Welcome to our new programme of courses. Choose from a range of creative courses led by friendly, experienced and supportive tutors. Courses are designed for all levels including beginners unless specified. All materials are included in the price and with small class sizes you’ll get plenty of individual attention.
Participants also receive one free session in the workshop after the course to enable you to come back and work on your own at ESW.

Evening classes

Stone Carving (9 weeks) £112 Thursdays 28 February to 24 April 6.30-9pm Thursdays 15 May to 10 July 6.30-9pm A very popular course which offers an opportunity to explore stone carving techniques and create a 3-dimensional object or relief. Suitable for beginners or for more advanced students wishing to further develop their skills.

Wood Carving (8 weeks) £112 Mondays 3 March to 28 April (no class Monday 24 March) 6.30-9pm Mondays 12 May to 7 July (no class Monday 26 May) 6.30-9pm An opportunity to learn wood carving techniques this course is suitable for beginners or for more advanced students wishing to further develop their skills.

Glass Fusing & Kiln Forming (6 weeks) £159 Tuesdays 11 March to 15 April 6.30-9pm Experiment with a variety of glass-making techniques and colours to create beautiful glass pieces. Techniques include fusing, slumping and open-mould casting.

Direct Plaster Modelling/Carving (4 weeks) £85 Tuesdays 22 April to 13 May 6.30-9pm Working with an armature, participants will create a 3-dimensional plaster form which can be sealed, painted or patinated and offers a chance to experiment with this versatile and hardwearing material. Clay Portrait (8 weeks) £120 Wednesdays 4 June to 23 July 6.30-9pm Develop your observational skills and learn traditional modelling techniques to make a clay portrait head. Leaded Stained Glass - Painting with Light (4 weeks) £125 Tuesdays 17 June to 8 July 6.30-9pm This is a new course which will offer an introduction to the techniques of designing and making stained glass, including firing pigments and stains. Suitable for beginners and those who want to begin painting on glass. Weekend and Taster Courses

Metal Sculpture £125 Saturday 8 &15 March 10am-4pm Saturday 19 & 26 July 10am-4pm The course runs over 2 Saturdays and will provide an opportunity for participants to experiment with welding and plasma cutting techniques to make a small sculpture. Places are limited to 6 so early booking is advisable.

Black Cement (Lafarge Modelling) £135 Saturday 29, Sunday 30 March & Saturday 5 April 10am-4pm Back by popular demand this three day course will explain the process of Lafarge modelling. Lafarge is a black cement which is quick drying and weatherproof so it is ideal for outdoor sculptures. The course is in two parts – the first stage involves creation of a metal armature and the second involves modelling the cement around this foundation structure.

Glass – Lost Wax Casting £165 Saturday 12, Sunday 13 & Sunday 27 April 10am-4pm A chance to learn an advanced method for kiln casting glass over 3 days using the lost wax process. Suitable for beginners or anyone wishing to develop skills learnt on previous courses. Places are limited to 6 so early booking is recommended.

Construction Workshop Using Mixed Media £95 Saturday 14 & 21 June 10am-4pm An introduction to contemporary practice using a range of materials such as wood, metal and plastics or even photography, light or found objects which will encourage participants to explore ideas relating to abstract and figurative sculpture.

Glass – Fusing & Cold-Working £180 Saturday 12, Sunday 13 & Sunday 20 July 10am-4pm Learn advanced techniques for fusing and techniques for cold-working glass as well as finishing and polishing your work.

BOOK YOUR PLACE To book a place on one of our courses please contact us by telephone on 0131 551 4490 or by email on admin@edinburghsculpture.org with details of the course you would like to join. Payment must be made in advance for all courses. Once you have paid for a course we cannot issue a refund but we will refund payments in full if we cancel a course. Concessions Concessions of 10% are available to the following groups: students, senior citizens and benefit claimants. For more information contact us on 0131 551 4490 or admin@edinburghsculpture.org