Drawing Courses in London
At City Lit, we have a variety of drawing courses, delivered in our bright, modern studios for students to create and develop a body of drawing work. Supported by our team of experienced and expert tutors, we offer students both a practical guide and an informative insight, providing an opportunity for all levels to explore traditional and contemporary styles of drawing.
We have classes for everyone, whether you’re a complete beginner and you want an introduction to drawing; or you’re at an intermediate or higher level and you want classes that focus on developing advanced drawing skills such as mark making techniques, experimental approaches and use of colour, tone and shade within these disciplines.
Our courses are specially designed to offer you support in overcoming any frustrations, learning new skills and helping you achieve your personal creative goals.
We host exhibitions throughout the year at City Lit Gallery where our students showcase their amazing work.
To arrange a conversation with our drawing coordinator about your interests, options and courses available, please contact our Visual Arts team at visualarts@citylit.ac.uk
- Introduction to chamber musicCourse start date: Fri 26 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pauline GreeneWhat is chamber music, and how is it different from a Symphony or an opera? What sort of musicians would play chamber music and which periods of music history does it come? - Deaf history: one-day courseCourse start date: Sat 27 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Peter BrownA brief introduction to the history of Deaf people in Britain and the development of British Sign Language. This fascinating course is taught in BSL, with a BSL-English interpreter available.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Reading for writers: the short story (a fortnightly course)
Course start date: Thu 1 May 2025 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Annabel BanksThe best way to write good short stories is to read a lot of good ones first. Dive into the best of short fiction, explore point-of-view, character and pacing, and begin to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing in this fortnightly course.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - Nineteenth century French fictionCourse start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Megan BeechPassion, marriage, crime, class, and murder: these are just some of the key issues at play in the three exhilarating French novels we will discuss in this online course. Focusing on George Sand’s Indiana (1832), Balzac’s Père Goriot (1835) and Zola’s Thérèse Raquin (1868), we’ll explore French literary style and the influence of serialisation on sensation fiction and these author’s depictions of social class, romance, and realism.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Ancient Greek 3: module 3Course start date: Wed 7 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hugo CookSuitable if you have completed Ancient Greek 3: module 2 or have an equivalent knowledge. Further your knowledge of grammatical structures and vocabulary so that you can read more complex Ancient Greek prose.
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00 - Sanskrit reading circleCourse start date: Tue 6 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vaughan PilikianThis is a course in the Sanskrit language based around the reading of Sanskrit texts unadapted.
Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - French 2 upper: pratique and consolidateCourse start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pascale VuittenezPractise and consolidate your intermediate spoken French in the heart of London and develop your language skills in these topical discussion classes. Based on recordings from French television, radio news and newspaper articles. Please note that this course takes place every other week.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Chaucer's The Canterbury TalesCourse start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rachel BuglassThe Canterbury Tales is Chaucer’s most popular work and one of the most famous examples of Medieval literature. This course selects some of Chaucer’s most carefully crafted representations of individuals and explores the society they come from. We will enjoy intricate plots, comedy and poignant moments with these loveable and unforgettable characters! Students will be carefully guided through the texts to a fuller appreciation of Middle English verse narrative and Chaucer’s witty and energetic composition.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Italian 2 upper conversation Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maria FontanaThis skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of Italian and is intended to improve your Italian speaking skills in everyday situations. We will be looking at both formal and informal scenarios, and the aim is to help you to feel more comfortable speaking Italian in order to improve your fluency.
Please note this course is intended for Italian 2 Upper learners (learners in their third year of study). If you are in Italian 2 lower (second year of study), please see Italian 2 Lower Conversation. If you're unsure of your level, please email Italian@citylit.ac.uk.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Latin 3: module 1Course start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Doukissa KaminiSuitable if you have completed Latin 2 or have an equivalent knowledge. Further your knowledge of grammatical structures and vocabulary. Improve your skills at reading and translating Latin while exploring Roman culture and history.
- Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs: part 4: module 1Course start date: Tue 30 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Hugo Cook
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Meditation and mindfulness Course start date: Tue 30 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Lisa FordeLearn meditation and mindfulness techniques to help develop resilience and enhance mental health and well-being. Discover ways to live life with more curiosity, equanimity and empathy.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £109.00 - Latin 3: module 3Course start date: Wed 7 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Elena VaccaSuitable if you have completed Latin 3: modules 1 and 2 or have an equivalent knowledge. Further your knowledge of grammatical structures and vocabulary. Improve your skills at reading and translating Latin while exploring Roman culture and history.
Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00 - Latin 5 Course start date: Sat 10 May 2025 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sean GabbIn this advanced course, you will read and translate unadapted texts by Latin authors to deepen your appreciation of their work and your knowledge of Roman culture, history and society.
Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Art and identity: from the High Renaissance to the ReformationCourse start date: Tue 30 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Emma Rose BarberExplore the legendary art and artists of the High Renaissance in Italy and the Netherlands from c. 1490-1540. Consider the role that ‘self-fashioning’ plays in their fame and notoriety through close reading engagement of a combination of images and texts.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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