All Levels

All attendees must be aged 18 and over.

This course is suitable for all levels. Students can move at their own pace depending on their experience, with as much support from the Tutor as they wish. This means an student from the following experience levels can join this course:

Beginner

Choose a Beginners course if you are looking for a broad introduction to the medium you are studying. Our Beginner courses are suitable for students with no prior experience.

Beginner +

Choose a Beginner + course if you are looking to hone your skills, focus on a specific subject area and build your confidence. These courses are suitable for those with some basic skills in and knowledge of the taught medium.

Intermediate

Our Intermediate courses are suitable for students who have considerable prior knowledge of the taught medium or have completed a Beginners/Beginners + course with the Art Academy.

Advanced

Choose our Advanced courses if you have considerable knowledge in the taught medium. You are expected to be able to work independently and have critical discussions around your work.

YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN TOOLS.

You must bring each week the following + the casting kit (below):

• Overalls
• Sensible work shoes that can get stained (no crock, open toes or sandals)
• A notebook for measurements (it will get things spilt on it, so not your best notebook. It’s a good idea to start a new notebook for all moulding and casting activities – I have one that I keep for years and look back on past projects regularly when i’m starting a new casting project)
• A scalpel with a fresh sharp blade
• A stanley knife 
• A suitable board for the work you are casting
• Some extra plastic pots for measure things in (see each week if necessary and what type)
• Safety goggles (if you wear glasses get ones that fit easily over them)
• Dust masks (a pack of 5 at least)
• Disposable gloves: please get a pack of 100 disposable gloves of your own in the correct size, you can get either nitrile (4mm is thick enough in blue or black) or vinyl (2.5 mm is fine, generally white), both work fine, can be ordered online from https://www.screwfix.com/ 

You must purchase a moulding and casting student pack for the course and bring each week:

The kit consist of:

• A tiranti mixing spatula
• A paint kettle 
• 2” laminating brush
• ½”  laminating brush
• Sanding sponge

This kit costs £8

Material costs of the course:

• Plaster (fine and crystacal)
• 1.8 kg normal rubber
• 250g red rubber
• 2 x 50cm plastic shim
• 1 kg jesmonite
• 500g Bronze powder
• Quadraxial fibreglass (1.5m x 25cm)
• 1 kg pewter
• Sundries (thixotropic, tape, scrim, wax, chopped strand)

Material costs £50.00. 

Total material costs and kit £58.

Briony Marshall MRSS FRSA is a London based sculptor and installation artist. With a background in Biochemistry, she fuses an intellectual/conceptual approach with an intuitive, materials inspired process to develop sculptures that investigate the natural world and man’s place in it. 

She has developed her moulding and casting skills over the last 20 years, including learning from master mould makers in Tuscany during a residency in a bronze foundry in Pieterasanta, and from the mentoring and support she has received from Pangolin Editions, one of the most respected UK foundries as part of her Artist in Residency year at their London Gallery, Pangolin London.

http://www.briony.com

Adele Williams runs ceramic courses and workshops across London, and is also a studio potter creating work from Clay collective. Since setting up Clay Collective with a collective of makers in 2016, they have run workshops at Somerset House and Tate Modern.

Mermaid Court

165A Borough High Street London SE1 1HR tel: +44 (0) 207407 6969

Nearest Tube/ Rail: London Bridge or Borough (both a 5 minute walk).

Please note that London Bridge has two exits, the most direct route is to follow signs to “Borough High Street”.

We cannot store your bikes at the Academy, however there is on-street bike parking near our Mermaid Court site.

Students are welcome to use The Hub during break times, where you can prepare hot drinks and/or food. You must bring your own keep-cup, water bottle or food container to the Academy as mugs, glasses, and containers will not be available in our Bankside campus.

Tea and coffee will be provided by the Academy and is available from the island unit at the end of The Hub.

Terms and Conditions

• By booking onto one of our courses you agree to our Short Courses Terms and Conditions.
• You will need to have paid in full before the first session of your class. Your place is not guaranteed until we have received full payment. Please book early in order to guarantee your place on the course.

Materials & Equipment

• If you purchased a pack online this will be given to you on the first session of your course upon your arrival. Packs can be booked on our Materials Page or on this page when you book the course
• Please don’t wear your best clothes as there is always a chance you will get messy. If possible bring an apron or overalls.
• All artwork at the Academy MUST be taken home at the end of each session where possible, with the exception of oil paintings and sculpture works.
• We cannot store materials at the Academy, so please take these to and from your sessions.
• Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched off or is on silent during the class.
• Health and Safety Guidelines will be provided to you a week before the start of your course.

Concessions and Discounts

We offer a number of concessions and discounts, please find more information on what we offer here.

Gift Vouchers

If you would like to purchase a gift voucher to be used on our courses then you can purchase these here.