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.
- Jewellery: 10 projects for beginners
Course Date: Mon 12 Apr 2021Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Ever wanted to try making your own jewellery but not sure where to start? Delve into this intricate and rewarding craft with our 10 week long structured beginner's course. Pick up the basic skills including soldering, annealing, texturing metal and have an introduction to the more advanced techniques of chain making and making brooches. Develop a diverse portfolio, make beautiful pieces and learn to present and discuss your 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 £449.00 Senior fee £449.00 Concession £225.00 - Jewellery making: all levelsCourse Date: Mon 12 Apr 2021 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Ever wanted to turn your hand to metal jewellery making and introduce texture to your work? Or have you done it before and would like to hone your skills with a professional tutor? Perfect for beginners, intermediate and advanced students,come and practise making jewellery to your own designs, whether you arre picking up the basics of cutting,forming and texturing, or taking your designs to the next level with more complex approaches like granulation, stone setting, etching, patination and oxidation.
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 LitSenior fee £199.00 Concession £121.00 - Get skills in: etching in colourCourse Date: Tue 13 Apr 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Explore a range of exciting techniques in this practical workshop to create beautiful colour etchings. A valuable follow-on course for those with previous etching experience who wish to develop and enhance their etchings with colour.
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 £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £75.00 - Draw, paint, printCourse Date: Thu 15 Apr 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
On 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. .
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 £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £160.00 - Introduction to the Wallace CollectionCourse Date: Thu 15 Apr 2021
Location on this date: Online
Each week, we'll explore a different aspect of the Wallace Collection looking at its fine and decorative art objects, including paintings, furniture, porcelain and even arms and armour.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £60.00 - Art history tasterCourse Date: Thu 15 Apr 2021 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Ever wondered what art history is but don’t want to commit to a whole course? Wonder what's involved in online learning at City Lit? Try this taster session!
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Art in Britain 1890-1918 - New English Art Club to WWICourse Date: Fri 16 Apr 2021
Location on this date: Online
Explore the works of British artists and their relationship to the legacy of academic painting and the art of continental Europe between 1880-1918. Who led developments and how does the art of the period reflect the times?
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 £103.00 Concession £79.00 - Print projectsCourse Date: Fri 16 Apr 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
These tutor led workshops are designed to offer a more flexible way to learn using the facilities of the print- studio. You will have access to tutor guidance when needed, but these sessions are specifically aimed at students who want to pursue personal projects and independent working.
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 £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £60.00 - Introduction to screenprintingCourse Date: Fri 16 Apr 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
This course is a creative and practical introduction to the screen printing process aimed at beginners and the curious. You will learn step by step how to make your own series of prints using a variety of exciting 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 £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £75.00 - Start printmakingCourse Date: Sat 17 Apr 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Photo-polymer is an easy to use intaglio technique that can produce diverse prints. The plates can capture hand drawn imagery, text or photographic film very well, reproducing a wide range of tones and marks that can then be printed traditionally. Suitable for all.
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 £65.00 - Exploring watercolour and mixed mediaCourse Date: Sun 18 Apr 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Watercolour has a rich tradition - this course will explore the more experimental ways of using this pleasurable medium and will present new possibilities for producing exciting new work with mixed media. Make inventive combinations of media to draw from your own found imagery, photographs and sketches.
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 £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £115.00 - Clay sculpture: portrait headCourse Date: Mon 19 Apr 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
The head is the focal point of each person; create a portrait that examines both the structure as well as the emotion of the model.
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 £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £243.00 - Watercolour painting studio: urban landscapesCourse Date: Mon 19 Apr 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
A contemporary watercolour course focussing on the urban environment through the effects of light, shade, space, distance and colour. This course will introduce the basic techniques required.
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 £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £219.00 - Get skills in: experimental watercolour techniquesCourse Date: Mon 19 Apr 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Always wanted to experiment with watercolour painting? Now's your chance to learn how to make more imaginative use of washes and mark-making; enjoy the colour and fluidity of this beautiful medium and discover if you'd like to take it to the next level.
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 £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £91.00 - City Lit textiles: colour, print, patternCourse Date: Tue 20 Apr 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Explore various ways of colouring and printing onto fabric through this project based course. Introducing techniques and design process develop a portfolio of textile samples, a sketchbook of research and aim towards finished 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 £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £200.00
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