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.
- Jewellery: raising repousee and fold-forming
Course start date: Fri 27 May 2022Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca IlettLearn the traditional techniques of repousse (pushed metal) and fold forming. You will learn the basics of the traditional method of creating a raised design or pattern using punches and hammers to form flat sheet and explore the use of single and multiple folds in sheet metal to help you create your own 3-dimensional forms. Emphasis will be on experimentation of the demonstrated techniques with copper, as the organic processes create a wide variety of unique results.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £121.00 - Introduction to screenprintingCourse start date: Fri 6 May 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Claire HyndsThis course is a creative and practical introduction to the screen printing process aimed at beginners and the curious. You will learn step by step how to make your own series of prints using a variety of exciting techniques.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £97.00 - Sculpture: personal projectCourse start date: Fri 10 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Annie AttridgeRealise your personal project in 3D. Come with an idea and you will be supported through your making to a final
piece. Learn how to structure your idea from inspiration to reality. Ideal for students with previous experience or
students who may need extra workshop time and guidance to complete a project.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £121.00 - Mixed media drawing and collageCourse start date: Fri 29 Apr 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth BrisonExplore mixed-media techniques and composition using drawing, painting and collage. Looking at artists' work and developing personal themes, you will experiment with materials, processes and image making. Some drawing experience would be an advantage.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £115.00 - Oil painting: focus on light and shadeCourse start date: Fri 1 Jul 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
This oil painting course takes inspiration from the moody and luminous imagery of classic Film Noir such as ‘The Third Man’. Students will explore composition, tonal transition and contrast to enhance their pleasure in oil painting and create strong and powerful paintings.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £115.00 - Cut, stab and etch: printmaking with linocutsCourse start date: Fri 29 Apr 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Lisa CradduckCut, stab and etch your way to dynamic blocks and exciting prints. Practical instruction in both traditional and inventive linocut techniques, including the reduction method developed by Picasso, multiple block printing and Polish dot linocut.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £121.00 - Digital printmaking techniques: laser-cutting for printCourse start date: Fri 8 Jul 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Gareth Berwyn, Clark KeatleyLaser-cut is a way to engrave intricate hand drawn designs, photographic imagery or text into plywood blocks, which you will then take into printmaking. This course combines digital and traditional print processes to offer a new take on the art of woodcut.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £80.00 - Introduction to jewellery makingCourse start date: Fri 15 Jul 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Discover metal jewellery making techniques to create a piece of jewellery. You will be introduced to the basic
processes of forging, texturing, soldering and cutting out shapes in metal. You will learn how to create a ring to the
correct finger size.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £115.00
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