Sculpture ~ Lettercutting
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2025 Courses
Course tuition is by Charly Greensted, Graham Alborough and Fergus Davidson with Helen Mary Skelton as occasional tutor.
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2025 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 6 (2024)
WEDNESDAYS: September 25, October 2, 9, 16, 23
THURSDAYS: September 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24
SATURDAYS: September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26
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TERM 1 (2025)
WEDNESDAYS: March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2
THURSDAYS: March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3
SATURDAYS: March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5
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TERM 2
WEDNESDAYS: April 9, 16, 23, 30 May 7
THURSDAYS: April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8
SATURDAYS: April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10
(Note Easter Sunday is April 20th)
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2-DAY COURSE: Wednesday/Thursday May 14/15
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TERM 3
WEDNESDAYS: May 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18
THURSDAYS: May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19
SATURDAYS: May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21
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TERM 4
WEDNESDAYS: June 25, July 2, 10, 17, 24
THURSDAYS: June 26, July 3, 11, 18, 25
SATURDAYS: June 28, July 5, 13, 20, 27
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3-DAY COURSE: Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday July 30, 31, August 1
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TERM 5
WEDNESDAYS: September 3, 10, 17, 24, October 1
THURSDAYS: September 4, 11, 18, 25, October 2
SATURDAYS: September 6, 13, 20, 27, October 4
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TERM 6
WEDNESDAYS: October 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5
THURSDAYS: October 9, 16, 23, 30, November 6
SATURDAYS: October 11, 18, 25, November 8
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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Click here for link to www.lewesbandb.co.uk