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- Mosaics introductory: direct methodCourse start date: Sat 27 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa BensonDevelop creative expression and confidence in this classic art form. Explore manufactured/recycled materials and surface qualities by applying them directly onto a base. Please bring ideas/sketchbooks. Basic materials provided. All levels welcome.Full fee £459.00 Senior fee £367.00 Concession £298.00 - Beginners' jewellery IIICourse start date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca IlettBeginners 3 is the perfect continuation for those who have some metal jewellery making experience and would like to expand on their basic metal working skills by learning wax carving and casting. Wax carving lends itself very well to creating organic and fluid forms that can’t be made with sheet and wire. There will be set projects as well as the opportunity to experiment and develop your own designs.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Design with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesignCourse start date: Sun 12 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gita HahnA fun and challenging introduction to these three programs, regularly used together for everything from infographics to packaging and magazine work. Learn how to integrate vector graphics, photographic images and page layout and design.Full fee £549.00 Senior fee £549.00 Concession £357.00 - Ceramics as a canvas: traditional slip decoration and surface treatments in clayCourse start date: Sat 6 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amy HughesDevelop new skills in traditional ceramic decorating - including how to interpret patterns, text and drawings on a clay surface using slip-techniques, agates and textures. Suitable for beginners and those with previous experience. - Intermediate handbuildingCourse start date: Sun 7 Jul 2024
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. - Introduction to sculptureCourse start date: Sun 15 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alexandra Harley, Andrew Revell, Ro Sylvester, Shelley WilsonThe ultimate introduction to sculpture at City Lit. In each class of this five-day hands-on course you will be introduced to a different sculptural technique and material, by a tutor who is a specialist in that area. This will provide you with a showcase of our sculpture facilities and teaching talent at City Lit. This course is perfect for beginners who want to try out a range of sculptural processes, perhaps to find your area of interest for further study.Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £259.00 - Narrative filmmakingCourse start date: Sat 20 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczLearn to produce your own short fiction film, from storyboards and pre-production to shooting and editing. Explore how to construct an exciting narrative, experiment with different shots and camera movements, and get to grips with recording and editing technology, producing your own professional-looking short movie.Full fee £419.00 Senior fee £335.00 Concession £272.00 - Ways into landscape paintingCourse start date: Sat 21 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This practical course introduces a variety of approaches to expand your understanding of landscape painting.Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00 - Ceramics on SundayCourse start date: Sun 22 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Josie WarshawDo you want to get your hands on clay and make finished ceramics work? Familiarise yourself with the properties and processes of clay by shaping your ideas and working with techniques such as coiling, pinching and slab building on this introductory course. - Pottery for beginnersCourse start date: Sat 26 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate StarkeyExplore the exciting possibilities of pottery using the main pottery techniques of hand-building and throwing. Simple surface decoration, glazing and firing will also be taught. - More mosaicsCourse start date: Sat 2 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa BensonExplore surface qualities including smooth, textured and relief work, as well as covering non-flat shapes. A wide range of approaches from fine art to ornament will be considered. Please bring ideas. Basic materials provided. All levels welcome. - Beginners' jewellery ICourse start date: Sun 3 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elizabeth BoneLearn all the basics of metal jewellery work by making a range of sample pieces in copper and a finished jewellery piece of your own design. You will be shown how to buy silver so you can take home at least one wearable piece. - Oil painting projectsCourse start date: Sun 3 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Desmond HaughtonOil paint is a uniquely sensitive medium, which can be used to create expressive and complex images. This course is for oil painters with some experience who want to develop their own individual painting projects, with expert tutor guidance.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Pottery: a taster course in throwingCourse start date: Sun 10 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Josie WarshawIdeal for beginners who want to experience the basic techniques of throwing on the potter's wheel. Learn how to produce mugs, bowls and simple forms, as well as how to apply slips and glazes, on this five-day course.
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