Islands. The course is available to Caymanians
www.artnestcayman.com for a full schedule
careers. Email: info@nova.ky or call (345) 949
aged 18–30 years old. Tel: (345) 749 1121 or
of monthly events. Three times a year, Mike
1345. Each of Cayman's Public Libraries offer
visit www.nationaltrust.org.ky.
Nelson from Clever Fish offers a six week
basic to advanced online computer courses. For
jewellery making class. The classes are held
more information about course options, fees and
once a week and you learn all the fundamentals
dates please contact the George Town Library
of working with silver and making different
at (345) 949 5159 or email: georgetown@
pieces of jewellery that you then get to keep.
caymanlibraries.gov.ky.
ADULT RECREATIONAL CLASSES
Courses in areas such as office and creative skills are frequently offered. Check out the Visual Arts Society on Facebook (www. facebook.com/visualartcayman) and www.nationalgallery.org.ky to see what creative events and activities are going on. Refer to the Food & Drink chapter for cooking classes, Activities for Adults, Sports & Fitness and Activities for Kids chapters for other extracurricular courses.
It is very sociable, especially as most people bring a bottle of wine, and it's a great way to
Cooking Courses
meet people. Email: nic@cleverfishcayman.
Cooking classes are very popular in Grand
com and ask to be put on the list for the next
Cayman. For more information see the
scheduled class.
Food and Drink chapter or check out the
Kara Julian Art also hosts art classes at her studio. For more information, call (345) 925
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caymangoodtaste.com.
6840 or visit www.karajulianart.com. The Visual Arts Society (VAS) is an active
Art Classes
Cayman Good Taste website at www.
Darkness To Light Training Courses
non-profit promoting “Art for Everyone”,
Darkness to Light (D2L) Stewards of Children
workshops
including artists and those who appreciate and
is a child sexual abuse prevention programme
throughout the year for all age groups and skill
support art. VAS runs workshops throughout
for adults aimed at empowering individuals
levels based on their temporary exhibitions
the year based on community interest and
and communities to prevent child sexual
series. Workshops for adults cover a wide
cover a wide variety of art-related topics from
abuse. Stewards of Children is an evidence-
variety of art-related topics from ceramics to
figure drawing, abstract art, photography,
based programme that informs and teaches
photography, abstract painting, assemblage
jewellery making, batik, ceramics etc. VAS has
adults on how to protect the children in their
and more. To view the current programme of
a strong expertise in pottery and ceramics
care and community. The CIRC, working in
events and for a list of workshops, visit www.
(the studio is equipped with potters wheels, a
partnership with numerous agencies, offers
nationalgallery.org.ky. Cathy Church's offers
kiln, tools, glazes and clay can be purchased)
these courses free of cost to the community.
private photography lessons for underwater
and they offer workshops along with an open
Pre-registration is required. Email: vrm@
and above water for all levels of interest, plus
studio for adults. On occasion, they offer
redcross.org.ky for schedule and information
Lightroom and Photoshop. (Tel: (345) 949
workshops to artists on how to present their
on signing up.
7415 or visit www.cathychurch.com). 3 Girls &
artwork, market themselves, use social media
A Kiln (SEE
The
National
Gallery
runs
offers a wide selection
to benefit your art sales and how to prepare for
Diving Courses
of adult evening art classes two to three
an exhibit. VAS has a prominent presence at
Diving certification courses for adults are
nights a week plus afternoon classes at the
the Wednesday Farmers and Artisans Market
widely available in Cayman and many offer
weekends. Classes include glazing, string art,
located in Camana Bay. Email: vascayman@
residents' rates. Once you are an Open Water
sign making on wood planks, fluid art and more,
gmail.com
certified diver, other courses available include
plus they often have interesting guest artists
visualartcayman.
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or
see
www.facebook.com/
to change things up. They also host bi-weekly
Advanced Diver, Nitrox and even Trimix courses. You can talk to Wall to Wall Diving
classes for families/ children and on different
Computer Classes
(Tel: (345) 916 6408), Divetech (Tel: (345) 946
festive holidays you can make glazed pumpkins
Computer and software courses in Microsoft
5658) or Sunset Divers (Tel: (345) 946 6789).
or glazed Christmas trees which then light
Word, Excel, QuickBooks, Photoshop, InDesign,
See the Diving chapter for more information.
up. You can see their monthly schedule on
FrontPage and web design are all available. See
www.3girlsandakiln.com or you can call them
earlier in this chapter for information on ICCI
Drama & Storytelling Workshops
on (345) 640 9990. Art Nest offer a wide
and UCCI. Depending on what you are looking
The Cayman Drama Society offers regular
variety of weekly classes for both adults and
for, you can try Esolutions Computer Training
acting classes for adults and children
children. Their adult classes are sociable and
(Tel: (345) 943 3765 or www.esolutions.ky) or
covering
fun and include wine and snacks while doing a
CompuCay (Tel: (345) 327 5587 or email: sales@
performance
painting, pottery, photography or embroidery.
compucay.ky). CompuCay runs IT bootcamps
and improvisation. They also host summer
Their children's classes are held on Sundays
at their office at #1 Commerce House, Dr Roy's
camps,
and they also offer camps in the school
Drive. Nova offers a range of online courses
throughout the year and weekly acting
holidays. Elizabethan Square, 80 Shedden
covering Microsoft Office, presentation skills
classes open to all. The society occasionally
Road, George Town. Tel: (345) 927 2258 or visit
and other business related courses to help
teaches stage management, directing and
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