visual arts

Please note! For summer week courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Monday before the start of the course (one week before the start). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! During this course, we will go on an expedition to eccentric [...]

Artist Sketchbook

Bas Coenegracht

A sketchbook is perfect for combining drawing studies and detailed drawings. Some pages can show beautifully detailed end results, while others grab attention with a quick line drawing. In a sketchbook there is room to try out new techniques, to make colour studies or to add text and collage. What will you be doing?In this [...]

Ceramic Sculptures

Det Smeets

A dynamic introduction to clay and ceramics with follow-up possibilities. From clay from the pack to a fired and coloured ceramic sculpture. Playful assignments are the basis of this course. You usually work individually on an assignment. Sometimes with a group. What you can expect are modelling with the help of an artefact, something from [...]

Ceramics: Botanical Mindset

Please note! For summer week courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Monday before the start of the course (one week before the start). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! During this week you will work with different ceramic related materials [...]

Ceramics: Summer Tea Set

Please note! For summer week courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Monday before the start of the course (one week before the start). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! Get ready for an exciting week diving into the world of [...]

Creating Scents

Frank Bloem

This course has enough registrations to go ahead, therefore registrations are reopened until the start of the course/until the course is full.Please note: For day courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Tuesday before the start of the course. Fragrance designer and perfumer Frank Bloem introduces you to the world behind fragrance design and perfumes. [...]

Creating Scents

Frank Bloem

Please note! For summer day courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Tuesday before the start of the course (4 days before it starts). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! Fragrance designer and perfumer Frank Bloem introduces you to the world [...]

Drawing

In this course, you will become familiar with different materials such as pencil, charcoal, pastel and ink. You will also be introduced to different styles and techniques. For instance, you will work by observation to train eye-hand coordination. Initially, we work mainly with black-and-white materials, but colour is certainly not forbidden! What will we be [...]

Drawing and Painting

In this dynamic course you will use all kinds of drawing and painting materials such as pencil and charcoal, and in colour soft pastel and oil pastel. You will paint with acrylic paint and gouache which are two water-based paints with a very different character. You will work with the materials separately and sometimes interchangeably [...]

Drawing and Sculpting Portraits

This course consists of two parts. The first part focuses on academic art, where you will learn to draw and sculpt various facial features such as eyes, nose, and mouth. We will explore different aspects: proportions, the use of light and shadow to create shape, the role of colour in painting, and the importance of [...]

Drawing Illustrations

Ellis van der Does

Please note! For summer week courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Monday before the start of the course (one week before the start). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! Whether you are just starting out with drawing or already have [...]

Drawing Like the Surrealists

Rienke Enghardt

In this course, we will draw lots and lots to explore some of the Surrealist ‘methods’ to free our imagination and to produce a creative process free of?conscious?control.? With intriguing names like Bulletism, Cubomania, Dream résumé, Entopic graphomania, and Frottage, the Surrealists emphasize the importance of the?subconscious?as a source of inspiration. What will you be [...]

Etching & Other Printing Techniques

Mels de Gooijer

Please note! For summer week courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Monday before the start of the course (one week before the start). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! Etching is first and foremost a drawing technique which, although ancient, [...]

Experimenting with Cyanotypes

Marzia Cosenza

Please note! For summer week courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Monday before the start of the course (one week before the start). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! For all those interested in learning about a manual photographic printing [...]

Fashion Drawing

Ramy Toma

Do you enjoy drawing but have you wanted to try out something new? Or are you interested in fashion design and would like to learn more about the sketching and illustration process behind it? This course is designed to provide you with a strong foundation in fashion design through sketching and illustration. Whether you're new [...]

Graphic Arts

Mels de Gooijer

This special course deals with simple printing techniques such as etching (techniques that can also crossover into digital media). The boundary between graphic design and autonomous graphics is an exciting subject. Can you call a poster or packaging art? Since the 20th century, many artists have been dealing with this fascinating border area, think for [...]

Linocuts Basics

Rienke Enghardt

This course has enough registrations to go ahead, therefore registrations are reopened until the start of the course/until the course is full.Please note! For day courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Tuesday before the start of the course. Please make sure you sign up before 12:00 on Tuesday May 6th. Lino is not only [...]

Meditative Art

Shahin Daoud

Meditative painting is a great example of meditation art, the main goal is to clear your mind of everything except the paints, brushes, and paper in an effort to enter into a meditative flow. When you paint from this place, it is less about techniques and more about letting go and just entering into the [...]

Model Drawing and Painting

Shahin Daoud

The model is a great basis for increasing your understanding of form, developing your powers of observation, and giving you the freedom to experiment with all kinds of materials. What will we be doing?You will work on the technique of representing proportions accurately. Meanwhile, you work on all kinds of aspects of drawing and painting: [...]

Model sculpting

In this course we create figurines, portraits and occasionally drawings of people. You learn to look closely at someone and to translate forms into a sculpture. Anatomy, proportions, composition and the personal view are extensively discussed. What are we doing? We work every class to professional models (male/female, clothed/nude). Most of the lessons we work [...]

Paint the City

Please note! For summer week courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Monday before the start of the course (one week before the start). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! How do you look at the city? How do you experience [...]

Painting

Shahin Daoud

Painting is a bit like sorcery. The magic of colour and paint can enrapture you. The power of the personal touch of the material, the hand of the master, can take you away and immerse you in the creator's ideas, vision, and imagination. Of course, painting is difficult, but engaging in it gives you a [...]

Scents

Frank Bloem

This course introduces you into the world of scents. Scent artist Frank Bloem introduces you to the world of perfume in 10 lessons but also teaches you what it means to create a work of scent art. Nice scents, bad scents, natural versus synthetic, showcasing scents and building a perfume step by step is all [...]

Sculpting

During this course, you will discover different types of clay, including red, white, black and brown. We will work with porcelain and Egyptian faience to create sculptures. To add colour to our ceramics and sculptures, we will use the famous Delft blue pigment. All your works will be fired in the ceramic kiln and you [...]

Sculpting in Stone

Stone carving is one of the oldest, most versatile and traditional crafts. The fascination with shaping a stone is as old as mankind itself. Once you get a feel for the stone's properties and processing techniques, you have every opportunity to use your own creativity. The most breathtaking stone sculptures mainly come about through a [...]

Sculpting Techniques

In this course you will get to know different sculpture techniques and materials. The emphasis is mainly on clay, plaster and soft natural stone. What will you be doing? While making a sculpture in clay you learn to deal with volume and the principle of constructive work. We will also sculpt two different reliefs in [...]

Sculpting: Stone

Please note! For summer week courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Monday before the start of the course (one week before the start). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! Always wanted to sculpt, but never had a chisel in your [...]

Sculpting: Various Materials

Please note! For summer week courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Monday before the start of the course (one week before the start). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! Curious about how a sculpture is created - from clay sketch [...]

Sculpture from Scratch

Lieve de Vreede

Please note! For summer week courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Monday before the start of the course (one week before the start). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! What happens when you don't throw away the bottle you wanted [...]

Sewing: Fashion Repair Art

Bell Poort

CREA X Blazinbell presents 'Fashion Repair Art'. During this course, you will learn the basics of sewing and make a work of art with your sewing machine using recycled fabrics - old clothes that you no longer wear or fabrics that are lying around gathering dust. We paint with needle and thread, make the funkiest stitches, embroider [...]

Sewing: Upcycling

Bell Poort

Please note! For summer week courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Monday before the start of the course (one week before the start). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! CREA X Blazinbell presents: Funky Fashion Repair Art.In this course, you [...]

Still Life – Working with Various Materials

This special course is about different materials and techniques.During this workshop you will produce variety of works, which could be eventually setup into a big still-life presentation. What will you do?You will work with clay, Egyptian faience and porcelain, making sculptures and ceramics. You will learn how to make plaster casts of botanical elements and [...]

Stone Carving Reliefs in one Day

Please note! For day courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Tuesday before the start of the course. Make sure you sign up by Tuesday June 10th 12:00. Discover the ancient art of stone carving during this one-day course. You will work with limestone, an ideal material for beginners, and learn traditional techniques that transform [...]

Stonecarving Reliefs in One Day

Please note! For summer day courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Tuesday before the start of the course (4 days before it starts). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! Want to learn the basics of stone carving in one day [...]

STONEtrace

In this course, we delve into the fascinating art of tracery, specifically in relation to the material limestone. Tracery is an art form involving the creation of fine stone ornaments, mainly found in Gothic architecture and used to decorate windows, rose windows and other architectural elements. History of traceryThe history of tracery dates back to [...]

Sumi-e: Japanese Ink Brush Painting

Please note! For summer day courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Tuesday before the start of the course (4 days before it starts). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! Sumi-e is a Japanese ink painting technique, working with minimal brushstrokes [...]

Upcycling Porcelain

Please note! For summer day courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Tuesday before the start of the course (4 days before it starts). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! Let op: deze cursus wordt in het Engels gegeven. Join us [...]

Walk-in Studio Model Drawing

docent wisselt

Every Saturday morning from 10:30 to 13:00 you can visit CREA for the Walk-In Studio: Model Drawing. This comes with a fully equipped room with easels, a professional model, drawing materials, paper, and a teacher to assist you and to offer help if you should need it.We will work with all kinds of drawing materials [...]

Watercolour and Ink

Get started with minimal materials like paper, water and pigment to create the most beautiful birds, clouds, and botanical beauties, or go completely abstract and be surprised by the unpredictability of the material. Dare to play with lots of water on your paper and enjoy the fine, transparent quality of watercolour and ink. What will [...]

Watercolour on Ceramics

Please note! For summer week courses, registrations close at 12:00 on the Monday before the start of the course (one week before the start). It is then decided whether the course has enough participants to go ahead. So, make sure to register on time! Majolica is a glazing technique for applying decorations to ceramics. This [...]

Working with Clay

Det Smeets