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Term time courses

There are several courses available during term time for children aged 4 – 15 years. They can enjoy classes in arts and crafts, painting and drawing and ceramics. These are accessible to all abilities.

Courses currently available are:

Art-A-Tac - Tuesday & Friday 4.30pm-6.15pm

Introducing children to some of the basic drawing and painting techniques and to try out exciting craft activities. Materials provided but please wear suitable clothing.

Drawing & Painting for Fun - Thursday 4.30pm-6.15pm

From portraits to pets, inks to oils, brush up your artistic skills. Materials will be provided to start you off.

B-Creative - Saturday 10.15am-12noon (4-7 years), 1.30pm-3.30pm (8+ years)

Enter a new dimension and discover the delights of 3D with artist, Sheila Plews. Make pots and learn about mosiacs and other artistic effects. Lots of mess and lots of fun!

Holiday workshops for children

Darlington Arts Centre provides a wide range of arts activities that run throughout each school holiday period, and are accessible to all abilities and age ranges. A brochure is published three times each and covers all the main holidays of Summer, Autumn half term, Christmas, Spring Half Term, Easter and Whitsun Half Term.

Each half day workshop costs £5 with day long workshops at £8, whilst longer, week long workshops with performance opportunities at the end cost of around £30.

Children from 4 – 16 years can enjoy learning new skills in crafts, textiles, digital art, ceramics, puppet making to name just some. For those who enjoy performing, there are week long workshops in music, drama and dance.

Holiday dates:

Christmas   21 December 07 – 4 January 08
Spring   18-22 February 08
Easter   7-18 April 08
Whitsun  26-31 May 08
Summer  28 July – 29 August 08
Autumn  20-24 October 08
Christmas  22 December 08 – 5 January 09