An opportunity to explore the technique of Nuno Felt Making. Fine patterns are drawn with fleece onto a silk chiffon or muslin background, when felted together a subtle, delicate fabric is created.

Collagraph is a technique where prints are made from a collage; marks made on card with added materials which are then inked, wiped and run through a press onto dampened paper.

There is something magical about the combination of Indigo dye and Shibori techniques. In this workshop you will create your own indigo hand dyed fabric by stitching, wrapping and pleating the fabric.

Express your creativity and imagination in lots of different art forms

Develop your skill and understanding of portrait painting in oils, working direct from a model.

As used by many prominent printmakers today, discover how to create prints using Collagraph printmaking techniques. Making collages on card plates, you will explore the simple processes using wet and dry techniques as well as cutting to create your design.

Further develop your acrylic painting skills and gain confidence, exploring techniques and mixing colour effectively.

Develop your observational drawing skills in this introductory course, which takes you through some basic techniques and theories.

This course is for players with some experience and prior knowledge of chord shapes, strumming and picking patterns (either on ukulele or guitar).

Gesso has a wide application for every water-based media, acrylics, watercolour, gouache and inks.

Have you always wanted to try your hand at acting? Learn more about theatre? Meet new people? Then come along and try this one off workshop to develop new skills, stretch your creativity, build your confidence and have lots of fun.

This unique workshop is led by Theresa Taylor, one of the artists exhibiting in the show ‘Spatiality’ in the Brewery’s Sugar Store Gallery in Spring 2020. You will have the opportunity to create experimental layered prints combining drypoint and monoprint techniques.

Willow tipis set delightful vertical accents to your garden, whilst being versatile and practical.

Create prints through the exciting processes of etching. Using copper sulphate and aluminium plates, Karen Lester will guide you through the processes of plate preparation, etching, inking and printing. Suitable for those new to etching and for those with some experience.

Spend a relaxing day with Greenhouse Floristry creating beautiful hand-tied flower bouquets, followed by the opportunity to paint your creations guided by artist Annie Turner.

Learn different techniques on how to create waves, water, paint, rocks and beaches with local artist Thuline de Cock.

Defy gravity and zoom into the sky for a dance adventure, inspired by our solar system.

Dynamic dance workshop exploring physical forces. Create your own movement inspired by gravity, resistance, friction, magnetic force and more.

Join us in the chaotic drama laboratory.

Explore aerodynamics and air resistance by creating flying machines. Test them out in the Brewery gardens in a finale launch.

Become a boffin in this drama workshop and explore the world of a science lab, create experiments that have dramatic results.

Discover the magic of conductive paint in this hands-on session. Learn the basics of using conductive paint, and bring your artwork to life with LEDs and conductive paint.

Join photographer Tim Murray and explore the magic of chemistry and developing the light-sensitive paper in the Brewery Darkroom

This course will provide students with the opportunity to practice and develop watercolour skills working direct from a portrait model.

An introductory course for beginners and returning students who wish to develop their work with an opportunity to try throwing pottery throwing on the wheel and learn hand building skills. 

An introductory course for beginners and returning students who wish to develop their work with an opportunity to try throwing pottery throwing on the wheel and learn hand building skills.

An informal and relaxed course during which you will develop your keyboard skills.

This course is for those who have already completed 4-5 years’ study, have an ‘O’ -level/ GCSE or can express themselves in the present, past and future tenses.

This course is for students who have studied French for at least 5-6 years, have a rusty A-level or lots of experience of the language. It will be run “tout en français!”

This course will provide an opportunity for people of all abilities, including beginners, to develop drawing direct from a life model.

An opportunity for people with some experience to develop drawing and/or painting direct from a life model.

This course is for students who have studied French for 3-4 years, have a rusty O level/GCSE or some experience of the language.

This class has just completed its second year. If you feel you grasp the basics in terms of verb conjugation in the present tense and passato prossimo, have a basis in everyday vocabulary, can get by at a basic level in everyday situations and wish to build upon all of this, then this course should suit you.

Learn to sew and make garments using patterns that you will draft from your own body measurements.

If you are at a stage where you would like to extend your knowledge of more idiomatic language, look in greater detail at aspects of grammar and sentence structure, and in doing so revise and clarify some of the basics, this is the course for you.

This course is for absolute beginners or those wishing to start again from scratch.

For those with some experience of watercolour, this short course focuses on techniques and approaches to painting landscapes.

This course explores further approaches to drawing, encouraging freer looser ways to work using exercises and experimenting with a range of media to create marks; watersoluble drawing materials, chalk, graphite sticks, charcoal and coloured paper.

Do you have memories to share, a story to tell, a chapter hidden in a drawer or poems in a notebook?

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

Observing from life is the perfect discipline to improve drawing skills. This course will provide an opportunity for people of all abilities, including beginners, to develop their drawing and painting skills through the discipline of portraiture.

This course will provide an opportunity for people with some drawing and painting practice to develop their painting skills through the discipline of portraiture.

Combine traditional drawing methods using inks with more experimental approaches to get to grips with this versatile medium.

Sketch outdoors, finding inspiration at the beautiful location of the National Trust’s St Catherine’s Estate near Windermere.

This course develops your confidence in speaking, revises and expands aspects of grammar and vocabulary.

This course is for advanced students with a very good knowledge of spoken French.

Hone your camera skills and capture the beauty of the woodlands on the St Catherine’s estate near Windermere. For those with some basic knowledge of their camera who love being outdoors.

This course focuses on conversational German.

Boys Moves is a class dedicated to young men and how they move – and is dedicated to ensuring that boys love to dance!

Exciting and fun classes to develop contemporary dance skills alongside other dance styles, with a focus on creativity and performance

Are you new to digital photography and wandering how to get the most from your camera? Through a mixture of theory, demonstrations, exercises and assignments you will begin to master the controls of your digital camera.

This course aims to help you play your favourite songs by explaining some of the basics that are often not clear when tackling songs downloaded from guitar websites or found in guitar songbooks.

Our Brewery Community Choir offers you the chance to enjoy singing in a relaxed and fun environment.

An inspiring art class for children in home education. Express your creativity and imagination in lots of different art forms.

This class is for older boys with some experience, or a real interest, in developing their skills and widening their knowledge of dance.

Join us for a fun and lively class where you can develop your skills in art, craft and design.

This class explores contemporary dance, creative dance, choreography, technique and performance. This class is perfect for dancers looking to widen their knowledge and experience of dance.

Have lots of fun moving and grooving with your child using props, music, story themes and tons of imaginative play

A fun session for young people aged 7-11 who love to act, explore & use their imaginations

A chance to explore and make!

Your chance to explore who you are and the world around you through drama. Learn lots of new skills and technique including vocal and physical work, improvisation, characterisation and performance skills.

Fun and creative classes, where you and your friends are at the heart of the work you create. Lots of performance opportunities!

This group is for anyone who has always wanted to have a go making a film but not sure where to start.

For young people who are a bit more serious about their theatre and prepared to be really committed to productions and developing skills and technique, whilst still having a lot of fun

For more advanced filmmakers who have some experience and want to enhance their skills and learn lots of new techniques in a fun and supportive environment

During this creative one day course, you will learn a number of techniques in order to produce beautiful pieces of art painted on silk.

Bring your favourite stories and characters alive in this ‘dahlicious’ week of ingenious invention, creative dance, mischievous drama and ridiculous rhymes.

A relaxed club watching films and playing games.