Oxford Summer School

Oxford Summer School 2026

Oxford Summer School is held at The Oxford Academy in Littlemore, OX4 6JZ which has parking and is easily accessible via public transport. In 2026 will run from Monday 3rd August 2026 to Saturday 8th August 2026 . New classes are shown with a

We offers a wide range of art and craft courses for adults and caters to all experiences. Courses are priced at £70 per day plus the cost of materials which are paid directly to your tutor. Classes make great gifts, so consider buying one for a friend or relative as a special present.

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Courses for 2026

Monday 3rd August

Course Title Tutor Start Date Days Cost
Carve your own Wood Panel Sebastian Burchart Mon 3rd Aug 5 £350
Cloth Book with Collage and Slow Stitch Suzette Smart Mon 3rd Aug 3 £210
Coiling with Soft Materials Catherine Tregaskes Mon 3rd Aug 1 £70
Creative Bookmaking and More Penny Maltby Mon 3rd Aug 3 £210
Deconstruct Reconstruct Abstract for Painters Jane Strother Mon 3rd Aug 5 £350
Design your own Quilt Christine Green Mon 3rd Aug 2 £140
Drypoint Etching Liam Biswell Mon 3rd Aug 2 £140
Expressive Surfaces Print, Paint and Collage Jo Dixon Mon 3rd Aug 4 £280
Gel Plate Printing on Paper and Fabric Alison Hulme Mon 3rd Aug 1 £70
Hummingbird and Hibiscus Sarah Richards Mon 3rd Aug 2 £140
Introduction to Abstract Painting David Bannister Mon 3rd Aug 2 £140
Introduction to Glass Gilding Katrin Gaska Mon 3rd Aug 2 £140
Introduction to Life Drawing Matt Waruszynski Mon 3rd Aug 2 £140
Leather Notebooks with Marbled Papers Rachel O'Connell Mon 3rd Aug 2 £140
Make a Round Log Basket Richard Kerwood Mon 3rd Aug 2 £140
Making Pictures in Fabric Applique Linda Miller Mon 3rd Aug 2 £140
Medieval Triptych Angie Hughes Mon 3rd Aug 3 £210
Messing About with Materials Viv Arthur Mon 3rd Aug 2 £140
Print: Place: Stitch – Landscape Observations Amanda Hislop Mon 3rd Aug 3 £210
Singalong a Showstopper: The Sound of Music Jenni Matthews Mon 3rd Aug 2 £140
Stained Glass – Colour and Light Nicola Kantorowicz Mon 3rd Aug 4 £280
Trees in Batik Inspired by Artists Jenny O'Leary Mon 3rd Aug 2 £140

Tuesday 4th August

Course Title Tutor Start Date Days Cost
Print and Make a Bag Alison Hulme Tue 4th Aug 2 £140
Weaving without a Loom Catherine Tregaskes Tue 4th Aug 1 £70

Wednesday 5th August

Course Title Tutor Start Date Days Cost
A Splash of Watercolour Kevin Scully Wed 5th Aug 2 £140
Abstract Sunflowers Lucy Burton Wed 5th Aug 3 £210
Acrylic marbling on paper and concertina folded Bookmaking Rachel O'Connell Wed 5th Aug 1 £70
Boro inspired patchwork Christine Green Wed 5th Aug 2 £140
Botanical Illustration Julia Trickey Wed 5th Aug 2 £140
Expressive Life Drawing Matt Waruszynski Wed 5th Aug 3 £210
Expressive Portraits in Acrylic (from photographs) David Bannister Wed 5th Aug 2 £140
Forest Trees in Collage and Stitch Inspired by Gustav Klimt Richard Box Wed 5th Aug 3 £210
In Celebration of Silk Janet Phillips Wed 5th Aug 1 £70
Letters , Words, Text - Batik on Tissue & Paper Jenny O'Leary Wed 5th Aug 1 £70
Making Pictures in Free Motion Machine Embroidery Linda Miller Wed 5th Aug 3 £210
Round and Oval Baskets Catherine Tregaskes Wed 5th Aug 3 £210
Screen Printing Liam Biswell Wed 5th Aug 2 £140
Slash and Burn Alysn Midgelow-Marsden Wed 5th Aug 1 £70

Thursday 6th August

Course Title Tutor Start Date Days Cost
Design your own Mosaic Glass Tile Becky Paton Thu 6th Aug 2 £140
Introduction to Copperplate Calligraphy Jane Lappage Thu 6th Aug 2 £140
Introduction to Ecoprinting Jane Hunter Thu 6th Aug 2 £140
Landscape Scroll or Book - Batik & Monoprint on fabric Jenny O'Leary Thu 6th Aug 2 £140
Lino Print Charlotte Adcock Thu 6th Aug 1 £70
Marbling and Scarves Janey Whitehorn Thu 6th Aug 2 £140
Metal & Thread: Inspired by the Lines and Textures of Nature Alysn Midgelow-Marsden Thu 6th Aug 2 £140
Pen and Wash from nature Mandy Monkcom Thu 6th Aug 1 £70
Starry Night Collage with Slow Stitch Suzette Smart Thu 6th Aug 2 £140
Upcycle Garment to make a Tote Bag Amy Harris Thu 6th Aug 2 £140
Water Soluble Magic Jayne Emerson Thu 6th Aug 1 £70
Woven Seascapes Janet Phillips Thu 6th Aug 2 £140

Friday 7th August

Course Title Tutor Start Date Days Cost
Corn Dolly Penny Maltby Fri 7th Aug 1 £70
Creating Space in Landscape Painting David Bannister Fri 7th Aug 1 £70
Lightweight Statement Felt Necklaces Catherine Slater Fri 7th Aug 1 £70
Papercutting Christine Green Fri 7th Aug 1 £70
Portraits in Watercolour (from photographs) Kevin Scully Fri 7th Aug 1 £70
Shoreline colour: placement with hand stitch Amanda Hislop Fri 7th Aug 1 £70

Saturday 8th August

Course Title Tutor Start Date Days Cost
A Summer Meadow in Collage and Stitch Richard Box Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Angelina with a hint of Hundertwasser Alysn Midgelow-Marsden Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Beautiful Birds In Batik on Tissue Jenny O'Leary Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Botanical Textures and Detail in Black and White Julia Trickey Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Craft for Social Change: Beaded Jewellery and Ankara Headdress Amy Harris Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Create, Recycle, Wear As art Catherine Slater Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Cyanotype Nikki Brealey Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Felt Flowers Katerina Wild Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Goldwork Taster Day - The Ultimate Alchemist Sarah Maddison Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Introduction to Indigo Dyeing and Shibori Techniques Jane Hunter Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Make a Simple Frame Basket​ in a Day Richard Kerwood Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Marbled Papers for Books and Cards Janey Whitehorn Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Modern Calligraphy Jane Lappage Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Pen and Watercolour Wash Kevin Scully Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Rush Hat Catherine Tregaskes Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Sketchbook Development - Imagined Landscapes Amanda Hislop Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Stitched Moroccan Mosaics Lucy Burton Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Visual Journalling Lorraine Berkshire-Roe Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Watercolour, wax resist and pastel abstracts Mandy Monkcom Sat 8th Aug 1 £70
Zorn Palette Portraiture Matt Waruszynski Sat 8th Aug 1 £70

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