CLOSED Prize Draw: Win £1,000 worth of expert art tuition

By Artists & Illustrators | Thu 31st Aug 2023

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Learn something new with the St Ives School of Painting

All artists will experience a creative slump at some point. An inspirational art course is a sure-fire way to get you back into creating, regardless of the reason – a lack of desire or displeasure at how much progress you’re making. This month, 10 lucky Artists & Illustrators readers will each have the chance to receive top-notch art tuition thanks to our collaboration with the esteemed St Ives School of Painting. 

The school was established in 1938 by two young officers and is housed in magnificent studios with a view of Porthmeor Beach in St Ives. They made the decision that, if they made it through the atrocities of war, they would one day reside in St Ives and pursue their artistic endeavours there. It was an instant success. The school has always inhabited a creative and inventive zone, attracting students from all over. As it celebrates its 85th birthday, the studio walls still bear the brush marks of illustrious graduates of the St Ives School and it continues to hold a special place in the vibrant artistic community in the area. 

St Ives School of Painting offers a broad and fascinating curriculum of studio and online courses for artists of all ability levels, from complete beginners to those with more experience. If you can’t make it to Cornwall, you can still keep your creative juices flowing with their small group online courses. These are the closest thing to taking a studio course in person with real time teaching and feedback from your tutor with a bespoke learning platform to access resources, share your work and get to know your fellow students – wherever you are in the world.

The Prize 

Two winners, chosen at random, will each have the chance to join one of the following courses:

• Sculptural Luminosity with Cold Wax Painting: 5 to 7 December 2023. Three ONLINE live sessions over three days. Worth £290. Join artist Laura Menzies and explore how to use cold wax to add texture, depth and luminosity to your oil paintings. 

• Still Life: Surface and Space: 24 to 26 November 2023. Three days in the St Ives STUDIO. Worth: £375. Working in the studio from still life compositions, learn to develop your observation, composition and painting skills with artist Tom Rickman. 

• Eight runner-up prizes worth £50 each are then up for grabs. 

Winners can each choose two of the St Ives School of Painting’s popular webinars. 

How To Enter 

Enter by noon on 23 October 2023 by filling in the form below:

Terms & Conditions

The prize is non-transferable. No cash alternatives are available. For full terms and conditions, visit chelseamagazines.com/terms 

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