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.
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- Photography projects 2Course start date: Sat 30 Apr 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: PS - Photography Studio
Tutors: Grant Smith, Laura Vuoma, Matthew WardDelve deep into the world of photography with a selection of practical and creative workshops that will support you in developing the confidence and skills required for your own photographic practice.
Photography Projects 2 is the second part of a two-stage course that offers both knowledge and practical experience within photography, exploring its various contexts and genres. This stage enables you to deepen your understanding of photographic techniques, gain new skills in industry software and start developing your own ideas through a self-led photographic project.
Students who complete both stages of the course will achieve all of the learning outcomes and will have the opportunity to build an extensive portfolio of photographic work.
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 £729.00 Senior fee £583.00 Concession £445.00 - 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 - Photography projects 1Course start date: Sat 5 Feb 2022
Location on this date: PS - Photography Studio
Tutors: Grant Smith, Laura Vuoma, Matthew WardDelve deep into the world of photography and get to grips with your camera, working with a selection of fundamental projects that will support you in learning both traditional and digital techniques.
Photography Projects 1 is the first part of a two-stage course that offers both knowledge and practical experience within photography, exploring its various contexts and genres. This stage enables you to gain the confidence and skills required to plan, shoot and edit your own photography project.
Students who complete both stages of the course will achieve all of the learning outcomes and will have the opportunity to build an extensive portfolio of photographic work.
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 £729.00 Senior fee £583.00 Concession £445.00 - 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 - Designing textiles using Photoshop II
Course start date: Sat 12 Feb 2022Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kirsty KirkpatrickLearn Photoshop and design techniques in order to develop your textile design work. Expand your artwork creatively to build of portfolio of ideas while developing a collection of designs and prints.
You will need to have access to Adobe Photoshop.When you enrol on a course at the City Lit, you are entitled to student discount on Adobe Creative Cloud. Please read the full course details below.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £152.00 - Explore life drawingCourse start date: Sat 19 Mar 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 session that combines practical exercises with a variety of techniques. For those with some previous experience in life drawing.
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: Sat 21 May 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Renata MinoldoLearn basic steps to customise an existing template on Adobe Illustrator and create your own personalised design. You will then send your file to our laser cutter and leave with a finished design. A fun introduction 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 £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Explore watercolour paintingCourse start date: Sat 22 Jan 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Diane MartinExperience 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 - Cyanotype printmaking in a dayCourse start date: Sat 2 Jul 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: Sat 19 Feb 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 have 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 - Vectorworks: intermediateCourse start date: Sat 19 Feb 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Tutors: Nicholas WilliamsonRevise and develop your Vectorworks skills further and explore more advanced processes to create professional presentations of your 3D designs and plans. Suitable for those who have completed the Vectorworks for Beginners course or who have a good grounding in the basics of this professional application.
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 £229.00 Concession £140.00 - Sculpture: personal projectCourse start date: Sat 19 Feb 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.
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 - Leather paring and knife sharpeningCourse start date: Sat 19 Feb 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Royston HawardParing and sharpening are skills essential for advanced bookbinding.
Learn the first principles of these specialised skills in a simple to understand way that builds confidence.
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 - 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
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