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. New for 2020 we now offer a creative portfolio of live online courses as well as our face-face studio based teaching.
Set a new goal, start your next creative adventure with City Lit and let us support you to realise your ambitions.
Many 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.
- Appraising jewellery and gemstones
Course start date: Sat 22 Jan 2022Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Judith Crowe, Derek JhinnooWish you knew more about the jewellery you were buying, or could value the heirlooms in your drawer? Join this fascinating two-day course to learn how to appraise gem set jewellery and stones. Explore precious metals, hallmarking, common gemstones found in jewellery and how to identify antique pieces, and bring your own jewellery for assessment by the tutor.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £79.00 - Explore watercolour paintingCourse start date: Sat 22 Jan 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Hilary RosenExperience the radiant qualities of watercolour painting. Through simple exercises, we'll explore watercolour techniques and mediums. The perfect way to start using watercolour. Suitable for absolute beginners.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00 - Saturday painting studioCourse start date: Sat 29 Jan 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Amanda BrackenDevelop your own ideas in painting with reference to the work of contemporary artists and experimental approaches to painting. Ideal for students who have completed ‘Painting 1’ or equivalent painting courses.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £231.00 - Adobe Photoshop: a detailed introductionCourse start date: Sat 5 Feb 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: Andrea MarzanoThis course is a solid introduction to Adobe Photoshop and has been designed for students who want to learn the professional and most effective way to use Photoshop from the ground up.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £100.00 - Introduction to watercolour paintingCourse start date: Sat 5 Feb 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca AllenThis introduction to watercolour painting course is aimed at those students who would like to learn the basic techniques for this versatile medium.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £188.00 - Explore life drawingCourse start date: Mon 17 Jan 2022 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyDiscover new ways of drawing the human body in a fun, fast paced day that combines practical exercises with basic theory and techniques.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Try it out: laser cuttingCourse start date: Mon 14 Feb 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Renata MinoldoLearn how to cut and etch acrylic, plywood, paper or textiles with your own images, patterns or text. Learn some basic slills to personalise an existing template using Adobe Illustrator. You will be able to send your file to be produced in the digital lab and have your own laser cut samples. This course is suitable for beginners.
When you enrol on a course at the City Lit, you are entitled to student discount on Adobe Creative Cloud
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This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Cyanotype printmaking in a dayCourse start date: Wed 12 Jan 2022 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Adam HogarthCyanotype is a photographic printing process which produces a beautiful deep blue print from a variety of artwork, including drawings, photographs, physical objects or combinations of all of these. All levels welcome.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Modern calligraphyCourse start date: Wed 26 Jan 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Veiko KespersaksLearn how to write elegant stylish letterforms using a flexible pointed nib with ink. Once you’ve learnt how to write a basic alphabet we’ll begin breaking the rules of traditional calligraphy to find a style that is all your own. The course is suitable for beginners as well as improvers.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £164.00 - Printmaking in a day: photographic screenprintingCourse start date: Sat 15 Jan 2022 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Adam HogarthAn exciting, fast paced, one-day crash-course in screenprinting. Working with your choice of photographic image, in combination with layers of vibrant colours and learning the basics of screenprinting by making prints to take away with you.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Mosaics introductoryCourse start date: Sat 15 Jan 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa BensonDevelop your creative skills in this classic art form, adhering your materials to a temporary surface before applying the completed section to a flat base or casting it into concrete. Please bring ideas, basic materials provided. All levels welcome.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £419.00 Senior fee £335.00 Concession £256.00 - Introduction to life drawing and paintingCourse start date: Sat 26 Feb 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Luke JonesAn introduction to the basic skills required for life drawing: how to see and interpret the proportions, line, tone and volume of the human form which can then be developed into painting from the life model. Suitable for beginners.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £121.00 - Developing personal printmaking projectsCourse start date: Sat 5 Mar 2022 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Sue Baker KentonExplore new ways to push and develop mixed-media printmaking with collage, screenprint and photo-litho. Combine print processes to develop composite and layered contemporary prints. Work towards the production of a printmaking portfolio and take those next steps in becoming a confident printmaking.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £237.00 - A short introduction to sketchbooks for jewellersCourse start date: Sat 5 Mar 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Louise Seijen Ten HoornAre you a jewellery maker who can’t find the time to work on your designs? Join us on this one-day class and follow a step-by-step project brief to draw and develop a unique jewellery design or small collection.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00 - 3D Print a ring using RhinoCourse start date: Sat 5 Mar 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Emilia NettoLearn the basic steps to 3D model a ring using Rhino software in our bespoke digital and design lab. Send your file to be 3D printed in resin and leave with a simple piece of jewellery to take away. All materials included.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £127.00
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