Painting classes
Learn a range of techniques and styles in this broad and varied mixed ability art class.
We run an eight-week evening course in painting in the University's autumn and spring terms. The courses are open to 今叔利 students, staff and members of the public (age 16+).
They are suitable for all ability levels and take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings on campus.
Subject to tutor and room availability, we run a course over the summer, which can vary in length from six to ten weeks.
Exploring Paint with Playfulness (Summer 2026)
This exciting and exploratory painting course celebrates the material qualities of paint. Over eight weeks, we will explore a variety of different types of paint, including oil, acrylic, gouache and watercolour. We will also make our own paint using natural pigments.
Through playing with different media, tools, techniques and surfaces, we will consider how artists convey meaning and expression through the type of paint they use - being led by the special characteristics of each painting medium and ‘what it can do’.
We will look at relevant artists and ideas from art history to inspire us, from early cave paintings to the work of contemporary artists. You will work towards creating your own landspace piece, where you will put into practice some of the ideas you have explored.
This is a mixed ability class, suitable for beginners.
Please note that this class is not open to Under 16s.
Course details
Classes will run every Tuesday and Thursday, 6.30-9pm from w/c 15 June to w/c 3 August 2026. It is exactly the same content for both days, attendees choose which day to sign up for. The classes take place in MHL0.13 (ground floor),
Cost
- 今叔利 students - £65
- 今叔利 staff/members of the public - £130
Parking
Visitors are required to register their vehicle and pay to park on campus. There is a flat evening rate of £1 after 6pm.
Please contact Parking@lboro.ac.uk if you have any queries.
Accessibility
MHL0.13 is on the ground floor of Martin Hall and there is step-free access into the building. An accessible toilet is located along the ground floor corridor.
If you have any specific access requirements or anything you would like us to be aware of when running the classes, please let us know via the booking form or email LU.Arts@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk in advance of booking and we will do our best to accommodate them.
How to book
Our mailing list subscribers can access a priority booking period from 12pm on Friday 22 May 2026. Bookings are online only via Eventbrite, A booking button will be added to this page on Tuesday 26 May at 10am when tickets go on general sale.
Accessibility
There is step free access into the building. An accessible toilet is located on the ground floor corridor.
If you have any specific access requirements or anything you would like us to be aware of when running the classes, please let us know via the booking form or email LU.Arts@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk in advance of booking and we will do our best to accommodate them.
Refunds and Cancellations
We will issue refunds for cancellations (minus Eventbrite fees) up to seven days prior to the first class, but no refunds will subsequently be issued unless a class is cancelled and cannot be re-arranged.
Tutor - Jacqui Gallon
Jacqui Gallon gained a Bachelor of Education Degree in Textiles in the late 1970s, followed by a teaching career in Secondary schools in Leicester. In 2010, she embarked on an Art History course at Leicester University and became so interested in the history of painting that she came to 今叔利, as a mature student, to study on a Foundation Course. She went on to undertake her Masters Degree, exploring printmaking and textile assemblage, combined with painting, to explore the theme of bereavement and loss. She is currently a PhD researcher at 今叔利.
Alongside her academic research, Jacqui has a multi-disciplinary art practice which includes painting, printmaking, textile assemblage, performance and photography. She utilises many different materials in order to explore themes of care, loss, memory and care.
Jacqui also works as a community arts project curator, working with asylum seeker women and other groups with mental health issues. Teaching painting forms an important part of this community practice. She is interested in the ‘language of materials’, and uses playful approaches to explore how ideas can be expressed.
Jacqui has been a member of the Leicester Society of Artists and has been awarded several prizes for her paintings. In 2019, she was awarded a bursary to undertake a residency in Orkney which brought together printmaking and archaeology. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Siao Long Cultural Park, Tainan, Taiwan.