Sculpture ~ Lettercutting
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2024 Courses
Course tuition is by Charly Greensted, Graham Alborough and Fergus Davidson with Helen Mary Skelton as occasional tutor.
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2024 courses are run as six sequential 5-week terms. A five-week course costs £180. It's possible to book two courses back-to-back to make a 10-week term, at a cost of £360. Classes run from 10.00am to 1.00pm.
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In addition we will run a 2-day and a 3-day course, costing £144 and £216 respectively. Classes run from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
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Taster courses are available on an ad-hoc basis whenever a course is running (Wednesday, Thursday, or Saturday), subject to available spaces, at a daily cost of £36, which includes a starter piece of stone (soapstone for carving or slate for lettercutting). Please contact us to determine available slots.
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Every course will have 12 places available.
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The website will shortly have a booking calendar available so you can choose the course you want to participate in and pay online. In the meantime please contact us with any enquiries!
ALL COURSES
TERM 1
WEDNESDAYS: March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3
THURSDAYS: March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4
SATURDAYS: March 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6
(note – Easter Sunday is March 31st)
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TERM 2
WEDNESDAYS: April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8
THURSDAYS: April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9
SATURDAYS: April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11
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2-DAY COURSE: Wednesday/Thursday May 15, 16
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TERM 3
WEDNESDAYS: May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19
THURSDAYS: May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20
SATURDAYS: May 25, June 1, 8, 15, 22
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TERM 4
WEDNESDAYS: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24
THURSDAYS: June 27, July 4, 11, 18, 25
SATURDAYS: June 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27
3-DAY COURSE: Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday July 30, 31, August 1
TERM 5
WEDNESDAYS: August 21, 28, September 4, 11, 18
THURSDAYS: August 22, 29, September 5, 12, 19
SATURDAYS: August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 21
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TERM 6
WEDNESDAYS: September 25, October 2, 9, 16, 23
THURSDAYS: September 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24
SATURDAYS: September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26
Materials For Sculpture:
Please bring any drawings, maquettes, idea or sketches, sketch book and pencils (hard and soft). Hat, goggles and cotton gloves are useful too. Please wear stout shoes.
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Materials For Lettercutting:
Sketch books, pencils (hard and soft), ruler and rubber. Also bring your ideas! Please wear stout shoes.
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Stone
Stone is sold by the kilo and ranges in price from £3-5.50 per kilo. Softer stone such as Bath and Serpentine are used for sculpture and suitable limestones or slate for lettercutting.
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A wide range of hand tools are available for students' use.
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Lunch
There are several pubs within a three mile radius all serving meals or bring a packed lunch.
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Accommodation is available in nearby guest houses.
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