Creative Art Skills for adults
21st to 28th July 2012
18th to 25th August 2012
This Art Holiday Week (offered twice in 2012) is packed with activities for exploring a wide range of Artistic materials and techniques. There is plenty of opportunity to experiment with new techniques as well as learn tips and tricks with more traditional media such as sketching.
Who it’s for
- Amateur artists who would like to broaden their skill base
- Educators who would like to extend their technical skills and learn methods for freeing up creativity in pupils
- Complete Beginners!
Come on your own or bring a friend
Please Email or call +44 7775 898 723 if you have any questions, or fill in an online application form
Course Content
A typical day on the Cubertou Art Holiday consists of practical Art sessions until lunch time, and then a picnic in the meadow or a buffet in the barn.
After lunch is siesta time; have a rest by the pool, take a walk to one of the local historic sites.. the time is yours. Art sessions re-commence in the late afternoon. A convivial gourmet candle-lit supper, with local wine, is served in the barn. Evening entertainment is a bit of a ‘free for all’ with much input from the guests. There may be barn dancing, French film, quizzes, star gazing … and more!
During the first few days guests will learn and experiment with a wide range of artistic techniques and materials - both traditional and contemporary. These will include printing, painting, collage, drawing and construction. Enjoyable methods for freeing up technical ability will also be explored (it is easier to do most things when you are relaxed and this certainly applies to art skills.)
Mid-week - guests will work towards devising and realising a personal art project that will very likely reflect inspiration from the area – Cubertou, the woods, local sites and ruins – and involve skills learnt earlier in the week.
Tutors
Jo Buffery
The course is led by Jo Buffery. Jo studied at Dartington College of Arts and has been encouraging and enabling wonderful works of art from students of all ages and skill levels for the last 25yrs.
Jo has led arts projects for a wide range of organisations including Warwick Arts Centre, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Creative Partnerships, English National Ballet and Cheshire County Council. For a number of years Jo ran a residential Arts School for visiting school pupils and their teachers.
See Jo’s website for more details of her work.
Rowan Fuggle
Jo will be assisted by prize-winning Oxford University fine arts graduate, Rowan Fuggle. Rowan’s technical ability in art is wide ranging. An extremely skilled draughtsman, in pencil and other media he makes use of a range of techniques to produce the most extraordinarily exquisite and detailed work (the pictures below really are in pencil!). He is also a confident painter and printmaker and has a passionate interest in art from the traditional to the contemporary.
Rowan is also a ‘Charlie’ award-winning set and costume designer for two theatrical productions with the Oxford Playhouse.
Rowan has previously assisted on Art courses run by Cork University’s Glucksman Gallery, the Islington Arts Factory and Dame Alice Owen’s School. He has been attending arts courses since he was very young and is as interested in teaching art skills as he is in learning them, be they from life drawing and anatomy to Japanese black ink painting.
There will also be additional practical support from a current or recent art student.
Cost for 1 week of Art Holiday
(all tuition, art materials, meals and wine with meals is included)
Please note that prices do NOT include travel.
Single Room: £545 / €630
Shared Twin Room: £480 / €550
Camping: £415 / €470
ROOMS are allocated on a first come first served basis. Bedding and towels are provided. See please see Accommodation for further information.
CAMPERS are provided with tents and campbeds. PLEASE BRING SLEEPING BAGS and TOWELS. Tents are large (you can stand up), and shared same sex OR you can bring your own tent if preferred.
Superb home cooking and local wines are provided and refreshments are served throughout the day. We welcome vegans, veggies and meat eaters. Please let us know of your dietary requirements when booking the course.
Travel Arrangements
Please see Getting To Cubertou for details of flights and trains. (These may not yet be available)
ARRIVAL
Specific flights (to be agreed) from Bergerac and Toulouse shall be met for an additional fee of £30 / €35 per head
Specific trains (to be agreed) from Monsempron-Libos shall be met for an additional fee of £7 / €8 per head
RETURN
A transfer service (at times to be agreed) to Bergerac and Toulouse is available for an additional fee of £30 / €35 per head
A transfer service (at times to be agreed) to Monsempon-Libos is available for an additional fee of £7 / €8 per head
If you are planning to arrive and/or depart under you own steam then please could you aim to arrive around 18:00 on the start Saturday and leave Cubertou around 10:00 on the end Saturday. (This enables the household to change over for new arrivals.)
Booking
Please see the Terms & Conditions and Accommodation information.
Please Email or call +44 (0)7775 898 723 to book a place or if you have any questions, or fill in an online application form