Free painting*
Course leader: Susanne Bonja
Welcome to an inspiring week of free painting! Here we immerse ourselves in painting techniques, composition and visual storytelling. We go through how color, form and content can work together and you get professional support in your creative creation. Whether you are a beginner or have a little more experience, this course can give you inspiration to develop your painting and artistic expression. The tutorial is adapted to your level. You work in any painting technique on canvas, board material or watercolor paper. Every day, joint briefings are held where we share experiences and support each other in the process. You choose which motif you work with during the course. We expect that there will be at least as many motifs as course participants and that the variety will be great, with both representational and abstract images.
Course fee
The course fee is SEK 4,800. The course takes place in collaboration with the Authority for Vocational College, Art and Culture, which means that the course fee can be kept lower than other courses. If Capellagården has to cancel the course, you always have the right to get back the course fee you have paid. If you need to withdraw your offer due to obstacles or illness, a refund will be made with 50% of the course fee. Please note that board and lodging are not included in the course fee, but are booked and paid for separately after admission.
Application and admission
No previous knowledge required.
We apply continuous admission. When a course has enough applicants to fill course and reserve places, we close the possibility to apply for the course. The selection for the course is based on your motivation in the application and the desire to have a spread in the group. We will provide feedback on an ongoing basis. That is, the time it takes to receive notification can vary. Notification is sent via email. Upon admission, information is given about payment and confirmation of course place. In case of non-payment, we offer the course place to the next person in line. In connection with admission, it is possible to book and pay for board and lodging.
You who apply must be 18 years old, except for the children/youth courses.
Board and lodging
In connection with admission, you are offered to book any board and lodging during the course week. There is a tennumber of different houses on the "storgården" with proximity to workshops and the Vingårdsalen. The rooms are varied with a simple standard, in the houses there is access to a shared kitchen, shower and toilet. Many houses/rooms thus have shared bathrooms. Full board is included for everyone who lives at Capellagården and our shared meals are largely based on vegetables from our organic garden.
Cost of board and lodging in a single room:
Board and lodging a woecheck: SEK 4900
Bed linen is included in the fee.
If Capellagården has to cancel the course, you always have the right to recover all fees for board and lodging. In case of cancellation, we charge an administrative fee of SEK 500.
We are usually able to offer rooms to anyone who wishes, but unfortunately cannot give any guarantee.
If you have arranged your own accommodation and want to eat together with your coursemates, it is fine to buy individual meals.
The price is then: Breakfast SEK 85, Lunch or dinner SEK 125, Cheese tray (end) SEK 155.
Coffee and shared coffee are included in the course fee
Bring to the course
Bring a pencil and sketchpad. If you already have paint, brushes and canvas/paper, feel free to bring it. During the course, a basic selection of water-based paints such as acrylic paint and watercolour, not oil paint, is provided. Board material, simpler canvas and watercolor paper are provided as a substrate. You can prepare by bringing your own sketches and inspiration pictures, but it's just as well without.
Course start and end
On the day the course starts, the arrival time is from 3 p.m. At At 17.00 a simple dinner is served and at 18.00 there is a joint start with your course. The course ends on Friday with a joint closing evening. On Saturday, breakfast is served and check-out is at 11.00 at the latest.
Language
The language of instruction on the course is Swedish. However, summaries in English may appear.