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Welcome to our spring term 2025 programme

Enrol on a course to improve your wellbeing, bring out your creative talents or enhance your personal and professional development. There are courses in English and maths available, and we offer a range of vocational courses and qualifications from Entry Level to Level 3.

Our courses are now mainly onsite at the Thomas Calton Centre, Alpha Street, SE15 4NX, with a small proportion of courses available online.

Limited places are available in our crèche for learners and working parents and carers! 15 hours per week free for eligible families with children aged 2 to 5 years!

Please enrol online by completing our enrolment form where possible. You can also visit the Thomas Calton Centre Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

Art and Design

Personal development painting studio

Who the course is for

This course is for the self-directed learner who wants to work for a full day in a studio setting with others. You will gain tuition and peer feedback while developing a single painting or a series of works. 

Course location

Thomas Calton Centre, Alpha Street, SE15 4NX

What you’ll learn

This course is designed to give you time and space to develop 2D work, in the medium of your choice, within a supportive environment and to explore subjects or themes of your choice. Regular group discussions will allow for feedback from the tutor and other students. The studio space is full of light with a library of art books and a computer for research. The course is perfect for anyone wanting to further their development who may not ordinarily have the space or time to produce work.  

How the course is taught

Tutor-led with demonstrations, one-to-one support, group discussions on progress and finished work.

Materials you’ll need

You will need to bring materials for this course. Please note that solvents of any kind are not permitted in the studio. Your tutor can provide further advice at the first session.

After the course

You can take further adult learning art courses. Past learners have also started businesses and progressed to degree courses and employment.

How to enrol

Complete an enrolment form online

Find out how to enrol, locations and more about our services.

Course details

Title

Days and times

Course code, start date, number of weeks

Fees

£5 annual registration fee also applies

Personal development painting studio

Thursday

10am to 5pm

AC4024

16 January 2025

5 weeks

£150 standard

£75 concession

Personal development painting studio

Friday

10am to 5pm

AC4025

28 February 2025

5 weeks

£150 standard

£75 concession

Contact information

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