Term Time Classes

Our term time classes are booked and paid for on a half-termly basis. Sessions last for an hour and fifteen minutes and are led by experienced arts educators, with support from assistants with creative backgrounds. Class sizes are limited to ensure plenty of individual support and guidance.

Primary classes are £12 per session which includes all materials, sketchbooks and refreshments. We follow the AccessArt Primary Curriculum, which is devised by experienced arts educators (details of the current pathways below).

Key Stage 3/4 courses are £13 per session- Emerald and Indigo Class are designed to complement the Key Stage 3 and 4 art curriculum, whereas Cerise Class is an alternative class for secondary students who don’t necessarily want to follow such a structured session and would rather work more independently on their own projects with input and support from the class leader.

Explore and Bronze Arts Award courses are £14 per session, which covers the cost of arts logs, specialised tuition and assessment. Silver Arts Award courses are £15 per session, and Gold Arts Award courses are £17 per session, as these require a greater degree of support and assessment. Courses are run by qualified Arts Award Advisers. There is an additional fee for moderation and certification, which will be added to the final term’s invoice.

Home Learning classes are £12 per session and are mixed age groups- we plan sessions inspired by the students’ interests and by the pathways followed by the after school classes.

Sunday Crafternoons are £9 per session and are open to all Primary age groups- these sessions are run by Bethan from Little Joys UK and focus on craft, using largely recycled and repurposed materials. Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see the current craft schedule. Pl Please scroll t

We offer free trial sessions for our after school classes- prospective students are welcome to come along for a visit to see if they would like to join us! For more information or to book, please get in touch using our contact page, or by emailing hello@artivitystudios.co.uk.

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Term 3 Pathways

Week commencing 23rd February- week commencing 30th March (6 weeks)

Our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes will be on the ‘Expressive Painting’ pathway. In this pathway children are introduced to the idea that they can use paint in an intuitive and exploratory way. The pathway starts with an introduction to artists who use paint and colour to create exciting gestural and abstract work. Children explore primary colours and secondary colours through expressive mark making, connecting colour, mark making and texture (of paint) through abstract work. Pupils then explore the brush work of two old masters when we focus in on details of paintings to understand how they built the work, before moving on to drawing from a colourful still life, finally making expressive and gestural paintings with acrylic paint. Sketchbooks are used throughout to record, experiment and reflect.

Our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes will be on the will be on the ‘Explore & Draw’ pathway- In this pathway children are introduced to the idea that artists can be collectors: they go out into the world, look at things in new ways, and bring things back to the studio to inspire their art.

Our Year 3 and 4 classes will be on the ‘Exploring still Life’ pathway. In this pathway children are introduced to the genre of still life as an old art form and also one which is still enjoyed by many contemporary artists. Pupils revisit and develop their drawing (and looking) skills using observational drawing of physical objects, and then go on to explore a project, either working in collage, photography and paint, clay relief, or graphic still life. Along the way children consolidate and develop their understanding of how we can use line, shape, colour, texture, form and composition to make their work.

Our Year 5 and 6 classes will be on the ‘Exploring Identity’ pathway. In this pathway children are introduced to artists who explore their identity within their art. Pupils explore how artists use various aspects of their identity, creating imagery which explores many different aspects within one image by using layers and juxtaposition. Children listen to how the artists construct their work, before working physically in drawing and collage or digitally on a tablet to make their own layered and constructed portrait. Pupils also use sketchbook throughout to help them generate ideas, experiment with materials and techniques, and record and reflect.

Our Monday Emerald Class will be working with Ellie this term, continuing their work in ceramics! Ellie has been incorporating ceramics more and more into her own arts practice over the last eighteen months, having enjoyed participating in various ceramic workshops and courses over the years. Emerald class will build on their confidence with the basic techniques we learnt last term, utilising the various skills while working on more personal project choices. The students will have the opportunity to glaze their work once it has been bisque fired in our onsite kiln.

Our Monday Indigo Class will be staying with the general theme of sculpture, this term moving on to willow sculpture! We’ll use willow withies to construct a three dimensional form inspired by structures found in nature, then use tissue paper to add form and colour to our sculptures.

Our Cerise class students will continue to work on their self-initiated projects, supported by Vikki and Bethan.

We keep our class information as up to date as we can- if you’re interested in joining us, please get in touch via the contact page and we can confirm space availability.

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MONDAY CLASSES

2:15-3:30pm Teal Class Home Learning- Mixed Ages Not currently running- please enquire if you are interested in this group

3:45-5:00pm Sapphire Class Year 3/Year 4 Not currently running- please enquire if you are interested in this group

5:15-6:30pm Emerald Class Year 7/Year 8 Spaces Available

6:45-8:00pm Indigo Class Year 9/Year 10/Year 11 Spaces Available

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TUESDAY CLASSES

3:45-5:00pm Maroon Class Reception/Year 1/Year 2 Not currently running- please enquire if you are interested in this group

5:15-6:30pm Amber Class Year 5/Year 6 Spaces Available

6:45-8:00pm Cerise Class Key Stage 3/4 Alternative Class Spaces Available

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WEDNESDAY CLASSES

3:45-5:00pm Turquoise Class Year 3/Year 4 Spaces Available

5:15-6:30pm Magenta Class Year 3/Year 4 Spaces Available

6:45-8:00pm Jade Class Year 5/Year 6 Full

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THURSDAY CLASSES

3:45-5:00pm Violet Class Year 5/Year 6 Spaces Available

5:15-6:30pm Bronze Arts Award Year 6+ Full

6:45-8:00pm/8:30pm Silver/Gold Arts Award Year 9+ Full

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SUNDAY CLASSES

1:30-2:45pm Sunday Crafternoon Mixed Primary Ages, hosted by Bethan from Little Joys Spaces Available

Sunday 1st March- Junk Modelling and Junk Jewellery

We’ll be unleashing our creativity with Bethan’s stash of clean recycling! We always love to see what our Sunday crafters come up with- it’s amazing what they can do with some bits and pieces and a glue gun 🙂