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.
- Life drawing and painting
Course start date: Thu 9 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Louisa Buck, Luke JonesJoin us to draw from the nude model. Through structured teaching, you'll explore a range of materials and approaches to this fascinating genre, learning about proportion, tone, line, scale and mark making, with reference to other artists. For all levels.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £158.00 - Artists moving image practice: personal projectCourse start date: Wed 1 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Peter GomesThis advanced course is aimed at practicing contemporary artists working, or interested in working, within the Moving Image. Through research, experimentation and play, you will develop new moving image work in an exploratory and supported workshop environment.Full fee £759.00 Senior fee £607.00 Concession £516.00 - Video editing personal project: improve your filmCourse start date: Wed 1 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczAlready experienced in editing but want to up your game? You might have got to grips with some of the industry's top software - but tools are only half the story. This practical workshop focuses on the importance of structure and content creation, as well as commonly encountered problems in the editing process, and how to analyse your own and other's work to transform your footage.
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 - Introduction to prop making for film, TV, theatre and display: part 2Course start date: Sat 4 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Wendy ChandlerAre you interested in prop making for film, TV, theatre, window display, photographic industries or live events? Get to grips with everything you might encounter as a prop maker, from creatively interpreting a client's brief, to working to a budget and meeting deadlines. Learn to problem solve and apply a range of techniques to bring a 3D design concept to fruition, getting a real insight into the prop making industry and its challenges. This is part 2 of 'Introduction to prop making for film, TV, theatre and display' so is ideal if you have done part 1 or have some experience in prop making techniques. .Full fee £549.00 Senior fee £439.00 Concession £335.00 - Drawing and painting dialoguesCourse start date: Sat 4 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullGain an understanding of the interdependent nature of drawing and painting to establish a creative process where the potential of each activity is maximised. Discover how the two activities can spark off each other to enhance your performance with both. Basic materials included.Full fee £439.00 Senior fee £351.00 Concession £307.00 - Metal sculpture all levelsCourse start date: Mon 6 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Annie Attridge, 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. For beginners or those with some prior experience.Full fee £289.00 Senior fee £231.00 Concession £176.00 - Watercolour painting studio: urban landscapesCourse start date: Tue 7 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: OS - Off Site
Tutors: Hilary RosenYou will be introduced to watercolour mixing and mark making in relation to painting the urban environment. There will be an introduction to watercolour artists who paint ‘en plein air’ and you will have the opportunity to build your confidence in outdoor painting in various interesting London locations. This course can be seen as a refresher or for students who have had a minimum amount of watercolour experience.Full fee £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £219.00 - Printed textiles: screen printing and surface effectsCourse start date: Tue 7 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosie JamesExplore silkscreen printing on fabric using paper stencils and exposed screens. Develop tactile printed, coloured overlays through using opaque and transparent colour and surface finishes such as foiling, flocking and relief effects specially for textiles.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £182.00 - Photojournalism and documentary photographyCourse start date: Wed 8 Jun 2022
Location on this date: PS - Photography Studio
Tutors: Laura VuomaA picture paints a thousand words. Develop your creative ability to communicate through photography and get a fascinating insight into the world of documentary photography and photojournalism. Work on assignments and location shoots, develop your technique and style, and explore the practical, theoretical and ethical dimensions of photojournalism.Full fee £439.00 Senior fee £351.00 Concession £268.00 - Painting 2Course start date: Wed 8 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullCovers themes similar to those in 'Painting course 1', but in more depth and with a stronger emphasis on experimentation. Suitable if you already have some experience in painting. Basic materials included.Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £231.00 - Textiles and surface pattern: drawing and design developmentCourse start date: Thu 9 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Lara MantellInvestigate mark making, layering and juxtaposing ideas through experimental drawings.Explore the importance of imaginative research and how to record it in a sketchbook. Develop versatile design ideas for textiles:interiors, fashion,stationery or text.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £182.00 - Introduction to graphic design and illustrationCourse start date: Thu 9 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Karen HardingAre you interested in graphic design, illustration or both? Want to explore this further? For those with little or no experience and an enthusiasm for visual communication and graphic image.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £188.00 - Children's book illustration for beginnersCourse start date: Fri 10 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Dee ShulmanThis short couse in children's book illustration with provide you withaAn introduction to character design, layout, and visual storytelling. Develop your own style while exploring a variety of media and learning to research and develop ideas in response to a given brief.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £140.00 - Large-scale drawing and painting projectsCourse start date: Fri 10 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Amanda KnightEnjoy a lively, more active way of art-making and make work on a grander scale. Complete a number of projects that explore how big can be beautiful, challenging and surprising.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £188.00 - Children's book illustration: developing personal projectsCourse start date: Fri 10 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Tim EllisAn opportunity to further develop your design, drawing, imagination, characterisation and narrative skills. Ideal if you’re preparing a portfolio for presentation to publishers, planning entry to a children’s book competition or wishing to continue developing your skills and imagination.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £309.00 Concession £188.00
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