Get
Creative
Courses & Workshops
November 2014 – March 2015
Get Creative this Winter at DCA
As winter draws in we have lots of new and returning workshops
to stretch your creative muscles. There are new courses to
expand your skills including: Printing with Paper Pulp (page 3)
and Design for Digital Screens (page 5). We also have two
enticing Craft Sundays including a beginner’s guide to
contemporary quilting and the return of the ever popular
Christmas Crafternoon (page 6).
Our print facilities are world-class, and include state-of-the-art
equipment that you can learn to use. We also offer one-to-one
tuition: ask a Print Studio staff member for more information.
Courses are for beginners unless otherwise stated, and we provide all materials. You’ll get one
complimentary day’s use of the Print Studio facilities with every course and full day class times allow
for lunch breaks. Early booking pays off; buy a place on a Print Studio course ten days in advance and
receive a 10% discount. Just use the code 10DAYS when booking in person, online or over the phone.
Book now on www.dca.org.uk by calling 01382 909900 or in person at Box Office.
Weekend Courses
Photography Forum
Last Sat of every month
11:00–13:00
Free, but please book
Compare notes, discuss each
other’s portfolios and get advice
from tutor Malcolm Thomson.
Taster Session
Sat 8 November
14:00–17:00
£10
If you are not sure of which
one of our courses to try, this
session explains the main types
of etching, relief printing, screen
printing and photography. Try
some of the simpler stages of a
couple of these, and leave with a
small portfolio of your own prints.
Green Books for Gifts
Sun 9 November
(one day course)
11:00–18:00
£45 (£35)
Recycle plastic bags and milk
or juice cartons into beautifully
hand-crafted notebooks and
journals that make colourful
and unusual presents.
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Andy Warhol Class
Choose between:
Sat 15 November or
Sat 24 January
(one day course)
10:00–18:00
£50
Create prints using the simple
screen print process that Warhol
used to make his famous
portraits of ‘Marilyn’, ‘Elvis’,
‘Liz’ and ‘Jackie’. Bring a photo
of your family or favourite
pop-idol to work from.
Japanese Brush
Calligraphy
An introductory one-day
workshop
Sun 23 November
10:00–18:00
£65 (£45)
Gain an insight into the ancient
art form of ‘Shodo’, the ‘Way of
the Brush’ with artist Campbell
Sandilands. Experience an ink
grinding meditation to centre and
still the mind. Experience drawing
a Zen circle, draw numerous
characters using different styles
of calligraphy, and explore the
use of various kinds of brushes.
Introduction to
Papermaking
Sun 30 November
11:00–18:00
£65 (£45)
Make delicate, colourful
hand-made papers from
pulp. Learn simple techniques
suitable for using at home,
such as how to create a smooth
surface texture for printing on,
soaking and blending recycled
papers and painting with
coloured pulp. Add decorative
materials to make striking
designs and create your own
watermark.
Babs Robertson
Lino Printing
Sun 7, Sat 13 & Sun 14
December
(three day course)
11:00–17:00
£115 (£95)
Babs Robertson – renowned
for her mastery of the medium
of linocut prints – guides you
through the methods she uses
to achieve such exceptional
results.
Taster Session
Sat 10 January
14:00–17:00
£10
If you are not sure of which
one of our courses to try, this
session explains the main types
of etching, relief printing, screen
printing and photography.
Try some of the simpler stages
of a couple of these, and leave
with a small portfolio of your
own prints.
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Printing with Paper
Pulp
Sun 18 January
11:00–18:00
£65 (£45)
Use coloured paper pulp
to make prints from simple
drawn or photographic
stencils without inks or
paint. The final effect is
an intriguing image which
becomes part of the paper.
Shadowgraphs
Sun 25 January
11:00–18:00
£30
Learn how to master this
fascinating technique that uses
objects and light rather than a
camera to make a ‘photogram’
image with a rich threedimensional quality.
Taku-hon – Japanese
Stone-rubbing
Sat 31 Jan & Sun 1 February
(two day course)
11:00–18:00
£85 (£65)
Discover what is possibly the
oldest printing method in the
world, Taku-hon was invented
in China and Japan to create
positive prints of memorial texts,
and textured and patterned
surfaces. The results can be
subtle or bold, monochrome or
many-coloured allowing for the
possibilities of deep-embossing
and sculptural printing.
Bookbinding from
Tokyo to Timbuktu
Sat 7 & Sun 8 February
(two day course)
11:00–18:00
£85 (£65)
Learn to make a selection of
unusual yet simple books
based on ancient bookbinding
traditions that span two
continents from Asia to Africa.
Argyrotype
Sat 14 February
11:00–17:30
£30
Create atmospheric ‘Van
Dyke brown’ prints using one
of the earliest photographic
printmaking processes. Bring
along a photograph or negative.
Cyanotype
Sun 15 February
11:00–17:00
£30
Create striking blue prints using
one of the earliest photographic
printmaking processes. Bring
along a photograph or negative.
Japanese Woodblock
Printing
Sat 21 & Sun 22 February
(two day course)
11:00–18:00
£115 (£95)
Step back in time into the
intriguing world of Japan’s Edo
Period, and gain an insight into
the mysteries of ‘Ukiyo-e’
woodblock prints, ‘Pictures
of the Floating World’. Artist
Campbell Sandilands will
share his personal accounts
of studying this time-honoured
technique with the famous
Yoshida family in Tokyo.
Learn how to prepare and cut
woodblocks. Using eco-friendly
techniques, apply water-based
pigments to the block, and
print the hand-made Japanese
paper with the baren, a handburnishing disc, in creating your
own prints.
Mounting and Framing
Sat 28 February & Sun 1 March
(two day course)
11:00–18:00
£85 (£65)
Cut your own mounts and make
your own frames, using
conservation methods and
materials in this introduction to
mounting and framing. Learn
techniques which are suitable for
framing your prints and photos
at home. Bring an item to frame
under A4 size.
Wood Engraving with
Beth Robertson
Sat 7 March & Sun 8 March
(two day course)
11:00–18:00
£85 (£65)
A form of printmaking that uses
fine engraving tools to create
small, finely detailed designs.
The images are created by
cutting into the surface of the
end grain of box, lemon or cherry
wood and hand printed onto a
range of papers.
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Evening Courses
Screen Printing
(Intermediate)
Choose between:
Wed from 5 November or
Wed from 18 February
(four week course)
18:00–20:30
£85 (£65)
Move on to develop your skills,
using photographic techniques
and power-assisted screen
printing tables. For those who
have completed Screen Printing
(Beginners) or similar.
Twilight Taster Sessions
Choose between:
Thu 10 December or
Thu 15 January
(one day course)
17:30–18:30
£3
Like to try one of our courses
but not sure which one? Drop in
on your way home from work or
college and one of our tutors will
be available to talk you through
the different techniques and
show you examples of
processes and end results.
Bookbinding
Mon from 19 January
(six week course)
18:00–20:30
£95 (£75)
Discover a range of bookbinding
techniques to create beautiful,
professionally finished books
and pamphlets using only the
simplest of hand-tools. You may
want to create a special gift or
album. Individual projects
catered for.
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Black and White
Photography
(Beginners)
Wed from 21 January
(four week course)
18:00–20:30
£65 (£45)
Learn how to process your black
and white film, make contact
sheets and explore black and
white printing. Bring an exposed
Ilford FP4 film with you and find
out how easy it can be.
Screen Printing
(Beginners)
Thu from 22 January
(three week course)
18:00–20:30
£65 (£45)
Explore the creative possibilities
of this colourful, graphic and
immediate approach to making
repeat prints, popularised by
Warhol.
Etching (Beginners)
Tue from 3 February
(six week course)
18:30–21:00
£95 (£75)
Create beautiful, traditional prints
using metal plates with acids to
produce finely drawn and richly
textured images. No experience
necessary.
Blue Sky Photo Club
Mon from 23 February
(eight weeks)
18:30–21:00
£75
Get the most out of your (mostly
digital) camera through a series
of projects, lectures and
hands-on workshops with
photographer Ross Fraser
McLean. Working in a larger
group, these lively and
social sessions include
demonstrations, skill sharing,
visiting specialist talks and
group exercises and shoots.
Digital Courses
Introduction to
Photoshop –
Evening Course
Thu from 18 November
(four week course)
12:00–17:00
£85 (£65)
Photoshop made easy.
Start using the wide range of
possibilities for creating images,
enhancing photos or designing
artwork.
Video Editing for
Beginners – A Brief
Introduction to Making
Movies on your Mac
Sun 18 January
(one day course)
12:00–18:00
£35
Find out how to get the most out
of iMovie and iDVD on your iMac
or MacBook or iPad. Also see
how to transfer VHS tapes
(analogue) to digital.
Introduction to
Photoshop –
Weekend Course
Sat 10 & Sun 11 January
(two day course)
12:00–17:00
£85 (£65)
Photoshop made easy.
Start using the wide range of
possibilities for creating images,
enhancing photos or designing
artwork.
Digital Video
Sat 7 & Sun 8 February
(two day course)
11:00–18:00
£85 (£65)
An introduction to digital video
editing using popular programmes
such as Final Cut Express, Adobe
Premiere and iMovie. Create a
short film and learn the basics of
making professional-level video
projects. Bring your own footage
(on Mini DV tape) or use material
provided. Also see how to
transfer VHS tapes (analogue) to
digital. You can bring an external
hard drive if you have one, but it
is not essential.
Get Off Auto
Sat 7 & Sun 8 March
(two day course)
11:00–18:00
£95 (£75)
Learn your way around your
digital camera and gain
confidence by shooting out
and about. Course covers
different file-formats, exposure,
white balance and ISO settings.
New Digital Courses
Illustrator for
Beginners
Sat 22 & Sun 23 November
(two day course)
11:00–18:00
£95 (£75)
This workshop will begin with
the complete basics and have
you producing beautiful visuals
in no time. It is aimed at those
with little or no experience of
Adobe illustrator. The workshop
will show you how to set up
files, create artworks using lots
of techniques and output your
designs.
Design for Digital
Screens – How to
Design Websites
Sat 24 & Sun 25 January
(two day course)
11:00–18:00
£95 (£75)
Designing for anything that has a
screen – mobile, desktop, smart
watch etc. This workshop will
give you a grounding in the
basics of digital design, and
associated jargon. A knowledge
of Adobe Creative suite helpful
but not essential, the workshop
does not require computers.
Design for
Self-publishing
Sat 21 and Sun 22
February
(two day course)
11:00–18:00
£95 (£75)
Learn how to set up your
artwork, text and photos for
online self-publishing. An
introduction to optimising
your files in preparation for
making a book, calendar
or portfolio, with sites such
as iPhoto and Blurb.com.
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Craft Workshops
Develop your skills and be inspired by a wide range of craft and design ideas. We provide the materials,
friendly atmosphere, tea and biscuits to fuel your making. Book now at www.dca.org.uk or by calling
01382 909900.
Christmas Crafternoon with
bunty, bella and Friends
Sun 7 December
12:00–17:00
£20
bunty, bella and friends are back for their annual
festive “crafternoon”. Take your pick from a bunch
of techniques including paper cutting, stencilling
and sewing. Make decorations, wrapping paper,
cards, tags and gifts; enjoy a sweet treat, some
Christmas tunes and leave feeling all prepared for
the festive season.
“Fat Quarters and Feed Dogs”
A beginner’s guide to
Contemporary Patchwork
and Quilting
Sat 21 & Sun 22 February 2015
12:00–17:00
£50
Sandra Cassidy of Ruby Loves Red joins us for our
first ever Craft Sunday weekend. Over the two days,
Sandra will show you how to design your patchwork,
position your fabrics, sew it up and quilt it. A basic
knowledge of sewing is required but the class is
suitable for complete beginners in quilting – if you
can sew a straight line on your machine you can do
this! You will need to bring a sewing machine and a
selection of suitable fabrics. We will provide hand
sewing kits, practise fabrics, quilting pins, wadding
and much needed refreshments.
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Creative Skills for 11–16 year olds
These courses are ideal for budding young creatives; you will learn new skills, make new friends and work
with professional artists. All materials and refreshments are included in the course fee. Book now at
www.dca.org.uk or by calling 01382 909900.
Advanced Point and Click:
Night Time Photography
Mon from 17 November (four week course)
18:00–20:00 I £36
Over the four weeks you'll gain confidence using
your camera on manual settings. We'll look at
shutter speed, aperture, composition, how to use
different techniques and viewpoints to create
good images, tackle Photoshop editing and
image enhancement. An action packed course!
Super Stencil Selfies: Draw,
Stencil and Print Large-scale
Portraits
Tues from 18 November (four week course)
18:00–20:00 I £36
Inspired by modern portraiture and work by
artists such as Julian Opie, Banksy, Andy Warhol,
Sarah Lucas, Stephanie Thieu and Swoon, you will
create large scale images based on a portrait or
self-portrait working from drawing, into stencil or
papercut and finally into print.
Get Set, Draw: Hand-drawing
Techniques and Weekly
Projects
Mon 19 January (six week course)
18:00–20:00 I £48
Kick start your art skills with our professional
artists and have fun with weekly projects exploring
all kinds of drawing techniques. You’ll cover still
life, figures, tonal work, abstract work, projection
and performance drawing with a display of your
amazing results on the final week.
Alternative DIY Jewellery: Turn
Everyday Materials into Unique
Wearables
Mon 2 March (four week course)
18:00–20:00 I £36
Work with local maker, Syrah Jay, to create vibrant
new jewellery from household and DIY materials.
You’ll be inspired by her methods and learn new
techniques to carry on on making at home. It’s the
next logical step on from loom bands!
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Book now at
www.dca.org.uk
call 01382 909900
or visit us in
person.
DCA Box Office is open daily
from 10:00 until 20:00.
Courses cannot be exchanged
or refunded after purchase
except in the case of a
cancelled class.
Ticket offers are subject to
availability and may not be used
in conjunction with any other
offer. All tickets must be paid
for at point of booking.
DCA Print Studio is open
Tue – Thu: 11:00–21:00
Fri – Sat: 11:00–18:00
Closed Sun & Mon
DCA welcomes everyone and
we are committed to making
our programme and facilities
accessible. If you have
any questions regarding
accessibility, please call us
on 01382 909900.
Winter Print Exhibition
Tue 18 November 2014 – Sun 18 January 2015
Print Space
Discover fabulous but affordable original limited edition prints made by
local and visiting artists in DCA Print Studio. We also have a variety of
prints for sale including linocut, etching, photo-etching, lithography,
screen-print, photography & digital. In a range of sizes from postage
stamp to A1, prices from £10.
Spread the cost of contemporary art with an interest free loan
(representative 0% APR) from the Own Art scheme (subject to status).
Buy one work or a combination of prints and pay for them in one easy
interest free credit payment.
Whilst every effort is taken
to ensure the information
within this guide is accurate,
mistakes do happen. DCA
reserves the right to make
changes to the programme
as necessary.
DCA reserves the right to
refuse admission.
Book more than ten days in advance for a Print Studio course and
get a 10% discount. Just use the code 10DAYS when booking in
person, online or over the phone.
Book with us on 01382 909900
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