Weekly Saturday art club for children aged 8 and over, guided by artist Vince Cooper, to explore scale, perspective and shading.
Saturday Art Club is back at Arts Centre Washington this November, with sessions running on Saturday mornings from 10:15am to 12:15pm. It's a course for children aged 8 and over who've got an interest in art, and it's run by artist Vince Cooper, who guides the group through the basics that often get skipped in school art lessons.
Over the course of the sessions, Cooper works through scale, perspective and shading — the kind of fundamental tools that help a drawing look like it's actually sitting in a space rather than just floating on the page. He also introduces different mediums, so the kids get to work with more than just pencils, and he talks through how to approach different styles and artists, which gives them a bit of a wider view of what's possible beyond their own usual way of drawing.
The club runs on 7, 14, 21 and 28 November, and then continues into December on the 5th, 12th and 19th. That's seven sessions in total, so it's more of a proper run than a one-off workshop. If your child is already into art, it's a good way for them to spend a few Saturday mornings getting a bit more structure to their work.
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It costs £6.50 per session, with an additional £4.50 for each sibling if you've got more than one child taking part. The sessions are at Arts Centre Washington in Washington, Sunderland, from 10:15am to 12:15pm on the dates listed. The organisers also run Saturday Art Club afternoon sessions, so if mornings don't work for you, there's another option on the table.
