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.
- Contemporary printmaking studio: focus on courage to playCourse start date: Mon 12 Sep 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Thomas GosebruchExplore and develop personal work using traditional printmaking methods with a contemporary approach. All levels of experience welcome. Beginners will follow a step-by-step introduction to a range of processes; those with experience can develop personal projects with expert guidance.Full fee £749.00 Senior fee £599.00 Concession £487.00 - Drawing from plants and flowers
Course start date: Mon 12 Sep 2022 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Make wonderful drawings in colour and black and white from a range of flowers and plants. Taking the rich and varied history of drawing plants and flowers in different traditions for inspiration. Working with the expressive and colourful medium of both soft and oil pastels, you will respond to the colours and textures of plants and flowers. Suitable for all levels, this course involves making composition studies, leading up to a final, larger, more resolved piece.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Metal sculpture: all levelsCourse start date: Mon 12 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrew RevellLearn the techniques required in making sculptural/functional objects in steel: cutting, bending, welding and joining small scale metal. Please bring ideas, inspiration and scrap metal. This course is for beginners and those with some prior experience.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Cut, stab and etch: printmaking with linocutsCourse start date: Fri 16 Sep 2022 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lisa CradduckCut, stab and etch your way to dynamic blocks and exciting prints. Practical instruction in both traditional and inventive linocut printmaking techniques, including the reduction method developed by Picasso, multiple block printing and Polish dot linocut.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Drawing 1Course start date: Mon 12 Sep 2022 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullExplore 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 - Comic book art and graphic novelsCourse start date: Fri 16 Sep 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephen MarchantBe part of the vibrant underground comic movement and learn how to use illustration, cartooning and collage to create innovative mini comics or fanzines. Develop ideas and work that could kick start your own graphic novel project.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Developing watercolour painting and mixed mediaCourse start date: Mon 19 Sep 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anne-Marie FosterExplore the sensitivity of water-based media such as inks, watercolour, water-soluble pen, pencil and crayon. Make inventive combinations of media to draw from your own found imagery, photographs and sketches. Suitable for all levels.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00 - Creative image editing with Photoshop and LightroomCourse start date: Mon 19 Sep 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Photography Studio
Tutors: Michael HardingLearn how to use and apply the key features of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop to develop your image editing skills.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Jewellery making: all levelsCourse start date: Mon 19 Sep 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elizabeth BoneEver wanted to turn your hand to making your own jewellery? If you have done it before, would you like to hone your skills with a professional tutor? Whatever your level, come and practise making jewellery to your own designs, whether you are picking up the basics of cutting, forming and texturing, or taking your designs to the next level with more complex approaches like chain making.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Draw, paint, printCourse start date: Wed 21 Sep 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mary WintourOn this experimental course, you will draw, paint and print in often unfamiliar ways in order to catch the unexpected. Through experimentation and reflection, you will collate a personal collection of work. .Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00 - Art and design portfolio projectsCourse start date: Mon 26 Sep 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rod JudkinsExplore art and design projects in drawing, painting, model making and mixed media to confidently develop your personal ideas. Investigate ways of recording ideas and imagery through experimental sketchbooks and other formats to build a diverse portfolio of creative work.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Strengthen your drawing: six projects in six daysCourse start date: Mon 26 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sue Baker KentonThis lively, intensive course will push your drawing to the next level as you use a range of lateral strategies to develop personal approaches to the subject. This course is about purposeful play and enquiry.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £121.00 - Digital skills for artists and designersCourse start date: Mon 3 Oct 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Andrew McCartenThe course shows how key digital software can be used for creating self-promotional images and communications, as a personal representation of your work, either as an artist or as a designer. The skills learnt will enable you to build a digital platform for your work and assist your self-confidence in creating digital adverts and communications about yourself.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Experimental filmmaking: stage 1Course start date: Mon 10 Oct 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Monika KitaPush boundaries exploring experimental digital film making. Explore ideas, develop skills and create your own personal project using professional equipment and software. Invaluable for film makers and artists who wish to enhance their moving image practice.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00 - Drawing 2Course start date: Mon 13 Jun 2022 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyDevelop your knowledge of basic drawing skills and concepts, work with a range of media and approaches, and explore various artists' drawings. Produce exciting and personal images, and build confidence in tackling more complex drawings.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00
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