Join us for a taster session exploring linocut relief printing techniques and print a range of your own greeting cards, or designs onto paper.
Your tutor will guide you through designing an image for linocut. You will be shown how to carve the lino block, apply the inks, and print it – both with our traditional Albion and Imperial relief printing presses, and burnishing by hand. You will be shown examples of lino prints and advice on the kind of designs that work best.
Spend a day learning how to use specialist woodcutting tools to carve your own design into high-quality plywood to print from. You’ll learn how to use oil based inks and use Leeds Print Workshop’s traditional relief printing presses, as well as other printing methods including hand burnishing. This is a great introduction to woodcut techniques.
Decompress and chill in the Drawing Room with your unfinished project or your next crafting adventure!
Get help from others, delve into the inspirational Art Library books and resources. Start something new, share a skill or simply find a space to get on with your craft and listen to a great playlist!
This is an unstructured session. Please bring your own project.
Sewing machines, an overlocker, and Cricut will be available.
Hot drinks are provided.
This is for those 16+
£4
Join Linda in this fabulous one day workshop.
Learn how and why birds navigate across continents to find their way to the UK - sometimes to an exact ancestral location.
During the afternoon session you’ll have the opportunity to find out which species are making their way to the UK for the winter and where they’ve been breeding during the summer months.
You’ll also learn which birds are leaving after breeding here and where they’ll be spending the next few months before their return next spring.
Every Thursday, join Northlight Artistic Director Boris Cruse for a sociable, morning of art, drawing, painting and creativity at our Arts Centre in Chapel Allerton, Leeds.
This relaxed, self led group for adults offers a welcoming space to connect with like minded people, learn new skills, or develop your creative practice. Whether you're a total beginner or an experienced artist - we welcome everyone.
Bring along your own project or explore the variety of materials we provide including paints, watercolours, charcoal, pastels, paper and our A3 printing press.
4-Week Pottery Course with Poppy Davis at Northlight Arts Centre
Northlight Arts Centre offer an abundance of courses and activities to enable the creative mind. Our Life Drawing workshops are tailored to the needs of each participant. Perfect for the beginner and advanced artists alike.
The models are exquisitely lit within our gallery space. Easels, drawing boards and materials all provided
Learn about the history of queer poetry, and using inspiration from the workshop, produce your own works of poetry reflecting on your LGBTQ+ identity. All ages and previous experience levels welcome. All materials provided.
Opportunities to share your work afterwards, including contributing to the Leeds Zine Library and performing your work at an event in the future.
Come and join us for a fun and friendly life drawing session. Go Figure is a regular event held here at Swarthmore, look out for it every first Thursday of the month!
There will be no tutor leading this session but it will be hosted by a member of the Swarthmore team. There are a number of easles and drawing boards available to use, but do feel free to bring your own.
There will be a rotation of both male and female life models and on occassion we will have multiple models in the same session.
Join us at Swarthmore and spend some time with professional ceramacist Jeannie Waterhouse for our Pottery Taster session!
Whether you want to try a new skill or create a masterpiece this three-hour taster class will give you a chance to experience what it is like to work with clay. You will learn how to create hand built pieces using coiling techniques, and decorate your work with coloured slip and glazes.