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St Donats Arts Centre is your arts centre!
With a continually-expanding range of opportunities for you to participate in craft classes, drama schools, art workshops, dance sessions, choir rehearsals and performances.
See you at your arts centre!
The First Arts for Peace programme for Wales
Arts for Peace is an amazing Ireland-based charity, who’s patron is the Nobel Peace Laureate, John Hume. It creates cultural bridges through our children and its therapeutic recreation programmes were set up to provide healing and rehabilitation for the countless children who suffer from violence in Ireland and around the world. Through challenging arts and sports based activities, it also provides a forum for mediation, dialogue and understanding between children from diverse cultures.
In its partnership between the arts centre and the United World College of the Atlantic it has brought its pioneering work to Wales for the first time. Our next Welsh programme will run in the New Year for which we will be bringing together a group of children from the Lebanon, Ireland and Wales. Click the website here or contact 01446 799095 for more information.
Drama, Singing and Dance Schools for children
These are all fantastic opportunities to have great fun gaining acting, dancing and music skills and then creating a show on stage for family and friends.
The ethos is pure encouragement and fun – side-effects include increased confidence, self esteem, communication and teamwork skills! We offer an open access policy, so that means you and your friends will not be auditioned and you will not need any previous experience.
Dance Classes for Children
Hannah Pekary School of Contemporary Dance
Come along and enjoy creative dance - a fantastic way to keep fit and a great introduction to the dance form if you aspire to becoming a dance professional one day. Contact Hannah 07793 020666 - hannahpekary@hotmail.co.uk Wednesdays 4.30pm – 5.30pm 4 – 7 years
5.30pm – 6.30pm 7 – 11 years
£5
Sing in one of the most stunning arts centres in Wales
The St Donats Atlantic Chorale, led by Carl Grainger, Director of the Welsh Sinfonia Chorus, is our very exciting new amateur choir.
We welcome anyone with a love of music and over 50 people have already joined. Now we are on the look-out for more men to join up! If you are free on Mondays evenings (7.30pm – 9.30pm) we’d like to meet you! Contact us on 01446 799100 to find out more.
Come and act here too!
We want YOU to be part of our new community drama group!
Following the success of our new community choir, we have launched a new drama group at St Donats. We welcome anyone aged 8 to 80 years who would like to rehearse regularly, develop their acting skills and work towards productions on stage supported by our professional team at St Donats Arts Centre.
The group will be led by Mike Peters, Director of Stage Door 1 Company.
If you would like to be part of this company we’d like to meet you!
Contact Mike Peters 07904 009358 to find out more.
Art and Crafts Classes
Get your creative juices flowing and brush up your artistic techniques. We’ll provide the friendly atmosphere, a relaxed pace, an enjoyable day, an inspirational setting and stunning architecture!
All courses are organised by Cowbridge Community College as part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council and run from 10am until 4pm. Spaces are limited
- PLEASE book in advance through Sally Perini, Cowbridge Community College, Old Hall, High Street, Cowbridge CF71 7AH (01446 773831), at our Box Office (01446 799100), or through this website by clicking the button below the Diary.
11-15 years go FREE with a paying adult.
Some courses carry a small charge for materials.
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Drawing and Painting Classes with Peter Cronin
Do you have the desire to draw and paint? In this great location you will be inspired and encouraged by the fine artist, Peter Cronin. These one-day courses on Thursdays suit all levels and maximise your potential.
The Advanced Watercolourist
Take a look at some masters of watercolour landscape painting and practice their methods of working. If you have a watercolourist you wish to explore, bring a book or other reference material.
Composition
Learn how composition can help you paint better pictures and find subject matter more easily.
Watercolours with a limited pallet
Reduce the number of colours - and increase the impact of your paintings.
Photography for Beginners with Glyn Evans
Learn how to take the perfect photograph at those exciting events this summer.
Basket Weaving
In this great introduction into basketry, make a basket in a day using a variety of different coloured willow. Additional cost £7.50 for materials – all tools will be provided. (www.outtolearnwillow.co.uk)
DIARY
March
Thurs 18 Pen and Wash with Watercolour with Peter Cronin
Thurs 15 The Advanced Watercolourist with Peter Cronin
May
Sat 8 Photography for Beginners - with Glyn Evans
Fri 14 Basket Weaving (additional cost)
Thurs 20 Composition - with Peter Cronin
Fri 21 So you think you can’t draw! - with Peter Cronin (4.30-6.30pm)
FREE "Taster" lesson during Adult Learners Week.
June
Thurs 17 Watercolour with a limited pallet - With Peter Cronin
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Sessions are 10am – 4pm (except 21 May, 4.30pm – 6.30pm)
£20 (except free class on 21 May)
Tea Dances with Alan Taylor
Our tea dances in the beautiful Glassroom are going from strength to strength, and now concentrate solely on dancing. So come along, dance, meet new people, have fun and enjoy afternoon tea!
Fridays 2pm until 4pm
12th March, 9th April, 14th May, 11th June, - 10th September
£5 (includes refreshments)
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