Escalate Arts events and activities

Explore the range of programmes and activities on offer through Escalate Arts Spelthorne.

Are you a young person, interested in the arts and gaining new skills? Consider joining Spelthorne Youth Collective (YC) also known as Project YC! Project YC are responsible for the design and delivery of creative activities and events in the new Library Hub, Staines-upon-Thames.

Smartphone Photography

Discover tips and tricks to enhance your photography skills, from composition to editing.

  • Ages: 13 to 24 year olds
  • Dates: 27 May, 3 June, 10 June and 17 June
  • Time: 5pm to 7pm
  • Venue: Staines Library

Join tutor Jackie Rado on this four-week course to learn professional tips and techniques to go beyond your phones standard settings to create amazing photos. Once you’ve learnt the basics Jackie will take you out into Staines to practice capturing and photographing, people, selfies, landscapes, cityscapes and action and movement.

Register for Smartphone Photography Course

Ceramics Surface Decoration

Four Week Course. Experienced ceramicist Jules will teach you tips and tricks she's learnt over the years to create fantastic designs on ceramic tiles.

  • Ages: 10 to 24 year olds
  • Dates: 31 May, 7 June, 14 June and 21 June
  • Time: 3pm to 5.30pm
  • Venue: Staines Library

Over the four weeks of this course tutor Jules from Riverside Arts Pottery Studio will take you though techniques such as sgraffito, slip trailing, blending glaze colours and much more. You’ll be able to take all your amazing work home at the end of the last session once it has been fired.

Register for Ceramics Surface Decoration Course

Find out more information by emailing culturalservices@surreycc.gov.uk


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