Creative Glass - Beginners
This course aims to give you the basic skills, knowledge and ability to create kilnformed glass, using a variety of kiln forming techniques. This course is an ideal starter for those wanting to develop onto one of our more advanced glass courses, or to just find out a bit more about glass making.
Contemporary and Traditional Stained Glass - Beginners
Explore the art of stained glass on this short course. Make a small hanging panel and explore colour, tone and line through glass. We will start from the beginning taking in glass cutting, decoration, leading and soldering to complete a wonderful translucent stained glass window for your home.
Stained and Fused Glass – Contemporary and Traditional
This is a Stained Glass course for people who have some experience of the medium. Students work on independent projects making new panels, restoring old ones or creating experimental pieces using a variety of techniques. During the course we explore traditional leaded techniques as well as sandblasting, painting, sandblasting and copper foiling. We are a relaxed group sharing ideas and techniques and exploring colour and light in glass.
Fusing Glass - Beginners - Summer School
Explore glass fusing techniques in this short summer course. You will be introduced to a variety of fusing techniques and will walk away with different samples and pieces.
Creative Glass - Intermediate
This course focuses on further developing your ideas and skills in kilnformed glass to give you a deeper understanding of the techniques.
Creative Glass - Intermediate/ Advanced Workshop
In this class you will explore kilnforming techniques to further develop a self-set project. With a workshop approach you will be encouraged to pursue your own ideas within kilnformed glass with tutor guidance and some group discussion.
Christmas Glass Decorations
This is a fun weekend course focussed on making fused glass Christmas decorations.
Studio Glass Summer School
This is a tutored workshop that will give time to work on a self-set kiln formed glass project with tutor guidance.
Advanced Practice - Glass
Over the past few years we have detected a shift in demand among those studying at RAS at higher levels, away from qualifications towards a more practical, skills-based but nevertheless challenging and analytical provision.
In response to this change in demand we have developed a range of new Advanced Practice pathways in popular disciplines. From January 2020, self-motivated makers and artists will be able to develop and extend their own explorations in art & design; pathways include Painting & Drawing, 3D Ceramics, Glass, Photography and Film Making (see individual course outlines for pathway-specific content).
These courses are especially designed for those who want to become practising professionals. Consequently, throughout the course there will be a strong emphasis on developing your individual creative professional practice, including organising group exhibitions and arranging the sale of your work through the college gallery. You will be expected to work independently and structure your own learning with tailored guidance and feedback from your tutor.
This course is delivered over two terms from January to July and lead to an RAS Certificate in Advanced Practice*.
*RAS Awards and Certificates are issued independently by RHACC and are non-accredited.
Frame & Mount Your Own Prints
This 3-day workshop is an introduction to picture framing. During the workshop, you learn to plan and cuts mounts for your artwork, cut and assemble the picture frames, cut glass and backing and assemble all the pieces to complete the framed piece to a professional standard. Each session has a combination of theory and practice, with the emphasis on demonstrations and practical work. You should complete two frames, ready to hang, in the three-day workshop.
