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About Artshed

A contemporary creative skills venue

A place to learn a new skill or indulge a passion

Artshed Arts and creative skills centre, is a contemporary art and crafts venue situated on the picturesque Rib Valley leisure complex at Westmill Farm, in between Ware and Hertford in Hertfordshire. The venue offers a comprehensive selection of creative art and craft activities from painting,drawing to stained glass, moasics and pottery for beginners. The dedicated jewellery workshop offers the opportunity to run an extensive range of jewellery workshops covering skills from silver jewellery to beading, Precious Metal Clay PMC, lampworking(bead making)and fused glass. The courses run from one-day tasters to full termly evening and day times classes.

The combination of workshop studios and gallery space and mixing tuition for fine art and ceramics and jewellery construction are unique in Hertfordshire and are easily accessible from all groups of people being suitable for all ages and abilities. Full disabled access throughout the centre.

Artshed is not just about established artists; it also runs a comprehensive programme of workshops for adults - enabling them to learn and perfect new skills, enjoy a hobby or indulge a passion - and a range of parties and holiday workshops for children from 7 to 16.