Shadow Appliqué
This course will not be running on this date but we hope to offer it again later in the year. Shadow Appliqué is a stylised appliqué technique and is also known as Shadow Quilting. The subject matter is usually flora … More details …
Great Spanish Masters: El Greco, Velázquez, Goya
El Greco was born in Crete, but later painted in Italy and then Madrid and Toledo. His highly dramatic and expressionistic art was not appreciated in his own time, but much regarded in later centuries. His altarpieces and religious themes … More details …
Robert and Clara Schumann
It’s one of the greatest love stories in western classical music – Robert and Clara Schumann. But how did this archetypal romantic relationship contribute to the musical developments and intentions of the nineteenth century? During the day we’ll explore the … More details …
Modern Scottish Poetry
In this course we will explore the range of locations and contexts that have inspired the rich tradition of poetry in Scotland. From the islands of Orkney to urban Edinburgh and Glasgow, both male and female poets from very diverse … More details …
Paris 1925: The Birth of Art Deco and Modernism
This course is fully booked. Please contact us if you would like to be placed on a waiting list for any cancellations. A thoroughly French affair, the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs et Industrials Moderne was dominated by … More details …
Reading Paintings
This course is fully booked. Please contact us if you would like to be added to the waiting list for any cancellations. Explore the links between art and literature, from the Mona Lisa to The Lady of Shalott. We will … More details …
Lionheart and Lackland – the reigns of King Richard and King John
In this course we will explore the reigns of the Plantagenet kings Richard and John. The course will cover the Third Crusade, the Angevin wars with France, the First Barons War and Magna Carta. Over six weeks we will consider … More details …
Florence and the Dawn of the Renaissance
Why did the renaissance start in Florence? Florentine art and history at the time of Fra Angelico, Uccello, Botticelli and others. What was it about 15th century Florence that provided the ingredients for an apparent explosion of art and culture? … More details …
Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” and the Fin de Siècle
This course will unfortunately not be running on the date advertised. It is being postponed to a later date, which will be confirmed in due course. Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula provides a fascinating look at late nineteenth-century concerns. This … More details …
Fierce Tears: A Day with Dylan Thomas
Original, intuitive and imaginative, Dylan Thomas brought his obsession with words and imagery into all his work: his poetry, stories, plays and radio broadcasts. But he also fostered a scandalous reputation as a hard-living, drunken, doomed poet who compromised his … More details …
Pools, Piers and Pleasure: Architecture at the Seaside
This day school explores the distinctive architectural heritage of Britain’s seaside resorts. Starting in the Georgian era, it will cover the evolving range of building types that provided first for health tourists, then for pleasure seekers. Cast iron was the … More details …
The Art of Cornwall – Newlyn and Lamorna
This course is now fully booked. Please contact us if you would like to be placed on the waiting list for any cancellations. This day-school will examine how the foundations of modern painting developed in Cornwall in the late 1880s … More details …
Mixed Media Returns
Unfortunately, this course will not be running due to low numbers of bookings. Drawing, Painting, Printing and Collage. Have a go at all these media in an encouraging and stimulating group. You will produce artworks that may surprise and even … More details …
The Art of Cornwall – St Ives
This course is now fully booked. Please contact us if you would like to be placed on the waiting list for any cancellations. This day-school will examine how the evolution of modern painting gained momentum during the middle of the … More details …
An Introduction to Katherine Mansfield: Three short stories and background
This is a chance to look more closely at three well-known stories by an author who has had a significant impact on the shaping of the British short story. We’ll discuss each of them in turn, as well as thinking … More details …