The summer may be over, but don’t let it get you down; the autumn is a fantastic time to learn a new skill or rediscover a hobby you enjoyed in the past.

This season dot-art in Liverpool are introducing new evening and weekend courses for adults in city centre locations, in a variety of creative subjects from oil painting to life drawing, and jewellery making to building your own camera.

Beginning at Bluecoat on Tuesday 6th October, the city centre’s creative hub, life drawing classes get underway. The course runs for 10 weeks and is suitable for all levels, from beginners up and includes expert tuition and individual guidance.

Also on Tuesday evenings, dot-art welcome back Richard Meaghan to deliver an evening course in acrylic painting. Over a course of 10 weeks, participants will explore and investigate a broad range of traditional and contemporary painting processes and practices.

And on Tuesday, 13th October, the jewellery making in metal course with Helen Leigh Dolan is back by popular demand. Suitable for beginners, the 10 week course allows you to design and produce your own, inimitable pieces of jewellery.

In a new addition to the programme this season, dot-art are offering photography days incorporating both theory and practice; participants will spend the morning learning from our tutor at their city centre venue, then the afternoon putting learning into practice in locations around the city.

Further courses in photography ensue on Sunday, 18th October with Introduction to Photography, and on Sunday, 22nd November, Photography Masterclass: Composition  – a new series of events which will offer a deeper look at a specific aspects of photography.

Dot-art’s Build Your Own Camera! classes begin on Sunday, 1st  November. Join Rachel Brewster and learn how to build and use your very own working “Konstruktor” camera in a day and take it home with you!

Sketching in the Palm House events will continue at the Sefton Park Palm House on Sunday, 13th September. These three hour workshops give participants an opportunity to learn or recap basic techniques to help them to draw from observation and try different materials in unique and inspiring surroundings.

Programme partners, Hope Street Ltd will be hosting a range of courses in their new space on Lord Street, in the city’s main shopping area. Starting on Monday, 5th October, Richard Meaghan will lead a 10 week evening course in oil painting (intermediate), designed for those with some painting experience, or as a follow on to his acrylic painting course.

From Tuesday, 6th October, Rachel Brewster will take photography lovers on a 10 week journey from Pinhole to Pinterest, offering a fascinating insight into traditional analogue photography and the art and craft of using vintage tools and techniques to experiment and have fun with photography.

Finally, looking forward to January 2016, dot-art will be launching the first Liverpool Atelier of Contemporary Realism. This intensive two week painting course has been developed by dot-art with artist and tutor Richard Meaghan, in response to the demand for a rigorous, systematic and collaborative approach to teaching artistic skills. The atelier will be a concentrated educational experience that encourages artistic study and the practice of drawing and painting from life to ensure a deep understanding of form, design, practise and discipline.

Full details, prices and booking information can be found here www.dot-art.co.uk/art-classes. These courses often sell out, so don’t delay!