Face to Face Courses

Our Face to Face contemporary art courses are based in a large warehouse studio in Partridge green. The studio is fully equipped with spacious work stations, comprehensive storage equipment, a library area and refreshment facilities. Working alongside like-minded artists and led by one of our inspiring tutors, courses in this spacious studio provide a supportive and vibrant atmosphere in which to further develop your creativity and confidence in painting and drawing.

Face-to-Face courses can be ongoing tutorial-based sessions or short courses focused around a particular subject. They begin with a stimulating discussion led by the tutor and also include painting and drawing demonstrations by tutors (providing valuable insights into their creative thought processes and critical decision-making), alongside practical exercises that get you warmed up and confident to try new ways of working. Throughout each course, there are opportunities to review your work independently, with the tutor and as a group. By the end of the course, we hope you leave the studio feeling energized and eager to continue developing the ideas you have explored with us – with a sense of excitement and bravery.

Course Dates Monday November 9th   2026 Improvisation is a skill that is essential for all artists, it is like a muscle that needs to be exercised. It is about being focused and curious. Emily and Katie will...

Wed 18 Nov 2026 - Fri 20 Nov 2026
£340.00
Course Dates November  18th -   20th  ( Wednesday - Friday ) 2026 Choose which sessions in the year you would like to come. Booking ahead is essential to secure your place. These sessions are designed for artists who...
Course Dates: 2nd Dec  2026 (Wednesday) Another unique opportunity to make use of the expanse of the Seawhite Studio and the in-spiration and motivation from Katie’s particular form of teaching. You do not have to be a dancer! This workshop is...

Thu 03 Dec 2026 - Fri 04 Dec 2026
£280.00
Course Dates: 3rd- 4th December  2026 (Thursday - Friday) All materials are included in this course. Embodied Drawing - An experimental 2 day drawing course embracing the physicality of drawing on a large scale - using your own...

Mon 04 Jan 2027 - Fri 22 Jan 2027
£900.00
Course Dates January 4th - 22rd (Mon - Friday)...

Fri 19 Feb 2027
£135.00
Course Dates: 19th Feb  2027 ( Friday ) Another unique opportunity to make use of the expanse of the Seawhite Studio and the inspiration and motivation from Katie’s particular form of...

Wed 17 Mar 2027 - Fri 19 Mar 2027
£350.00
Course Dates March  17th -   19th  ( Wednesday - Friday ) 2027 Choose which sessions in the year you would like to come. Booking ahead is essential to secure your place. These sessions are designed for artists who...

Mon 22 Mar 2027 - Wed 24 Mar 2027
£350.00
Course Dates: 22nd-  24th March  2027 ( Monday - Wednesday) A 3-day practical course led by Simon Carter looking at how painters can learn from and be inspired by the work of other artists. Paintings are not made in isolation, neither...

Tue 06 Apr 2027 - Fri 09 Apr 2027
£480.00
Course Dates: 6th- 9th April  2027 (Tuesday - Friday) Expressive paintings of flowers. This course is an exploration into how to make expressive drawings and paintings of flowers that really embrace their extraordinary physicality...

Wed 14 Apr 2027 - Fri 16 Apr 2027
£380.00
Course Dates: 14th - 16th April  2027 ( Wednesday - Friday ) Come and walk in the woods when the bluebells are out and the ground is burgeoning with colourand new life. Feel more alive, engage with your natural surroundings, wake up...

Wed 21 Apr 2027 - Fri 23 Apr 2027
£350.00
Course Dates April  21st -   23rd  ( Wednesday - Friday ) 2027 Choose which sessions in the year you would like to come. Booking ahead is essential to secure your place. These sessions are designed for artists who...

Mon 26 Apr 2027 - Fri 30 Apr 2027
£590.00
Course Dates: April 26th  - 30th  2027 (Monday - Friday) White chalk, ancient hills and sweeping views of valleys are some of the qualities of place which will inspire work. Hidden views are revealed as you climb the...

Wed 19 May 2027 - Fri 21 May 2027
£330.00
Course Dates  19th   -  21st  May 2027 ( Wednesday - Friday ) A three day practical course exploring the Window in and through drawing and painting. The window has long been an immensely important subject for artists. A...

Mon 28 Jun 2027 - Fri 02 Jul 2027
£620.00
Course Dates  June 28th - July 2nd  ( Monday - Friday ) 2027 Our summer school week is five days dedicated to drawing and painting, inspired by the most beautiful location on the top of Truleigh Hill in West Sussex....

Mon 26 Jul 2027 - Fri 30 Jul 2027
£620.00
Course Dates  July 26th - 30th  ( Monday - Friday ) 2027 Our summer school week is five days dedicated to drawing and painting, inspired by the most beautiful location on the top of Truleigh Hill in West Sussex....

Mon 20 Sep 2027 - Thu 23 Sep 2027
£490.00
Course Dates September 20th -  23rd  ( Monday - Thursday ) 2027 A four day practical course led by Simon Carter. Starting with a day’s drawing at the Truleigh Centre situated on the Downs, the course will look at how we can record things...

Wed 29 Sep 2027 - Fri 01 Oct 2027
£350.00
Course Dates September  29th - October   1st  ( Wednesday - Friday ) 2027 Choose which sessions in the year you would like to come. Booking ahead is essential to secure your place. These sessions are designed for...

Mon 04 Oct 2027 - Fri 08 Oct 2027
£495.00
Course Dates October 4th - 8th (Mon - Friday)...

Wed 17 Nov 2027 - Fri 19 Nov 2027
£350.00
Course Dates November 17th - 19th  ( Wednesday - Friday ) 2027 Choose which sessions in the year you would like to come. Booking ahead is essential to secure your place. These sessions are designed for artists who need...

Wed 01 Dec 2027 - Fri 03 Dec 2027
£380.00
Course Dates: 1st - 3rd December  2027 ( Wednesday - Friday ) Frost on seed head, rising mist caught in hedgerows, clouds suspended above bare branches - the landscape in Winter is sublime and beautiful and often overlooked. Why wait...
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Office

Emily Ball at Seawhite,
2 Downs View Road,
Seaford,
East Sussex,
BN25 4PT
Telephone: 01903 743 537
Email: admin@emilyballatseawhite.co.uk

Studio

Emily Ball at Seawhite
Seawhite Studio,
Star Road,
Partridge Green
West Sussex RH13 8RY
United Kingdom