2026 courses
EVENING STUDIO with KITTY HILLIER
3 NOV - 1 DEC 2026 / 6 - 7.30 PM
Tuesdays, 5-week course
Join Kitty Hillier for a series of five rejuvenating evening sessions, inspired by some of her favourite artists.
GIFT VOUCHERS FOR COURSES
Click the voucher above to purchase £10 to £100 worth of vouchers. You will be emailed the voucher to print or send on to someone. Help us spread the creativity and support our non-profit arts organisation to deliver creative activity.
LIFE DRAWING IN COLOUR
SAT 14 NOV 2026 / 2 - 5 PM
with Kate Broad
Join this expressive and experimental life drawing and painting workshop with a focus on using colour.
FOLLOW A PATTERN & MAKE A BAG
FRI 20 NOV 2026 / 10 AM - 4 PM
with Dot n Cross
Learn to follow a pattern and leave with a super stylish bag you have made. Includes oilskin fabric in your chosen colour.
PREVIOUS COURSES
AUTUMN LIFE DRAWING
WED 23 SEP - 21 OCT 2026 / 6 - 8 PM
with Nettle Grellier
With a 5-week special offer of 15 % off all sessions. Come and draw with our new artist tutor, Nettle Grellier.
IMPROVE YOUR LIFE DRAWING
SAT 17 OCT 2026 / 2 - 5 PM
with Kate Broad
Join this friendly class and learn techniques for improving your life drawing, including using tone and light.
BEGINNERS MACHINE SEWING
FRI 9 OCT 2026 / 10 AM - 4 PM
with Dot n Cross
Master all the basic techniques to start using a sewing machine, with guided instructions from Helen Shine, Dot n Cross
LIFE DRAWING FOR BEGINNERS
SAT 19 SEP 2026 / 2 - 5 PM
with Kate Broad
Kate Broad is back with a relaxed and friendly beginners life drawing class. Come along and start learning a new skill.
ALTERATION SURGERY
SAT 12 SEP 2026 / 2 - 5 PM
with Helen Shine from Dot n Cross
Expand your wardrobe with expert help to alter your clothes and wear them! Book the morning session too and take 10% off.
ALTERATION SURGERY
SAT 12 SEP 2026 / 10 AM - 1 PM
with Helen Shine from Dot n Cross
Expand your wardrobe with expert help to alter your clothes and wear them! Whatever the issue, get some expert help and advice.
SUMMER LIFE DRAWING
WED 3 JUN - 1 JUL 2026 / 6 - 8 PM
with Peach Doble
With a 5-week special offer of 15 % off all sessions. Expressive classes from Penryn’s own Life Drawing Lab, with Peach Doble.
SPRING LIFE DRAWING
WED 22 APR - 20 MAY 2026 / 6 - 8 PM
with Peach Doble
With a 5-week special offer of 15 % off all sessions. Expressive classes from Penryn’s own Life Drawing Lab, with Peach Doble.
ALTERATION SURGERY
SAT 9 MAY 2026 / 9.30 AM - 12.30 PM
with Helen Shine from Dot n Cross
Expand your wardrobe with expert help to alter your clothes and wear them! Whatever the issue, get some expert help and advice.
EXPLORE ACRYLIC INKS
SAT 18 APR 2026 / 10 AM - 4 PM
with Ella Carty
This popular course returns! Join Ella to explore a world of possibilities and make two acrylic ink paintings.
IMPROVE YOUR LIFE DRAWING
SAT 11 APR 2026 / 2 - 5 PM
with Kate Broad
Join this friendly class and learn techniques for improving your life drawing, including using tone and light.
MIXING COLOUR FOR BEGINNERS
FRI 20 MAR 2026 / 10 AM - 1 PM
with Ella Carty
Don’t know where to start with mixing colour? Or struggling to mix the colours you want? Then this course is for you!
START YOUR DRAWING JOURNEY
TUE / 6 - 8 PM / 24 FEB - 24 MAR 2026
5-week course with Kate Broad
With expert help, start your journey in drawing. Always wanted to learn to draw? This course is for you!
LIFE DRAWING FOR BEGINNERS
SAT 28 FEB 2026 / 2 - 5 PM
with Kate Broad
A relaxed and friendly beginners life drawing class. Come along to learn a new skill from experienced tutor Kate Broad.
BOTANICAL INKS
SAT 14 MAR 2026 / 10 AM - 4 PM
with Naomi Hannam
Learn the ancient process of making oak gall ink. Make bamboo quills and a range of drawings and take a bottle of your ink home.
J’ADORE DRAW!
SAT 14 FEB 2026 / 1 - 5 PM
with Kate Broad
Love life drawing? This Valentine’s Day, spend a few hours drawing and painting a luscious scene, with life model and fabrics.
NEW YEAR LIFE DRAWING
THU 15 JAN - 12 FEB 2026 / 6 - 8 PM
with Peach Doble
With a 5-week special offer to kick-start 2026! Expressive classes from Penryn’s own Life Drawing Lab, with Peach Doble.
BEGINNERS MACHINE SEWING
SAT 24 JAN 2026 / 10 AM - 4 PM
with Dot n Cross
Master all the basic techniques to start using a sewing machine, with guided instructions from Helen Shine, Dot n Cross
MORE LIFE DRAWING IN COLOUR
SAT 17 JAN 2026 / 2 - 5 PM
with Kate Broad
Join Kate for more colour in this friendly, expressive and experimental life drawing session.
POETRY FRUIT MACHINE
THU 27 NOV 2025 / 6 - 8 PM
with Ella Frears
A fun workshop for everyone, with poet Ella Frears. Learn how to build poetic technique and up your writing game!
INSPIRATIONAL COLOUR
TUES / 6 - 7.30 PM / 4 NOV - 2 DEC 2025
with Ella Carty
Brighten your evenings as the winter draws in. Join artist Ella Carty over five weeks and feel rejuvenated by colour!
MONOTYPE LIFE DRAWING
SAT 01 NOV 2025 / 2 - 5 PM
with Kate Broad
Come and expand your life drawing whether you are a beginner, improver or experienced artist.
EXPLORE PAINTING WITH ACRYLIC INKS
SAT 25 OCT 2025 / 10 AM - 4 PM
with Ella Carty
Following on from her sold-out 3-hr class, Ella delivers a whole day workshop to further explore this versatile medium.
LIFE DRAWING IN COLOUR
SAT 11 OCT 2025 / 2 - 5 PM
with Kate Broad
Join this friendly, expressive and experimental workshop with a focus on working with colour.
CONTINUE SEWING & MAKE A TOP
SAT 04 OCT 2025 / 10 AM - 4 PM
with DOT N CROSS
Develop your sewing techniques and make a stylish top with Helen Shine from Dot n Cross. Includes Merchant & Mills pattern.
IMPROVE YOUR LIFE DRAWING
SAT 27 SEP 2025 / 2 - 5 PM
with Kate Broad
Join this friendly class and learn techniques for improving your life drawing, including using tone and light.
FROM FIGURATION TO IMAGINATION
THU / 10 AM - 3 PM
25 SEP / 16 OCT 2025
Experimental oil painting classes with Chloe Bonfield. Join for one day or two and build your own course!
TRY PAINTING WITH ACRYLIC INKS
SAT 20 SEP 2025 / 10 AM - 1 PM
with Ella Carty
Discover a world of possibilities and find a sense of play with acrylic inks. Join artist Ella Carty and make a vibrant painting.
DRAWING TO RECHARGE
18 SEP - 16 OCT 2025 / 6 - 7.30 PM
with Kitty Hillier
Join artist Kitty Hillier over five weeks for a series of rejuvenating drawing sessions. Relax, recharge and play!
START SEWING & MAKE AN APRON
SAT 6 SEP 2025 / 10 AM - 4 PM
with DOT N CROSS
Learn all the basic techniques to start using a sewing machine and make a fabulous apron. With Helen Shine from Dot n Cross.
CONTINUE SEWING & MAKE A DRESS
SAT 05 JUL 2025 / 10 AM - 4 PM
with DOT N CROSS
Develop your sewing techniques and make a stylish dress with Helen Shine from Dot n Cross. Includes Merchant & Mills pattern.
LIFE DRAWING FOR BEGINNERS
SAT 28 JUN 2025 / 2 - 5 PM
with Kate Broad
A relaxed and friendly beginners life drawing class. Come along to learn a new skill from experienced tutor Kate Broad.
START SEWING & MAKE A BEACH BAG
SAT 21 JUN 2025 / 10 AM - 4 PM
with DOT N CROSS
Learn all the basic techniques to start using a sewing machine and make a beautiful bag. With Helen Shine from Dot n Cross.
Courses take place in our newly refurbished art room, with plenty of light and space to get creative!
use the new art rooM!
Have a go at something new, or develop skills you already have in the new art room at Art Centre Penryn.
Spend time with other creative people and learn from fantastic local artists and makers. You’ll be supporting our mission to connect people through art and creativity while developing your own skills, all in a beautifully restored listed building.
We’ve created a multi-purpose art room, now we need you to fill it with creativity. Take a look at the courses we’re offering above and drop us an email with any queries to info@artcentrepenryn.org
We can’t wait to see what you make…
The School Room has been refurbished to provide a new creative facility for Penryn and the wider region. With a new roof and solar panels, repaired windows, naturally insulated walls and all new heating and electrics, the building is now a lovely, peaceful space in which to spend time and be creative.
Original features meet crisp new design, maintaining the feel of the old building while upgrading the facilities. The refurbishment has been designed by Dow Jones Architects.
The School Room has been repaired and repurposed with funding from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Architectural Heritage Fund, Cornwall Community Foundation and with generous donations from members of the public through Crowdfunder.