This page includes information on Chinese Brush Painting and Chinese Calligraphy courses, and a list of residential colleges that sometimes 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.
Always check with the provider for the latest information. Many teachers and centres are now offering online classes.
CBP Regional groups also offer classes and workshops live and online, so check what is in your area.
CBPS Member teachers offering online teaching (see below for contact details)
- William Cai
- Ann Fairchild
- Qu Leilei
- Angela Reich
- Martin Smith
- Jean Turton
- Jing Wang
London
CBPS member teacher William Cai:
- Chinese painting classes in Ealing: openealing.com
- CBP classes online via The Bishop Ho Ming Wah Association
- Other courses – contact williamcai18@hotmail.com Website.
Xiaolan Gu teaches painting at Hampstead School of Art.
Guanghwa Bookshop online and live Chinese painting courses. Contact them to book: Tel: 0207 437 3737, E-mailing info@guanghwa.com.
Chinese Centre in Islington, London may have art classes.
The Princes School sometimes has CBP and calligraphy classes.
Hampshire
Sussex
CBPS member teacher Jing Wang has workshops – check out her website. NEW 10 Autumn and Winter workshops, 10:15 am – 12 pm every Thursday from September 21st to November 30th, 2023 (with a break on October 26th for half term)
Kent
CBPS Member teacher Ann Fairchild teaches CBP online via Canterbury Adult Education.
Surrey
CBPS member teacher Angela Reich has workshops at The Horton Arts Centre, Epsom and offers private classes at her home studio.
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 courses with CBPS Member teachers. Book through Missenden School of the Creative Arts.
Hertfordshire
CBPS member teacher Marion Dearlove teaches at the Letchworth Settlement.
Bedfordshire
CBPS member teacher Marion Dearlove teaches at Rothsay Education Centre.
Essex
Dedham Hall may have CBP Classes
Cambridge
Oxfordshire
CBPS member teacher Maggie Cross teaches at Ardington, Wantage.
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).
Shropshire
CBPS member teacher Leo Donaghy teaches at Westhope College, Craven Arms, and the Willow Gallery, Oswestry
Wales
Kuen Shan (Llanfoist Village Hall, Church Lane, Abergavenny, NP7 9LP): classes monthly on a Thursday 10am – 12 Midday kwongkuenshan@aol.com
CBPS Member teacher Martin Smith in person and online (Cardiff, Wales)
Manchester
CBPS member teacher Judy Bell CBP class during term time in Walshaw, Bury on Friday afternoons judy.bell@btinternet.com
Yorkshire
Cumbria
CBPS member teacher Peta Allingham teaches at Higham Hall
Scotland
Chi Zhang (Edinburgh, Scotland) Video from BBC Scotland
Colleges which may have residential CBP courses
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- Ammerdown Centre (Somerset)
- Dillington House (Somerset)
- West Dean College (West Sussex)
- Claridge House (West Sussex)
- Missenden Abbey (Bucks)
- Dedham Hall (Essex)
- Denman College (Oxfordshire) – online only
- Higham Hall (Cumbria)
Online calligraphy classes
- CBPS member teacher William Cai
- CBPS Member teacher Angela Reich
- The Chopsticks Club, contact them or theresabooth@chopsticksclub.
com - Guanghwa Bookshop. Contact them to book: Tel: 0207 437 3737, E-mailing info@guanghwa.com
- Talia Lehavi (London) Japanese calligraphy via her website ArtBrush.