Workshops and classes

If your idea of fun is more about getting involved with something rather than watching from a distance, get right into the thick of things by booking into on of Portsmouth’s top workshops and classes.

There’s a huge variety on offer, so you’re sure to find something that matches your taste. How about painting, printing or weaving at the Hotwalls Studios? Here you can learn from the resident designer-makers what goes into their marvellous creations, before having a go yourself. What’s more, you get to take home your creation at the end!

Elsewhere, there are a number of paint-along events, where professional instructors guide you through a painting – which you’re free to copy entirely or use as inspiration to go off the beaten track. If that didn’t sound appealing enough, many of these events take place at pubs and bars, so you can even have a glass or two of something you like whilst you paint!

Whatever your interests, the workshops and classes below will be sure to offer a fun-filled trip where you can put your hands to good work.

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Summer Saturdays

Address

Aspex Gallery, The Vulcan Building, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3BF

Telephone
02392778080

info@aspex.org.uk

Portsmouth

Try painting, model making, print making and inventing at free creative workshops.

Venue

Aspex, Portsmouth

Dates

From:
31 July 2021
Beside the Sea

Address

The Round Tower, Broad Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2JE

Telephone
02392 841272

hotwallsstudios@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Broad Street, Portsmouth

New, original artworks in Lizzie’s signature modern, minimal and playful style of painting.

Venue

Hotwalls Studios, Portsmouth

Dates

From:

31 July 2021to1 Aug 2021Open 11:00 - 17:00
Operation: Spies and Lies

Address

The D-Day Story, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 3NT

Telephone
023 9288 2555

theddaystory@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Southsea

Work together to complete challenges, crack codes, and answer questions to find a mystery object hidden inside The D-Day Story.

Venue

The D-Day Story, Portsmouth

Dates

From:
3 Aug 2021Open 10:00 - 16:00
Aspex Creative Summer Club, HAF

Address

Aspex Gallery, The Vulcan Building, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3BF

Telephone
02392778080

info@aspex.org.uk

Portsmouth

Take inspiration from the city with art activities from Aspex Portsmouth.

Venue

Aspex, Portsmouth

Dates

From:
5 Aug 2021Open 10:00 - 15:00
Portraits of Pompey

Address

The Round Tower, Broad Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2JE

Telephone
02392 841272

hotwallsstudios@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Broad Street, Portsmouth

See paintings from Karl Rudziak's 'We Don't Need Culture' collection.

Venue

Hotwalls Studios, Portsmouth

Dates

From:

6 Aug 2021to8 Aug 2021Open 10:00 - 17:00
Go Wild in the Park

Address

Tamworth, Milton and Victoria Parks, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3HQ

Portsmouth

Take part in wildlife-themed fun activities and listen to animal storytelling at Go Wild in the Park.

Dates

From:
10 Aug 2021Open 10:00 - 15:00
Airfix Extravaganza

Address

The D-Day Story, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 3NT

Telephone
023 9288 2555

theddaystory@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Southsea

Make your own genuine Airfix model to take home at The D-Day Story.

Venue

The D-Day Story, Portsmouth

Dates

From:
10 Aug 2021Open 10:00 - 15:30
Aspex Creative Summer Club, HAF

Address

Aspex Gallery, The Vulcan Building, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3BF

Telephone
02392778080

info@aspex.org.uk

Portsmouth

Take inspiration from the city with art activities from Aspex Portsmouth.

Venue

Aspex, Portsmouth

Dates

From:
12 Aug 2021Open 10:00 - 15:00
Autism-Friendly Family Day

Address

The D-Day Story, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 3NT

Telephone
023 9288 2555

theddaystory@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Southsea

The D-Day Story hosts a family fun day specially designed for children with autism.

Venue

The D-Day Story, Portsmouth

Dates

From:
15 Aug 2021Open 11:00 - 16:00
Interactive Weaves

Address

Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery and Barracks, Old Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2FS

Telephone
02392 819 311

hotwalls@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Old Portsmouth

Join the Interactive Weaving project at the Hotwalls Studios and get involved in a huge, free art project.

Dates

From:
15 Aug 2021Open 11:00 - 16:00
Go Wild in the Park

Address

Tamworth, Milton and Victoria Parks, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3HQ

Portsmouth

Take part in wildlife-themed fun activities and listen to animal storytelling at Go Wild in the Park.

Dates

From:
17 Aug 2021Open 10:00 - 15:00
Meet the Wartime Characters

Address

The D-Day Story, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 3NT

Telephone
023 9288 2555

theddaystory@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Southsea

Meet and chat to the people and personalities that made D-Day a success.

Venue

The D-Day Story, Portsmouth

Dates

From:

17 Aug 2021to18 Aug 2021Open 11:00 - 15:00
Interactive Weaves

Address

Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery and Barracks, Old Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2FS

Telephone
02392 819 311

hotwalls@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Old Portsmouth

Join the Interactive Weaving project at the Hotwalls Studios and get involved in a huge, free art project.

Dates

From:
22 Aug 2021Open 11:00 - 16:00
Interactive Weaves

Address

Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery and Barracks, Old Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2FS

Telephone
02392 819 311

hotwalls@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Old Portsmouth

Join the Interactive Weaving project at the Hotwalls Studios and get involved in a huge, free art project.

Dates

From:

27 Aug 2021to29 Aug 2021
Interactive Weaves

Address

Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery and Barracks, Old Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2FS

Telephone
02392 819 311

hotwalls@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Old Portsmouth

Join the Interactive Weaving project at the Hotwalls Studios and get involved in a huge, free art project.

Dates

From:

17 Sept 2021to19 Sept 2021
Portsmouth Pretty Muddy

Address

Southsea Common, Clarence Esplanade, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 3NT

Telephone
0300 123 0770

Portsmouth

Pretty Muddy returns to Southsea Common in 2021.

Dates

From:
30 Oct 2021Open 11:00 -
Portsmouth Race for Life

Address

Southsea Common, Clarence Esplanade, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 3NT

Telephone
0300 123 0770

Portsmouth

Cancer Research UK's Race for Life returns to Southsea Common in 2021.

Dates

From:
31 Oct 2021