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No Experience Necessary – All Welcome

Our classes are suitable for children with an interest in all forms of art.

These classes provide the opportunity for students to discover their artistic talent, indulge in their passion for art and explore their creative side.

Students will try a variety of techniques, including painting & drawing – using various mediums, from pencil, charcoal and pastels, to watercolours and mixed media.

Small class size allows 1:1 focused guidance and support.

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Papercut Portraits with Pie Lady

Sunday 30th June ’19

10am to 4pm

Age: Adults & Teens

Cost: £45 (all materials included)

OFFER 2for80: book two different £45 papercutting workshops and get a £10 discount.

£5 off if you bring your own kit: craft knife, blades and cutting matt.

To book your place, just e-mail: info@cityartsnewbury.co.uk

No Experience Necessary, All Welcome

See yourself or someone special come to life in paper form!

Come and make a portrait of yourself or a loved one to keep and display at home, or as a special hand-made present.

There will be tonnes of coloured paper and a choice of templates for hair styles, facial hair, clothing, accessories and more! So, you can mix and match to perfection, whilst having an artist to hand who can help with any added extras that make your portrait JUST RIGHT!

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*To book your child’s place, just e-mail: info@cityartsnewbury.co.uk

No Experience Necessary – All Welcome.

Become a fashion designer for the day and create your very own pair of canvas shoes, you could even have matching family ones for all – big and small!

This workshop has everything you need to create your footwear masterpieces, including your own pair of canvas trainers, fabric paints, fabric markers, silhouette sticker stencils and paintbrushes.

A lovely, fun and creative way to spend time as a family and leave with something useful as well!

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