Art In Action :: Practical Classes

Practical Classes With over 3000 places and 38-subjects to choose from the Practical Classes are your chance to have a go! Use the menu on the right to see the classes on offer this year and their times. You can no longer purchase tickets for classes online, but tickets will be available to buy at the event on the day of the class. To purchase tickets at the event go to the Practical Class Ticket tent (map tbc). Tickets are available on a first come first serve basis. Tickets are sold from 10.30am onwards Tickets can only be purchased for classes on that day The Teachers All the teachers at Art in Action are artists or art teachers. Art in Action wishes to thank the following organisations for providing additional teachers and support: The Art Academy, Camberwell, Chelsea & Wimbledon Art Colleges, The Embroiderers’ Guild, The Guild of Glass Engravers, Nature in Art, Oxford & Cherwell Valley College, The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, and West Dean College. The teachers working in the Practical Classes have a joint exhibition (map tbc) and most of the works are for sale. It's a wonderful opportunity to see a wide variety of art created to a very high standard.	Classes for ages 3 to 7
	Dough modelling (3 — 7) Feltmaking (3 — 7) Mosaic Making (3 — 7) Painting (3 — 7) Pottery Handbuilding (3 — 7)
	Classes for 8 years upwards Please Note: Classes run by colleges, guilds and societies will take place in one marquee marked on the exterior by the name of the college, guild or society. The remainder of classes will be run in a parallel marquee with the class names clearly visible on the exterior. Please ensure you go to the right marquee.
	Batik (12 — 17) Carving Wood (16+) - West Dean College Contemporary Painting (16+) - Camberwell, Chelsea & Wimbledon Colleges Copper Enamelling (8 — 17) Crochet Floral Brooch (16+) - West Dean College Decorative Paint Techniques on Wood (16+) - West Dean College Detailed Drawing in Graphite Pencil (12+) - Nature in Art Discovering Coloured Oil-based Pencils (12+)- Nature in Art Embossed jewellery (12 — 17) Felt Bead Making (16+) - West Dean College Flowers and Foliage in Watercolour (12+) - Nature in Art Gilded Textile Brooch (16+) - West Dean College Glass Engraving (12+) - Guild of Glass Engravers Japanese Brush and Ink Painting (12+) - Nature in Art Japanese Origami (8 – 17) Japanese-style Bookmaking (16+) - West Dean College Marquetry Taster Session (16+) - Oxford & Cherwell Valley College Medieval Manuscript Decoration (16+) - The Prince's School of Traditional Arts Mixed Media with Stitch (16+) - Embroiderers' Guild Pastel (12+ years) Piecing and Patching African Style (16+) - Embroiderers' Guild Pole Lathe Turning (11 — 17) Pole Lathe Turning (16+) Pottery Handbuilding (8 — 17) Pottery Throwing (8+) Pottery Throwing In-depth (16+) Pyrography (8 — 17) Sacred Art of Geometry (16+) - The Prince's School of Traditional Arts Sculpting Portrait Heads in Clay (12+) - The Art Academy Silk Painting and Marbling (10 — 17) Sketching in the Grounds (12+) - Nature in Art Stitch to Print to Stitch (16+) - Embroiderers' Guild Stone Carving (16+) - Camberwell, Chelsea & Wimbledon Colleges Traditional Painting Techniques (16+) - Prince's School of Traditional Arts Understanding Perspective (12 — 17) Watercolour in Detail (12+) - Nature in Art Watercolour landscape painting in the Grounds (12+) - Nature in Art

Note: If you reserve tickets online and are unable to attend please inform the Art in Action office as soon as possible on +44(0)20 7382 3192. We regret refunds can not be made.