Community Art School

In September 2022 we started an Art School at Little Ilford Baptist Church, Sheringham Avenue, Manor Park, E12 5PA for adult artists who have learning disabilities.

We help artists to develop their own work and run exhibitions.

It has been partly funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. 

The art school runs in 6 week terms and there are 7 terms per year.

Our sessions are free for Artists this year

If artists would like to cancel a term, we will need 4 weeks’ notice before the term is due to start.

Artists can choose to book as many terms in the year as they would like to.

The Art School is on a Wednesday (2pm-5pm) and a Saturday (10.30am-1.30pm)

Artists can choose to come on a Wednesday OR a Saturday, they cannot come to both. This is so as many artists as possible can come to the art school. We can have 15 artists per session.

We have an Art Tutor, an Art Facilitator and Volunteers who are trained and can help artists develop their own portfolio of work.

We cannot help with personal care or provide 1:1 support. If artists need this help, they will need to bring a carer with them (carer is free of charge).

Term 1
Wednesday 13th September 2023
Saturday 16th September 2023
Wednesday 20th September 2023
Saturday 23rd September 2023
Wednesday 27th September 2023
Saturday 30th September 2023
Wednesday 4th October 2023
Saturday 7th October 2023
Wednesday 11th October 2023
Saturday 14th October 2023
Wednesday 18th October 2023
Saturday 21st October 2023

Term 2                                                                                                                                                                                    Wednesday 1st November 2023
Saturday 4th November 2023
Wednesday 8th November 2023                                                                                                                                                  Saturday 11th November 2023                                                                                                                                                        Wednesday 15th November 2023
Saturday 18th November 2023
Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Saturday 25th November 2023                                                                                                                                                  Wednesday 29th November 2023
Saturday 2nd December 2023
Wednesday 6th December 2023
Saturday 9th December 2023
Wednesday 13th December 2023
Saturday 16th December 2023

Term 3
Wednesday 10th January 2024                                                                                                                                                    Saturday 13th January 2024
Wednesday 17th January 2024
Saturday 20th January 2024
Wednesday 24th January 2024
Saturday 27th January 2024
Wednesday 31st January 2024
Saturday 3rd February 2024
Wednesday 7th February 2024
Saturday 10th February 2024

Term 4
Wednesday 21st February 2024
Saturday 24th February 2024
Wednesday 28th February 2024
Saturday 2nd March 2024
Wednesday 6th March 2024
Saturday 9th March 2024
Wednesday 13th March 2024
Saturday 16th March 2024
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Saturday 23rd March 2024
Wednesday 27th March 2024
Saturday 30th March 2024

Term 5
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Saturday 20th April 2024
Wednesday 24th April 2024
Saturday27th April 2024
Wednesday 1st May 2024
Saturday 4th May 2024
Wednesday 8th May 2024
Saturday 11th May 2024
Wednesday 15th May 2024
Saturday 18th May 2024
Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Saturday 25th May 2024

Term 6
Wednesday 5th June 2024
Saturday 8th June 2024
Wednesday 12th June 2024
Saturday 15th June 2024
Wednesday 19th June 2024
Saturday 22 June 2024
Wednesday 26th June 2024
Saturday 29th June 2024
Wednesday 3rd July 2024
Saturday 6th July 2024
Wednesday 10th July 2024
Saturday 13th July 2024
Wednesday 17th July 2024
Saturday 20th July 2024

Term 7 
Wednesday 7th August to 14th August
Art Exhibition – Venue to be confirmed




















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Service access criteria: The artist must have a learning disability
Categories:
Arts and creative classes
Arts and creativity
Additional needs catered for:
Learning difficulty friendly
Waiting list (weeks): 0
Key words - separate with a comma: SEND, art, learning difficulty, learning difficulties, special educational needs, autism, learning disability
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