Sketchbooks, Offsite & Studio Development Courses in London
Do you want to develop your sketchbook or would you like to get out and about to draw exciting objects and people?
Our short courses take place in the evenings, daytimes and at weekends, and are taught by expert tutors who are brilliant at communicating their enthusiasm. Any questions? Contact our visual arts team on 020 7492 2700 Monday - Friday between 10am - 5pm.
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Mindfulness sketchbook walks
Course Date: Mon 16 Sep 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteReflect on the process of seeing and truly being in the present moment by taking a curious walk with your sketchbook to explore the unexpected richness of the outdoor environment.Full fee: £149.00Senior fee: £119.00Concession: £91.00 -
Sketchbook course
Course Date: Fri 20 Sep 2019 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDevelop a creative and experimental sketchbook. Explore materials and techniques with confidence, including mark making, drawing and mixed media. Produce a collection of work or ideas for composition. Drawing experience is an advantage but not essential.Full fee: £349.00Senior fee: £279.00Concession: £213.00 -
Learning through drawing: Tate Modern
Course Date: Fri 20 Sep 2019 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteExploring the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks, learn and improve your drawing skills through expert guidance in different methods: working from a fascinating range of paintings and artworks in Tate modern.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £129.00Concession: £79.00 -
Inspired by paintings at the National Gallery
Course Date: Sun 29 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course will enable you to develop your own paintings in response to the rich resource of the paintings at the National Gallery. While learning about the history of painting through sketching and discussion on site, you will experience, hands on, different methods of paint application and composition in the studio.Full fee: £349.00Senior fee: £349.00Concession: £349.00 -
Contemporary art sketchbook walk
Course Date: Thu 10 Oct 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteDevelop your creative and critical engagement in the settings of London's cutting-edge independent galleries and artists' spaces. You will build a sketch book / journal recording your work, ideas and findings.Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £143.00Concession: £109.00 -
Inspired by the Masters at the National Gallery: Drawing the human form
Course Date: Sun 13 Oct 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThrough close study of paintings at the National Gallery, we will explore ways of drawing the human form as well as a variety of approaches for developing our own drawing. Attention will be given to energy, physicality, expressiveness and notions of beauty.Full fee: £299.00Senior fee: £299.00Concession: £299.00 -
Learning to draw at the V&A Museum
Course Date: Fri 25 Oct 2019 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteExploring the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks, learn and improve your drawing skills through expert guidance in different methods: working from a fascinating range of artefacts and objects in the Victoria and Albert Museum.Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £143.00Concession: £109.00 -
Mindfulness and creativity workshop
Course Date: Fri 25 Oct 2019 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAn opportunity to explore the beauty and simplicity of the ancient practice of mindfulness and how it can help to stimulate and enhance creativity. Through a variety of guided exercises including drawing from observation and the imagination, explore the dynamics of creative process, in terms of accessing creativity and working through common obstacles.Full fee: £79.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £79.00 -
Learn to draw at the National Gallery
Course Date: Tue 5 Nov 2019
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteExploring the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks, learn and improve your drawing skills through expert guidance in different methods: working from a fascinating range of great paintings and art works in the National Gallery.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £103.00Concession: £79.00 -
Learning to draw at the British Museum
Course Date: Thu 7 Nov 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteWork from a fascinating range of artefacts and objects in the British Museum while developing your drawing skills. Explore the challenges and pleasures of sketchbook drawing methods using a variety of drawing materials under expert guidance from the tutor.Full fee: £149.00Senior fee: £119.00Concession: £91.00 -
Develop an experimental colour sketchbook
Course Date: Tue 14 Jan 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCreate an experimental colour sketchbook that will serve as a vital personal resource to inform your work as an artist or maker. Combining theory and practice, experimentation, intuition and personal interest this practical course for creatives will help you unlock ways of using colour in a dynamic way. .Full fee: £199.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £121.00 -
Colour sketchbook for artists and makers
Course Date: Fri 27 Mar 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCreate an experimental colour sketchbook that will serve as a vital personal resource to inform your work as an artist or maker. Combining theory and practice, experimentation, intuition and personal interest this practical course for creatives will help you unlock ways of using colour in a dynamic way. .Full fee: £149.00Senior fee: £119.00Concession: £91.00 -
Drawing and sketching in London's hidden gardens
Course Date: Fri 1 May 2020
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteSketch directly from nature, discovering unique and little known public gardens in London. The first session will be held in the studios at City Lit to receive tips for creating sketches to paint from later, plus a list of subsequent locations which are all within easy walking distance of a London Underground station.Full fee: £279.00Senior fee: £223.00Concession: £170.00 -
Large-scale experimental sketchbook
Course Date: Fri 8 May 2020 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCreate a sketchbook that explores ideas and an experimental use of a range of materials. Start with an offsite visit and develop the sketchbook using it as a visual journal of your thinking.Full fee: £349.00Senior fee: £349.00Concession: £213.00 -
Painting sketchbook
Course Date: Wed 24 Jun 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDevelop your ideas for paintings in a large-scale sketchbook. Explore the process of visual research, idea development, material experimentation and image manipulation to create a personal resource to inform your painting.Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £143.00Concession: £109.00
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