About this Event
Creative Beginnings: Art Fundamentals & Exploration 🎨
Discover your creativity, learn the fundamentals of art and build confidence in your own artistic practice.
Join us at Liberation Art Gallery for a welcoming, relaxed art class designed for beginners and anyone looking to develop their creative skills.
Whether you're new to making art, returning after a break or simply curious to explore new techniques, these sessions offer the opportunity to learn, experiment and discover what you're capable of creating.
With guidance from an artist, you'll explore the fundamentals of art-making, develop your ideas and build a collection of your own artwork over time. Each session offers a different opportunity to learn practical skills, try new approaches and explore your individual creative interests.
What you'll explore
✨ The fundamentals of art-making
Discover the building blocks of visual art, including composition, shape, line, texture and mark-making.
✨ Colour and experimentation
Learn about colour theory, explore colour relationships and experiment with different ways of applying colour to your work.
✨ Drawing and observation
Develop your observational skills, learn to look more closely and discover how to translate what you see into your own artwork.
✨ Abstract art and creative exploration
Explore abstraction through shapes, marks, colour and texture, and discover how to create artwork without needing to represent something literally.
✨ Developing your own ideas
Learn how to find inspiration, explore possibilities and turn an initial thought, observation or idea into an artwork.
A class shaped around you
These sessions are designed to support you wherever you are in your creative journey. With individual guidance from an artist, you'll be encouraged to explore the techniques and ideas that interest you, ask questions and work at your own pace.
There's no expectation to produce a perfect finished piece. Instead, the focus is on learning through experimentation, developing your skills and gaining confidence in your own creative decisions.
As you attend more sessions, you'll have the opportunity to build a collection of your own artwork, explore different approaches and develop a better understanding of your personal creative interests.
How it works
- Fortnightly sessions: Join us every two weeks for an ongoing creative opportunity.
- Drop-in format: Attend individual sessions whenever it suits you; there's no need to commit to a full course.
- Beginner-friendly: No previous art experience is needed.
- Individual guidance: Learn with support from an artist, with activities adapted around participants' interests and needs.
- A welcoming environment: Enjoy making art alongside other people who want to learn, explore and develop their creativity.
Who is it for?
This class is ideal for beginners, people returning to art after a long break, and anyone who wants to develop their creative skills in a supportive environment.
Whether you have a particular idea you'd like help developing or simply want to discover where your creativity might take you, you're welcome.
Come along, try something new and give yourself the space to explore your creativity.
We look forward to welcoming you to Liberation Art Gallery!
Experience the creative heart of Brighton by joining us at Liberation Art Gallery, nestled in the historic and beautifully winding Lanes. Surrounded by centuries-old architecture and vibrant local culture, this workshop invites you to slow down, explore, and truly take in the charm of the area. Inside the gallery, you’ll be immersed in inspiring artworks, a welcoming atmosphere, and the joy of creating amongst fellow art lovers. It’s not just a workshop—it's a moment of connection, creativity, and appreciation for Brighton’s artistic soul.
If the day and time available for this workshop does not suit you, please email us at [email protected] - we always try to accommodate people where possible.
Liberation Art Gallery CIC is a not-for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making creativity accessible for everyone. Nestled in the heart of Brighton, our gallery and creative workshop and art therapy space reinvests all profits directly back into our community programmes, ensuring quality exhibition space for artists and individuals, families, and young people, especially those facing barriers to education, mental health support, or inclusion can access high-quality creative and therapeutic experiences. By joining our workshops and events, you’re not only nurturing your own creativity, but actively helping us deliver free and low-cost art therapy, outreach projects, and wellbeing initiatives to those who need it most.
Cancellation Policy:
We understand.that plans can change, and we do our best to be fair whilst protecting the sustainability of our workshops.
- Cancellations or date changes must be made at least 48 hours before the scheduled.workshops
- Cancellations made within 48 hours of the workshop or non attendance on the day are non-refundable
- As a good-will gesture, we are happy to to offer a transfer to a future workshop of equal value subject to availability when at least 48 hours notice is given
- Workshop credits must be used within 3 months of the original workshop date and cannot be exchanged for cash
- We are unable to offer refunds or workshop transfers for same-day cancellations. As materials, artist fees and staffing are already commited.
- In rare and exceptional circumstances please contact us directly. Any discretion offered is at Liberation Art gallery's discretion.
- Booking a workshop at Liberation Art gallery you agree to our cancellations policy
Event venue & nearby stays
Liberation Art Gallery, 38 Meeting House Lane, Brighton, United Kingdom
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