Art & design

Art & Design Courses - Online & in London  

Explore new and exciting subjects within a range of art and design disciplines, develop your skill set, get the support required to change career or launch yourself as a freelance artist or designer. All this and more delivered through our practical and engaging art and design courses at City Lit.

Our range of part-time, weekend and evening art and design classes are taught by successful artists and practitioners to ensure you get the skills, knowledge and experience you want and deserve. From experimental painting and drawing to contemporary jewellery making, there is sure to be a course for you. Study from 1 day to 2 years, whether you are a complete beginner or a practising artist preparing for an MA. Our courses are designed with you in mind, so you get to spend more time doing what you love. 

Set a new goal, start your next creative adventure with City Lit and let us support you to realise your ambitions.

We host exhibitions throughout the year at City Lit Gallery where our students showcase their amazing work.

Any questions? Contact our visual arts team on visual.arts@citylit.ac.uk

Courses available both in-person and online

We offer a range of long and short courses allowing you to choose between in-person and online learning.

Learn in the centre of London with our in-person courses. Our purpose-built facilities in Covent Garden mean we are ideally located and easy to get to. 

See our guide to online learning for more information about accessing our live online courses.

All our courses are live, interactive, and taught by expert tutors. No matter how you prefer to learn, we've got the class for you.

 

Join us for the City Lit Visual Arts open day on Saturday 18 May. Throughout the day, at our campus in Covent Garden, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the full range and variety of our art and design subjects on offer.  Find out more >

 

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  1. Stretching and priming a canvas
    Course start date:  Tue 18 Jun 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stuart Jones
    This course is a must for painters wishing to stretch and prime their own canvases and paper. Learn about the properties of different types of painting supports, and the best materials for preparing surfaces and glazes for painting.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
  2. Photography studio lighting
    Course start date:  Thu 27 Jun 2024 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Photography Studio

    Tutors:  Ed Gregory
    Learn about photographic studio practice and lighting. An introduction to using studio flash, 'hot' (tungsten) and ‘cold’ (fluorescent & LED) lights to enhance your portrait and still life photography.
    Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00
  3. Experimental filmmaking: stage 1
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 30 Jun 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lily Markiewicz
    Learn about the differences between experimental film and conventional narrative. Begin to create digital films that challenge rather than cater to conventional expectations. Explore how to create original material in both form and content.
    Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00
  4. Fine art photography: digital printing with Adobe Photoshop
    Course start date:  Tue 2 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Photography Studio

    Tutors:  Dominic Harris
    Want to give your portfolio or exhibition prints the professional edge? This hands-on course will guide you in printing top-quality inkjet (or giclee) prints as used by fine art photographers. Get to grips with Adobe Photoshop and our top-of-the-range Epson photo printers, and experiment with different paper types and inks.
    Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00
  5. Contemporary drawing sketchbook
    Course start date:  Thu 4 Jul 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Simon English
    Explore the sequential and adaptive nature of sketchbook drawing as a site for generating personal material, inviting connections, and extracting patterns of meaning. Includes gallery research, set-project as stimulus, and practical exploration of contemporary drawing techniques.
    Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00
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  6. Children's book illustration: summer school intensive
    Course start date:  Tue 9 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Tim Ellis, Dee Shulman
    Explore the world of children's book illustration on this intensive practical four-day course! Learn techniques for developing ideas and creating exciting images, whilst learning about the wider context of the current children's book market.
    Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00
  7. Jewellery making: cold connections
    Course start date:  Wed 10 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Elizabeth Bone
    Would you like to learn how to combine / integrate materials and objects that are not metal into your jewellery making without the use of heat? This course offers you the opportunity to explore joining several different materials together using a variety of cold connection techniques such as rivets and tabs. Come and experiment with a number of techniques and adapt them to use with your own designs.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
  8. Documentary filmmaking: interviews
    Course start date:  Thu 11 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lily Markiewicz
    Good interviews provide the foundation to most successful documentaries. This class offers essential tips on how to approach your subject, how to shoot great interviews and secret tips to improve your chance of better coverage..
    Full fee £419.00 Senior fee £335.00 Concession £272.00
  9. Painting studio: three-day summer painting project
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lucinda Oestreicher
    Explore a personal painting project over three full days in a well equipped studio, taking inspiration from contemporary artists with tutor advice and support. Please note that this course uses water-based oil paints as well as acrylic paints.
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
  10. Watercolour painting: summer school intensive
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Hilary Rosen
    Condense your learning on this intensive course. Working from still life explore a variety of application techniques such as layering, masking-out and creating textures to gain a grounding in the rich possibilities of the watercolour medium.
    Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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