Drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery… 5 learning workshops open to all

"I would have liked to be an artist..." Like the tune of Starmania, who has never thought about this? In the Marais, as the start of the school year approaches, there is still time to take action and express your creative self. Whether you are a complete beginner or already experienced, courses in visual arts, drawing, painting, pottery, ceramics, sculpture are available to those who, through the practice of art, are looking for a moment to themselves, which is necessarily beneficial. Follow the guide. 

Located in the courtyard of the former Minimes gendarmerie barracks, the Atelier Scalabre Mercier has been offering ceramics classes since 2021. In this place dedicated to creation, working with clay and experimentation, ceramists Virginie and Grégoire share their know-how and provide classes (and courses) for all levels, including beginners.

Groups are limited to eight students per class, with one potter's wheel per person, to guarantee the best possible efficiency in a space of 100 square meters. Monday and Wednesday, classes from 10 a.m. to 21:30 p.m., Thursday from 22 p.m., Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 13 p.m. The price per term is 600 euros for 10 lessons of 3 hours. And 530 euros for 10 lessons of 2h20.

Next to République, in a dead end that smells of Provence, this red painted workshop has existed for more than thirty years. It is a former billiard table factory of which the glass roofs and industrial appearance remain. Sculpture and ceramics are in the spotlight. All equipment is provided and in abundance. The teachers are artists from the Fine Arts. The credo of the house? " NOTWe convey strong and lasting values: being authentically artistic, demanding, versatile, attentive, passionate, responsive, available and open. »

Classes last three hours each week. We work on a ceramic piece for several months and according to the model of our choice. The 2-hour course accommodates a maximum of 12 people. The discovery session is 45 euros. Sculpture workshops cost 523 euros per quarter; ceramic workshops, at 573 euros; drawing workshops, at 500 euros. Child rate: 329 euros per quarter.

Do you dream of being exhibited at the end of the year? In the heart of the Marais, in this very bright workshop on the ground floor, this workshop offers plastic arts classes for adults, teenagers or children. children, beginners or experienced, with possibilities internships on weekends and during school holidays.

Here, we follow the teaching of Florence, at the helm of this place since 2018. A textile designer, this painter and teacher likes to meet people, adults, children or teenagers in order to share her artistic know-how with them. In his contact, there are also autistic children in art therapy who express their talent. Oil, gouache, watercolor, drawing, live model, sculpture, graphics, observational drawing: soon, these different techniques will no longer hold any secrets for you.

Price: 430 euros per quarter for 3 hours per week. Plus registration of 65 euros.

In the heart of the Marais, 50 meters from the Picasso museum, the Atelier Lyfta Kujawski (or ALK) has more than fifty years of history behind it. Created in 1968 by Suzanne Berland, educator, and Jerzy Kujawski, painter, it was taken over in 1996 by their daughter Lytfa Kujawski, who now works with her son Martin.

The ambition of this address with its lavender blue storefront, rue de Thorigny, is simple: “To allow everyone, children, adolescents and adults, to express themselves, develop their creativity and gain self-confidence. » To do this, ALK relies on a proven method: the works produced on site are not shown to anyone before the end of the year, not even the parents who have registered their offspring here.

The idea is to avoid external interference that can influence creators – especially children and adolescents – and limit their creativity in one direction or another. This is how apprentice artists maximize their potential, whether it is drawing, painting, collage or modeling or this work on clay.

The equipment is provided. Prices for children: 774 euros per year. Adult prices: 945 euros per year or 345 euros for 11 weekly 2-hour lessons (excluding school holidays). Trial lesson: 30 euros.

The famous dance center, whose reputation extends well beyond the limits of the neighborhood, also offers drawing classes, under the leadership of Françoise Jabour, a painter. The class with a live model is given at the Marais Dance Center one Sunday per month from 14 to 16 p.m.

Open to both beginners and artists preparing for Fine Arts, this course for four to eight people will help you progress quickly. Each comes with its own equipment, A3 sketchbook, pencil, eraser, charcoal. Price: 25 euros for 2 hours + 10 euros in cash for the model.