We run a program of art classes and creative courses for adults and children in a wide range of subjects, in venues across Liverpool. dot-art art class venues include Liverpool’s landmark arts centre the Bluecoat, Baltic Creative CIC based in the city’s creative hub in the Baltic Triangle and the historic Williamson Tunnels. All of our sessions are delivered by experienced local tutors and art teachers.
Evening courses run for 10 weeks and start in Autumn, Winter and Spring, so keep checking back for new listings. If you would like further information, or to suggest a subject for future class, please get in touch.
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Bluecoat
Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX
Life Drawing (10 week course)
Running from Tuesday 2nd October 2018, 6:45pm – 9pm
Led by experienced tutor and artist, Roy Munday, develop your life drawing skills with a live model, including accurate measuring, colour and drawing techniques. Suitable for all levels, including beginners.
Tickets £160 for 10 week course
Beginner Acrylic Painting (10 week course)
Running from Tuesday 2nd October 2018, 6:45pm – 9pm
Explore and investigate a broad range of traditional and contemporary painting processes and practices, focusing on working with acrylics to complete your own personal project.
Tickets £160 for 10 week course
Textile Arts (10 week course)
Running from Tuesday 2nd October, 6:45pm – 9pm
Led by experienced tutor and artist Catherine Carmyllie, learn how to do wet feltmaking, handstitching, batik and many more textile techniques with which you can develop your skills using beautiful organics and textiles.
Tickets £160 for 10 week course
Drawing for Everyone (3 day course)
Running weekly from Sunday 4th November, 11:30am – 5pm
Led by experienced tutor and artist, Roy Munday, learn how to draw accurately and in proportion. Perfect for the complete beginner or those more advanced who feel they need to refresh their skills.
Tickets £125 for 3 days
Abstract Painting (3 day course)
Running weekly from Sunday 4th November, 11:30am – 5pm
Led by artist Emily Bartlett, delve into the imaginative world of abstract painting, learning about layering, materials, composition and texture.
Tickets £125 for 3 days
Beginners Digital Photography (1 Day Workshop)
Running on Sunday 14th October, 11:30am – 5pm
On this intensive one-day course you will learn to take control of your camera to take better pictures, understanding and using the different modes available on most digital cameras.
Tickets £45 for 1 Day
Photography Masterclass (Composition) (1 Day Workshop)
Running on Sunday 21st October, 11:30am – 5pm
Led by professional photographer Mark Reeves, advance your photography skills in this masterclass one day course, combining the detailed theory of composition with practical on-location shooting.
Tickets £45 for 1 Day
Oil Painting Techniques (1 Day Workshop)
Running on Sunday 25th November, 11:30am – 5pm
Take your painting skills to the next level in this intensive one day course with artist Richard Meaghan. Discover the fundamental techniques needed to create stunning art including composition, layering, mixing colours and tone. This workshop has very small student numbers to allow for valuable one-to-one time with an experienced tutor.
Tickets £75 for 1 Day
Festive Feltmaking (1 Day Workshop)
Running on Sunday 9th December, 11:30am – 5pm
Learn how to do wet feltmaking and develop your skills with textiles with professional artist Catherine Carmyllie. Perfect for the complete beginner or those more advanced who want to have a day of festive creativity using textiles.
Tickets £50 for 1 Day
dot-art Annex
22 Queen Avenue, Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 4TZ
Drawing Techniques (10 Week Course)
Running from Tuesday 2nd October, 6:45pm – 9:00pm
Refresh your love for drawing with an innovative 10 week drawing course designed to develop observational and expressive drawing techniques and skills. Run by experienced art tutor Sarah Jane Richards, this course is suitable for beginners or those wishing to develop an existing skill.
Tickets £160 for 10 week course
Digital Photography (10 Week Course)
Running from Wednesday 3rd October, 6:45pm – 9:00pm
This course is for those who would like to move from being a keen beginner to a competent intermediate photographer. Each week of the course will include both theory and practical exercises.
Tickets £160 for 10 week course
Portrait Drawing (10 Week Course)
Running from Thursday 4th October, 6:45pm – 9:00pm
Learn the fundamentals of drawing characterful portraits in this 10 week course led by tutor Kathy Dereli. Starting from the basics, your tutor will provide exercises and tuition to help you improve your portrait drawing or help get you started. Suitable for beginners.
Tickets £160 for 10 week course
Monoprinting (3 Day Course)
Running weekly from Sunday 14th October, 11am – 5pm
Led by artist Bev Evans, you will get hands-on with acrylic paints, a variety of stencils (both man-made and from nature), textured surfaces, masking and sgraffito techniques (scratching/drawing patterns into the paint) to develop your own sets of prints and eventually gift tags, envelopes and printed gift bags.
Tickets £125 for 3 days
Introduction to Interior Design (3 Day Course)
Running from Sunday 18th November, 11:00am – 5pm
Led by professional interior designer Ainsley Bonham-Lawson, explore the world of Interior Design in this three day introductory course looking at interior style, materials and textiles, creating floor plans and designing to a brief. Suitable for beginners.
Tickets £125 for 3 week course
IGNITE: An intensive development workshop for visual artists
Saturday 24th November, 2:00pm – 5pm
IGNITE is an intensive workshop specially designed for visual artists. Understand the artist you are and want to be through coaching and group mentoring, which aims to provide advice and inspiration to help develop and focus your artistic career. Suitable for both emerging and more experienced artists.
Tickets £30 for 1 day workshop
Faith Bebbington Studio
14 Love Lane, Liverpool, L3 7DD
Wood Carving (3 Day Course)
Running from Sunday 11th November, 11:00am – 4:00pm
Learn how to wood carve with professional sculptor Faith Bebbington at her studio on Love Lane, Liverpool. Over the course of 3 weeks you will learn how to use wood carving tools, understand and choose different materials, practice carving techniques and learn how to finish surfaces. This course is suitable for beginners and you will be guided during the creation of your very own wood carving.
Tickets £125 for 3 days
Friends of Williamson Tunnels
Paddington, Liverpool, L7 3RG
Sketching in the Tunnels (1 Day Workshop)
Running on Sunday 28th October and Sunday 2nd December, both 10am – 1pm.
The Williamson Tunnels are a unique historical architectural feature of Liverpool. This sketching session is a mixed ability class suitable for experienced artists who want to experience drawing in this unique location or beginners looking to learn useful skills to help record the world around you.
Tickets £25 for 1 workshop
Baltic Creative
Baltic Creative CIC, 49 Jamaica Street, Liverpool, L1 0AH
dot-art Club (7-10 yrs)
Sunday 4th November to 9th December, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Led by artist Sarah Jane Richards, this fun and creative drawing workshop will fuel your young one’s creativity and inspire a lifelong love for art. Starting with the basics, this 6 week series of workshops will focus on drawing techniques, such as line, contour, cross hatching, mark making, negative space, light and shadow and composition. It enables children to understand how to plan and execute their ideas and increases their ability to observe the world around them.
Tickets £90 for six week block
dot-art Club (11-13 yrs)
Sunday 4th November to 9th December, 1:30pm – 3:00pm
Led by artist Sarah Jane Richards, this fun and creative drawing workshop will fuel your young one’s creativity and inspire a lifelong love for art. Starting with the basics, this 6 week series of workshops will focus on drawing techniques, such as line, contour, cross hatching, mark making, negative space, light and shadow and composition. It enables children to understand how to plan and execute their ideas and increases their ability to observe the world around them.
Tickets £90 for six week block
Cass Art
Cass Art, 18 School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BT
Still Life Drawing (1 Day Workshop)
Running on Saturday 15th September 2018, 2pm – 4pm
In this family friendly workshop become real artists drawing from still life objects. Tutor Roy Munday will demonstrate how to create beautiful pictures of still life objects using tried and tested drawing techniques and traditional teaching methods. Suitable for ages 8 and up.
Tickets £25 for 1 workshop
