We are firm believers that anyone and everyone can dance.

For absolute beginners or those wishing to start again from scratch

Transform your favourite fabrics into a super stylish and professional looking tote bag

An evocative method of making prints which combine hard lines with areas of atmospheric tone which was developed in the 17th Century

Make beautiful decorative items for the festive season including table runners, Christmas stockings and decorations

Tutor Sara Dennis | Fee £99 | 5 weeks A contemporary twist on a…

Develop your watercolour skills with techniques such as glazing and creating lights and whites

For players with some experience of chord shapes, strumming and picking patterns either on ukulele or guitar

Use acrylics to paint images of trees and autumn scenes

Illustrate your favourite recipe in watercolours and turn your design into your own illustrated tea towel

Give your festivities a rustic touch this season with wreaths, stars and hearts and angel wings!

Fancy creating something different for a loved one’s Christmas present this year?

A fun and festive luxury wreath-making workshop with a glass of fizz and nibbles!

Capture the delicate beauty of porcelain in our Christmas workshop

A one-day introduction to basic bookbinding techniques

Ideal for those with a basic knowledge of their camera who want to learn more

Expand your knowledge to converse more freely in a wider range of topics to suit your interests

A brand new course with professional photographer Tim Murray

Always wanted to learn French but never got round to it? Start from scratch with our new beginners’ course in Windermere.

Look in greater detail at aspects of grammar and sentence structure

Learn how to create unique pieces of textile art, using a variety of different media

Learn to play the ukulele, a fun and accessible instrument

Expand your knowledge to converse more freely in a wider range of topics to suit your interests

Be bolder with watercolours and develop skills to create depth

Explore the writer’s toolbox from simile to suspense with the intention of producing original work of your own

This course is for those who have already completed 5 years’ study, have a rusty 0 level or some experience of the language

A day course for those new to etching and those with some previous experience

An opportunity for people of all abilities, including beginners, to develop their drawing and painting in the skills through the discipline of portraiture

Exploring different techniques, processes and methods to capture character and likeness, using both primary and secondary source material

Learn how to design and build textures and interest to create a collagraph plate and then how to ink and print a small edition from it.

An ideal introduction to needle felting, demonstrating how you can sculpt with fleece to make blackbirds and their nests

A day of hand embroidery using goldwork techniques on boiled wool to create a beautiful silver tup.

This intensive short course will give you valuable tools and techniques to shape your masterpiece

Experience the healing and transformational benefit of Sacred Meditation

Combine drawing materials with your watercolour painting to discover further possibilities with this wonderful medium

Explores ways to get the best from your watercolour palette, helping you to make effective choices when selecting colours.

Give that threadbare chair a bit of TLC!

A day course for those new to etching and those with some previous experience

Explore imaginative ways of responding to the landscape using a mixture of pastel, charcoal, and ink together with paint

Enhance your home by designing and creating your own stunning lampshade using some simple printmaking techniques

Learn some traditional principles of willow and hedgerow weaving

This course will take you through a complete digital workflow from the basic file created in the camera through to the final pigment print

Are you new to digital photography and wandering how to get the most from your camera?

Develop portrait painting in oils, working direct from a model.

An opportunity for people of all abilities, including beginners, to develop drawing direct from a life model

Create pieces of art using a number of textile techniques, felt making and needle felting and machine embroidery

A fun, creative course that explores all the techniques associates with Silk Painting and Batik

Create drawings using different approaches to develop freer, more expressive drawing styles in response to observation of a range of subjects

Start to work with watercolour paint, exploiting its beautiful properties, using big washes and brushes to build layers of colour

This course will provide an opportunity for people of all abilities, including beginners, to develop their drawing and painting skills

Tutor Catherine MacDiarmid | £69 | 5 weeks This course will provide an opportunity…

This is an introductory Pottery course for beginners and returning students who wish to develop their work.

Paint flowers/blossoms in acrylic and finish off with some pastel.

Discover the creative possibilities of making art and craft from and in the natural environment at the Footprint, Windermere.