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
- Printmaking weekend: handmade printsCourse start date: Sat 4 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosey PrinceLearn some exciting, low tech printmaking techniques to equip you with skills so you can easily make prints at home without the use of specialist equipment.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Create a short film in a weekendCourse start date: Sat 18 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David KlineLearn how to script, storyboard, shoot, edit and export a short film in this fun and fast paced introduction to film making.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Portrait painting: two session poseCourse start date: Sat 4 Mar 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amanda BrackenDevelop a portrait from life: a structured course to build skills towards making a convincing portrait where the model keeps the same pose over 2 sessions to enable a sustained piece of work.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - Introduction to precious metal clay
Course start date: Sat 11 Mar 2023Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elizabeth PearsonWant to discover one of the most versatile and effective materials in jewellery making? Come and get to grips with metal clay, which handles like clay but turns into pure copper when fired. Whether you are a complete novice or an experienced jeweller, learn the basic techniques of working with this magic material as well as more innovative uses, to create original items of jewellery.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Landscape painting weekendCourse start date: Sat 1 Apr 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Diane MartinHave you always wanted to draw landscapes in a sketchbook?
On this course, you’ll learn basic techniques for landscape studies, in two different locations near to the City Lit.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Try it out: jewellery making in a weekendCourse start date: Sat 12 Aug 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Noon MitchelhillAimed at beginners or those wanting a refresher. Join this action packed weekend to make a pendant and silver ring. Implementing fundamental jewellery making techniques, you will gain the basic skills you need to make simple jewellery in metal.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Try it out: jewellery making weekendCourse start date: Sat 22 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Aurelie DellasantaAimed at beginners or those wanting a refresher. Join this action packed weekend to make a pendant and silver ring. Implementing fundamental jewellery making techniques, you will gain the basic skills you need to make simple jewellery in metal.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Abstract painting weekendCourse start date: Sat 22 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amanda KnightLearn how to develop original abstract ideas from simple starting points and build confidence using a variety of painting approaches in acrylics. Explore the power of line, colour and texture in a lively weekend of structured project work.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Collagraph printmaking for beginnersCourse start date: Sat 29 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosey PrinceMake and print a collagraph exploiting texture and colour using readily available and simple materials with a low environmental impact. The handmade matrix is deceptively simple to construct, the printed results often richer and more detailed than expected when run through the press. All welcome.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Jewellery and product photographyCourse start date: Sat 20 May 2023
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Matthew WardNeed to photograph jewellery for your website or leaflets? Discover how to get the most effective images with even the most simple digital camera. Learn how to shoot macro, photograph against backgrounds, use light and contrast, and prepare images for web and print, bringing a real touch of professionalism to your promotional materials.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Lithography: photographic techniques and processesCourse start date: Sat 10 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sue Baker KentonPhoto-plate lithography uses light sensitive aluminium plates as a printing matrix for photographic, text or hand drawn images. This versatile process allows you to collage and overprint these elements to create original works in small editions.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Bookbinding weekend: notebooks and foldersCourse start date: Sat 1 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ina BaumeisterLearn to make single sheet folded books, a simple multi-section sewn book and a folded slipcase. This weekend course is an opportunity to make an exciting range of notebooks and folders and learn some useful bookbinding techniques. Suitable for beginners.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Try it out: calligraphyCourse start date: Sat 8 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sharon ShawFancy having a go at this beautiful art form? This short weekend course will introduce you to the fundamental principles of lettering and calligraphy. Focussing on broad edged script, you will use different pens and nibs, and leave having completed your own sample.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Printmaking and mixed-mediaCourse start date: Sat 22 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rolina Elsje BlokThis course introduces you to new ways of creative thinking by using multiple printmaking techniques and processes, layering them to produce compositions that can be made into artworks to take away with you.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Adobe Premier Pro tips and tricksCourse start date: Sat 29 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczThis course offers valuable insider tricks, best practice ideas and general tips on how to improve your editing and efficiency. Previous experience with PRE CC is essential.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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