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.
Some of our courses are delivered online. For more information about our live online courses, please see our guide to online learning.
Any questions? Contact our visual arts team on visual.arts@citylit.ac.uk or call us on 020 7492 2700, Monday to Friday between 10am-12pm or 2pm-4pm.
- Life drawing: an extended study
Course start date: Tue 24 May 2022Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chris HoughA comprehensive course to build skills, vision and flair in drawing the human form. Use traditional and experimental approaches and a range of media, including charcoal and pastel.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £195.00 - Contemporary printmaking studio: focus on colourCourse start date: Tue 24 May 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kath CastilloA course for intermediate and experienced printmakers wanting to build on previous experience and experiment with process to consolidate and hone technical skills. The focus is on colour application, advanced intaglio processes, realising personal projects and the production of high quality prints.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £237.00 - Drawing 3Course start date: Tue 24 May 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyExplore a range of materials and challenging approaches to develop your creative potential in drawing, informed by artists contexts. Building on your previous experience, develop your observational drawing skills for greater accuracy and complexity as well as learning to manipulate composition, surface and mark-making to create dynamic, expressive drawings.Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £231.00 - Contemporary printmaking studio: focus on developing techniquesCourse start date: Tue 31 May 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon BurderExplore and develop personal work using traditional printmaking methods with a contemporary approach. Techniques covered include drypoint, etching, linocut, collagraphy, lithography and photo etching. All levels of experience welcome. Beginners will follow a step-by-step introduction to a range of processes; those with experience can extend their knowledge of processes, while developing personal projects with expert guidance.Full fee £519.00 Senior fee £415.00 Concession £317.00 - Watercolour painting studio: urban landscapesCourse start date: Sun 15 May 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Hilary RosenYou will be introduced to watercolour mixing and mark making in relation to painting the urban environment. There will be an introduction to watercolour artists who paint ‘en plein air’ and you will have the opportunity to build your confidence in outdoor painting in various interesting London locations. This course can be seen as a refresher or for students who have had a minimum amount of watercolour experience.Full fee £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £219.00 - Ways into abstract paintingCourse start date: Tue 3 May 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mario Lautier VellaEncounter different approaches to making abstract paintings while developing your skills in using a variety of painting materials. With reference to the work of abstract artists explore the visual language common to both representation and abstraction, eg. colour, composition, tone and paint application.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £188.00 - City Lit bookbindingCourse start date: Tue 28 Sep 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sue DoggettStep into bookbinding with this three-term course. Learn essential techniques and develop skills in using tools and materials to produce your own work. A stimulating, challenging and comprehensive introduction for beginners.Full fee £1,159.00 Senior fee £927.00 Concession £753.00 - City Lit fine jewellery workshopCourse start date: Tue 21 Sep 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Work independently on your own jewellery projects in our well equipped jewellery workshop. This is an opportunity for self-directed and untutored bench time, sharing the studio with the year long VV414 City Lit fine jewellery course.Full fee £699.00 Senior fee £699.00 Concession £489.00 - Developing illustration techniquesCourse start date: Tue 10 May 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rod JudkinsThis course will expand your illustration skills. You will experiment with a variety of different projects and work towards finding your own unique voice. There will be an exploration into a wide range of different media, materials, process and techniques.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £164.00 - Adobe Premier Pro and digital editing stage 2Course start date: Tue 10 May 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczIn this continuation of editing with Premiere we look at more advanced editing tools like trimming and motion properties, and turn our attention to some of the core principles that govern narrative structure.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £140.00
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