Visual Storytelling with Zara Slattery

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 am to Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm UTC+00:00

Phoenix Art Space | Brighton

Phoenix Art Space
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Visual Storytelling with Zara Slattery
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Learn the art of visual storytelling with artist Zara Slattery.
About this Event

Discover the power of visual storytelling through the vibrant world of comic art. In this course, you’ll learn how to transform ideas into compelling narratives on the page. Your tutor will guide you through the essentials of sequential storytelling using materials and themes. By the end, you will have planned and created your own short, four-page comic. Come with a story, a poem, a spark of an idea or simply an open mind.

The sessions will cover the following:

  • Visual storytelling using line, shape, tone and colour
  • Space and time on the page
  • The language of mark-making
  • Pacing and the placement of words
  • Planning and completion of a short story 4 page comic

This course is suitable for all levels. All materials and equipment are provided.


Costs: £165

Days: 6 Thursday mornings

Times: 10:00 - 13:00

Dates: 15 January - 19 February

Location: Red Room

Maximum: 10


Zara Slattery is an illustrator and comic artist and author of the award-winning graphic memoir, Coma. She has a BA Visual Communication from Edinburgh College of Art and an MA in Communication Design from Manchester Metropolitan University. Working from her garden studio, Zara’s client list includes national magazines, publicly funded bodies, gaming and TV production companies. She has run adult art education courses and workshops locally, nationally and internationally for over ten years.


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Phoenix Art Space, 10-14 Waterloo Place, Brighton, United Kingdom

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GBP 165.00

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