Art Workshops

Digital art workshop for children at the curve community centre classroom projector screen and teacher Aphra Shemza

Image: Aphra Shemza teaching digital painting at the Curve Community Centre. Photograph by Matthew Kaltenborn.

 

Alongside my art practice I teach my creative and artistic processes to children and adults alike. I have worked with partners such as; V&A Museum, Barbican, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, MIMA, Watermans Art Centre, Norden Farm Arts Centre, The Festival of Curiosity and Bournemouth University among others.

“The workshop was very well planned, from the theoretical introduction to the practical parts. You get loads done on the day and leave with plenty of new knowledge. I would highly recommend it!” Workshop attendee.

My workshops cover a variety of topics from light sculpture and plastic recycling to digital painting with the shemza.digital project.

Workshops can take place on or offline and can be tailored to meet your requirements and capacity.

Get in touch to enquire about running a workshop.

Digital Painting with shemza.digital

Create your own digital paintings based on the work of Anwar Jalal Shemza.

“This online digital art platform blew my mind! ...Thank you Aphra, this has truly had a profound affect on me, and has been - hands down my favourite art based workshop during the entire pandemic!”

Attendee to shemza.digital workshop in 2021.

Mother and child at a shemza.digital painting workshop delivered by Aphra Shemza
Digital painting workshop for geometric computer art with Aphra Shemza Stuart Batchelor
Orange geometric digital painting created with the shemza.digital painting software

Images: Mother and son using shemza.digital, Aphra Shemza and Stuart Batchelor designing shemza.digital and ‘Magic’ created by Arthur in a workshop.

Light Sculpture Workshop

Learn how to create your own light sculpture with basic microelectronics for Arduino.

"The artist was fantastic! The content was really good, I learned a lot in a short space of time."

Attendee to V&A Interactive Light Sculpture Workshop in 2019.

Geometric recycled light art sculpture by student Paula from light art workshop
Geometric perspex and acrylic light art sculpture by student from light art workshop
Fibre optic and wood light art sculpture by student from light art workshop

Images: Student’s work from the Light Sculpture Workshop held in March 2020.

Plastic Recycling Workshop

Learn how to recycle plastic waste and turn it into coasters, jewellery, art and much more.

“Aphra is a very good workshop leader, informative, friendly and helpful”

Attendee to a Plastic Recycling workshop at Building Bloqs in 2019.

Colourful recycled plastic tiles made using precious plastics recycling machines by Aphra Shemza
Recycled plastic workshop precious plastics students making Aphra Shemza

Images: Students at work during a workshop and outcomes of the plastic recycling process.