- Friday lates: art and mapsCourse start date: Fri 26 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Christopher CollierMaps have a long and fascinating history, yet it was really the 20th Century that saw them come alive as an artistic medium, as artists turned to them to explore their place in a disoriented world. Discover the many ways artists have worked with maps, from Surrealism through to Digital Media.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Craft focus: character in fictionCourse start date: Sat 27 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tasha KavanaghIn fiction, character and plot are inseparable elements of craft. Without characters there can be no action or plot. In this short course you will learn how to create characters that can drive a narrative forward and deepen its themes.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - Global encounters: Europe and Africa, 1300-1600Course start date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingExplore European perceptions of Africa and its inhabitants: from misconstrued tales of monstrous races and the legendary Prester John, to the charting of the west coast and rise of the slave trade.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Art in the age of Napoleon: politics, painting & propagandaCourse start date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rachel SandersExplore the art of Napoleonic Europe via issues such as political and social upheaval, Neo-Classical priorities, and the rise of Romanticism, in the work of artists such as David and Goya.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Writing mythsCourse start date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maria ContosWhether you want to write about mythical beasts in a modern-day setting or pen a traditional epic, this fun, interactive taster will equip you with the craft basics to write a myth that will move and inspire.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - Universal horror: classic horror cinema from Universal StudiosCourse start date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jon WisbeyUniversal had its greatest successes of the classical era with a series of horror films with which it will forever be associated. It's classic horror figures define the golden age of horror cinema, while the memorable performances of stars such as Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi established them as horror legends. Explore and enjoy these classic horror films and their lasting legacy for the genre.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Ways into screenwriting: getting startedCourse start date: Sat 27 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alan NixonWant to write scripts but don't know how to start? Discover the basics of screenwriting - character, conflict and more - on this short course that will help you shape your ideas and get your story going.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - Writing inspiration jamCourse start date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Claire CollisonThis fun, inspiring day workshop explores the many sources of inspiration available to writers in their everyday lives.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Hieroglyphs - intermediateCourse start date: Sun 28 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Hugo CookThis is a follow-on course for those who have attended the Introduction to Hieroglyphs held at the British Museum and the Hieroglyphs: continuation course.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - Mews, monuments and museums: exploring SW7Course start date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Marilyn GreeneThis circular walk explores the alleys lanes, squares and delightful mews houses and passes a disused tube station in the mainly in the Knightsbridge conservation area and contrasts with the grand museums, institutions and monuments built in South Kensington (Albertopolis) developed with profits of the Great Exhibition held in Hyde Park in 1851.
Meets outside the main entrance to the V&A ends outside the Natural History Museum. Meets outside the main entrance to the V&A ends outside the Natural History Museum.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Anthropology of Art, Film and PhotographyCourse start date: Mon 29 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Yasmin HalesThis introductory course aims to critically explore the role and symbolic meaning of art from a cross-cultural perspective, ranging from the concept of beauty, the beliefs and rituals associated with material objects, to the human body as canvas and the role of museums.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Discovering Late Imperial China: Ming to Qing, 1500-1800Course start date: Tue 30 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Qiuyang ChenJourney into the heart of China's transformative era, where dynastic intrigue met daily life's rich fabric. Grasp the complexities of power, ethnic interplay, and innovation in an age of change in Late Imperial China.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00 - Ancient Greek drama: an introductionCourse start date: Tue 30 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maria ContosHave a taste of exploring the ancient Athenian stage, and how they still speak to us about the challenges we face today.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00 - The occult on screenCourse start date: Tue 30 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gillian McIverSurprisingly, not every film that features the occult is a horror film. Certainly, many of them are; we will consider classics such as Haxan from 1922, Rosemary’s Baby, The Craft, Angel Heart, The Witch and Hereditary. Other films, such as Kenneth Anger's Lucifer Rising and A Dark Song, attempt to treat the occult seriously as secret or hidden knowledge. We'll examine the cultural backdrop of occult films and questions of representation, gender relations, and spirituality.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Homes, houses and art in Europe: 1900-1960Course start date: Tue 30 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Emma Rose BarberKnock on the door of artists’ houses and studios from 1900-1960 to experience exciting and visually dazzling spaces created over the course of their careers. At a time when artists were beginning to forge their own brave new visual worlds, this course considers what the homes might tell us about the artists and how they wanted their homes to be seen. This is the second part of a series on Homes and Houses; it can also be taken without having done the previous course.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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