CBP Courses

This page includes information on CBP courses and a list of colleges that have CBP courses (scroll to bottom of page).  See their websites for current course dates.  CBP courses may vary in date and may not be available every term, so CBPS cannot guarantee exactly what is on offer at any time.  CBPS is not responsible for the content of any of these sites.
Note that courses may have been affected by Covid-19: check with the provider for the latest information.

London

CBPS member teacher William Cai has a CBP class at Charing Cross Library Saturdays, 11am to 1pm.  To join, please contact Charing Cross Library, email info@orientalgallery.co.uk or phone 07956 227 997

Xiaolan Gu teaches at Hampstead School of Art.    Summer term starts 29 April, morning & afternoon classes.

Guanghwa Bookshop Chinese painting courses.  They provide the materials.  Contact them to book: Tel: 0207 437 3737, E-mailing info@guanghwa.com.

  • 6 weekly workshops at Intermediate Levels starting Saturday 11 January 2020.
  • one day Chinese Painting Workshop at Beginner and Intermediate Levels on Saturday 29 February.
  • one day Calligraphy Workshop at Beginner and Intermediate Levels on Saturday 7 March.
  • 6 weekly workshops starting Wednesday 11 March  2020
  • 6 weekly workshops at Beginners Levels starting Friday 13 March  2020.
  • 6 weekly workshops starting Saturday 14 March  2020
  • 6 weekly workshops starting  Sunday 15 March  2020

The Princes School sometimes has CBP and calligraphy classes.

There are CBP teachers at the Sunny Arts Centre.

Cornwall

NEW workshops with CBPS member teacher Katrina Stephens, monthly at StableArt Bodmin.  Full class details and cost  on the Classes section of their website.  Also one to one and small group tuition and demonstrations at her new studio in Fowey: Blue Feather Studio, 9b South Street, Fowey, PL23  1AR .  Contact via her website.

Devon

CBPS member teacher Peng Su:

  • Regular Chinese Ink Painting Group in Exeter, St Sidwell Community Centre, Old Chapel, Monthly, every third Saturday 10am-1:30pm.  See  Baozhangbrush for details & contact.
  • Work shop group at The Art and Frame Centre at Kelly Bray, Callington (close to the Devon and Cornwall border), the first and third Thursday afternoon of each month from 1pm to 4pm.  Contact:  purpledragon@btinternet.com
Hampshire
CBPS member teacher Maggie Cross teaches at St Francis church, Gosport- Saturdays April 4th, June 27th, October 10th and November 14th.  www.maggie-cross.co.uk
Sussex

CBPS member teacher Pauline Molesworth teaches CBP in Horsham.  Contact rogermolesworth

Kent

CBPS Member teacher Ann Fairchild teaches in Canterbury Adult Education.

Surrey

CBPS member teacher Gwen Powell has monthly Saturday workshops in Surbiton, open to all levels.  Contact gwenpowell1098@gmail.com

CBPS member teacher Angela Reich has an adult education class in Surbiton, Monday afternoons 15.00 – 17.00: new joiners & beginners welcome.

Berkshire

CBPS member teacher Jean Turton has a regular workshop 2nd Saturday of the month at Church House, Caversham, 10am to 1pm.  jeanmturton@aol.com 

Buckinghamshire

Missenden Abbey has CBP and calligraphy courses with CBPS Member teachers.  Book through Missenden School of the Creative Arts.

Essex

CBPS Teacher Jane Evans teaches in October and March each year at Dedham Hall.  Book directly through sarton@dedhamhall.demon.co.uk

Cambridge
CBPS  member teacher Jane Evans teaches in Cambridge on Tuesdays, from late September,  10.30-12.30 &13.30 – 15.30.   Also occcasional themed day schools.  Contact  je@janeevans.co.uk
Oxfordshire

CBPS member teacher Jean Turton will be at Denman June 2020 for Life on Water, and August 2020 for Pleasures of High Summer.

Oxfordshire Chinese Brush Painting Group Calendar of Events 2020.   Please contact Tricia Wormald to book a place via cbpoxon    

CBPS member teacher Maggie Cross ( www.maggie-cross.co.uk ) teaches at:
Leicestershire/Northamptonshire

CBPS member teachers Paul Maslowski and Claire Seaton form Double Happiness Studio MH. They run monthly Saturday workshops for Leicestershire Chinese Brush Painters (LCBP), open to all levels, at the University of Leicester Botanic Gardens, Leicester (map) and are on Facebook.

Claire also teaches CBP at Knuston Hall throughout the year on a residential or non-residential basis. Type Chinese in the search box. 

Paul & Claire also teach around the country by invitation, having taught in Hampshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire & Warwickshire this last year alone.  Please contact either of them by clicking on the links above.

Nottinghamshire
New CBP group in Newark meets monthly in South Muskham village community room. For details contact Elaine Kimberley theromany11@gmail.com

CBPS member teacher Peter Millward is teaching at:

  • Nottingham Society of Artists studio on Friar Lane every Wednesday from 10.30 to 12.30
  • Wednesday nights in Toton Tesco near Beeston/Nottingham 7.00pm to 9.00pm all year round.
Shropshire

CBPS member teacher Leo Donaghy teaches at Westhope College, Craven Arms.

Wales
Non-residential CBP Classes
Colleges with residential CBP courses