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Adults' Classes & Courses to April 2012, mainly

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Daytime and evening classes/courses for adults are listed below. For more details, contact the class's Contact. Applications by freelance, qualified art tutors are welcome.

Visual Arts & Crafts

Join our leisure courses for either an individual course or continuously throughout the year.

We believe that everyone has talent and our structured modules ranging from 6-8 weeks will stimulate your creativity. Broaden your horizons with our fully qualified art tutors who are also practicing artists.

Core skills are taught in each module and previous participants will benefit from a different project each time.

Classes are held in our new and bright, contemporary Studio and course descriptions are available from our office.

Visual Arts & Crafts Botanical Art – Drawing and Watercolour

Example of botanical art

Monday, 2–4.30pm

Wednesday, 7–9.30pm

Learn the skills you need to capture flowers and plants in pencil and watercolour in a precise and convincing manner. Accurate observation is the key and students will learn through one-to-one tutorials and demonstrations. All levels are welcome.

Tutor: Marcia Hughes.

Starts:
Monday 23 January 2012 for 8 weeks: £115 (materials excl'd)
 
Wednesday 25 January 2012 for 8 weeks: £115 (materials excl'd)
Contact:
020 8977 7558 or

Visual Arts & Crafts Painting with Acrylics

Terraced houses with dinghies on blue sea (part). By Alice Harfield

Monday, 7–9.30pm

All levels are welcome to explore painting with acrylics on a large range of subjects. Our creative course teaches painting techniques on board and canvas looking also at composition, colour theory and textures. Focus on your own art and creativity in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Tutor: Stuart Simler

Starts:
23 January 2012 for 8 weeks: £115
Contact:
020 8977 7558 or

Visual Arts & Crafts Illustration

Illustration

Tuesday, 9.45am–12.15pm or 1.30–4pm

Develop your skills in a variety of media and find your own individual style as an illustrator and/or painter. All enquiries to Suzanne Ewart, a practicing artist and experienced tutor.

Contact:
Suzanne Ewart on or 020 8948 4462

Visual Arts & Crafts Felt Making – Contemporary Textiles

Example feltmaking project

Tuesday, 2–4.30pm

Experience the magic of wool fibres as a textile medium through felt making. Develop new skills experimenting with colour and different surface techniques. Our January project focuses on Nuno felting to create a craft or art piece. Open to all levels.

Tutor: Cathy Unwin

Starts:
24 January 2012 for 6 weeks: £99 (basic wool fibres included)
Contact:
020 8977 7558 or

Visual Arts & Crafts Exploring Drawing

Image by Claudia Stendel - Exploring Drawing class

Tuesday, 7–9.30pm

An opportunity to develop and learn drawing skills in a structured way with a view to start painting. For all levels who wish to learn and extend their knowledge of drawing techniques and colours. Projects for our Spring session include drawing with colour and mixed media.

Tutor: Bob Meecham

Starts:
24 January 2012 for 8 weeks: £115 (materials excluded)
Contact:
020 8977 7558 or

Visual Arts & Crafts Life Drawing Updated

Nude Saracen drawing (logo for Life Drawing)

Wednesday, 10am–12.30pm

Drawing and painting from a selection of life models with a good balance of long and short poses. Develop your observational skills and learn how to structure the figure effectively. Use different drawing and watercolour techniques to describe the human form, exploring angles shapes and gestures. Open to participants who have a little drawing experience.

Tutor: Emily Burton

Starts:
Full 25 January 2012 for 8 weeks: £135 (all model fees included,…
 
New 18 April for 6 weeks: £115 (all model fees included, materials excluded)
 
New 13 June for 6 weeks: £115 (all model fees included, materials excluded)
Contact:
020 8977 7558 or

Visual Arts & Crafts Creative Sketchbook - Drawing and mixed media

Mother and child line drawing, painted (part). By Barbara Sykes

Wednesday, 2–4.30pm

Starting a sketchbook can be daunting and this is a drawing course with a difference! Discover how a sketchbook will improve your art through drawing and mixed media skills and how to record and develop ideas. Our January project looks at Landscape in its widest form. Travel scenes, urban landscapes, space and perspective.

Tutor: Emily Burton

Starts:
25 January 2012 for 8 weeks: £115 (materials excluded)
Contact:
020 8977 7558 or

Visual Arts & Crafts Photography

Photo at low tide over beach to distant mountains (Photography course image)

Thursday, 10am–12.30pm

Take great photos! An introduction to photography for people who want to make the most of their camera and are looking for inspiration and to progress their technique. Sessions are highly practical, with a focus on techniques and approaches to help you find your own expression in this medium.

Tutor: Jackie Rado

Starts:
26 January 2012 for 8 weeks: £115 (materials excluded)
Contact:
020 8977 7558 or

Visual Arts & Crafts Printmaking

Print (part)

Thursday, 7–9.30pm

Learn mono and relief printing techniques without using a press with an emphasis on stimulating design, colours, shapes and forms. Fun and experimental for all levels. Lino cut and different printing surfaces are explored.

Tutor: Jennie Ing

Starts:
23 February 2012 for 6 weeks: £99 (including materials and tools)
Contact:
020 8977 7558 or

Dance & Music

Dance & Music Adult Tap Class

Tuesday, 6.15–7pm

Enjoy our hugely popular tap classes designed for fun, fitness and rhythm.

Cost:
£60 per term or £7 per week
Contact:
Lucy Fletcher, Suzanna Raymond School of Dance on or 020 8977 6416 / 07968 598 507. www.suzannaraymondschoolofdance.co.uk

Dance & Music The Landmark Sound

Musical notes being blown

Tuesday, 7.30–9pm

For people who love to sing but can't read music. Learn a wide range of songs including pop, gospel, world music and musical theatre. Existing members benefit from priority booking, so places are limited, but men are particularly welcome. The term ends with an open rehearsal for family & friends.

Tutor: Michael McLaughlin

Cost:
17 January 2012 for 9 weeks: £63 (£58.50 LAC Members)
Contact:
020 8977 7558 or

Dance & Music DanceAct – for adults with learning disabilities

Wednesday, 10am–12.45pm

If you enjoy acting, singing or dancing and would like to meet other people who share the same interest, then come and join DANCEACT. Led by experienced tutors, everyone works hard and has lots of fun putting together short performances, which are staged for family and friends.

Contact:
Richmond Homes and Lifestyle Trust 020 8977 5447 or

Dance & Music The Landmark Singers

Musical notes being blown

Wednesday, 7.45–9.15pm

An intermediate jazz, blues, soul and gospel ensemble, suitable for singers able to read music or to hold a line confidently. Existing members benefit from priority booking, so places are limited. Male singers particularly welcome. The term ends with an open rehearsal for family & friends.

Tutor: Dominic Stichbury

Cost:
18 January 2012 for 9 weeks: £63 (£58.50 LAC Members)
Contact:
020 8977 7558 or

Dance & Music Dance Tango

Dancers

Sunday, 8–10.30pm (7.30–8pm for complete beginners)

On: 22 January, 26 February, 25 March 2012

Monthly tango practice and social for beginners and more experienced dancers. No partner needed.

Cost:
£7 per class
Contact:
Margaret Lochrie on 07785 918376 or , www.freedomtango.co.uk

Life Style

Life Style Yoga

Monday, 8–9pm

Weekly from 9 January 2012

Come and experience your full potential & free your mind with yoga. An energising uplifting class, involving simple yogic techniques that can be enjoyed by everyone, no matter what your age or physical ability. Beginners welcome.

Cost:
Drop-in class £10; advance payment £50 for 6 sessions
Contact:
Kris Bromley on 07730 637558 or

Life Style Sunday Yoga

Meditating and yoga

Sunday, 11am–1pm.

On: 15 January, 18 March, 22 April 2012

Workshops for experienced students who want to deepen their yoga practice.

Cost:
£15 per workshop
Contact:
Tuesday McNeill on 020 8898 0978 or

Life Style Teddington Wine Society

Wine glass

Meet monthly, 7.30–9.30pm

Regular tutored wine tastings that will appeal to wine novices and connoisseurs alike. Informal and friendly – a wine-snobbery-free zone!

Contact:
Tim Syrad on 07850 329111 or , www.teddingtonwinesociety.co.uk

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