• Painting & Drawing Workshop

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Art

    With Bianca Garcia. Paint your favourite photograph. This is part two of a two-day workshop run over 7/8 August in conjunction with MD Photography and Bianca Garcia. Please find full details of part one below, which entails the photographic element of the workshop: https://mademe.co.uk/product/photography-workshop-day-one-of-two/ In whatever medium you want to bring, you will be creating a beautiful, luminous piece of art using your photographs from the night before during the photography workshop. Learners can choose just one of the workshops, you do not have to enrol for both.

    £20
  • Art History – 4 Week Course

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Art

    Staring 10th September for 4 weeks £36 for the course, payable in advance. Week 1: In the beginning. Foundations of Art as we know it, focusing on prehistoric expression and primal mediums. Week 2: Marianne von Werefkin. Exploring the intense emotion of expressionism though opaque, fast drying mediums. Week 3: St Peter Blake, diving into pop and mass media culture of the art of appropriation. Week 4: Analysing the profound impact of Chinese and Japanese woodblock prints and paintings on Western masters. Spaces limited. Image credited to Marianne Von Werefkin

    £36
  • Textile Hub September 2026

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Textile Hub

    Sale of Craft and Textile Goods At Braintree Community Centre Do come along and socialise, make new friends, enjoy tea, coffee and cake. We currently have stocks of fabric, wool, buttons, cottons & various craft supplies for sale at affordable prices.

  • Autumn Woodland – In Thick & Thin Acrylics

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Art

    With David Pasfield. Using an underpainting technique to apply a first impression painting, followed by texture build-up using a palette knife with heavy body acrylics in an impasto style. Equipment & Materials -    Acrylic paints – vibrant colours (Winsor & Newton Galeria range are good) – do not worry if you do not have a large range of colours, the tutor can provide some extra. -    Extra heavy matt gel (impasto). -    Canvas or MDF or hardboard, pre-primed with white gesso.  At least 50x50 cm in size. -    Large bristle brushes and palette knife -    Easel – preferably free-standing but a […]

    £48
  • Creative Writing for Fun – 4 Week Course

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Writing

    With Bianca Garcia. Thursday mornings - 9:30am to 11:30am Starting 8th October 2026 £36.00 for the four-week course payable in advance. This four-week foundation creative writing course (2 hours per week) is designed to help absolute beginners overcome the blank page, discover their unique voice, and learn the foundational elements of storytelling in a supportive environment. Weekly Writing Prompts: Practical, low-pressure exercises to get words on the page immediately. A Safe Space: Focus is entirely on experimentation and creative play, not perfection. Digital Toolkit: Access to a signposted curated list of reading resources, formatting guides, and writing apps to use […]

    £36
  • Textile Hub October 2026

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Textile Hub

    Sale of Craft and Textile Goods At Braintree Community Centre Do come along and socialise, make new friends, enjoy tea, coffee and cake. We currently have stocks of fabric, wool, buttons, cottons & various craft supplies for sale at affordable prices.

  • Late Autumn Gardens – In Thick & Thin Acrylics

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Art

    With David Pasfield. Using an underpainting technique to apply a first impression painting, followed by texture build-up using a palette knife with heavy body acrylics in an impasto style. Equipment & Materials -    Acrylic paints – vibrant colours (Winsor & Newton Galeria range are good) – do not worry if you do not have a large range of colours, the tutor can provide some extra. -    Extra heavy matt gel (impasto). -    Canvas or MDF or hardboard, pre-primed with white gesso.  At least 50x50 cm in size. -    Large bristle brushes and palette knife -    Easel – preferably free-standing but a […]

    £48
  • Illustration – 5 Week Course

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Art

    Illustration 101- A Beginners Guide to Traditional Illustration. A five week course aimed at beginners with no industry experience. We will look at different traditional illustrative styles from graphic novels to Ladybird book artists, and hands on experience with graphite, ink, alcohol inks, watercolour and gouache paints. Create a fully realised traditional illustration based on a short story, passage or poem, gently guided by your experienced tutor who is also a published artist and illustrator. Practical knowledge tips of how to create a portfolio, query publishers, pitch to authors and navigate basic illustration contracts.' Refreshments and biscuits are provided at […]

    £45
  • Winter Landscape – In Thick & Thin Acrylics

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Art

    With David Pasfield. Using an underpainting technique to apply a first impression painting, followed by texture build-up using a palette knife with heavy body acrylics in an impasto style. Equipment & Materials -    Acrylic paints – vibrant colours (Winsor & Newton Galeria range are good) – do not worry if you do not have a large range of colours, the tutor can provide some extra. -    Extra heavy matt gel (impasto). -    Canvas or MDF or hardboard, pre-primed with white gesso.  At least 50x50 cm in size. -    Large bristle brushes and palette knife -    Easel – preferably free-standing but a […]

    £48
  • Textile Hub November 2026

    Braintree Community Centre 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, United Kingdom
    Textile Hub

    Sale of Craft and Textile Goods At Braintree Community Centre Do come along and socialise, make new friends, enjoy tea, coffee and cake. We currently have stocks of fabric, wool, buttons, cottons & various craft supplies for sale at affordable prices.

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Information for Students

Limited parking to the side and rear of the centre.  Wheelchair access is available at the front of the Centre.
 

Payment

Class fees are payable on the day at reception on arrival.  Workshop fees must be paid 2 weeks before, either in person or by phone unless otherwise stated.