Art, Crafts & Textiles
Express Yourself
If you fancy exploring your creative side, we have a huge and varied range of arts, crafts and textiles courses on offer within our well-equipped and excellently staffed department.Art
We deliver over 30 different Art courses. For absolute beginners we have ‘First Steps’ courses to kick start your drawing and painting skills in a relaxed environment.
From there, you can progress on to explore a range of techniques using different media, such as pastels, oils, watercolours, acrylics and egg tempera, in a variety of subjects.
We have recently introduced a sketchbook development course to help you capture your thoughts and ideas to support your Art & Design projects and we hold an annual art exhibition at Southend Central Library.
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Crafts & Textiles
We offer over 80 Craft and Textiles courses in a range of exciting areas.
If you want to try pottery, you can explore handbuilding, throwing, sculpture, learn about glazes, different clays and modelling techniques. Other crafts include dollmaking, calligraphy, mosaics, papermaking, stained glass, interior design and furniture decoration.
In ‘Textiles’ we deliver courses in clothesmaking, simple tailoring, curtains, blinds and cushion making, patchwork and quilting, embroidery and beading.
Several of our students have used our courses as a stepping stone to move into other work or have been inspired to set up their own businesses!
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