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.
- Essential masking tips for better contentCourse start date: Mon 6 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczMasking is a essential skill for all editors. But masking isn’t just about hiding an unwanted object in the image. More often, it is used to creatively draw the viewer’s attention to a particular area. An invaluable skill for any film maker.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £79.00 Concession £48.00 - Scanning photography negatives, transparencies and printsCourse start date: Fri 10 Jun 2022
Location on this date: PS - Photography Studio
Do you have boxes of old prints, negatives or transparencies gathering dust that you'd love to have digitised? Learn how to get your archive onto your computer using different methods from flatbed and film scanners to a digital camera.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00 - Essential business skills for photography and photographersCourse start date: Sat 11 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Michael HardingOn this course you will learn key business skills, from finance to marketing, to help you establish your own successful photographic practice.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Art and creative thinking with Rod JudkinsCourse start date: Sun 12 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rod JudkinsArt is fundamentally about communicating ideas. If the idea is strong, the work of art is memorable.
This exciting, one day workshop, led by Rod Judkins (artist, tutor and author of ‘The art of Creative thinking’ and ‘Ideas are your only currency’) will explore methods to create ideas and concepts and combine them with the process of making.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Screenprinting in a dayCourse start date: Sun 12 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Rolina Elsje BlokAn 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.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Sketching at the museum: V&ACourse start date: Fri 17 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: OS - Off Site
Tutors: Ro SylvesterExploring the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks, learn and improve your drawing skills through expert guidance in different methods: working from a fascinating range of artefacts and objects in the Victoria and Albert Museum.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00 - Jewellery: understanding rubies, sapphires and emeralds
Course start date: Sat 18 Jun 2022Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Judith Crowe, Derek JhinnooJoin this fascinating one day course for a valuable insight into the trade of rubies, sapphires and emeralds, different types of these precious stones on the market, and how to assess them. Learn about how the beautiful stones are mined, cut, graded and priced, as well as exploring common simulants. No previous experience necessary.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00 - Create a short film in a dayCourse start date: Sat 25 Jun 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: David KlineLearn how to shoot, edit and export a short film in this fun, informative and fast paced introduction to film making.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00 - Speedlight flash in a dayCourse start date: Thu 30 Jun 2022
Location on this date: PS - Photography Studio
Lighten things up: join this practical course to learn the basics of using portable flash (speedlights) to enhance your images. Experiment creatively indoors and outdoors with different flashes and techniques, with a professional photographer on hand to guide you throughout.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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