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 first courses we’re offering below and drop us an email with any queries to info@artcentrepenryn.org
We can’t wait to see what you make!
UPCOMING courses
WEEKLY LIFE DRAWING - new time!
EVERY WED / 6 - 8 PM
with Peach Doble & visiting tutors
Expressive, semi-guided life drawing classes from Penryn’s own Life Drawing Lab, with Peach Doble
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DRAWING TO RECHARGE
THU 18 SEP - 16 OCT
5 weeks / 6 - 7.30 PM
Relax, recharge and stimulate your creativity through playful drawing and simple making, with Kitty Hillier
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TRY PAINTING WITH ACRYLIC INKS
SAT 20 SEP / 10 AM - 1 PM
with Ella Carty - 2 spaces left
Discover a world of possibilities. Find a sense of play and enjoy learning to paint with this versatile medium
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FROM FIGURATION TO IMAGINATION
THU / 10 AM - 3 PM
25 SEP, 16 OCT, 6 NOV
Experimental oil painting classes with Chloe Bonfield. Join for one day or more and build your own course!
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IMPROVE YOUR LIFE DRAWING
SAT 27 SEP / 2 - 5 PM
with Kate Broad
A friendly life drawing class to improve your skills. Try new techniques and build confidence in your drawing
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CONTINUE SEWING & MAKE A TOP
SAT 4 OCT / 10 AM - 4 PM
with Dot n Cross - 1 space left
Choose from beginner-friendly patterns and make a fabulous top. Learn to follow a pattern and all the techniques you need
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SOCIAL SEWING
FIRST MONDAYS from 6 OCT
10 AM - 1 PM
A social sewing session where you bring your own project, get some expert help and sew with others, with Dot n Cross
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LIFE DRAWING IN COLOUR
SAT 11 OCT / 2 - 5 PM
with Kate Broad
Join this friendly and experimental workshop to expand your interpretation of the human form through colour
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MAKE A PAIR OF TROUSERS
SAT 15 & SUN 16 NOV / 10 AM - 4PM
with Dot n Cross
Spend two days with an expert and make these fabulous trousers. Learn techniques and tricks to up your dress making skills
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BEGINNERS MACHINE SEWING
WED 19 NOV 2025 / 10 AM - 4 PM or
SAT 25 JAN 2026 / 10 AM - 4 PM
Master all the basic techniques to start using a sewing machine, with guided instructions and a samples folder to keep
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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 and the Architectural Heritage Fund.