Artlift Course Dates
You can use this page to find out what courses are currently running or about to begin.
Read more about our courses and projects here (including what you experience whilst on a course)
To find out how to apply for a place for yourself, or to refer someone you’re working with as a health / voluntary sector professional, follow the relevant link below:
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November 2019
Nailsworth
Nailsworth Wednesdays 10am -12pm Visual Arts with Julie Matthews 02/10/19 to 27/11/19 with half term 30/10/19 Prices Mill Surgery New Market Rd, Nailsworth GL6 0DQ
Find out more »February 2020
Cinderford
Weekly course in Cinderford on Mondays. 06th January until 24th February. 10am - 12 noon. Printmaking with Niki at Cinderford Artspace
Find out more »March 2020
Cheltenham: The Wilson
Painting and Drawing with Nick Moore from 20th January for eight weeks, Monday 2-4pm The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum Clarence Street Cheltenham GL50 3JT
Find out more »Cirencester – The Churn Project
Drawing and illustration with Imogen Harvey-Lewis. From 20th January until 9th March 3-5pm The Churn Project, 14-16 The Waterloo, Cirencester GL7 2PY
Find out more »Gloucester: St Lukes
Drawing and illustration with Imogen Harvey-Lewis. From 20th January until 16th March, excluding February 17th. 10 am-12 noon St Luke’s Community Church Hall (next to the church), Stroud Road, Gloucester, GL1 5JR
Find out more »Gloucester: Abbeydale
Arts and Crafts with Susie Walker between 11am and 1pm from 20th January until 16th March, with a half term break on 17th February. Abbeydale Sports and Community Centre, Glevum Way Abbeydale Gloucester GL4 4BL
Find out more »Cheltenham @ West End Partnership
Cheltenham @ West End Partnership visual art with Julie Matthews January 8th, 15th, 29th. February 5th, 12th. March 4th, 11th and 18th. 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Wednesday's
Find out more »Tewkesbury – Wheatpieces
Visual Arts with Susie Walker, from 10:30 - 12:30, running from 23 January until 19th March, excluding half term date of 20th February. Wheatpieces Community Centre Columbine Rd, Walton Cardiff, Tewkesbury GL20 7SP
Find out more »Stroud
Weeky course in Stroud beginning 11th February until 31st March. 1pm - 3pm Museum in the Park
Find out more »November 2020
Sketch ‘n Rhyme Online Taster Session with JPDL & SLAZ
A fun, no-pressure free online taster session with friendly hip-hop artists JPDL and SLAZ. Get inspired to bring your own hip-hop lyrics to life with graffiti art. No experience is needed, just a desire to express yourself, make friends, and learn new skills.
Find out more »December 2020
Postcard Conversations with David Davies
Take inspiration from the postcards you will exchange with your Artlift Artist. Try your hand at writing, collage, visual mark-making, or any other technique that interests you.
Find out more »February 2021
Flourish for adults in Gloucestershire living with & moving on from cancer
Need a lift after lockdown? Free online art sessions to help you move on from cancer with trained, experienced artist, Susie Walker. Explore making, drawing & painting. For adults living with or beyond cancer & registered with a doctor in Glos.
Find out more »March 2021
Sketch ‘n Rhyme with Your Next Move
Fun, no-pressure online course with friendly Hip Hop artists JPDL and SLAZ. No experience needed, just a desire to express yourself. Bring your own thoughts and Hip Hop lyrics to life through graffiti art. A chance for anyone over 18 to build confidence and skills with an immersive introduction to Hip Hop.
Find out more »Create Well – The Seasons- Visual Writing
Visual Writing - Working from images sent by the artist or just simply observing and listening to your environment, you will be guided with exercises, games and working examples to respond to what’s around you. There’s no need to finish your work – just go with the flow and enjoy the creative process for ten weeks. Please note times are flexible as this course is a remote email/telephone course for those that struggle with online access.
Find out more »Create Well – Woven Stories
Creative Writing & Visual Art for Mental Health support - Ten weeks of pure inspiration. Find joy in the everyday and learn how to create art in words, objects and images on this ten-week course. Starting with the theme ‘a lovely place to be’, you will weave through a range of activities, including collages, poems, text, line drawings, 2D storyboards, and ‘magic boxes.’
Find out more »Living Well – Chronic Pain course – Woven Stories
Artlift course for adults (18+) living with chronic pain. Referral required from your healthcare professional, no previous arts experienced required. Creative Writing & Visual Art - Ten weeks of pure inspiration. Find joy in the everyday and learn how to create art in words, objects and images on this ten-week course. Starting with the theme ‘a lovely place to be’, you will weave through a range of activities, including collages, poems, text, line drawings, 2D storyboards, and ‘magic boxes.’
Find out more »Create Well – Inside Out Photography
Photography - Get out your camera or mobile phone and take a fresh look at the world around you. This is a real chance to develop your observational skills and explore the things that interest you, both inside and outside.
Find out more »Create Well – From Object to Art
Visual Art / Sculpture for Mental Health support - Turn a piece of toast into a work of art. Transform everyday items into permanent or transient artwork on this ten-week course.
Find out more »Create Well – Inspired By Nature
Visual Art / Lino Printing for Mental Health support - Take those potato prints from school one step further. Rediscover the textures, patterns, shapes, and colours of natural objects around you, both indoors or outdoors. Get creative with your environment; learn about mark-making and etching; draw from nature (plants, trees, food, or anything in the home and/or garden); and try your hand at simple relief printmaking. Ten weeks to play with printmaking techniques.
Find out more »June 2021
Creative by Nature in Wiltshire – Mornings
Focus on some new creative activities in a safe, welcoming and non-judgemental environment. Feel free to choose your own form of expression, including painting, drawing and writing. No experience or talent in art necessary.
Find out more »July 2021
Flourish for adults in Gloucestershire living with & moving on from cancer
Need a lift after lockdown? Free online art sessions to help you move on from cancer with trained, experienced artist, Susie Walker. Explore making, drawing & painting. For adults living with or beyond cancer & registered with a doctor in Glos.
Find out more »Woven Stories
With Julie Matthews & Brenda Read-Brown for Gloucestershire Tell stories about the things that matter to you. Get inspired by everyday items to create art in words, objects and images. Starting with the theme ‘a lovely place to be’, you will weave through a range of activities, including collages, poems, text, line drawings, 2D storyboards and ‘magic boxes.’
Find out more »From Object to Art
With Susie Walker for Gloucestershire Transform everyday items into permanent or transient artwork. You could even transform your morning slice of toast into a work of art. You may never look at the world in the same way again.
Find out more »August 2021
Drawing on photography
With Jim Brook for Gloucestershire Do you have an inclination towards visual things? This course can help you find out how much enjoyment you can gain from nurturing your creativity as part of your weekly activity. You might be curious to find out how making can really help you with your wellbeing, even if you haven’t made anything since school, or don’t consider yourself to be artistic. You’ll be drawing on photography as a way of producing images as a…
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