Black and White Photography: Darkroom

  • 5 weeks
  • 8:30 pm — 1:00 pm
  • From £200

In this 5 week course you will gain an understanding of basic darkroom techniques. You will be taught how to use an enlarger and photography chemicals to create images. You Read more...

Ideal for

This course is ideal for beginners and improvers. This is a relaxing and supportive environment in which to improve your photography skills. No prior experience is required.

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Digital Photography: Camera Skills

  • 5 weeks
  • 6:00 pm — 8:30 pm
  • From £150

In this 5 week course you will gain an understanding of basic digital photography techniques. You will be shown how to use different settings on your camera such as shutter Read more...

Ideal for

This course is ideal for beginners and improvers. This is a relaxing and supportive environment in which to improve your photography skills. No prior experience is required.

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Introduction to Quilt Making

  • 5 weeks
  • 5:30 pm — 8:30 pm
  • From £150

In this 5 week course you will gain an understanding of how to make a small quilt using recycled fabrics. You will be given advice and guidance on how to Read more...

Ideal for

This course is ideal for beginners and improvers. This is a relaxing and supportive environment in which to improve your sewing and textile skills. No prior experience is required.

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Introduction to Nakshi Kantha: Wellbeing

  • 5 weeks
  • 10:00 am — 1:00 pm
  • From £150

In this 5 week course you will gain an understanding of Nakshi Kantha, a traditional Bangladeshi embroidery technique that uses the running stitch.  Your tutor will guide you through the Read more...

Ideal for

This course is ideal for beginners and improvers. This is a relaxing and supportive environment in which to improve your sewing and textile skills. No prior experience is required.

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Drawing for Wellbeing

  • 5 weeks
  • 12:30 pm — 3:00 pm
  • From £125

In this 5 week course you will work with a variety of different mediums You will gain experience using pencils, charcoal and ink to create images. This is a slow Read more...

Ideal for

This course is ideal for beginners and improvers. This is a relaxing and supportive environment in which to improve your drawing skills. No prior experience is required.

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Pottery for Wellbeing: Daytime and Evening courses

  • 5 weeks
  • 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm
  • From £125

In this 5 week course you will use different hand building techniques to create 2 – 3 pottery pieces. Getting hands – on with pottery offers a variety of health Read more...

Ideal for

This course is ideal for complete beginners and adults wanting to explore clay in a calm and supportive environment with no prior skills required.

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Introduction to Block Printing

  • 5 weeks
  • 5:30 pm — 8:30 pm
  • From £125

In this 5 week course you will learn basic block printing techniques and how to apply these to a handmade bag. Block printing is the process of printing patterns by Read more...

Ideal for

This course is ideal for beginners and improvers. This is a relaxing and supportive environment in which to gain an understanding of the block printing technique.  No prior experience is required. 

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Introduction to Life Drawing (Clothed)

  • 5 weeks
  • 5:30 pm — 8:30 pm
  • From £150

In this 5 week course you will work with a variety of clothed models and be shown how to draw in various mediums such as charcoal and pencil. You will Read more...

Ideal for

This course is ideal for beginners and improvers. This is a relaxing and supportive environment in which to improve your drawing skills. No prior experience is required.

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Introduction to Life Drawing

  • 5 weeks
  • 5:30 pm — 8:30 pm
  • From £200

In this 5 week course you will work with a variety of life models and be shown how to draw in various mediums such as charcoal and pencil. You will Read more...

Ideal for

This course is ideal for beginners and improvers. This is a relaxing and supportive environment in which to improve your drawing skills. No prior experience is required.

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Pottery: ONLS Entry Level 3 Daytime Course

  • 10 weeks
  • 1:00 pm — 3:00 pm
  • From £58

In this 10-week pottery course for beginners you will learn to build & decorate a vessel or a sculpture with the fundamentals of hand building techniques; slab building, pinch and Read more...

Ideal for

  • Learners who wish to develop a portfolio of artwork, sculptures and design ideas.
  • Learners studying in preparation for employment in Art and Design or the creative industry
  • Those wishing to gain an Entry Level 3 qualification to support further study.

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Pottery (SEND)

  • 10 weeks
  • 11:00 am — 1:00 pm
  • From £5

This weekly art class for adults with disabilities, including learning difficulties, is designed to allow individuals to express, connect and enjoy themselves through pottery.

Ideal for

This course is ideal for beginners and adults with SEND wanting to explore pottery in a gentle learning environment with no prior skills required.

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Photography for Beginners: Entry Level 3

  • 10 weeks
  • 1:00 pm — 3:00 pm
  • From £27

Learn the art of photography, explore the technique and the technology. Working mainly in the digital format, you will learn how to use basic post-production technology, such as Photoshop as well exploring traditional film photography and darkroom developing.

Ideal for

This course is ideal for complete beginners or anyone who wants to get to know a camera and work towards building a portfolio of images.

 

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Pottery Entry Level 3 Evening Course

  • 10 weeks
  • 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm
  • From £58

In this 10-week pottery course for beginners you will learn to build & decorate a vessel or a sculpture with the fundamentals of hand building techniques; slab building, pinch and coil, as well as throwing techniques as well as learning to decorate surfaces with glazes.

Ideal for

  • Learners who wish to develop a portfolio of artwork, sculptures and design ideas.
  • Learners studying in preparation for employment in Art and Design or the creative industry
  • Those wishing to gain an Entry Level 3 qualification to support further study.

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Introduction to Pottery

  • 5 weeks
  • 5:30 pm — 8:30 pm
  • From £150

In this 20-week pottery course for beginners you will develop your hand building techniques - slab building, pinch and coil and throwing  - as well as learning to decorate surfaces with glazes.

Ideal for

This course is ideal for complete beginners and adults wanting to explore pottery in a gentle learning environment with no prior skills required.

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Introduction to Clay Jewellery

  • 5 weeks
  • 11:00 am — 1:00 pm
  • From £150

In this 5 week introductory clay jewellery course learners will be taught different decorative and hand building techniques in order to create clay beads, pendants and brooches. You will be Read more...

Ideal for

This course is ideal for complete beginners and adults wanting to explore clay jewellery in a gentle learning environment with no prior skills required.

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Painting & Drawing for Beginners: ONLS Entry Level Course

  • 10 weeks
  • 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm
  • From £27

Join us in The Humble Gallery at Rosetta Arts in Newham and learn the basic fundamentals of life and figure drawing. You will be guided by our highly experienced tutor to various exercises in gesture, forms and proportions using a range of dry medium including charcoals, graphites, chalks and pastels. All materials are included.

Ideal for

Learners who want an introduction to art and design, enabling them to develop their technical skills and creativity in this exciting medium. The programme of study is ideal for beginners with an interest in exploring 2D media  and mark-making. You will be given simple demonstrations supported with handouts and one to one advice. 

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Have you been inspired? Here's what else we offer

Children & Young People

Moving beyond classroom instruction, we offer an integrated visual arts experience. Our engaging, cross-cultural programmes are designed to expand access to quality visual arts education.

Drawing & Painting

Learn how perspective, shapes and shadows will translate your ideas into compositions. Master the use of dry materials such as graphite, charcoal, pencil, pastels, chalk and ink and experiment with wet painting techniques and methods using watercolours, acrylics and oils.

Photography

Get to know your camera. Explore the art of photography through techniques and technology. We offer three levels of courses to progress and develop your skills and confidence.

Pottery

Immerse yourself in the possibilities of ceramics. Get your hands dirty throwing clay at the wheel and make a perfectly formed pinch pot with surface glaze.

About Rosetta

About the space

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Facilities

Rosetta Arts is a well equipped visual art centre, which includes a pottery studio, a darkroom,  printmaking and painting room and a photography studio. It also operates online.

Accessibility

There is presently no dedicated wheelchair access, we will do our best to accommodate access where possible.

Learn more about Rosetta Arts’ COVID Safety Protocols before your visit.

Contact

Rosetta Arts,
1 Hamilton Rd London E15 3AE, UK

How to get to us

  • Tube
    West Ham Station: Jubliee, District and Hammersmith & City Lines, C2C Rail, DLR (5 minutes walk)
  • DLR
    Star Lane DLR Station:DLR (5 minutes walk)
  • Bus
    Bus 276 ‘Gainsborough Road’ stop (2 minutes walk)

Opening times

  • Monday – 10:00 am   6:00 pm
  • Tuesday – 10:00 am   6:00 pm
  • Wednesday – 10:00 am   6:00 pm
  • Thursday – 10:00 am   6:00 pm
  • Friday – 10:00 am   6:00 pm
  • Saturday – Closed
  • Sunday – Closed
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Donate

As a charity, Rosetta Arts relies on the support of people like you so that we can offer positive choices to the people of Newham.

Volunteer

Volunteers are an integral part of the Rosetta Arts family. Working alongside staff and resident artists, we have different ways to get involved according to your interests, skills and availability.