After School Studio

After School Studio

A weekly artist-led session for children aged 5–10. Eight places only.

Studio practice means children develop their own work over time. They return each week to the same piece, or start something new. They make decisions: what to add, what to remove, when it's finished, when it isn't. This is how artists actually work, and it builds focus, judgment, and confidence in their own ideas.

What they'll work with:

Collage, clay, plaster, paint, print, and papier-mâché. Professional-grade materials: Sennelier pastels, archival paper, proper clay. We take inspiration from contemporary artists like Amy Sillman, Monster Chetwynd, and Franz West. Starting points, not templates.

Who leads the sessions:

Sessions are led by Mariana, Wild Trumpets' founder and practicing contemporary artist (Goldsmiths MFA, Distinction). We also invite guest artists throughout the term, working painters, sculptors, printmakers, so children experience different approaches and ways of making.

What we don't do:

• No step-by-step instructions

• No "everyone makes the same thing"

• No themed activity of the week

• No 20-child groups in a school hall

What you get:

• 8 children maximum

• A working studio off Portobello Road

• Ongoing work that develops over the term

• Guest artists alongside Mariana

• Children lead their own work, we support, we don't direct

Bring:

Clothes that can get messy. Everything else is provided.

Early drop-off: Wednesday from 3:30 / Thursday from 4:00

We don't teach creativity. We protect it.