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
- Developing photography skillsCourse start date: Tue 10 Jan 2023 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Michael HardingAlready know the basics of photography but want to take things further? Refresh your knowledge, learn more advanced skills and develop your creative ideas, with an established professional photographer on hand for technical guidance and creative inspiration.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - City Lit photography projectsCourse start date: Wed 26 Oct 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Delve deep into the world of photography, working with a selection of fundamental projects that will support you in developing the confidence and skills required for your own photographic practice.
The City Lit photography projects course offers both knowledge and practical experience within photography, exploring its various contexts and genres. You will get to grips with your camera, explore different photographic techniques and gain new skills using industry equipment and software. Working through a series of creative projects you will start developing your own ideas and finish the course with an extensive portfolio of photographic work.Full fee £1,499.00 Senior fee £1,199.00 Concession £974.00 - Drawing 1
Course start date: Mon 16 Jan 2023 (and 3 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Louisa Buck, Luke JonesExplore the creative possibilities of drawing, gain confidence and broaden your expectations and understanding. Learn and develop key drawing concepts: function of line, tone, texture, form, composition and mark making through a carefully structured approach.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Mosaics introductoryCourse start date: Sat 14 Jan 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa BensonDevelop your creative skills in this classic art form, adhering your materials to a temporary surface before applying the completed section to a flat base or casting it into concrete to complete your own Mosaic. Please bring ideas, basic materials are provided. All levels welcome.Full fee £509.00 Senior fee £407.00 Concession £331.00 - Drawing: colour pastel techniquesCourse start date: Thu 12 Jan 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterExplore the versatility and rich colours of this beautiful drawing and painting medium. Through practical exercises, discover its potential to create a variety of surface effects and its suitability for sketching and outdoor colour work.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Life drawing after workCourse start date: Tue 17 Jan 2023 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Eleanor BedlowA fun, relaxed and shorter life drawing class better suited for people coming straight from work. You will be able to work from a variety of models, in a range of materials and with a variety of poses.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00 - Watercolour painting for beginnersCourse start date: Wed 11 Jan 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Diane MartinAn introduction to the radiant qualities of watercolour painting. Through simple exercises, we'll explore watercolour techniques and mediums. The perfect way to start using watercolour.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Painting 1Course start date: Tue 10 Jan 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullPainting 1 offers an introduction to the basic principles and skills associated with painting. Focus on differing approaches to observational and imaginative work, whilst learning how to organise a palette, mix colours and create different textures.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Clothes making IICourse start date: Mon 23 Jan 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Silvia SacrestanoPractice working with a jersey / stretch fabric & sew a comfortable & wearable top from a pattern which can be adapted into a dress. Learn how to cut, sew and work neatly. Suitable for those with some sewing experience.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00 - Painting 2Course start date: Fri 20 Jan 2023 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Covers themes similar to those in 'Painting course 1', but in more depth and with a stronger emphasis on experimentation. Suitable if you already have some experience in painting. Basic materials included.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Modern calligraphyCourse start date: Sat 14 Jan 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Veiko KespersaksLearn how to write elegant stylish letterforms using a flexible pointed nib with ink. Once you have learnt how to write a basic alphabet we’ll begin breaking the rules of traditional calligraphy to find a style that is all your own. The course is suitable for beginners as well as improvers.Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £214.00 - City Lit ceramics portfolioCourse start date: Wed 13 Sep 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Robert CooperAttending two days a week, you will develop your ceramic techniques and drawing skills to build a portfolio of 2D and 3D work. Focus on the development of your personal ideas within a structure of varied projects, which could lead onto study in further and higher education. Some materials are included.Full fee £3,429.00 Senior fee £2,743.00 Concession £2,229.00 - Extended drawing for artists and makersCourse start date: Wed 19 Oct 2022 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
A multi-disciplinary course that will help broaden your skills and experience. Record, imagine, visualise, transform, narrate and develop through a series of practical projects. This exciting course is designed to help you place drawing at the centre of your chosen artistic discipline.
This course requires a pre-enrolment application. Please click 'Start Assessment' on the right hand side of this page to start your application. EDAM Handbook
EDAM Archive.Full fee £1,199.00 Senior fee £959.00 Concession £839.00 - Advanced printmaking: practice and discourseCourse start date: Wed 12 Oct 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This year-long advanced course is aimed at artist/printmakers wishing to develop a sustainable personal practice. Guided through research, experimentation and developmental tasks, you will eventually focus on a long term project of your own choice, as you progress towards a final body of work. The course involves theoretical, contextual and practical components.Full fee £1,799.00 Senior fee £1,439.00 Concession £1,259.00 - City Lit textiles: surface, structure, stitchCourse start date: Wed 11 Jan 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Louise BaldwinInvestigate textile structures and surfaces through this project based course. Develop an experimental portfolio of 2D and 3D stitched samples, sketchbook research and aim towards a finished piece.Full fee £469.00 Senior fee £375.00 Concession £305.00
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