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Paper folding: skills and techniques

20 to 21 Sep 2025 | London

Places available

Tutor: Kate Colin |

Beginners

£275

Portrait heads in terracotta – a visual approach

25 to 28 Sep 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Jon Edgar |

Suitable for all

£515

Introduction to bronze casting

26 to 29 Sep 2025 | West Dean

1 place available

Tutor: Stephen Coles |

Beginners/Intermediate

£555

Introduction to sculpture – modelling and carving

10 to 12 Oct 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Jon Edgar |

Beginners

£338

Cuttlebone casting in pewter

11 Oct 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Abigail Burt |

Suitable for all

£167

Creative classes and short courses for autumn

Autumn Short Courses

Embrace seasonal colours and traditional arts and crafts with creative autumn short courses in Sussex and London.

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Wax sculpting for lost-wax casting

17 to 19 Oct 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Abigail Burt |

Suitable for all

£329

Sculpture skills – rubber mould making for lost wax casting

20 to 23 Oct 2025 | London

Places available

Tutor: Necole Schmitz |

Suitable for all

£630

Portrait sculpture in clay

21 to 23 Oct 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Ian Edwards |

Suitable for all

£339

Christmas Courses

Prepare for Christmas with festive short courses this winter. From arranging wreathes to glass decoration courses, make sure you add a personal touch to your Christmas celebrations.

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Introduction to wirework

30 Oct 2025 | London

Places available

Tutor: Dan Maier |

Beginners

£135

Sculpture and composition in metalwork and forging

14 to 16 Nov 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Andrew Smith |

Suitable for all

£376

Modelling ceramic animals

17 to 20 Nov 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Alison Pink |

Suitable for all

£627

Shadow puppetry in a suitcase theatre

21 to 23 Nov 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Eleanor Glover |

Suitable for all

£323

Bronze bowl casting workshop

28 to 30 Nov 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Stephen Coles |

Beginners/Intermediate

£425

Sarah Burns Printmaker and West Dean Tutor

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Portrait heads in terracotta – a visual approach

8 to 11 Jan 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Jon Edgar |

Suitable for all

£536

Architectural sculpture

16 to 19 Jan 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Paul Feeney |

Beginners/Intermediate

£486

Figure sculpture in clay

19 to 22 Jan 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Arabella Brooke |

Beginners/Intermediate

£574

Paper sculpture – cut, fold, construct

12 to 15 Feb 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Richard Sweeney |

Suitable for all

£487

Organic sculptures in clay

22 to 26 Feb 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Sarah Villeneau |

Intermediate

£680

Sculpting the figure with clay

6 to 9 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Gilbert Whyman |

Beginners/Intermediate

£590

Cuttlebone casting in pewter

21 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Abigail Burt |

Suitable for all

£167

Lost-wax casting in bronze

22 to 27 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Abigail Burt |

Beginners/Intermediate

£870

The figure – wax, wire, plaster and found objects

26 to 29 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Anna Gillespie |

Suitable for all

£609

Sculpture skills – rubber mould making for lost wax casting

26 to 29 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Stephen Coles |

Suitable for all

£571

Introduction to sculpture: addition, reduction, and transformation

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Tutor: Jon Edgar |

Beginners

£47