- Indigenous Australia: the beginnings of the Western Desert art movementCourse start date: Thu 8 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Arjmand AzizExplore the beginnings of Western Desert painting in 1970s Australia by focussing closely on the cosmopolitan and intercultural worlds of the Indigenous Australian artists at its heart.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - French 3 lower at a gentle pace: module 3Course start date: Thu 8 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyDo you want to continue learning French but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Our French at a gentle pace courses are designed to cover the same material as our standard French courses, but at a slightly slower pace, and with more opportunities for revision built in.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Carving in wood or stoneCourse start date: Thu 8 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Belinda EdwardsGet inspired by trying carving techniques in stone or wood and create your own small carving in wood and stone. Suitable for anyone from beginners to experienced carvers. This course will explore the characteristics of wood and stone, lead you through the steps of design and carving, encourage you to explore and develop your ideas, and try more experimental techniques. - Ancient Greek 5Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025 (and 11 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elena VaccaIn this advanced course, you will read and translate unadapted texts by ancient Greek authors to deepen your appreciation of their work.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Spanish 4: lengua y culturaCourse start date: Thu 8 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pilar Villanueva MartinezIdeal si has completado 'Spanish 3 upper' o 'Spanish 3 upper consolidation' o has estudiado español unos cinco años y quieres consolidar tu conocimiento de la lengua y cultura del mundo hispanohablante antes de continuar al nivel 5. Este curso es para aquellos estudiantes que han estudiado unos cinco años de español y desean obtener un conocimiento más profundo de la lengua y cultura del mundo hispanohablante.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Classical ballet: improvers 2Course start date: Thu 8 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alexander SimpkinsWe will continue developing ballet technique through barre, centre work and allegro exercises. Suitable for those who have been practicing for some time and have a strong grasp of techniques and terminology.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Neo-Latin: module 3Course start date: Thu 8 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mary Ruskin.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Communication skills: developing your writing, speaking and digital skills through creating a radio programme (ESOL level 1-2)Course start date: Thu 8 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you want to develop your writing and speaking skills? Would you also like to improve your digital skills? On this course you will work on writing, enacting and recording short radio programmes about news items, arts, hobbies, and other areas of interest. By doing this, you will improve your communication skills including emphasising meaning, choosing the right words, speaking and writing concisely with the right tone and creating emotions. You will also focus on your pronunciation and fluency. You will work on how to edit and put together a programme. We hope we can distribute your programme to friendly listeners!
You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name).
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £70.00 - Painting from plants and flowersCourse start date: Thu 8 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Diane MartinExplore a variety of creative approaches for painting flowers from observation. Discover the rich history of this genre while taking inspiration from artists who use flowers as their subject matter.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - The mirror of nature: art and culture in the 17th centuryCourse start date: Fri 9 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Leslie PrimoThe 17th century produced some of the greatest artists of all time: Rubens, Rembrandt, Velazquez and Bernini to name but a few. Explore the work of these key artists and understand the history, styles and ideas that shaped the century.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Art in Britain since 2000: where are we now?Course start date: Fri 9 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chantal CondronDiscover how exciting, new UK-based artists use both experimental and traditional approaches to art to address issues of identity, history and personal experience. - Spanish 3 upper: module 2Course start date: Fri 9 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Keylor Murillo MoyaFurther improve your Spanish in this lively class, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills. You will also acquire a greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 3 upper: module 1' or equivalent. Based on Aula Internacional Plus 4, new edition, (Difusión Publishers).
Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book. - Philosophy and cultural theoryCourse start date: Fri 9 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Barrie SelwynMerleau Ponty’s concept of embodied subjectivity continues to shape our views in cultural theory and theories of knowledge in general. We will explore his ideas and their applications as well as the general context from which they emerge. - Modern art in America, 1900-1930: the Ashcan School to PrecisionismCourse start date: Sat 10 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rachel SandersStudy American art, including paintings, illustrations and cartoons from late-nineteenth century Impressionism and Realism to Precisionism, analysing movements and styles, social and political context, materials, and art theory. - Craft focus: character in fictionCourse start date: Sat 10 May 2025 (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 £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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