This month, as part of our 25th anniversary festivities, we’re celebrating the creative spirit in all its aspects and are hosting a series of talks and workshops on the meaning of creativity and how to best get involved in the creative arts. With this mood of inspiration in mind, we’ve put together this guide to help people get creative.
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Compiled by COURTNEY EVANS
THE SHO GALLERY AND SHOP
Castle Emporium, Womanby Street, Cardiff
Bringing together collections of contemporary design, digital art and original artworks, this gallery and shop stocks a wide range of art and supplies for both art designers and people who want to decorate their homes with art. Their products are designed to inspire and to stimulate the imagination of the viewers. They are currently opening up their space to new artists and gallery submissions, so if you want your work to be on display, get in touch with them.
Info: www.thesho.co.uk / [email protected]
THE ART WORKSHOP
Various dates depending on course
Rhiwbina, Cardiff
Offering a range of workshops for all ages, this art school gives everyone the opportunity to realise their potential through art and to see their ability to create new designs. The workshops can help you learn how to draw and paint, to study the history of art and to try different materials and techniques with the support of the team in small, friendly groups. The school offers daytime courses for adults and afterschool sessions for children, so that everyone can get involved and get creative.
Admission: prices vary per course
Info: 07561 507638 / www.theartworkshop.co.uk
CARDIFF POTTERY WORKSHOPS
Various dates depending on course
Curran Road, Cardiff
These workshops invite people to get creative and to get involved with pottery, whether as a hobby or as a career. The workshops allow many people to learn new skills, make work to either keep or sell, be part of a community and to be able to relax and unwind and to be creative. The classes are friendly, relaxed and welcoming and are suitable for both beginners and those who may have some experience in ceramics or pottery. The aim of the workshops is to help you with all of the skills needed to produce high-quality pottery products.
Admission: prices vary per course
Info: 07949 765221 / www.cardiffpotteryworkshops.com
ART CLASSES WALES
Various dates depending on course
Picton Castle Studios, Henllan Amgoed, Carmarthenshire
The art classes offered here are for artists of all abilities – including those who enjoy painting at home, those who haven’t painted since school or those who have never picked up a paintbrush. The atmosphere is relaxed and supportive, but also fun. The classes aim to encourage, teach and guide, but the priority is to encourage enjoyment in what you learn and in what you create. The courses give you the skills and ideas to create new designs, and to give you the opportunity to create art that may be shown in their exhibitions.
Admission: prices vary per course
Info: 01994 448600 / www.artclasseswales.com
STUDY SCULPTURES
Various dates depending on course
Builth Wells, Powys
These workshops are being offered with the aim of providing a level of tuition in the arts which respects the fundamental skills of looking, seeing and making art. The courses offered teach skills that are both traditional and contemporary, and are available to beginners and those who have some skill in creating sculptures. There are a range of workshops to suit everyone’s needs, abilities and time availabilities.
Admission: prices vary per course
Info: 01982 560352 / www.studysculpture.com
GILES GALLERY
Various dates depending on course
Cowbridge Road, Pontyclun
Giles Gallery exhibits, promotes and sells the work of new and local independent artists from around south Wales. The gallery is interested in artists that feel their work would suit the gallery environment. For those who are interested in promoting and selling their work, the gallery can help you take those first steps towards promoting yourself and your craft. It also offers exhibition space for larger solo or group shows, as well as art classes, art supplies and framing services.
Admission: prices vary per course
Info: 01443 228638 / www.gilesgallery.net
CHURCHILLS
High Street, Pontypridd
This art supply store stocks a range of materials that are suitable for students, beginners and more accomplished artists. It supplies leading brands including Canson and Winsor & Newton, and a range of artists’ materials such as watercolours, oil paints, brushes and pastel paper. For artists who enjoy creating at home, Churchills offers everything to make art easy.
Info: 01443 485200 / www.churchills.uk.net