Ceramics & Sculpture Courses
Get inspired by our wide range of Ceramics and Sculpture courses which take place in our purpose-built, well-equipped studios in the heart of London.
Ceramics and Sculpture courses at City Lit allow you to explore and develop practical creative skills and understanding, working with a variety of materials and processes to make your ideas ‘come to life’. Our Ceramics or Pottery courses include throwing on the potter's wheel, hand building, surface application techniques, and much more. In Sculpture, we have courses in carving in stone and wood, shaping metal, sculpting with wax, clay and plaster, mould making and casting and much more.
Whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced practitioner who wants to refresh or develop their skills and knowledge, our courses give you the opportunity to take your work to the next level. Our hands-on courses are taught by specialist tutors whose teaching is enriched by their own artistic practice. You will be fully supported through practical demonstrations to the group and one-to-one guidance, in a friendly and highly creative environment.
We offer courses throughout the year in an array of materials and techniques, from one-day tasters to our year-long courses. Whether you are free evenings or daytimes, weekdays or weekends we have a variety of dates and times for you to choose from.
We host exhibitions throughout the year at City Lit Gallery where our students showcase their amazing work.
For more information please contact Visual Arts: VisualArts@citylit.ac.uk.
- Intermediate handbuilding
Course start date: Sun 19 Apr 2026 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Josie WarshawExplore your personal creative ideas in clay, increase your making and decorating skills. Use a range of hand building techniques to develop your practical skills and expand your knowledge of ceramic materials.Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00 - Pottery evening Course start date: Tue 21 Apr 2026 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Trish SpenceFor those with previous experience who want to work towards their own goals, or for beginners who want to learn hand-building and throwing processes. We'll also cover glazing and surface decoration.Full fee £619.00 Senior fee £495.00 Concession £402.00 - City Lit ceramics intermediate workshopCourse start date: Wed 22 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Catrin Howell, Mimi JoungExperience and explore all the making techniques in ceramics: coiling, slab-building, press moulds and throwing on the wheel with tutor guidance and demonstration. Also covering surface decoration techniques and basic glazing.
Full fee £1,119.00 Senior fee £895.00 Concession £727.00 - Metal sculpture: beginners to intermediate Course start date: Mon 11 May 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrew RevellLearn the techniques required in making sculptural/functional objects in steel: cutting, bending, welding and joining small scale metal. Please bring ideas, inspiration and scrap metal. This course is for beginners and those at intermediate level.Full fee £489.00 Senior fee £391.00 Concession £318.00 - Introduction to ceramics Course start date: Mon 11 May 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Trish SpenceGain a basic understanding of hand-building, glazing and decoration techniques. Explore your creative ideas whilst learning the exciting possibilities of working with clay. Enjoy a taster experience of throwing on the wheel in the final session.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00 - Sculptural life drawing Course start date: Fri 5 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Annie AttridgeOn this course, we will push the boundaries of life drawing practice by transforming drawings from 2D into 3D sculptural forms. You’ll experiment with a range of materials and techniques, exploring how drawing can evolve into sculpture.
- Explore and expand the boundaries of life drawing through sculptural processes.
- Work directly from the life model in experimental and inventive ways.
- Combine technical demonstrations with hands-on experimentation to develop new approaches to drawing and sculpture.
Full fee £489.00 Senior fee £391.00 Concession £318.00 - Experimental ceramics Course start date: Sun 7 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tana WestA chance to use different clays with the addition of oxides, fluxing agents and natural combustible materials. Fuse found objects in the kiln, make biscuit slips and investigate the textural possibilities of glazes.Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00 - Introduction to clay sculptureCourse start date: Thu 18 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Shelley WilsonWhether you would like to try out sculpting with clay for fun, or it is something you wish to explore further, this beginner's course is a great way to learn the first steps in design and basic clay modelling techniques. In it you can create either a realistic or an abstract sculpture.
Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Ceramics and narrative Course start date: Thu 25 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Catrin HowellOn this course you will explore and respond to the collections from the British Museum as inspiration to produce ceramic pieces which tell a story and convey a narrative.
Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Explore sculptureCourse start date: Mon 29 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterSculpting in relief and 3D is a lovely way to express your ideas and expand on your creative skills. This course is ideal for beginners to sculpting, giving a taster of several techniques. However, if you have experience in one material and would like to find out more, this course could also be for you. We will cover a range of materials and you will find out how different techniques have developed through time. This short taster course will be good preparation for any of our specialised sculpting courses.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Site specific sculpture on Saturdays: TateCourse start date: Sat 11 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Valerie MerloThis two-day course immerses you in modern and contemporary sculpture through a guided visit to Tate Modern and a practical session at City Lit’s sculpture studio. On the first day, explore key works, discuss techniques, and gather inspiration with an expert tutor. On the second day, develop an exhibition proposal or create a small 3D artwork using clay, plaster, latex, and wax, while exploring foundational sculptural concepts in a supportive, hands-on environment.
Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Working with porcelain Course start date: Wed 15 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Naoko TagaiThis specialist course is a unique chance to advance your ceramic practice and making skills whilst developing your knowledge of clay bodies, focussing specifically on hand building with porcelain clay.
Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00 - Sculpture workshop: developing personal ideas Course start date: Sun 19 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Annie AttridgeRealise your personal project in 3D. Come with an idea and you will be supported through your making to a final piece. Learn how to structure your idea from inspiration to reality. Ideal for students with previous experience or students who may need extra workshop time and guidance to complete a project.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Life figurative sculpture intensive Course start date: Mon 20 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Luke JonesCreate a figurative clay sculpture from observing a life model. Learn basic anatomy as well as gaining clay modelling techniques. Beginners are welcome on this intensive course.Full fee £409.00 Senior fee £327.00 Concession £266.00 - Intensive throwing week Course start date: Mon 27 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Matt SherrattDevelop your skills on the wheel. You will have your own wheel and the opportunity to use a variety of types of clay. The course is for experienced throwers and is ideal if you wish to develop your practice further. Intermediate level, throwing skills required.Full fee £549.00 Senior fee £439.00 Concession £357.00
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