Courses starting in 2010

Painting Workshop: Still Life
Tutor: Thomas Benjamin Code X9146
Still life is the artist's laboratory. We aim to use still life objects as a way of exploring and developing approaches to the handling of paint, colour, composition and drawing.

Credits: 12
Length: 4 sessions
Time: Saturdays, 10am-4pm
Starts: 16 January 2010
Fee: £90 (full), £36 (concession)
Venue: University of Sussex, Falmer

Contact: Enrol directly with CCE by clicking here or Telephone 01273 678527

Drawing Workshop: Landscape/ Interior
Tutor: Julian Le Bas Code X9098
Engage directly in the landscape through drawing on this intensive course of study. If weather does not permit, we work from still life arrangements in the studio. The course is suitable for all levels. Includes fieldwork: Grade 2.

Credits: 12
Length: 4 sessions
Time: Saturdays, 10am-4pm
Starts: 15 May 2010
Fee: £90 (full), £36 (concession)
Venue: University of Sussex, Falmer

Contact: Enrol directly with CCE by clicking here or Telephone 01273 678527

Courses that started in Autumn term 2009

Discourse for Art Practice
Tutor: Christopher McHugh Code X9340
A new and stimulating opportunity for visual arts practitioners: develop your own voice through an exploration of ideas, debate and presentation in a challenging but supportive atmosphere (practitioners in other art forms also welcome). Students will be required to provide their own materials and undertake independent work. Includes fieldwork: Grade 1.

Credits: 12
Length: 4 sessions, spread throughout the year
Time: Saturdays, 10am-4pm
Starts: 31 October 2009
Fee: £90 (full), £36 (concession)
Venue: University of Sussex, Falmer

Contact: Enrol directly with CCE by clicking here or Telephone 01273 678527

Drawing the Nude
Tutor: Jane Fordham Code X9023
The course offers participants a good grounding in life drawing, using a variety of materials. We study anatomy, proportion, balance and movement, and look at the ways in which these life studies can be applied to your own art work. Eight sessions per term.

Credits: 36
Length: 24 sessions
Time: Fridays, 10.30am-1pm
Starts: 9 October 2009
Fee: £300 (full), £150 (concession)*
Venue: University of Sussex, Falmer

Contact: Enrol directly with CCE by clicking here or Telephone 01273 678527

*Includes fee for life model

Experimental Life Studies
Tutor: Katie Sollohub Code X9099
Taking the figure as the subject, we explore line, form, colour and composition with a broad range of materials. Develop an individual response and push your drawing skills further through experimentation. Ten five-hour sessions from September 2009 to June 2010.

Credits: 30
Length: 10 sessions
Time: Saturdays, 10.30am-4.30pm
Starts: 26 September 2009
Venue: Brighton Friends Centre

For fees and to enrol, Telephone Brighton Friends Centre on 01273 689265

Life Drawing Workshop
Tutor: Julian Le Bas
We work from the life model using a variety of poses, to search for and develop a knowledge of form through the activity of drawing. Suitable for both beginners and experienced students.

Credits: 36
Length: 24 sessions
Fee: £300 (full), £150 (concession)*
Venue: University of Sussex, Falmer

Contact: Enrol directly with CCE by clicking here or Telephone 01273 678527

Four separate courses:
Time: Wednesdays, 10.30am-1pm X9103
Starts: 7 October 2009
Time: Wednesdays, 2pm-4.30pm X9160
Starts: 7 October 2009
Time: Thursdays, 10.30am-1pm X9158
Starts: 8 October 2009

*Includes fee for life model

Painting Workshop
Tutor: Thomas Benjamin Code X9110
Explore a range of painting techniques and subject matter including still life, the model, portraits, development of a landscape, narrative and imaginative work, leading to the development of your own project using these skills. Eight sessions per term.

Credits: 36
Length: 24 sessions
Time: Fridays, 2.30pm-5pm
Starts: 9 October 2009
Fee: £270 (full), £135 (concession)**
Venue: University of Sussex, Falmer

Contact: Enrol directly with CCE by clicking here or Telephone 01273 678527

**If a life model is used a small extra fee may be payable.

Sculpture Workshop: Figures in Clay
Tutor: Silvia MacRae-Brown Code X9043
Learn about making 3D figures from a life model. Sustained studies and shorter poses, using terra cotta clay (kiln fired later). All levels of experience and ability are accommodated and welcomed. Eight sessions per term.

Credits: 36
Length: 24 sessions
Time: Tuesdays, 2pm-4.30pm
Starts: 6 October 2009
Fee: £300 (full), £150 (concession)*
Venue: University of Sussex, Falmer

Contact: Enrol directly with CCE by clicking here or Telephone 01273 678527

*Includes fee for life model. Kiln firings may be charged at a small extra cost

Sculpture Workshop: Portraits in Clay
Tutor: Silvia MacRae-Brown Code X9044
Learn about making 3D portraiture, making life size busts in clay from a life model. You will work in terra cotta clay (kiln fired later). All levels of experience and ability are accommodated and welcomed. Eight sessions per term.

Credits: 36
Length: 24 sessions
Time: Tuesdays, 10.30am-1pm
Starts: 6 October 2009
Fee: £300 (full), £150 (concession)*
Venue: University of Sussex, Falmer

Contact: Enrol directly with CCE by clicking here or Telephone 01273 678527

*Includes fee for life model. Kiln firings may be charged at a small extra cost

Visual Arts Workshop: Towards Drawing
Tutor: Sharon Haward Code X9234
A relaxed approach to experimentation and exploration is the focus of this visual arts course. All abilities welcome to come and develop ideas and gain insights into modern art. Includes fieldwork: Grade 1.

Credits: 30
Length: 10 x 3-hr and 4 x 5-hr sessions
Time: Mondays, 10am-1/3pm
Starts: 28 September 2009
Venue: De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill

Contact: For fees and to enrol, Telephone De La Warr Pavilion on 01424 229111