Sculpture holidays, carving courses & workshops
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Agriturismo Villa La Rogaia» Culinary Stone Carving: stone carving & Dolce Vita in Italy, with master sculptor Wolfgang Sandt ... MORE
Agriturismo Villa La Rogaia Featured Site
based: Umbria, Italy
Offering a wide range of creative classes including Argentine tango, painting, stone carving, Italian cooking and culinary travels in Tuscany and Umbria. Classes take place at Villa La Rogaia an outstanding wheelchair friendly country house in Umbria with pool. They serve delicious food with products from their organic farm.
| salsa | tango | cookery | wine | gastronomic | painting/drawing | sculpture/carving | Italian language | groups | seniors/silver surfers | for people with a disability | Italy |
Arco Arte
based: Tuscany, Italy
Learn technical sculpting skills at this marble sculpture school founded by sculptor Boutros Romhein. Offering intensive 2-week residential courses suitable for anyone wanting to learn how to carve in marble in a relaxed and friendly environment. The studios, accommodation and leisure spaces are all on-site.
| sculpture/carving | Italy |
Art at Tregib
based: Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Acquire a new painting or craft skill, or brush up on already mastered techniques with friendly experienced tutors in a picturesque and inspiring setting at Ty Cefn Tregib, near Llandeilo in beautiful West Wales. On site accommodation in comfortable B&B or luxury Glamping. Wholesome homemade food. Welcoming hosts. Good company.
| painting/drawing | life drawing/painting | mixed media | sculpture/carving | felt making | wood crafts | basket making | Wales| UK |
Edinburgh Sculpture
based: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Artist-led weekend courses and workshops held in the purpose-built Bill Scott Sculpture Centre and covering a broad range of materials and styles, including plaster, metal, wood, recycled materials and found objects.
| sculpture/carving | Scotland |
Judy Greaves Sculptor
based: Shropshire, UK
Weekend stone carving courses with sculptor Judy Greaves, from a studio in north west Shropshire. Carving will be done in Portland limestone. Accommodation is available nearby.
| sculpture/carving | England |
A4A Art for Architecture – Bronze Casting
based: Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Tailor-made bronze casting, resin casting, mould making and steel sculpture courses with professional artist, John McKenna (ARBS).
| sculpture/carving | Scotland |
Beyond2000BC
based: Suffolk, UK
Prehistoric workshops; day and weekend courses to learn how to make prehistoric stone tools such as arrowheads, axes and knives.
| country crafts | sculpture/carving | UK |
Jan Sweeney
based: Somerset, UK
Courses with internationally renowned wildlife artist Jan Sweeney, including a ceramic sculpture course and a mould making workshop.
| sculpture/carving | Greece | Turkey |
Kate Newlyn Sculptor
based: Bristol, UK
Mediterranean sculpture holidays in the sun, in Turkey (Gullet based) and Greece (Rhodes), suitable for all abilities from beginner to professional.
| sculpture/carving | Greece | Turkey |
Sculpture in Stone
based: Cambridgeshire, UK
Residential and non-residential stone carving workshops and sculpture tuition courses with stone carver Lucy Churchill.
| sculpture/carving | UK |
Sculpture School (The)
based: Buckinghamshire, UK
Weekend courses (figurative, portrait or bas relief) for budding sculptors, from complete novices to practiced artists.
| sculpture/carving | England |
Stone Carving Cornwall
based: Cornwall, UK
Stone carving courses and workshops with stone carver Baz Mehew, in Lamorna, West Cornwall; suitable for all ages and abilities.
| sculpture/carving | England |
Study Sculpture
based: Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
Summer metal, stone and clay sculpture workshops in the Brecon Beacons, suitable for beginners and the more experienced. Learn stone carving or work with metal on a forge.
| sculpture/carving | Wales |
ITALY: The Culinary Stone Carving Experience
Stone Carving and Dolce Vita in Umbria, the culinary heart of Italy, with master sculptor, stonemason and painter Wolfgang Sandt. This holiday course offers a combination of experienced sculpting tuition and delicious Italian food. The course is suitable for all levels of experience and the tutoring is individual. Unleash your inner Michelangelo, and show your family and friends what unimagined creative powers lie dormant inside of you!
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ENGLAND: Weekend stone carving course
2-day, weekend stone carving courses run several times a year from the artists studio and home in NW Shropshire. These courses are run by sculptor Judy Greaves, the carving is done in Portland limestone, which is a soft stone that's fairly easily worked, but still has the ability to hold fine detail. Judy teaches sculpture in the round, relief carving and letter cutting.
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Sculpture holiday and tour inspiration
If you appreciate sculpture how about a visit to the Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle? Promoting four inspiring art and sculpture venues within 20 miles of each other.
See sculptures by Barbara Hepworth in The Hepworth Wakefield in Wakefield; modern and contemporary pieces in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in West Bretton; sculpture by Henry Moore and others in the world recognised Henry Moore Institute, Leeds; and Leeds Art Gallery with it fine collection of twentieth century British art and sculpture.
In addition to fixed exhibits, each venue hosts guest sculpture exhibitions, the website offers full information about these, as well as visitor information on accommodation, places to eat and how to get there.
Get the kids interested in sculpture
They've probably already had a go at sandcastles, so what about sand sculpture? Sand sculpture is constructed from just sand and water, but the most amazing creations can be made from these simple materials. Top 'sand-masters' can create enormous, inspiring and very intricate designs to an extremely high standard.
For inspiration look out for regular festivals like the Weston Sand Sculpture Festival or go to Sandworld in Weymouth (open March to November), a dedicated exhibition showcasing the work of world-class sand-masters, with exhibits changing every year. It's a great destination for both kids and adults, which also includes an activity area and giant sand pit where everyone has a chance to try sand sculpture for themselves.
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The Travel-Quest sculpture holidays and carving courses section, lists retreats, holidays, vacations, weekends, short breaks and residential multi-day courses and workshops where the main focus is on sculpture and three dimensional art in all its forms. This covers sculpting, modelling, carving, moulding and casting techniques. Mediums used can be anything from clay, ceramics, terracotta, metal (bronze, copper, steel, gold, silver), wood, stone (marble, alabaster, gypsum, gems) as well as materials such as plastics, resins and glass. We also cover sculpture using non-permanent materials such as ice or sand. The holidays and courses listed must be multi-day and residential, or where overnight accommodation is arranged nearby.
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