Art courses and workshops

Creative art courses 2025

Suitable for all levels (over 18 years) These friendly and relaxed classes offer tutored painting and drawing. You'll learn new techniques and develop your understanding of beautiful and versatile art mediums.

Watercolour painting

Monday 29 Sept & 6,13,20 Oct & 3 Nov

14.00-16.00

£125, Course of 5 sessions

Explore painting in watercolour, a friendly and relaxed group with different themes and taught techniques. All welcome.

Johnson Hall, Mingle Lane, Stapleford; set in the countryside 3 miles outside Cambridge. There is free on road parking, a cycle route from Cambridge Station plus Shelford train station is only a short walk.

https://www.standrewstapleford.org/Groups/316351/Johnson_Hall_and.aspx

Exhibition of Watercolours by Stapleford Course students

Sunday 28 September

11-3pm

Johnston Hall , Mingle Lane, Stapleford.

See the art work created while studying on these courses, art in watercolours & acrylic, Cards and prints also for sale.

Meet the student artists and find out about their work and inspiration.

Opportunity to join the Art group

Free entry

Teas and Coffee, cakes donations to Arthur Rank Hospice

Japanese textiles

Create a winter star coaster

Saturday 8 November 2025

Spend a morning taking inspiration from Japanese items in the collection at Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, make your own winter start themed coaster using traditional Japanese embroidery techniques of sashiko and boro.

Book your place: https://maa.cam.ac.uk/whats_on

Booking: sarah.ping1@gmail.com