Students have the opportunity to take part in a range of workshops covering different disciplines. Timings for these workshops are flexible, and they can be tailored to your timetable and curriculum. All materials are provided. 

All workshops are delivered by our industry expert Creative Workshop Tutors and Student Ambassadors, and where possible, include a Creative Careers talk. Creative workshops give young people the opportunity to enhance their portfolio, develop creative thinking and skills, and explore disciplines in greater depth. 

Available in school/college or online. To request a workshop, please email: heon@uca.ac.uk.

Workshops

Choose a
creative workshop

We offer a wide range of workshops exploring creative arts, business and technology, including:

  • Slapstick Comedy
  • Stand-Up Comedy
  • Acting
  • Public Speaking
  • Team Building
  • Employability Skills
  • Utopian Cities
  • Model Making
  • Creative Business - Freelance Skills
  • Idea Generation
  • Branding and Logo Design
  • Advertising Photography
  • Headshot Photography
  • E-commerce Photography
  • Clay Making and Sculpture
  • Beading
  • 3D Installations
  • Sustainable Materials
  • Banner Making
  • Fashion Photography
  • Fashion Illustration
  • Experimental Printmaking (Monoprinting, Lino printing, Block printing)
  • Screenprinting
  • Silk Painting
  • Scenes
  • Camera Skills
  • Scripts
  • Vlogging
  • Life Drawing (Traditional)
  • Life Drawing (Experimental)
  • Botanical Still Life
  • Colour Theory
  • Clay Pot Sculpture
  • Painting Skills
  • Non-stop Drawing
  • Plasticine People
  • Collage Techniques
  • Stamp making
  • Self portraits
  • Finnish Hinelli mobiles
  • Continuous line portraits
  • Printing 
  • (Fan)Zines
  • Comic Book Illustration
  • Experimental Printmaking (Monoprinting, Lino printing, Block printing)
  • Screenprinting
  • Sign Writing
  • Typography
  • Portrait Photography
  • Still Life Photography
  • Digital Camera Skills
  • Film Camera Skills
  • Alternative Selfie
  • Studio Lighting
  • Flat Lay Photography
  • Food Styling and Photography
  • Camera Obscura
  • Cyanotype Photography
  • Darkroom Photography
  • Photomontage
  • Hybrid Photography
  • Invention and Prototypes
  • Digital Tesselation Photography
  • Teambuilding
  • Communication
  • Employability Skills
  • Portfolio Preparation 
  • Portfolio Reviews
  • Interview Techniques
  • Creative Pathways and Careers (Thrive)

Priority for HEON/UCA workshops and activities is given to school groups with students who meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • are the first generation in their family to study at higher education level (e.g. Degree, HND, HNC)
  • are currently eligible for Free School Meals
  • come from a neighbourhood with low overall progression rates to higher education (determined by postcode using TUNDRA data)
  • are from a black or minority ethnic (BAME) background
  • are in, or have lived under local authority care
  • have caring responsibilities for a family member
  • have a disability
  • are studying without the support of family 
  • are an unaccompanied asylum seeker/refugee
  • are from a military family
  • are from a Gypsy, Roma or Traveller community
  • attend a KaMCOP, KMPF or HEON partnered school (a list of eligible schools is included below)
  • live in HEON or KaMCOP target postcode area