Name: Art Club For Adults
Start: 2025-01-08T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-01-08T20:30:00+00:00
Location: Unit 8 Studios

Looking for time and space to explore creativity and unleash your inner artist? Join us in Creatopia for our weekly art club for adults! A space to unwind, create, meet new people and try fun, feelgood and playful art making practices ... All abilities are welcome and each session is beginner-friendly!
Each week will focus on a different form of art making, with a wide range of materials and equipment available to play with and learn about ... We love to encourage creative play and our art club is your chance to dive in and play with all that the Creatopia studio has to offer!
5 Week Art Club
Week one: Gelli Pop - An introduction to the magical world of Gelli printing, a playful and versatile monoprinting technique that uses a gelatin-like plate to create beautiful, textured artworks. You will leave with many prints, and 2 framed pieces.
Week two: Clay & Play - Learn some simple pottery techniques and learn to create pinch pot plant pots & vases, along with other techniques and encouragement to play and create with clay! You will be able to choose a plant for you pot and have the option to paint your creations the following week.
Week three: Fluid Art - Explore the art of acrylic pouring, an exciting and creative painting technique where fluid acrylic paints are poured onto a canvas to create dynamic, abstract designs. You will also have the opportunity to paint your pottery pieces in this session, and leave with 2 small canvases.
Week four: Feelgood felting - Discover felt making and create your own felt picture or landscape. You will learn both the wet-felting and needle felting techniques and leave with an a5 fuzzy masterpiece, as well as a felting needle should you wish to carry on at home!
Week five: Playful print & pattern - Learn the art of lino printing and carve your own designs, to produce bold and striking prints. Play with printing on to a variety of materials, and creating repeating patterns. You will leave with a variety of prints and a tote bag printed with your designs.
Art club is a time to relax, explore and get creative - make a mess and not have to tidy up ;)
These sessions are the perfect way to carve out some time for yourself and explore your creative side. Meet like-minded people and give your well-being a boost while getting your hands messy!
NEXT TERM: January 8th - February 5th (Wednesday Evenings, 6.30 - 8.30pm)