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Making Arts and Crafts: Inclusive Arts Group
Our Inclusive Art Group encourages people to "have a go" at a wide variety of art and craft techniques within a safe and supportive environment. There will be time to practise, explore and develop new skills, taught to you by our tutor, Helen.

Sessions will include a mixture of textile and art activities such as simple weaving, textile crafts, hand sewing, card/paper collage and a little drawing and painting.

Support will be given to help students experiment with materials and to develop their own ideas, if that is what they would prefer. There will be plenty of materials and fabrics to practise with. However, learners may also bring things they have at home to personalise their work.

This course will enable you to develop personal creative and craft skills and to gain experience in producing finished craft pieces. It will also provide you with the time and space to experiment with art ideas.
Prosp User 3
This course is for complete beginners or for those with some experience, who would like to try different arts and crafts techniques and learn new skills in a relaxed and supportive environment.

The course is fully inclusive: learners will be able to work slowly, at their own pace, through simple art and craft outcomes.

People with symptoms of dementia are welcome, as is anyone who would like to attend with a carer. Carers can attend for free.

This course allows learners to develop skills for self-improvement and could lead to further study in a similar group or self-study so that you can continue to develop your skills.
Prosp User 4
There will be a materials cost of £5.00 per student for the course, payable in cash to the tutor on the first day.

All materials will be provided at the sessions and there will be lots of scope to experiment with a wide range of creative media and techniques.

If the learners wish to bring other materials from home to personalise their work, they are welcome to do so.
Prosp User 5
Please note: There is no class on Wednesday 19 February 2025 (half-term holidays).

This course takes place in the Garden Room at the central library in York. It is a ground floor classroom.

Please note that the library has no parking available. There are sometimes a couple of available parking slots for people with a blue badge directly outside the library but these are City of York Council owned, and not library owned, and cannot be relied on to be available. There are bike racks and a number of buses that stop nearby.

Please ensure that you read and understand the health and safety guidelines on any creative product or tools that you intend to use during the course, before the first class.
Prosp User 6

In order to support keeping York moving, consider travelling to your course by bus or bike. Click here to check out the bus routes closest to the venue for this course using the iTravel website, or discover York's cycle routes by clicking here.
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As well as learning many exciting skills specific to your course, you will also be evidencing and practising a range of transferable skills.
As well as learning many exciting skills specific to your course, you will also be evidencing and practising a range of transferable skills.
Being able to demonstrate transferable skills will improve your confidence and self-awareness, make you more employable, and help you with further learning and volunteering.
Being able to demonstrate transferable skills will improve your confidence and self-awareness, make you more employable, and help you with further learning and volunteering.
Employers value employees who have strong transferable skills, as they tend to have the tools to help them go beyond their job description.
Employers value employees who have strong transferable skills, as they tend to have the tools to help them go beyond their job description.
Attending a creative course will enable you to develop transferable skills in the following areas: innovation, problem solving, communication, attention to detail, design skills, fine motor skills, dexterity and commercial awareness.
Prosp User 8

Learners who live in devolved authorities

Learners who live in devolved authorities
York Learning receives government funding which allows us to offer courses at a lower cost. The guidelines relating to devolution means that we cannot apply this funding to learners who live in devolved areas such as the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
York Learning receives government funding which allows us to offer courses at a lower cost. The guidelines relating to devolution means that we cannot apply this funding to learners who live in devolved areas such as the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
If you live in one of these areas we would recommend that, before committing to a course with York Learning, you explore options to study the course in your local area.
If you live in one of these areas we would recommend that, before committing to a course with York Learning, you explore options to study the course in your local area.
If you would prefer to continue your learning with York Learning please note that the price of the course could be double the advertised cost.
If you would prefer to continue your learning with York Learning please note that the price of the course could be double the advertised cost.
In this case, please contact us on 01904 554277 to complete your enrolment.
In this case, please contact us on 01904 554277 to complete your enrolment.

Learners under the age of 19

Learners under the age of 19
Please note that Adult Education funding is for individuals who are over the age of 19 on the 31st of August prior to the start date of their course.
Please note that Adult Education funding is for individuals who are over the age of 19 on the 31st of August prior to the start date of their course.
This means that there will be an additional cost for learners who are under 19 who wish to access funded courses.
This means that there will be an additional cost for learners who are under 19 who wish to access funded courses.
For safeguarding reasons, we cannot accept learners who are under 18 on courses except by prior arrangement. This does not apply to programmes which are designed for 16-18s.
For safeguarding reasons, we cannot accept learners who are under 18 on courses except by prior arrangement. This does not apply to programmes which are designed for 16-18s.
If you are under the age of 19, please contact us on 01904 554277 before booking.
If you are under the age of 19, please contact us on 01904 554277 before booking.
AT2/NF4
22/01/2025
02/04/2025
13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday
2.00 hrs per wk
10 weeks
Helen Foroughi
35.00
No fee reductions apply