Art (3-12 yrs)

Let's Visit the Bahamas! (5-11 yrs)

Monday 28th July, 09.30 - 15.30 (£78)

It's time to explore the bright blue ocean of the Bahamas! Let's visit our underwater friends who are native to the Bahamas, like the nurse shark, the green sea turtle, guppies and groupers and tiny dwarf seahorses. We will be 'painting' our ocean scenes with felt, using thread, needles and other mediums to create our tactile images. Come along to explore this textile medium and all of the inspiration that the ocean gives us.

Tutor: Lilly Walker

Groovy Californian Tie Dye (6-12 yrs)

Monday 28th July, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Learn how to tie dye using natural and synthetic dyes, creating groovy patterns and colours. First, we will develop new skills using different tying techniques to create a range of patterns. Then transferring what we’ve learnt onto t-shirts, tote bags and bandanas. Design your own range of Californian inspired tie dye outfits that you can wear and show off this summer!

Tutor: Tash Mok

Let's Travel: Archiving, Collaging & Scrapbooking (5-11 yrs)

Tuesday 29th July, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Collaging, scrapbooking and monoprinting with archive family photos and holiday pictures, creating a piece documenting your favourite place (or time!). Students will look at old family holiday photos, archive material and magazines to consider how we've spent our free time in the past! Students will use family photos with magazine collage techniques to understand composition, creating a scrapbooked image of their favourite places, times and destinations. From this, students will learn how to create a layered monoprint from their collages. Students will use textured materials to conjure their dream destination/environment and will come away with several outcomes documenting their travel wishes!

Tutor: Catherine Walker

Travel Journals with David Hockney (5-11 yrs)

Tuesday 29th July, 09.30 - 13.30

Come along to this half-day art class at the Conservatoire to make your very own travel journal for your summer holidays! You'll use beautiful pen and ink drawings and watercolours to decorate your journal. You’ll also use collaged materials, old maps and travel souvenirs to create a travel memory box, inspired by the photographic collages of artist David Hockney. Finally, you’ll design a map in Hockney’s style, inspired by some travel-themed prompts. Come along to our afternoon session as well to continue your crafty day inspired by Hockney.

Tutor: Nicola Corrigan

Designing & Drawing with Hockney (5-11 yrs)

Tuesday 29th July, 14.30 - 18.30

Come along to this half-day art class at the Conservatoire to make your very own travel journal for your summer holidays! You'll use beautiful pen and ink drawings and watercolours to decorate your journal. You’ll also use collaged materials, old maps and travel souvenirs to create a travel memory box, inspired by the photographic collages of artist David Hockney. Finally, you’ll design a map in Hockney’s style, inspired by some travel-themed prompts. Come along to our afternoon session as well to continue your crafty day inspired by Hockney.

Tutor: Nicola Corrigan

Let’s Visit India! (5-11 yrs)

Wednesday 30th July, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Let's travel to India... without leaving South East London! Inspired by India's vivid colours and vibrant spiritualism, we will sculpt our own amulets and votives, make paper garlands, and paint icons to create our offerings. You'll feel like you have explored this incredible country through it's many different art forms and cultures, and take some beautiful art to take home as a travel souvenir!

Tutor: Fiona Berry

Mexican Sugar Skulls (4-7 yrs)

Wednesday 30th July, 10.00 - 13.00 (£39)

The Mexican feast of Día de los Muertos is a beautiful, colourful celebration which spills out into the streets. To transport ourselves to Mexico we will make some salt dough, and use it to sculpt a skull based on Mexican sugar skulls. Then, we will decorate them with beads and paints. What colours will you use?

Tutor: Sue Harris

Miró Masterpiece (4-7 yrs)

Wednesday 30th July, 14.00 - 17.00 (£39)

Joan Miró was a Catalan artist, painter and sculptor. He used bright primary colours with abstract black lines and a distinctive style. We will create our own abstract paintings in his signature style and make a sculpture in the style of Miro’s work. Which colours will you explore?

Tutor: Sue Harris

Let’s Visit Turkey! (5-11 yrs)

Thursday 31st July, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

The Cappadocia Hot Air Balloon Festival in Turkey is an annual event held in the Cappadocia region, renowned for its unique "fairy chimney" landscapes. It typically takes place in August, attracting visitors from around the world to experience the spectacle of hot air balloons against the backdrop of Cappadocia's stunning scenery. We'll join in the festival from afar by designing and building our own papier maché hot air balloons! We'll use balloons, paper, card, tissue paper, rope and other materials to create our beautiful mini balloons. You'll be able to take your balloon home to hang in a corner of your home - you can imagine that you are floating in Cappadocia!

Tutor: Lilly Walker

Marvellous Maps & Terrific Travel (3-5 yrs)

Thursday 31st July, 09.30 - 11.30 (£27)

How do you travel to your holiday destination? By scooter, by bike, by plane or in a camper van? Perhaps you have travelled by boat! Together in our workshop we will look at all of these different vehicles and construct a group map all together, using construction materials to represent far-away lands from our imagination. We will use collage, drawing, glue and junk modelling materials to create our exciting landscape, and together we will decide how we get there!

Tutor: Sue Harris

Print Your Own Postcards (3-5 yrs)

Thursday 31st July, 12.30 - 14.30 (£27)

When we go on holiday we like to send postcards back to friends and family. They often have pictures of the places we go on them - beaches, mountains, or cities. We will use different printing methods to create our own personalised postcard. We can also create our own stamp. Who will you send your postcard to?

Tutor: Sue Harris

Painting the Taj Mahal (4-7 yrs)

Thursday 31st July, 15.30 - 17.30 (£27)

It is one of the modern wonders of the world - the awe inspiring Taj Mahal in India! Using hot and cold colours of bleeding tissue paper, we will create our own image of the famous Taj Mahal, one of the most recognisable buildings in the world.

Tutor: Sue Harris

Decorating with Elephants (4-7 yrs)

Friday 1st August, 10.00 - 13.00 (£39)

There is an exhibition on at the British Museum throughout the summer, all about Ancient India. Inspired by this fantastic exhibition, we will look together at the incredible Indian Elephant! Elephants have always been highly revered and treasured in Indian culture. We will paint one on a fabric bag and decorate it with patterns inspired by Indian printing. You can take your bag home and fill it with your own treasures!

Tutor: Sue Harris

Ancient Indian Portraits (4-7 yrs)

Friday 1st August, 14.00 - 17.00 (£39)

Looking at the British Museum exhibition on Ancient India, we will study the stylised portraits of that time and place. We will draw ourselves in profile and paint in beautiful colours, accentuating our features and decorating our hair and clothes, as well as creating a stylised background. How will you transform yourself?

Tutor: Sue Harris

Origami Cranes & Crafty Decorations (6-12 yrs)

Friday 1st August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Dive into the colourful world of Japanese paper craft in this fun and hands-on origami workshop! You’ll learn how to fold the iconic origami crane — a symbol of peace, love, health, and good luck in Japanese culture. Then, we’ll explore creative ways to turn your creations into special greeting cards, garlands, and even your own fairy light decorations. You’ll be guided step by step and practise your folding skills throughout the day, discovering how simple paper can be transformed into beautiful, meaningful creations. There’s plenty of room to express your creativity while learning origami basics and techniques. Origami helps build focus and calm — and it’s fun too! By the end of the day, you’ll take home handmade crafts to treasure or gift to someone special. The Conservatoire are delighted to be working for the first time with local artist Yukako Shibata. Yukako was born in Hokkaido, Japan, and has lived and worked in London since 1993. Yukako holds an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art. She has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows across the UK, Canada, Germany, and Japan. Her work is held in many public and private collections worldwide, including those of Doris Lockhart Saatchi, The Tim Sayer Collection (bequeathed to Hepworth, Wakefield), Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Braintree District Council, Poplar HARCA, and the Royal College of Art Collection.

Tutor: Yukako Shibata

Story Explorers: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (6-12 yrs)

Monday 4th August, 09.30 - 13.30 (£54)

Tutor: Clare Kendall

Story Explorers: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (6-12 yrs)

Monday 4th August, 14.00 - 18.00 (£54)

Tutor: Clare Kendall

Colours Of The Ocean With The Octonauts (3-5 yrs)

Monday 4th August, 09.30 - 11.30 (£27)

Inspired by the Octonauts, we will travel underwater in search of adventure and fun! We will make our own underwater craft, and our favourite octonaut in puppets. Look at all the exotic fish and bright colours of the coral reef! We’ll use inks and bright colours to convey our watery scene.

Tutor: Sue Harris

Mark Making with the Lion King (3-5 yrs)

Monday 4th August, 12.30 - 14.30 (£27)

Let’s explore mark making and colours! Inspired by the very popular hit stage show 'The Lion King', we will create our own lion headresses, and thinking of the image of the lion standing on a rock surveying his kingdom, we’ll paint that iconic image. Hakuna matata everybody!

Tutor: Sue Harris

Please Look After This Bear, Thank You (4-7 yrs)

Monday 4th August, 15.00 - 17.00 (£27)

Inspired by the wonderful 'Paddington' series by Michael Bond, in this returning sell-out art class we will explore the exciting world of that famous bear! We’ll need a suitcase with a travel tag on it, a red hat, some marmalade sandwiches… what else does Paddington take on his travels?

Tutor: Sue Harris

Let's Visit Oz! (5-11 yrs)

Tuesday 5th August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

It's time to head somewhere over the rainbow for this all-day class based on the classic 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz', starring Judy Garland! Under the guidance of your tutor Lilly you will create a beautiful 3D model using card, paint, and plaster of paris, making your very own version of the sparkling Emerald City! You will add each of the famous characters who have travelled on the yellow brick road to get there... will they get to meet the wizard?

Tutor: Lilly Walker

The Collage of Oz (4-7 yrs)

Tuesday 5th August, 10.00 - 13.00 (£39)

Inspired by the hit stage show 'Wicked', come along to the Conservatoire for some collage! Create yourself in collage as one of the main characters from this famous story - will you be Elphaba or Glinda or The Wizard of Oz? We can use chalk pastels to create a backdrop and a collage of you in a variety of textiles. You can be dressed in a suit and tie or a flouncy dress! We can make a green face mask or a pointy hat to finish off your 'Ozian' look!

Tutor: Sue Harris

There's No Such Thing as a Gruffalo! (4-7 yrs)

Tuesday 5th August, 14.00 - 17.00 (£39)

Inspired by the modern classic by local author Julia Donaldson, and the famous animations by Axel Scheffler, come to explore the world of The Gruffalo in this art class! These days we can find the Gruffalo on both stage and screen, as well as on the page. Who would you like to be in the story of The Gruffalo? We will illustrate the story ourselves. How will we make the texture of the Gruffalo's hairy fur, the slithering snake and the clever mouse?

Tutor: Sue Harris

Story Explorers: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (6-12 yrs)

Wednesday 6th August, 09.30 - 13.30 (£54)

Tutor: Clare Kendall

Story Explorers: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (6-12 yrs)

Wednesday 6th August, 14.00 - 18.00 (£54)

Tutor: Clare Kendall

Exploring Blue Hues with Bluey! (3-5 yrs)

Wednesday 6th August, 09.30 - 11.30 (£27)

How do you think Bluey got her name? Come along to this class inspired by the popular Australian show 'Bluey', created by Joe Brumm and Ludo Studio. Let's do some colour mixing with paint and see how many blues we can mix. We can use them to create a simple Bluey painting on a canvas to take home and hang on the wall in your bedroom. We can also make a Bluey puppet so we can play out some of her adventures and stories ourselves!

Tutor: Sue Harris

You and Planet Smoo (3-5 yrs)

Wednesday 6th August, 12.30 - 14.30 (£27)

The Smeds and The Smoos is on now at London's Lyric Theatre! Perhaps you have been to see it already? In this art class we will be inspired by the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, and we will explore the ideas of aliens and space. We will design our own blue and pink aliens and a planet on which they can live!

Tutor: Sue Harris

Get 3D with Totoro (4-7 yrs)

Wednesday 6th August, 15.30 - 17.30 (£27)

The style of Studio Ghibli films are immediately recognisable and famous the world over. 'My Neighbour Totoro' is currently on at the Gillian Lynne theatre in London. In this workshop we will learn how to draw our own simple version of the larger-than-life main characters, and make our own 3D Totoro as well as a succulent to take home.

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Flip Portraits (6-12 yrs)

Thursday 7th August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Ever wanted to create a self portrait but thought "I can't do that"? Well, we’re here to tell you yes you can, with guaranteed success! Introducing the unique method of the Flip Portrait, taught by our fantastic visiting tutor Jonathan Huxley. We are delighted to have him at the Conservatoire again this summer! Using clever methods he will teach you how to conjure up magical self-portraits using acetate, photographs, Sharpies, and tissue paper... you’ll create your portraits with beautiful red carpet backgrounds, imagining yourself as a star of the silver screen! Everyone will go home with a unique finished work with your own lovely face at the centre.

Tutor: Jonathan Huxley

Build Your Own Theatre Set (5-11 yrs)

Thursday 7th August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Come along to this all-day art class at the Conservatoire to design your very own mini theatre set. Please bring along a shoe box to house your creation in! Perhaps you would like to be a writer and create your own story first, or perhaps you will dream up the perfect setting for your favourite story. Together we will use our imaginations and think carefully about all the details that our set needs, before carefully piecing it together in our boxes.

Tutor: Lilly Walker

Glass Painting (6-12 yrs)

Friday 8th August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Let your imagination take flight in our colourful glass painting workshop! In this all-day creative session, young artists will learn how to paint London landscapes and skylines — like Greenwich Park, the City, and famous landmarks—on clear glass using safe, non-toxic acrylic paints. Participants will explore basic painting techniques, colour blending, and how to bring a scene to life through shapes and texture on glass—all while having tons of fun! The Conservatoire is delighted to be working for the first time with visiting tutor Catherine, who will guide you through your day of glass painting. You'll have a beautiful piece of art to take home!

Tutor: Catherine Mills

Hollywood Collage & Drawing (5-11 yrs)

Friday 8th August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Let's step back in time to the Golden Age of Hollywood! We will take inspiration from Maria Rivans’ dynamic collage work featuring film stars of the past,combined with a wealth of fantastical imagery. We will develop our creative ideas to design and make a headdress or mask to explore a chosen character or theme, inspired by the stars of yesteryear. Alongside this, paintings with theatrical subject matter will enable us to observe gesture, pose, and costume which will support observational figure drawing towards the end of the session. Which starlet will you bring to life?

Tutor: Paula Sanders

Escape To the Clay Jungle (6-12 yrs)

Monday 11th August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

We’re escaping to the jungle! Spend the day in a tropical rainforest, where we will be making amazing clay animals. Learn how to shape clay to create your own favourite creature whether it be a jaguar, lemur, orangutan or toucan – let your imagination go wild. We will be decorating our creatures in bright colours to bring them to life. Discover the joy of shaping, molding, and detailing your clay creations under the guidance of an experienced instructor. Unleash your inner artist and let your imagination run wild in this immersive and unforgettable artistic journey!

Tutor: Ellie Osborne

Flutterby Butterfly (3-5 yrs)

Monday 11th August, 09.30 - 11.30 (£27)

Have you seen lots of butterflies this summer? The Painted Lady, the Common Blue, and the Meadow Brown are all native to the UK. We can use drawing inks and watercolour paints on wet paper, and watch the colours swirl and mix to create some beautiful butterflies. We’ll need to make some caterpillars too! What will you call your brand new type of butterfly?

Tutor: Sue Harris

Hello Red Fox (3-5 yrs)

Monday 11th August, 12.30 - 14.30 (£27)

‘Hello Red Fox’ is a book by Eric Carle, and it teaches children all about contrasting colours through the use of simple techniques. We will explore colour ‘opposites’ and show how red can turn green if you stare for long enough… just like magic! As well as Red Fox, we will also be introduced to Purple Butterfly, Orange Cat and White Dog with Black Spots - there are so many colourful characters to get to know! Come and join us for this fun morning workshop.

Tutor: Sue Harris

Wild Weaving (4-7 yrs)

Monday 11th August, 15.30 - 17.30 (£27)

Did you know that the branches from the trees all around you can be used to make things? People weave all sorts of things; baskets, fences… even houses! Together in this class we will weave some beautiful art. Using a branch shaped like a divining rod (like people use to find water!) we will make a stick loom. We’ll use wool, grasses, and other natural objects to weave our art on our loom. Let's have a look at the famous hungry caterpillar- they wove their way in and out of different fruits, cherry pies and even a lollipop!

Tutor: Sue Harris

Draw, Paint, Sow & Grow (5-11 yrs)

Tuesday 12th August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

This promises to be a fun-packed workshop, where we explore gardens with our pens and paintbrush, before getting our hands in soil to sow some seeds and propagate a plant. We start in the Conservatoire Garden, learning how to draw plants from observation before painting mini gardens onto pots. We will fill our pots with soil and sow some seeds and plants. Finally have some fun creating plant characters with their own story for a joyful finale. Skills explored include drawing from observation and imagination, gaining gardening knowledge and delighting in storytelling. You’ll leave with a new plant to look after and instructions of how to keep it alive. Weather dependent, plans may change slightly if it rains!

Tutor: Salina Jane

Watercolour Vegetables (4-7 yrs)

Tuesday 12th August, 10.00 - 13.00 (£39)

You can grow so many vegetables on our green planet! We will be looking at the work of Miroco Machiko, a young Japanese artist, in this fun afternoon workshop. We will use inks and watercolours to reproduce one of her works of vegetables growing beautifully underground. We will also look at Yayoi Kusama’s pumpkins, and creating our own!

Tutor: Sue Harris

Rock Pool Life (4-7 yrs)

Tuesday 5th August, 14.00 - 17.00 (£39)

When you visit the beach, do you head to the rock pools when the tide is out to see what sealife you can find? We think it is the best bit of heading to the seaside! In this 3 hour painting and drawing workshop you will create a colourful rock pool, using inks, watercolours and acrylic pens and pencils. What will you find in there?

Tutor: Sue Harris

Mixed Media & Printing: Summer Landscapes (5-11 yrs)

Wednesday 13th August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Join us at the Conservatoire for a packed day of art! In this workshop, you will explore two different processes with your tutor Florence. Students will spend the morning making mixed media collages to create a Summer Landscape inspired by a number of artists. In the afternoon they will learn a print technique called mono painting, and we will use photocopies of the work created in the morning to create mono paintings. Each participant will end the day having practiced two new creative skills and with two developed pieces of art to show for their hard work!

Tutor: Florence Tambini Cooper

Our Planet from Space (4-7 yrs)

Wednesday 13th August, 10.00 - 13.00 (£39)

Let's view our Green and Blue Planet from above! Imagine you were flying a spaceship. What would your view be out of the front window? Do you need windscreen wipers? Using a variety of media, we will make a reproduction of what you might see ahead. The Earth, stars, galaxies, rockets and planets. 5-4-3-2-1... blast off into creative hyperdrive!

Tutor: Sue Harris

Crabby Creations (4-7 yrs)

Wednesday 13th August, 14.00 - 17.00 (£39)

Let's create a crab puppet using tissue paper and card. Our friendly crustacean will have moving legs and pincers! It will be covered in brightly coloured patterned and printed papers which we can create. Take your crabby creation home and impress your family with all the ways it can move!

Tutor: Sue Harris

Make Your Own Resin Flower Jewellery (6-12 yrs)

Thursday 14th August, 09.30 - 13.30 or 14.00 - 18.00 (£54)

Which summer flowers would you like to preserve forever? Come along to this resin jewellery workshop at the Conservatoire to make beautiful resin pieces to wear into the autumn months, to keep summer with you! Using Eco resin and dried flowers, we will create pieces of jewellery perfect to wear in all seasons. Perfect for a summer souvenir or a present for someone you love! Join us in the afternoon as well to keep creating and make even more pieces for your bespoke jewellery collection.

Tutor: Clare Kendall

Sculpt Our Environment (5-11 yrs)

Thursday 14th August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Do you like to make things with your hands? This is the class for you. Plants come in all crazy shapes and sizes, we will be inspired by some of the most architectural plant structures on the planet. Know your Monkey Puzzle Tree from your Bird of Paradise. We will start by exploring these shapes with our pencils before creating sculptures based on these wild and wonderful shapes. We’ll make botanical mobiles exploring a multitude of shapes and colours, press found materials from nature into clay, use our architectural plant drawings and assemble a hanging decoration. Finish by making a clay pot with plants and nature in mind, putting the learnings of the day into practice and coming away with a cute botanical inspired pot to finish painting at home. You’ll come away with a botanical mobile and/or small hand built botanical clay pot. Before the class, go on a walk in the garden, green space or beach and collect some interesting shapes on textures, this could be leaves, shells, sticks, seeds. Bring them along!

Tutor: Salina Jane

Recycled Still Life with Matisse (5-11 yrs)

Friday 15th August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

In this fun all-day art class at the Conservatoire you will create your very own ‘green planet’ themed artwork using scrap and recycled card, all inspired by the work of Henri Matisse. You will practise your observational drawing skills, using pencils and watercolours to draw from themed still lifes. You will create your own collaged zine, as well as designing and creating a recycled garland using scrap card, collage, fabrics and natural elements. Join us and join the fun!

Tutor: Nicola Corrigan

Plants & Puppets (5-11 yrs)

Friday 15th August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Let's explore the forest floor! We will start our art-filled day with with observational drawing of flowers. We will develop 3D tropical plant forms combining printing , painting and construction methods. But how do we make these attractive to important pollinators? We will explore ways to make bees to feed on our colourful flowers. As well as our insect friends, we will look at other animals that hide in the undergrowth such as lizards, hedgehogs and mice... using recycled socks, fabric, glue and thread, we will create our own animal puppets!

Tutor: Paula Sanders

Designing Posters with William Blake (5-11 yrs)

Monday 18th August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Using the famous illustrations by William Blake of the River Thames, we’ll create posters to promote London, recreating iconic streets and buildings to our own design. We’ll create our favourite London landmark using scrap boxes and collage – how would you redesign Tower Bridge!? We’ll also paint t-shirts with our poster designs and create notebooks to write up all of your London adventures in.

Tutor: Nicola Corrigan

My Mini National Gallery (3-5 yrs)

Monday 18th August, 09.30 - 11.30 (£27)

The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square has been rehung and renovated to celebrate its 200th year this year. With great reviews, it has been hailed as ‘A momentous retelling Of The Story Of Art’. How would you tell the story of art? Which pieces from the NG would you give lots of space to stand and stare? We will make our own gallery in a shoe box and curate our own hanging. Maybe we can sneak in one or two of our own paintings to hang up among the classics?

Tutor: Sue Harris

Lunch in London (3-5 yrs)

Monday 18th August, 12.30 - 14.30 (£27)

What food do you think of when you think of London? What about the classic fish and chips? Cucumber sandwiches with the Queen? Scones with jam and cream, at afternoon tea? We will make some 3D ‘food’ and decorate a plate and tablecloth fit for a King and Queen... let’s get inspired by our favourite classic London meals!

Tutor: Sue Harris

The Secret Garden (4-7 yrs)

Monday 18th August, 15.30 - 17.30 (£27)

London has been named the greenest city in Europe! The number of gardens, parks and green spaces is huge, and inspired by these we will use chalk pastels we can draw a secret garden. We’ll paint using bright colours, botanical shapes and blending inks. We will look at the work of Henri Rousseau for inspiration, as well as thinking of our own favourite London gardens.

Tutor: Sue Harris

Screenprinting in the City (5-11 yrs)

Tuesday 19th August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Learn the process of screen printing, from drawing up your own design to using a silk screen to transfer it onto paper and fabric. Create your own London inspired graphics, from iconic landmarks to green spaces and wildlife which you will turn into posters, as well as transfer onto a tote bag and t-shirt. There will be plenty of things to show off about our beautiful city!

Tutor: Tash Mok

Fold-Up London! (4-7 yrs)

Tuesday 19th August, 10.00 - 13.00 (£39)

We will make a city out of folded paper. Looking at the artist Hunderswasser, and his brightly coloured and decorated buildings, we will brighten up London. We can make some buses, trains and maybe even a tram to move around the city.

Tutor: Sue Harris

Making My House (4-7 yrs)

Tuesday 19th August, 14.00 - 17.00 (£39)

This summer, Do Ho Suh has an exhibition at Tate Modern in London, called 'Walk The House'. His work explores spaces - the Exhibition has reconstructions of houses in which he has lived, and explores memory and migration. He uses lots of different materials, as we will in this workshop. Coloured acetates will separate spaces, and we can create some wood effects using rubbings, wax resist and printing and use these to make our own mini houses. Will you create your own house, or will you create a brand new one?

Tutor: Sue Harris

Sketching London's Landmarks (5-11 yrs)

Wednesday 20th August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Spread out and scale up! London has one of the most famous skylines in the world. Draw our city and its landmarks on a vast mural as we fill up the studio with our big roll of paper. What landmark will you include? We'll use drawing, painting and collage to cover our large surfaces and depict the dense and vibrant city we live in. Where would you put this mural up so that the whole city could see it?

Tutor: Fiona Berry

London Zoo Masks (3-5 yrs)

Wednesday 20th August, 09.30 - 11.30 (£27)

Have you ever been to London Zoo? Have you seen the lions and tigers? We will create our own simple animal masks so we can pretend to be one of them and hide amongst them. A stripy tiger and a lion with a rainbow mane... we'll fit right in!

Tutor: Sue Harris

Pop-Up London! (3-5 yrs)

Wednesday 20th August, 12.30 - 14.30 (£27)

We’ll have a look at iconic buildings in London, the shapes and styles, and make our own pop- up creation of the skyline. We will try to make it look as if there is depth, and make it so colourful! You'll come away with a brand new set of pop-up skills - what kind of creation will you make next?

Tutor: Sue Harris

Chalk & Trees (4-7 yrs)

Wednesday 20th August, 15.30 - 17.30 (£27)

Using chalk pastels, we will explore and discuss the shapes of trees, and learn how to use perspective to create a picture of a view of trees, maybe in your garden, or in Greenwich park. Working with chalk pastels we will find out how to smudge and soften them, or draw sharper lines with this versatile medium.

Tutor: Sue Harris

Clay Mudlarking on the Thames (5-11 yrs)

Thursday 21st August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

During this all-day clay course we will take an imaginary journey exploring the foreshore of the ancient River Thames, 'mudlarking' as we go... this means looking for treasures in the river mud! Using air drying clay and other materials, we will make our own discovery box of found treasures encapsulating the rich history of London, from Roman pots, to mediaeval coins, to Victorian jewellery. We will end the day making a treasure map of London with our new ‘discoveries’ marked on it. What will you find?

Tutor: Ellie Osborne

Illustrated Maps & Turner Inspiration (5-11 yrs)

Thursday 21st August, 09.30 - 13.30 (£54)

Come along to this half-day art class at the Conservatoire to make illustrated fold-out maps of your favourite places along the Thames! Using the classic paintings of Turner, we will use pencil and watercolour pencils to illustrate our fold-out map books, planning a London adventure. You’ll also make a souvenir bag featuring the river and your favourite London sights! Come along to our afternoon session as well to continue your crafty day inspired by Turner.

Tutor: Nicola Corrigan

Turner's T-Shirts & Postcards (5-11 yrs)

Thursday 21st August, 14.00 - 18.00 (£54)

Come along to this half-day art class at the Conservatoire to continue your crafty day inspired by J. M. W. Turner, an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. In this art class you’ll cover many disciplines, including designing and creating your own t-shirt, inspired by London landmarks and the works of Turner. You’ll create your very own collaged sketchbook or journal, perfect for detailing your adventures in the capital. Finally, you’ll create your own London riverscape postcard, using pencils and watercolour – send your creation to a friend over the summer! Join us in the morning too for a full day of arts and crafts.

Tutor: Nicola Corrigan

Making a Mini Theatre (5-11 yrs)

Friday 22nd August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

London's theatre district and West End is world famous. In this all-day art class we will depict London's array of dazzling theatres as we create our own mini theatre sets and puppets out of cardboard, paper, paint and glue. From the dazzling gold leaf of Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (the oldest theatre in town) to the concrete blocks of the National Theatre, we'll explore our different settings and the different stories that get told on their stages. What story of London will you tell and what theatre will you be inspired by? Take your mini theatre home to give your friends and family a puppet show.

Tutor: Fiona Berry

Wonderful Weaving (6-12 yrs)

Friday 22nd August, 09.30 - 16.30 (£78)

Let's get weaving! Come along to the Conservatoire for a day full of fabric fun... we will construct colourful, intricate woven pieces using yarn and fabric inspired by the brand-new London Overground Weaver Line. The pieces you create can be decoratively displayed on your wall or used practically. Maybe you’ll take home a beautiful wall-hanging, mini rug or woven bowl!

Tutor: Tash Mok