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Combine a weekend away in St Ives with a chance to develop new skills and explore making art.

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A selection of online courses to watch now and watch again and again to practice what you’ve learnt.

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Barbara Hepworth’s St Ives: A Tour of the Inspirational Town

As seen in… Words by Jonathan Lorie As a major exhibition of the British sculptor opened, Jonathan Lorie traveled to St Ives, the town that inspired Barbara Hepworth, to feel its draw for himself. “Are you OK to get a bit mucky?” asks the drawing teacher as he hands me a stick of charcoal on…

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Capturing St Ives

Fri 12 – Sun 14 Aug – 3 days

Hilary Jean Gibson

Use the simple yet powerful technique of line and wash to study St Ives’ buildings, cottages and cobbled streets and bring them to life in the studio.

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Kitty Hillier

It’s always great to hear that after trying some of these quick mark-making and drawing exercises, people are keen to repeat them at home regularly as a way to relax or reset. My approach encourages play, experimentation and trust in our gut intuition. Based in Cornwall, Kitty lives and works at Islington Boatyard, Penryn. Her work is rooted in what’s above…

St Ives, one of the most stunning locations in the world, has long been attracting artists. For more than 80 years we have been running art classes in Cornwall in Porthmeor studios overlooking the ocean.

We provide quality art course tuition suitable for all levels from complete beginners to those with more experience. Join us in St Ives or from where ever you are in the world with our online art classes.

From landscape to life, oils to watercolour we’ll help you find the approach that’s right for you.

Stunning Studios

Today, more studio space has been provided by the division of the old studios; floor length windows look out over the plane of sand to the rolling waves; and refurbished skylights bask the studios in natural light. A new lift has improved access, corridors have been revamped with panels of Cornish pine and an exhibition space for the public has been created.

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