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National Lottery Funded / European Union

Building Better Opportunities

Aspire Sussex is lead partner in two Building Better Opportunities projects which are funded by the European Social Fund and the National Lottery, through the Big Lottery Fund.

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Festive Wreath Making

Celebrate the festive season by creating a stunning Festive Wreath to display on your door. Learn how to design with beautiful, sumptuous foliage and embellishments to create a unique piece of living Art.

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A Winter Scene in Watercolour

In this workshop which focuses on how to create a dramatic winter landscape, you will be shown a variety of traditional and contemporary techniques in watercolour to enable you to paint snow, bare trees, skies, blizzards and frost. We will be looking at the work of different landscape artists and Caroline will be demonstrating how to build layers, mix colours and use tonal values. Advice will be given on wet in wet, dry brushing, lifting off and how to achieve texture.

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Pottery for Beginners

You will be learning the skill of hand-building with clay by creating pots and dishes with the opportunity of making pieces of your choice. You will also have the opportunity to glaze your work.
Please note that this course will not involve use of the wheel.

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Portrait Drawing with Character

In this workshop you will create several portrait images using charcoal, pen and ink, wax resist to create character and visual interest; examine the importance of tone, line, shape and texture; develop a personal working style; analyse some historical context around portraiture.

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Cake Decorating: Christmas Modelling Workshop

The aim of the workshop is to make some cute characters (Father Christmas & Rudolf & Elf) from sugarpaste that can be used on your Christmas cake. Students will learn the concepts, procedures, & techniques needed for moulding and making some characters from sugarpaste; working towards an improvement of their skills. As a guide, by the end of the course you should be able to:
Mould and form sugarpaste and look at proportions;
Practise techniques of modelling a character – free from cracks;
Colour sugarpaste;

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Getting to Grips with your DSLR

The aim of the course is to increase creative awareness and enjoyment of photography, using standard camera functions and experimentation. The course is designed for DSLR and similar Bridge/mirrorless* camera owners.
The course will cover:
• Basic camera functions and settings to alter picture outcomes
• Introduction to Composition
• Basic lighting techniques
• Creative project work

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German Grammar Workshop: Nouns and Cases

What are nouns? What are cases? This course aims to demystify the use of grammatical terms around nouns and cases. Another aim is to identify the correct use of nouns in sentences. The language used in the classroom will be mainly English to explain terms, but the example sentences will be in German. Working individually, in pairs, small groups and with the class as a whole, we shall analyse sentences, put them into categories, use templates and complete sentences with the aim of employing the grammar studied creatively. It will be a practical, hands-on session for you to explore the use of nouns in more depth. At the end of the session handouts will be distributed for further independent study at home.

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