- Christopher and his Kind: Christopher Isherwood in Berlin
Course start date: Fri 27 Jun 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jake PollerThe experience of living in Berlin in the early 1930s had a transformative effect on the life and work of Christopher Isherwood. In this course, we will discuss Isherwood’s masterpiece, Goodbye to Berlin (1939), and his autobiography Christopher and His Kind (1976), which reveals the real people behind the characters of Sally Bowles and Otto Nowak, and shines a light on the queer culture of Berlin Isherwood was unable to write about in the 1930s.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Screen printing workshop Course start date: Mon 30 Jun 2025 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David HolahThis course is a creative and practical introduction to the screen-printing process, aimed at beginners and the curious. You will learn step by step how to make your own series of silk screen prints using a variety of techniques.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Drawing: a contemporary approach Course start date: Tue 1 Jul 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sam HannerTake your drawing in exciting new directions – build on existing skills and discover new ways of working. A chance to extend your own drawing projects guided by our expert tutor and practising artist, with reference to the work of artists using drawing in the wider art world today.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Italian: Goliarda Sapienza: Vita e opere di una scrittrice controcorrenteCourse start date: Fri 4 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ottavia CastellinaThis seminar will cover the life story and work of one of the most versatile and unconventional 20th century Italian writers, Goliarda Sapienza, recently rediscovered through cinema and TV series. Born in Sicily, daughter of well-known socialist Giuseppe Sapienza and feminist organiser Maria Giudice, Goliarda Sapienza is best known for her posthumously published novel ‘L’arte della gioia’, she is the author of several books, including ‘L’Università di Rebibbia’ recalling her experience of living in prison.
Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - Deep tissue massage: a CPD workshop Course start date: Fri 11 Jul 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Janet LeeExpand your skills to apply deep tissue massage techniques with confidence. Learn how hands - free practice is effective in minimising stress on fingers and thumbs when providing a deeper massage treatment.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00 - Italian conversation: advancedCourse start date: Fri 11 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paola RoncaglioloThis high-level course is for more advanced learners of Italian and is intended to improve your Italian speaking skills and help you maintain your fluency over the summer. You'll have a chance to participate in discussions on a variety of topics based on the interests of the learners and tutor.
Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00 - Watercolour painting studio: urban landscapes Course start date: Fri 11 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hilary RosenBuild your confidence and skills in outdoor watercolour painting in a variety of central London locations. You will be introduced to watercolour mixing and mark making in relation to painting the urban landscape. This course can be seen as a refresher or for students who have had a minimum amount of watercolour experience.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Introduction to collage and mixed media Course start date: Fri 12 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth FranklinCollage is an exciting, accessible and creative medium. Experiment with a rich variety of materials and found images to make vibrant work experimenting with surface, form, colour and pattern, inspired by artists who make effective use of this way of working.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Processing black and white photographic film Course start date: Fri 19 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Catriona GrayShoot a roll of black and white film and develop it in traditional chemicals, learning 2 ways to view the images on your film (analogue and digital)
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Award in education and training for lipreading teachersCourse start date: Fri 19 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Lorraine BragginsInterested in teaching lipreading to adults? This introductory course leads to the City and Guilds Level 3 national teaching qualification. Combined with our GT106, you can become a qualified lipreading teacher. - Drawing: ink and wash techniques Course start date: Fri 3 Oct 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mario Lautier VellaThe immediacy and versatility of ink and wash is perfect for those sketching on location, for designers and for students interested in watercolour techniques. Take the opportunity to explore the basic techniques of this exciting process.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Assertiveness Course start date: Sat 28 Jun 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Debora CollisterWould you like to be more assertive? Develop the skill of communicating effectively and on equal terms with others in these practical workshops designed to help you gain self esteem and confidence.
This course takes place in person.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Introduction to beaded jewellery Course start date: Fri 17 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Beverley SellFancy trying your hand at beaded jewellery making? Learn how to work with beads, wire, thread and findings to create beautiful beaded necklaces, bracelets, earrings and tiara designs. Join our introductory course for all levels to discover where to find the best beads, how to knot with thread, manipulate and twist wire and learn how to finish your work using clasps.
Full fee £289.00 Senior fee £231.00 Concession £188.00 - Improve your speaking voiceCourse start date: Sat 21 Jun 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lloyd WyldeThis course is ideal if you seek greater clarity and confidence in how you communicate. Through a series of exercises and drills, you will learn how to improve your speaking voice.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00 - Italian multicultural literature: letteratura senza confiniCourse start date: Fri 24 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Veronica De FeliceItaly is increasingly becoming a more multi-cultural country, and this diversity is beginning to be reflected in its literature. This short course will introduce you to some of the most interesting and exciting writers from this new wave of diversity.
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