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.
Courses available both in-person and online
We offer a range of courses allowing you to choose between online and in-person learning. All our courses are live, interactive, and taught by expert tutors. No matter how you prefer to learn, you’ll receive the same great City Lit experience. See our guide to online learning for more information about accessing our live online courses.
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 or call us on 020 7492 2700, Monday to Friday between 10am-12pm or 2pm-4pm.
- Introduction to jewellery making
Course start date: Tue 20 Sep 2022 (and 3 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mona Hadinejad, Emilia NettoLearn and develop a range of essential jewellery making techniques and processes for creating metal jewellery. This course is designed for beginners who would like to gain fundamental skills like sawing, filing, sanding, drilling, texturing, forging and soldering. Explore these techniques in set projects and use them to design and make your own pieces.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Introduction to watercolour paintingCourse start date: Sat 24 Sep 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chris HoughStart painting in watercolours and develop new skills in watercolour painting techniques and materials. Explore how watercolour paints and mediums work, and get advice from our expert tutor on the use of the different brushes and paper preparation. For beginners with little or no watercolour painting experience.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Stretching and priming a canvasCourse start date: Tue 25 Oct 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stuart JonesThis 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 £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Life painting: focus on light and shadeCourse start date: Wed 26 Oct 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullA great introduction to tonal painting working directly from the nude model. Using simple projects, you will
explore different ways to represent the human form through light and shade in paint, with encouraging, helpful guidance from an experienced tutor.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00 - Museum drawing at homeCourse start date: Tue 31 Jan 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kate HardyIn this fun filled sketchbook based course, you will recreate the experience of museum drawing within your own home. Create your own museum archive with personal possessions and found items forming the collection. You will be introduced to and explore variety of drawing media and techniques as you document your home musuem.
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 £149.00 - Sketchbooks: creating visual journeysCourse start date: Tue 14 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth BrisonCreate a 'visual journey' of discovery through an experimental sketchbook. Explore materials and techniques with confidence, including mark making, drawing and mixed media to produce a collection of work or personal ideas for further development. Suitable for all, including those with basic drawing experience.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Jewellery: electroforming workshopCourse start date: Tue 1 Nov 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Katrin SprangerDiscover the potential of electroforming, the process of transforming models from carved wax, Polymorph and organic found objects, such as twigs, leaves and seashells, into metal. Bring a selection of materials/small objects that you may want to electroform and learn how to prepare them, handle the electroforming tank and chemicals, and integrate attachments, to create lightweight and hollow pieces.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Jewellery: soldering workshopCourse start date: Tue 1 Nov 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elizabeth BoneWork through a series of guided exercises designed to improve your understanding and technique of soldering and build up your confidence to apply a range of soldering methods based on your design. For beginners with some basic experience and intermediate levels.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Adobe Premier Pro and digital editing stage 2Course start date: Sun 22 Jan 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczImprove and speed up your editing, learn to use all trimming and motion tools properly. Explore building a better narrative structure and find out about essentials like screen-directionality and POV constructions.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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