Teen Linocut Printing Workshop

Cape Town Creative Academy (CTCA) is proud to host hands-on mini lino print workshops as part of the Plettenberg Bay Arts Festival 2026 programme, guided by contemporary artist and CTCA graduate Shalner Ching. In this practical workshop, you'll carve, ink, roll, press and reveal your own postcard-sized lino print.

You'll explore line, texture, contrast and process while working directly with materials in a supportive creative environment.

Perfect for anyone wanting to explore their creative potential, including beginners and first-time printmakers. Just bring your curiosity. DATE: 29 & 30 September from 10:00 - 14:00 VENUE: Garden Route Centre for the Arts SKY STUDIO Primarily intended for Teens and High School students. Book with contact person, only 8 slots maximum per day available. This workshop is free and all materials are provided.

Cape Town Creative Academy (CTCA) is a private, multi-award-winning higher education institution offering accredited Bachelors and Honours degrees in art and design. Based in Cape Town, a city shaped by cultural diversity, creative enterprise and complex social histories, CTCA provides an environment in which emerging practitioners can explore the role of creativity within a rapidly changing world. At CTCA, creativity is not understood simply as a means of self-expression.

It is a way of thinking, questioning, solving problems and imagining possibilities that do not yet exist. Since its establishment in 2013, the institution has developed a distinctive approach to creative education that combines rigorous conceptual exploration with practical experimentation and close mentorship. Students are encouraged to think critically about the world around them while developing the creative, technical and professional capabilities required to contribute meaningfully to their chosen fields.

CTCAs four undergraduate degrees in Communication Design, Contemporary Art, Interaction Design and Motion Design are distinct in their disciplinary focus but unified by a shared educational philosophy. Each programme explores the intersections of thinking and making as a space for critically grounded creative innovation. Students learn to approach creative practice as an iterative process involving research, experimentation, reflection and refinement. Through this process, they develop the ability to move between conceptual and practical modes of working and to make informed decisions about the form, purpose and potential impact of their work.

This relationship between thought and practice is central to CTCAs transdisciplinary learning culture. While students develop specialised expertise within their chosen fields, they are also exposed to ideas, methods and technologies from across the creative disciplines. This encourages them to make connections between the conceptual and the material, the digital and the handcrafted, and the analytical and the intuitive. The result is a generation of adaptable, multi-skilled practitioners who can respond thoughtfully to complex creative challenges and contribute across evolving professional contexts. Small classes and hands-on mentorship allow students to receive focused guidance throughout their studies.

Lecturers bring academic knowledge, creative practice and industry experience into the learning environment, supporting students as they develop their individual voices and professional identities. This student-centred approach recognises that creative development is not a uniform process. Students are challenged to take intellectual and creative risks, while receiving the structure, feedback and support necessary to transform experimentation into resolved work. Learning at CTCA extends beyond the classroom. Practical projects, collaborative opportunities and engagement with real-world creative contexts enable students to understand how their knowledge and skills operate in practice.

They learn to communicate ideas, respond to feedback, work with others, manage creative processes and consider the people and communities affected by what they create. By graduation, students have developed industry-ready portfolios that demonstrate not only technical competence and visual sophistication, but also critical thinking, curiosity and a clear sense of purpose.

The Honours programmes provide a further opportunity for advanced research and practice. At this level, students pursue focused areas of enquiry, deepen their engagement with theory and develop independent creative projects that contribute to contemporary conversations in art and design. CTCA ultimately prepares graduates for more than entry into the creative industries.

It equips them to navigate change, question established assumptions and participate thoughtfully in shaping culture. Graduates leave as critically engaged thinkers, skilled makers and reflective practitioners who understand creativity as both a professional capability and a way of encountering the world.