Courses & Workshops

The Exeter Phoenix Camera Group is a monthly social meet-up for anyone keen on photography who has some experience, or may have been on the beginners course and would like to keep in contact with like minded enthusiasts.

Explore collage as a creative tool, experiment with layering, typography, and juxtaposition, focusing on the theme of nature and the environment or your own subject of interest. Develop your composition and storytelling skills in a supportive setting and leave inspired and energized to continue your collage journey. Suitable for beginners and improvers.

An experimental drawing session for ages 13-16 up in our art studio, working across large scale collaborative drawings to sketching on a miniature scale.

Get ready for Santa’s visit and make a unique Xmas stocking for yourself a friend, family member or pet.

Review our gallery exhibition, respond to artworks through speedy drawing, word association and zine making and share them with gallery visitors.

Get into the festive mood and make a beautiful aromatic wreath using seasonal foliage and 100% natural materials which are all fully compostable.

Want to make a statement? Wear your slogans with pride. Create unique badges, stitched patches, and a printed bag.

Discover the creative possibilities of pattern design using Adobe Illustrator.

Join Exeter Seed Bank for a seed packing workshop, find out about their latest projects over a drink and a chat whilst packing seeds As always, there will be seeds to take away and distribute for the next harvest.

Work with Sophie from Pigment Organic Dyes CIC and explore a range of plant dyes creating a rainbow of hand dyed materials to use in your crafting projects.

Explore the essential rules of composition in art and photography in this fun interactive workshop.

It’s party time in the Workshop: celebrate the season in style while crafting some festive goodies with Freefall!

Add some special magic to your festive decor and make the most stunningly sparkly, spangly decoration to bring joy and glitter thats not just for Xmas.

Use 2D cut out animation to bring to life your very own digital Christmas card!

This course tutored by Alex Robins gives participants the opportunity to learn different approaches to playwriting whilst preparing their own short play.

Come and experiment with different forms of writing, including the short story, mindful writing and memoir.

Do you dream of writing a novel? Do you have some great ideas, but are not sure where to start? Join me on an inspirational course where we will look at character, plot, setting and dialogue.

This fun, practical and creative four-week course is for anyone interested in the craft of lyric writing.

Entering writing competitions is great fun and brilliant for building up your writer’s CV if you get placed. Join this eight-week course where, at the end of it, you’ll have a 2000 word short story that you can be proud of, and is competition ready.

Thinking about writing your memoir but unsure where to begin? Join Raw Writing for an eight-week course designed to give you a strong foundation and the confidence to find your voice and get it on the page.

Learn how to organise, edit and share your photography with Adobe Lightroom Classic.