Amazing in every way …read more My friend from the US has been here for two years and I am happy to have been able to visit the school for her final art exhibit . Super talented artists from around the world . Beautiful building and friendly staff . Please support this amazing school

For fantastic views over East London, a light and airy loft space and the chance to improve on your…read moreartistic skills The Princes Drawing School is perfect. Housed in a beautifully calm and well kept building there is a very mature and sophisticated feel to the school. There are a range of courses or drop in sessions to choose from to suit all abilities. Students get great discounts on courses, some are even free. This is a great place to expand your portfolio, practice drawing skills or just have a bit of creative fun. Check out full listings at The Princes Drawing School itself or on the website. Before you go also be sure to check out whether or not you are expected to provide your own materials.

The London Art Portfolio school has been a godsend--and has provided an incredible experience for…read moremy son. It was essential in helping him hone his creative skillset and cultivate new skills as an artist. I know another young artist who attended this school who had a very similar experience. Julia is incredibly intuitive and talented when it comes to teaching and guiding students to get them to make art, and to help them define and elevate their work. The other teachers are all wonderful and also extremely adept in their field. My son attended London Art Portfolio in 2020 and through the guidance of Julia and her team, got accepted into two top art colleges in London for fashion design. He then attended London Art Portfolio in 2023 and created another phenomenal portfolio. He received the Presidential Scholarship from Pratt Institute and a large scholarship from Parson's School of Design. He could not have done this without attending London Art Portfolio. We are both eternally grateful to Julia and her team: for their talent, guidance, support and knowledge. Elliot has always been creative, but it wasn't until he started at London Art Portfolio, that he started to define his skillset, style, direction and path. His confidence as an artist grew exponentially while attending the London Art Portfolio. This school is a gem and I cannot recommend it enough.

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The London Glassblowing Workshop offers one-day introductory glassblowing lessons once or twice a…read moremonth. It's a great day, you learn and make a lot (I made 2 paperweights, a dish and a vase). They really help you to make pieces in the styles and colours that you want, and there's only 2 students per instructor. Next door is the Peter Layton glass gallery, for inspiration.

This place is exceedingly interesting. You can pop in and watch pull a lump of molten glass on a…read morestick out of a furnace and then watch them blow and roll it into all manner of glass ornaments and vases. If you are exceedingly well heeled, you can buy them too. Prices are just a little shy of the 'if you have to ask...' range.

I was ambling down curtain road with a friend with the intent on visiting the white cube, when we…read moresaw a man in sportswear and white trainers, covered in paint daubing a wall next to a bar I once frequented. Stopping to wonder whether it was a commissioned piece he was doing, I discovered that he was actually a painter, rather than a graffiti artist and furthermore, that he had a show exhibiting in a gallery right next to us. The signal gallery is a tiny, single-roomed space with exposed brickwork that looks more like one of the local fashion showrooms than an art gallery. It therefore gives work that exhibits a there an edgier feel than they might have had if they were in your usual pristine white box. Not to say that the work I saw there wasn't edgy enough. It was a shown called echoes and exorcisms, by Dale Grimshaw (the name of the man I learnt was painting outside). It was a series of unintentionally autobiographical works (hence why all of the paintings looked faintly like him) mainly in black and white, with decidedly eerie-looking reflections, aggressive paint splashes and deep contrasting shadows. The story was one of a lot of pain and internal turmoil, and his next show, Heart in Darkness promises to carry on that theme.

I can't fault them for trying to get more into the street art side of things. I mean who isn't…read moretrying to get into that these days, but what always drives me barmy, is, as with the gang over at the Pure Evil Gallery, they charge West London prices for these things, when you can get better value in the area elsewhere. They have interesting shows and it's definitely worth being on the mailing list and going to previews, but as with the aforementioned galleries, I look forward to breaking that mold and making my first purchase.

Attended evening course, very disappointing. avoid if possible, thee are definitely better…read moreoptions. Teachers unprepared, no proper structure. Policies are not matching today's standard, be careful before signing up if you do.