Mindfulness, Drawing & Creativity courses
The worlds of mindfulness and art are converging in new and exciting ways; mindfulness practice can develop reflection, concentration and self-examination leading to creative clarity through the pleasure of being present and aware.
Mindfulness exercises are not only useful for stress-reduction but can also support new ways of seeing and stimulate new directions, encouraging a deeper connection with ourselves and the world around us and help to overcome obstacles to creativity such as the pressure for perfection, lack of confidence, self-doubt, and creative block.
These courses allow some personal time out, to reset and focus combining meditation with simple drawing and painting exercises that explore perception, flow and instinct as part of the creative process. We also offer courses that spark idea generation and creativity through playful mark making and experimentation with materials. These approaches help you to access, develop and sustain your imagination and to find ways of expressing yourself with increased freedom and confidence.
For more information about courses available, please contact our Visual Arts team on visualarts@citylit.ac.uk
- Explore your creativity
Course start date: Thu 24 Sep 2026 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterTap into your artistic talents through a series of fun practical exercises that will help you start drawing, painting, looking at art, responding to the world around you and working with your imagination and ideas.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: morning meditation Course start date: Mon 28 Sep 2026 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Helen BurgessJoin us and set up your day in a tranquil, reflective way with our 5-day Drawing and mindfulness: morning meditation course. Whether you want to do something nourishing before work or are setting up for a day of creative activity, the practices of drawing and mindfulness will help you begin each day with fresh eyes and mind. Suitable for all levels.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Art and creative thinking with Rod Judkins Course start date: Sun 4 Oct 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rod JudkinsArt is fundamentally about communicating ideas. If the idea is strong, the work of art is memorable.
This exciting, one day workshop, led by Rod Judkins (artist, tutor and author of ‘The art of Creative thinking’ and ‘Ideas are your only currency’) will explore methods to create ideas and concepts and combine them with the process of making. You will receive a signed copy of Art and Creative Thinking when you attend this course.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Explore: drawing and mindfulnessCourse start date: Fri 9 Oct 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyDiscover how mindfulness can support a sense of creativity and freedom when drawing. Learn how to engage sensory awareness and enliven your perception and presence of mind. A taster workshop, suitable for beginners to drawing, mindfulness, or both!
Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: introductionCourse start date: Fri 23 Oct 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore how mindfulness can enrich drawing and give you more creative freedom. This course offers a great introduction to mindful drawing or ways to explore it more deeply. A practical drawing course from observation, and the imagination.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: releasing the judging mind Course start date: Sat 14 Nov 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore a range of perspectives and practical exercises for letting-go of the limiting effects of the judging mind, whilst connecting to drawing in refreshing and inspiring ways. The ideas and mindfulness skills are transferrable to all creative disciplines.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Introduction to art and creative thinking with Rod JudkinsCourse start date: Sun 6 Dec 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rod JudkinsArt is fundamentally about communicating ideas. If the idea is strong, the work of art is memorable.
This exciting, one day workshop, led by Rod Judkins (artist, tutor and author of ‘The art of Creative thinking’ and ‘Ideas are your only currency’) will explore methods to create ideas and concepts and combine them with the process of making.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: modern and contemporary nature Course start date: Fri 26 Feb 2027
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore how mindfulness can enrich the process of drawing, as we discover a range of contemporary approaches to drawing from nature. This course offers a great introduction to mindful drawing, or a way to explore it more deeply in the context of this theme.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: the art of seeing Course start date: Sat 20 Mar 2027
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore drawing and mindfulness and how the two combined can support new ways of seeing and relating to drawing. ‘The true journey of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having fresh eyes’ Marcel Proust.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: ways into abstractionCourse start date: Thu 3 Jun 2027
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore how mindfulness can enrich the process of drawing, as we encounter a range of approaches to making abstract drawings, with reference to artist’s work. This course offers a great introduction to mindful drawing or ways to explore it more deeply. A practical drawing course exploring the visual language of abstraction, with reference to colour, composition, tone and layering.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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