Other Venue Courses

ATELIER CLOS MIRABEL – France

Courses in botanical art in the French Pyrenees with many tutors including Shevaun Doherty PSBA and Ann Swan SBA Fellow.

Info – atelier.clos-mirabel.com

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOTANICAL GARDENS

Short courses, including basic courses in botanical illustration in exotic orchids, tropical plants, spring flowers, alpines, late summer flowers.  Plant studies in pen and wash, and illustration in pen and ink.  Dates and length of courses vary.
Web: Cambridge University Botanical Gardens
Tel: 01223 336265 or email: education@botanic.cam.ac.uk

CASA 2 CADIZ – Spain

Úrsula Romero (Inky Leaves) is opening up her studios in Granada so that students can come and spend a couple of days with her honing in on their skills. Teachers can also come and use the building for their own students or for a retreat. Mentoring is taught in English or Spanish. 

Web: casa2cadiz.com

DEDHAM HALL – Colchester

Residential courses in April and September on plant portraits in colour pencil with tutor Ann Swan SBA.  Contact: 01206 323027
Web: dedhamhall.co.uk

FIELD BREAKS ART – DERBYSHIRE

FIELD STUDIES COUNCIL (The) – venues vary

A range of art courses varying from a weekend to a week, at different levels including beginners, in watercolours, coloured pencils, botanical illustration and flower painting with some SBA tutors.
Contact the FSC Head Office for brochure: Preston Montford, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 1HW.
Tel: 01743 852100.
Venues vary but they have centres in the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Snowdonia, Shropshire Hills, Pembrokeshire Coast, Exmoor, South Devon Coast, Constable Country, Epping Forest, the North Downs, Blairgowrie in Perthshire and Fermanagh in Northern Ireland.  Download the brochure from www.field-studies-council.org

FLATFORD MILL FIELD CENTRE – Suffolk

Botanical Illustration improvers and more experienced illustrators. Address: Flatford Mill Field Centre, East Bergholt, Suffolk CO7 6UL,
Tel: 01743 852100  or email: enquiries@field-studies-council.org  or
web:   www.field-studies-council.org/flatfordmill

SIR HAROLD HILLIER GARDEN & ARBORETUM – Hampshire

One or two-day botanical art workshops for all levels of ability at The Sir Harold Hillier Garden and Arboretum, Jermyns Lane, Ampfield, Romsey SO51 0QA,
Tel: 01794 369318 or email: info@hilliergardens.org.uk
Web: www.hants.gov.uk/

HIGHAM HALL COLLEGE – Cumbria

Courses on botanical illustration held at Higham Hall College, Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 9SH.
Tel: 01768 776276.
Web: http://highamhall.com

JUNIPER HALL FIELD CENTRE – Surrey

Courses on painting summer flowers and fruits
Address: Juniper Hall, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6DA
Web: www.field-studies-council.org

MEDITERRANEAN CENTRE for Art, Gardens, Plants and Design, PELION – Greece

A variety of botanical courses run by some SBA tutors
Web: Lagou Raxi.com
Email: mail@lagouraxi.com

MISSENDEN ABBEY – Buckinghamshire

Weekend courses with some SBA tutors.  Enquiries and bookings to Missenden Abbey Adult Learning Residential Centre, Great Missenden, Bucks HP16 0BD,
Tel: 07955 484605
web: www.missendenschoolofcreativearts.co.uk

MISSENDEN BOTANICAL ART MASTERCLASSES – Buckinghamshire

Wednesday, 18 and Thursday, 19 February  Jackie Isard SBAF – Pen and Ink Illustration with Watercolour Wash – £180
Wednesday, 8, Thursday, 9 and Friday, 10 April  Janie Pirie SBAF – Magnolia Flowers and Buds in Coloured Pencil – £270
Saturday, 25 and Sunday, 26 July  Jackie Isard SBAF – Achieving Colour Vibrancy and Contrast – £180
Friday, 21 Saturday, 22 and Sunday, 23 August – Sally Pond SBAF – Native Trees, Bark, Buds and Leaves – £270

NATURE IN ART – Gloucester

Museum dedicated exclusively to fine, decorative and applied art inspired by Nature.  Botanical art and illustration courses are held here with SBA tutors.
Address: Nature in Art, Wallsworth Hall, Twigworth, Gloucester GL2 9PA,
email marketing@nature-in-art.org.uk  or  Tel: 01452 731422
Web: www.natureinart.org.uk

PRESTON MONTFORD FIELD STUDY CENTRE – Shropshire

A variety of botanical illustration courses held here throughout the year, for all levels.
Address: The Centre at Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 1DX.
web: www.field-studies-council.org
Tel: 01743 852100

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN – Edinburgh

A variety of botanical illustration courses including regular evening and day terms throughout the year, 10-week courses, week-end and week-long courses and a diploma course.
Address: Education Co-ordinator, RGBA 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR.
Tel: 0131 248 2937
web: www.rbge.org.uk

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY – Wisley, Surrey

A range of one and two day botanical art courses throughout the year including tutor Billy Showell PPSBA.
A full list of courses at all the RHS gardens can be found at www.rhs.org.uk  Tel: 020 31765830

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, Harlow Carr, Yorkshire

Botanical drawing and painting courses and workshops.
Address: Education Department, RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Crag Lane, Harrogate HG3 1QB.        Web: www.rhs.org.uk

SCULPTURE BY THE LAKES – Dorset

Various botanically inspired courses and workshops, forming part of a Winter Art School.
The programme for 2019/2020 season runs from October through to the end of March.
Tutors include Julia Trickey SBA and Penny Brown SBA

For more info please visit the Sculpture by the lakes website

WEST DEAN COLLEGE – West Sussex

Various courses in botanical illustration as part of their short course programme with tutors Ann Swan SBA , Sandrine Maugy SBA  & Mariella Baldwin
Contact: West Dean College, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0QZ,
Tel: 01243 818300