The Art School, Chester

The Art School, Chester Inspiring creativity and excellence in visual arts. Home to passionate tutors, termly programmes, and a thriving creative community.

A centre for structured art education, offering fine art courses for all levels in drawing, painting,pottery and more.

✨ Your Friday night plans just got a serious upgrade… ✨Swap the bar for the pottery wheel and join us for Sip, Spin & Sc...
23/06/2026

✨ Your Friday night plans just got a serious upgrade… ✨

Swap the bar for the pottery wheel and join us for Sip, Spin & Sculpt — a relaxed Friday night pottery wheel experience at The Art School, Chester.

Think clay-covered hands, a glass of Prosecco, lots of laughs, and the chance to create your very own handmade pottery piece on the wheel. Perfect for a girls’ night, date night, birthday treat, or just something completely different to start the weekend.

No experience needed — our ceramic tutor will guide you step by step, making it fun, relaxed and totally beginner-friendly.

🍾 Complimentary glass of Prosecco
🏺 60-minute pottery wheel experience
🎨 Choose your favourite glaze colour
🔥 We professionally glaze and kiln-fire your piece
👯 Maximum of just 6 people per session

With only 6 spaces available, this is a small, sociable experience — and places won’t hang around.

Ready to try something different this Friday?

Book here: https://tinyurl.com/3xrdd2n9

🎨 New Sunday Morning Pottery Wheel Course! 🏺Looking for a creative way to spend your Sunday mornings?Join our 6-Week Beg...
22/06/2026

🎨 New Sunday Morning Pottery Wheel Course! 🏺

Looking for a creative way to spend your Sunday mornings?

Join our 6-Week Beginners Pottery Wheel Course, starting Sunday 5th July | 10:00am.

Perfect for complete beginners, you’ll learn:
✨ How to centre clay on the wheel
✨ Throw bowls, mugs and functional pottery
✨ Trimming and refining your work
✨ Decorating and glazing your finished pieces

With expert step-by-step tuition in our friendly studio, you’ll gain confidence on the wheel while creating beautiful handmade ceramics you’ll be proud to keep.

🗓 Starts: Sunday 5th July
⏰ Time: 10:00am
📍 The Art School, Chester
🏺 All clay, materials, glazing and kiln firings included.
£270

Only 6 places and these courses fill quickly, book now to secure your wheel!

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Looking for the perfect way to keep the kids entertained, creative, and learning during the school holidays? Our Kids Ho...
21/06/2026

Looking for the perfect way to keep the kids entertained, creative, and learning during the school holidays? Our Kids Holiday Art Camps at |The Art School, Chester are packed with fun, inspiring activities designed to unleash every child’s imagination.
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Open to children aged 6–14 years, each day is a new creative adventure where young artists explore painting, drawing, clay modelling, mixed media, and a variety of craft projects under the guidance of our friendly and experienced art tutors. Children will build confidence, develop artistic skills, and enjoy experimenting in a safe and supportive environment.

FRIDAYPainting & Prosecco – June sunsetJoin us for a relaxing Painting & Prosecco evening inspired by glowing skies, cal...
21/06/2026

FRIDAY

Painting & Prosecco – June sunset

Join us for a relaxing Painting & Prosecco evening inspired by glowing skies, calm waters and peaceful horizons.

In this session, we’ll be painting a dramatic sunset landscape with rich pinks, purples and blues reflected across water, framed by silhouetted trees and distant hills. You’ll learn how to blend colours, create soft skies and reflections, and build atmosphere using simple, achievable techniques.

This class is perfect for beginners — you’ll be guided step by step by one of our friendly artists, with plenty of freedom to make the scene your own.

✨ What’s included:

A guided, beginner-friendly painting session

Techniques for blending skies and reflections

All materials provided (canvas, paints, brushes, apron)

A glass of Prosecco on arrival

Your finished sunset artwork to take home

✨ Discover the Magic of Watercolour ✨Have you always wanted to learn to paint with watercolours but didn’t know where to...
21/06/2026

✨ Discover the Magic of Watercolour ✨

Have you always wanted to learn to paint with watercolours but didn’t know where to start?

Join us this summer for our 6-week Watercolour for Beginners course, where you’ll learn to create beautiful, atmospheric paintings in a relaxed, supportive studio. 🌸

Over six weeks you’ll discover:
🎨 Essential watercolour techniques
💧 Soft washes and beautiful blending
🌿 Layering, texture and fine detail
🖌️ How to paint with confidence and freedom

Perfect for complete beginners or anyone wanting to build confidence with this wonderfully expressive medium. Taught by qualified art teachers in our welcoming Chester studio.

📅 Starts Wednesday 15th July
🕡 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Reserve your place today:

https://bookeo.com/theartschoolchester?devent=222EP9CRJ19DB505C640_2026-07-15_0zfHa7iPGSFF

✨ Small class sizes • Friendly atmosphere • All abilities welcome

🌸Summer Watercolours for Beginners🌸Discover the Magic of Watercolour in this inspiring 6-week beginner course, designed ...
20/06/2026

🌸Summer Watercolours for Beginners🌸

Discover the Magic of Watercolour in this inspiring 6-week beginner course, designed to help you build confidence and fall in love with this beautifully expressive medium.

From soft, flowing washes to luminous layers and delicate detail, you’ll learn how to use watercolour to create artwork that feels fresh, atmospheric, and full of life. With step-by-step guidance, demonstrations, and plenty of supported practice, you’ll explore the essential techniques needed to paint with confidence and enjoyment.

Whether you are completely new to watercolour or looking to develop a looser, more confident approach, this course offers the perfect introduction in a relaxed and encouraging studio environment.

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19/06/2026

🎨Creative Art Programme (Ages 6–10) 🎨

Weekly art classes for children who love to create

Our Creative Art Programme for ages 6–10 offers fun, structured, and inspiring weekly art classes taught by highly qualified and experienced art teachers.​

For children who want formal recognition, we also offer Arts Award accreditation by Trinity College as an optional progression pathway.

Children explore drawing, painting, mixed media and 3D processes while building core creative skills such as observation, colour mixing, composition, and creative thinking. Sessions are carefully planned to be engaging, confidence-building, and accessible for all abilities.
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Classes are small, supportive, and focused — with children who genuinely enjoy making art, in a calm studio environment.
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For children who want to explore, create and build confidence through art.

18/06/2026

Come with us on our Animal Themed Mug Clay Workshop..so much talent and creativity in the workshop. FOLLOW to see the results

Unleash your creativity and craft a unique Animal-Themed Mug in this hands-on clay workshop! Perfect for adults and children over the age of 8 years old, this session will guide you through making your own custom mug with an adorable animal sculpture designed to sit snugly inside.

Address

5 Eastgate Row North
Chester
CH11LQ

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 8:30pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 8:30pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

Telephone

+441244328976

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