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STUDY A RANGE OF SUBJECTS ON THE WEEKEND
The Art Academy offers two day weekend courses which range from introductory courses for the Beginner to Masterclasses for the more experienced. Numbers in the class are kept to a maximum of 15 (lower for some classes) so that the tutor has plenty of time to go around and speak to each student individually throughout each day, as well as teaching the group as a whole.
We offer a range of classes for all abilities and our superb central London location means we are easily accessible from in and out of London. We have a great choice of courses all of which are taught by our expert tutors who are specialist’s in their respected fields.
Our Weekend Masterclasses are a special feature of the Art Academy. Drawing on our extensive professional network we are able to persuade expert, sought-after practitioners to teach classes – people who are experts in their field and who rarely teach. Masterclasses are designed for people who have some experience, and want to take their work further. Teaching groups are deliberately small, with intense tuition, and personalised guidance.
Material packs can be purchased with some of our courses. Please check the details of the individual class. You can also buy an Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting or Drawing Pack individually on our Materials Page.
Please note, our courses are only suitable and available for students 18 years old and above. If you are 17 and keen to apply to a particular adult course, please ring the office and in some instances we may be able to accommodate you. We also have variety of courses specifically designed for under 18’s as part of our Young Artists programme.
SATURDAYS
Drawing TasterFrom: £85.00Course CodeSAT1704T02TutorHannah Turner-DuffinDatesSaturday, 18th August 2018Days1Times10.30am – 4.30pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£85LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a fun, day-long taster course in drawing for those who may be considering a longer evening or daytime course and are wondering how much they will enjoy it. Throughout the day the tutor will lead the class in practical demonstrations to help you begin to see shape and tone, and how these elements can relate together to form a composition. We aim to foster self-certainty and an enjoyment of drawing in a relaxed yet stimulating environment. As you work through a series of exercises, you will gain confidence with pencil and charcoal, which will encourage you to further explore the medium.
Introduction to Oil PaintingFrom: £265.00Course CodeSAT1704037TutorGail Seres-WoolfsonDatesSaturdays, 21st July – 22nd September 2018Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£265LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRA structured and systematic 10-day course for those who have never painted before and for those who want to reinforce their basic oil skills or to move on to using oil paints having used acrylics or water-based media. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions with access to a life model. This course aims will nurture self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating, fun and relaxing environment. It is an ideal course for beginners as there is plenty of guidance from the tutor.- Oil Painting TasterFrom: £85.00Course CodeSAT1704T01TutorHannah Turner-DuffinDatesSaturday, 4th August 2018Days1Times10.30am – 4.30pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£85LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a fun day-long taster course in oil painting for those who may be considering a longer evening or daytime course and are wondering how much they will enjoy it. Throughout the day the tutor will lead the class in hands-on, practical demonstrations to show you how to mix colour and see shape and tone, and how these elements relate to form a composition. We aim to foster self-certainty and an enjoyment of painting in a relaxed yet stimulating environment. You will make at least two paintings in the day, the morning will be spent focusing on how to handle oil paint whilst working with a limited tonal palette. Students will be have the opportunity to paint from the life model, exploring expressive mark making describing the tone and volume of the figure. During the afternoon you will start you use colour, working from a still-life set up using natural and organic forms. Throughout the day you will be encouraged to play and enjoy the application of paint whist also understanding techniques of working from observation.
Open Life ClassFrom: £230.00Course CodeSAT1704001TutorEigil NordstrømDatesSaturdays 21st July – 22nd September 2018Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£230LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThe “Open Life Class” is a relaxed and enjoyable life drawing & painting course with a life model for various poses lasting between one and four weeks at a time. Students will be able to approach the human figure in any way they please and do as many drawings or paintings as they care to pursue with as much or as little instruction as they like. Your experienced tutors will happily guide both beginners and the more experienced painters. The class runs over two studios with a tutor in each room, students can go between the studios as they wish. Students should feel free to use whichever materials that they enjoy the most, whether that is drawing in charcoal or ink or painting in oils or acrylics. All paper is provided for the course but please bring your own drawing/painting materials. You can also attend this class as a drop-in and pay £25 per session. Please note only card payment is available. (Visa or Mastercard.)- Open Life ClassFrom: £230.00Course CodeSAT1703001TutorEigil Nordstrøm, Hannah Turner-DuffinDatesSaturdays 21st April – 23rd June 2018Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£230LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThe “Open Life Class” is a relaxed and enjoyable life drawing & painting course with a life model for various poses lasting between one and four weeks at a time. Students will be able to approach the human figure in any way they please and do as many drawings or paintings as they care to pursue with as much or as little instruction as they like. Your experienced tutors will happily guide both beginners and the more experienced painters. The class runs over two studios with a tutor in each room, students can go between the studios as they wish. Students should feel free to use whichever materials that they enjoy the most, whether that is drawing in charcoal or ink or painting in oils or acrylics. All paper is provided for the course but please bring your own drawing/painting materials. You can also attend this class as a drop-in and pay £25 per session. More information here.
Portrait paintingFrom: £295.00Course CodeSAT1704018TutorCarl RandallDatesSaturdays, 21st July – 22nd September 2018Days10Times2pm - 4.30pmExperience LevelBeginner/IntermediateFee£295LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a well structured course giving students opportunity to understand how to paint a portrait. The emphasis will be on learning to see form and colour accurately and using these skills to better create loose, expressive portraits. Working with oil paints students will develop a series of artworks, from short expressive painting sketches, to longer more detailed pieces. The class has the benefit of two experienced models every week as well as tuition from a talented professional artist.
Sculpture Taster£85.00Course CodeSAT1704T03TutorJessica WetherlyDatesSaturday, 25th AugustDays1Times10.30am – 4.30pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£85LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a fun, day-long taster course in sculpting with clay and plaster for those who may be considering a longer evening or daytime course and want to try it out first. Spend the morning with the joy of clay to create a small figure sculpture from a life model. In the afternoon mix plaster and other media to make your own creative sculpture. No need to worry if you have nothing in mind. This is a great opportunity to combine these two basic sculpture skills and techniques. There will be the option to leave your clay sculpture for hollowing and firing for an additional fee and you are welcome to take home your plaster piece. Throughout the day the tutor will lead the class in practical demonstrations to help you get a feel for the medium and the way it can be manipulated into shape and form. We aim to foster self-certainty and an enjoyment of sculpting in a relaxed yet stimulating environment.
SATURDAY OPEN LIFE
- Open Life ClassFrom: £230.00Course CodeSAT1704001TutorEigil NordstrømDatesSaturdays 21st July – 22nd September 2018Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£230LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThe “Open Life Class” is a relaxed and enjoyable life drawing & painting course with a life model for various poses lasting between one and four weeks at a time. Students will be able to approach the human figure in any way they please and do as many drawings or paintings as they care to pursue with as much or as little instruction as they like. Your experienced tutors will happily guide both beginners and the more experienced painters. The class runs over two studios with a tutor in each room, students can go between the studios as they wish. Students should feel free to use whichever materials that they enjoy the most, whether that is drawing in charcoal or ink or painting in oils or acrylics. All paper is provided for the course but please bring your own drawing/painting materials. You can also attend this class as a drop-in and pay £25 per session. Please note only card payment is available. (Visa or Mastercard.)
- Open Life ClassFrom: £230.00Course CodeSAT1703001TutorEigil Nordstrøm, Hannah Turner-DuffinDatesSaturdays 21st April – 23rd June 2018Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£230LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThe “Open Life Class” is a relaxed and enjoyable life drawing & painting course with a life model for various poses lasting between one and four weeks at a time. Students will be able to approach the human figure in any way they please and do as many drawings or paintings as they care to pursue with as much or as little instruction as they like. Your experienced tutors will happily guide both beginners and the more experienced painters. The class runs over two studios with a tutor in each room, students can go between the studios as they wish. Students should feel free to use whichever materials that they enjoy the most, whether that is drawing in charcoal or ink or painting in oils or acrylics. All paper is provided for the course but please bring your own drawing/painting materials. You can also attend this class as a drop-in and pay £25 per session. More information here.
WEEKEND
Animal Sculpture Masterclass with Tanya Russell£265.00Course CodeWC1704048TutorTanya RussellDatesFriday, Saturday & Sunday, 20th - 22nd July 2018Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelIntermediate/AdvancedFee£265LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 3-day course is perfect for those who have previously studied or practiced figure sculptures in a more traditional manner and are looking to explore more creative approaches. This course works through the preparation, process, materials and techniques required to make creative, vibrant and characterful animal sculptures. You will choose your own animal and pose, build an armature and then model your chosen animal. You will leave the course with a sculpture ready for moulding or casting. The course will also look at useful methods of gathering source material, will help you develop modelling techniques and will explore the creation of texture and form that expresses your chosen character.
Cyanotypes Blue Prints£255.00Course CodeWC1704PR89TutorMelanie KingDatesFriday & Saturday & Sunday, 24th August - 26th August 2018Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£255LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRAlso sometimes known as sun printing, the Cyanotype process is one you can easily learn to do in a weekend. It offers a perfect introduction to alternative and traditional photographic processes and to the use of computers to produce photographic negatives for such processes. The course takes place in the Print Studio and also utilises the Digital Suite at the Art Academy. Both facilities offer a much wider programme of evening, weekend and daytime courses throughout the year. The cyanotype process is simple, non-toxic and can be adapted and incorporated into a range of other printmaking techniques such as photo-etching and mono-printing. It also offers a gateway to exploring other alternative and traditional photographic processes such as Salt and Gelatine Printing.
Drawing for AllFrom: £160.00Course CodeWC1704001TutorBeñat OlaberriaDatesSaturday & Sunday, 18th & 19th August 2018Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£160LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRA wonderful opportunity for people with all levels of experience to explore and enhance their drawing and life drawing skills. Over this packed weekend, students work through a variety of themes to learn fundamental drawing skills, including measurement, drawing the figure, and tonal drawing. As well as developing observational drawing skills, students are encouraged to be creative and expressive and to try out new approaches such as exploring different drawing materials, and experimenting with line and contrast. This is an intensive, informative, and fun weekend course, which teaches essential drawing skills whilst encouraging a creative approach.- Drawing TasterFrom: £85.00Course CodeSAT1704T02TutorHannah Turner-DuffinDatesSaturday, 18th August 2018Days1Times10.30am – 4.30pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£85LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a fun, day-long taster course in drawing for those who may be considering a longer evening or daytime course and are wondering how much they will enjoy it. Throughout the day the tutor will lead the class in practical demonstrations to help you begin to see shape and tone, and how these elements can relate together to form a composition. We aim to foster self-certainty and an enjoyment of drawing in a relaxed yet stimulating environment. As you work through a series of exercises, you will gain confidence with pencil and charcoal, which will encourage you to further explore the medium.
Introduction to PaintingFrom: £160.00Course CodeWC1704013TutorNeil MorleyDatesSaturday & Sunday, 25th & 26th August 2018Days2Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£160LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a well-structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before or would like to reassess their approach to painting. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions. This course aims to foster self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating environment. Working through a series of exercises you will gain experience and skills in working from a life model, from still life as well as exploring a more creative approach to painting helping you establish your own style and identity. This course is a fun and relaxing experience that offers a high level of tutor contact time.- Introduction to Sculpture£160.00Course CodeWC1704003TutorLynne AbrahamsonDatesSaturday & Sunday, 11th & 12th August 2018Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£160LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 2-day course is an exciting introduction for beginners, as well as for those with some previous experience, to gain or develop basic sculpture skills. Working mainly in clay and plaster and some other mixed media, you will learn a range of techniques with the opportunity to explore your own creative project. The combination of clay and plaster opens up creative possibilities and offers a fun weekend at your own pace. You will spend the first day creating a small clay figure sculpture from a life model. On the second day you will develop creative sculpture using plaster and mixed media no need to worry if you have nothing in mind until you arrive for the course. This is a great opportunity to discover, or return to, making 3-dimensional work and develop an individual approach. There will be the option to leave your finished sculpture for hollowing and firing for an additional fee.
Lino Etching Masterclass£170.00Course CodeWC1704PR14TutorSteve EdwardsDatesSaturday & Sunday, 18th & 19th August 2018Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£170LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis course is ideal for attendees keen to further develop their relief printmaking skills. It teaches a more gestural approach to lino, combining the classical skill of carving a lino block with a contemporary approach to etching its surface with caustic soda. Bringing together painterly textures and graphic forms in a colourful multi-block print. The weekend course is a unique opportunity for a maximum of eight attendees, guided by one to one tutoring from Steve Edwards, a renowned British Printmaker. We advise that you book early to avoid disappointment.
Linocut Illustration in Colour£255.00Course CodeWC1704PR85TutorNick MorleyDatesFriday & Saturday & Sunday, 31st August - 2nd September 2018Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£255LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 3-day weekend course is suitable for beginners or those with printmaking experience. Nick Morley (aka “Linocut boy”) specialises in hand carved linocuts. Students will learn to use professional swiss tools and apply different printing techniques to create a range of effects. Nick will lead the group through the planning, carving and printing stages of multiplate printing. The Art Academy’s printmaking studio is a low-toxic environment with dedicated facilities for professional hands-on learning. Students benefit from the diversity of attendees, taught by internationally renowned printmaker artists at a central location, offering a unique educational experience in London. There is a maximum of eight to ten students per course, materials are included and we advise that you book early to avoid disappointment.- Oil Painting TasterFrom: £85.00Course CodeSAT1704T01TutorHannah Turner-DuffinDatesSaturday, 4th August 2018Days1Times10.30am – 4.30pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£85LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a fun day-long taster course in oil painting for those who may be considering a longer evening or daytime course and are wondering how much they will enjoy it. Throughout the day the tutor will lead the class in hands-on, practical demonstrations to show you how to mix colour and see shape and tone, and how these elements relate to form a composition. We aim to foster self-certainty and an enjoyment of painting in a relaxed yet stimulating environment. You will make at least two paintings in the day, the morning will be spent focusing on how to handle oil paint whilst working with a limited tonal palette. Students will be have the opportunity to paint from the life model, exploring expressive mark making describing the tone and volume of the figure. During the afternoon you will start you use colour, working from a still-life set up using natural and organic forms. Throughout the day you will be encouraged to play and enjoy the application of paint whist also understanding techniques of working from observation.
Painting OutdoorsFrom: £160.00Course CodeWC1704024TutorEigil NordstrømDatesSaturday & Sunday, 4th & 5th August 2017Times10am - 5pmExperience LevelAll Levels, BeginnerFee£160This is a well-structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before or would like to reassess their approach to painting. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions. This course aims to foster self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating environment. Working through a series of exercises you will gain experience and skills in working from a life model, from still life as well as exploring a more creative approach to painting helping you establish your own style and identity. This course is a fun and relaxing experience that offers a high level of tutor contact time.- Printmaking Masterclass – Collagraph£255.00Course CodeWC1704PR86TutorKatherine JonesDatesFriday & Saturday & Sunday, 10th - 12th August 2018Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£255LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 3-day weekend course is suitable for relative beginners but will also benefit those who have attended previous collagraph courses. Collagraph relies on texture to build up plates that can be printed both in intaglio or relief and as a multi-plate print. Guided by Katherine Jones, a renowned British printmaker, you will expand your knowledge to realise a truly accessible and exciting new way of printmaking. The Art Academy’s printmaking studio is a low-toxic environment with dedicated facilities for professional hands-on learning. Students benefit from the diversity of attendees, taught by internationally renowned printmaker artists at a central location, offering a unique educational experience in London. There is a maximum of eight to ten students per course, materials are included and we advise that you book early to avoid disappointment.
- Sculpture Taster£85.00Course CodeSAT1704T03TutorJessica WetherlyDatesSaturday, 25th AugustDays1Times10.30am – 4.30pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£85LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a fun, day-long taster course in sculpting with clay and plaster for those who may be considering a longer evening or daytime course and want to try it out first. Spend the morning with the joy of clay to create a small figure sculpture from a life model. In the afternoon mix plaster and other media to make your own creative sculpture. No need to worry if you have nothing in mind. This is a great opportunity to combine these two basic sculpture skills and techniques. There will be the option to leave your clay sculpture for hollowing and firing for an additional fee and you are welcome to take home your plaster piece. Throughout the day the tutor will lead the class in practical demonstrations to help you get a feel for the medium and the way it can be manipulated into shape and form. We aim to foster self-certainty and an enjoyment of sculpting in a relaxed yet stimulating environment.
Weekend Creative Mix£160.00Course CodeWC1704115TutorAnthony Waters, Beñat Olaberria, Sonia MartinDatesSaturday & Sunday, 4th & 5th August 2018Days2Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£160This stimulating and exciting weekend course is an ideal way to explore a wide variety of artistic methods and media, learn new skills, discover what you enjoy most, and develop creative ideas. Over the two days, students will work across the different disciplines of painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking. Students will have a chance to improve observational drawing skills; try out more expressive sculpture and painting, and learn how to approach the human figure, using a variety of materials and methods. This is a great ‘taster’ course and an excellent opportunity to develop new skills, explore materials and have fun.