Street Art - Intro Class (8-14)

Sarah Gillings MA AKA S.o.S

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Ages
8 - 13
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Tickets
£30

A summary

❌Update!! Saturday’s class is cancelled due to low uptake sorry for any inconvenience caused

You will create spray-paint artwork that you can be proud of. Street art is now part of the UK curriculum, but opportunities to work with authentic, artist-grade pressurised spray paints are rare. In this course, you will have access to a wide range of professional stencils and eco-friendly, health-conscious paints.

This is an award-winning, inclusive teaching format developed by the course mentor to ensure that participants of all abilities can produce artwork of a high aesthetic standard while enjoying full creative freedom.

Watch a short film about what to expect in class:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4idtxd95NU&t=78s

Following essential health and safety training, you will be guided through foundational spray-can control techniques, progressing toward advanced layering, stencil work, and fully realised finished pieces. As skills develop, students may explore larger-scale applications, including mural concepts, furniture upcycling, and collaborative projects (Intermediate & Advanced levels).

This class structure has already been successfully delivered in primary and secondary school settings.

Introductory Class

The Intro Class is a stand-alone, entry-level experience designed to spark creativity and build confidence. You will create an artwork on an item such as a T-shirt, 12” vinyl record, or canvas to take home. Even first-time participants achieve strong visual results, as the sessions are carefully designed to balance high-quality outcomes with creative independence.

Session Information

• Each session lasts 1.5 hours
• Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time for registration and housekeeping
• Late arrivals cannot be admitted

For health and safety reasons, the building doors are locked 5 minutes before the session begins. The studio is located on the second floor, and it is not possible to interrupt the class to allow late entry. Important safety instruction takes place at the start of each session, and late entry would disrupt both learning and group safety.

Please do not call if you are running late, as the tutor will be teaching. Depending on circumstances, a reschedule may be considered, but this cannot be guaranteed.

Booking

Please register your interest with preferred days and times. Once minimum numbers are reached, session dates will be released for booking

Tickets

Child Session Ticket

£30
Children 8 - 13

SEND accessibility checklist

1:1 care

2:1 care

Qualified to administer medication

Epilepsy trained

Secure environment

Accessible toilet

Assist with personal care and toileting

Hoist and changing bench

Sensory or quiet spaces

Makaton trained

PECS trained

Please note:

If you see a question mark, please contact the Mentor to discuss your specific needs regarding this item.

About your mentor

Sarah Gillings MA AKA S.o.S

Unique Street Art experiences & accreditation

Sarah Gillings MA AKA S.o.S

I'm an award-winning Street Artist and Inclusive Arts, Practitioner. I love working with young people in order to free their creative potential. I have worked with over 700 young people to date, and pride myself in creating a safe, inspiring and most of all FUN environment for young people to flourish and grow. I was recently awarded a Points of Light recognition from The Prime Minister for my charitable work and my specially designed spraypainting workshops. You now have the opportunity to take part in my classes which I've decided to roll out in the area due to popular demand. I have a First Class Masters in Inclusive Arts and am specially trained and very experienced working with people who have special needs and disabilities too. I have extensive experience in working with hard to reach and marginalised teenagers, therefore my spraypainting experiences are especially engaging- no matter what issues a young person may have. My public mural commissions and collaborative arts projects can be seen in Brighton, Hastings & Bognor Regis. https://www.pointsoflight.gov.uk/u-can-spray/ I also offer Bronze & Silver Arts Awards including working with young people with special needs and disabilities.

Learning aims

Aim 1

TECHNICAL CONTROL To develop control of spray paint and tools to create a range of marks, lines, blends and textures . To understand the anatomy of a can and various caps and techniques

Aim 2

COMPOSITION AND PLANNING To be able to plan a finished complex layered artwork using foreground, background and focal points

Aim 3

STENCIL & NEGATIVE SPACE SKILLS to understand and apply positive and negative space through stencil techniques

Aim 4

CREATIVE DECISION MAKING to make independent artistic choices about colour, layout, and visual impact

Aim 5

VISUAL PROBLEM SOLVING to adapt ideas drawing the making process and solve design challenges as they arise.

Aim 6

FOCUS AND STUDIO PRACTICE to develop concentration, patients, and safe working hands in a shared creative space..

Aim 7

CONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL EXPRESSION & INDEPENDENT PRACTICE to use use learn techniques to express individual ideas and style in a finished piece, and to feel confident continuing to develop creative ideas independently beyond the class.

Location

The Waterside Centre , North Street , Lewes , East Sussex, BN7 2PE

What's provided

Drinks
Equipment

Safety

Enhanced DBS

Basic DBS

Risk Assessment

Public Liability Insurance

Safeguarding Training

First Aid Training

First Aid Kit

Smoke Detector

Please note:

It is the responsibility of the booker to satisfy themselves about the adequacy of the measures provided above and any other details represented in this listing. This platform is merely an introducer and does not verify the items listed.

Cancellation policy

Please message me/click the CONTACT MENTOR button above to discuss any special circumstances and I will consider it.

My experience consists of a leisure activity, on a specific date(s), and therefore the 14-day ‘cooling off period’ under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 does not apply.

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