Art & Design courses in London & online
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.
We host exhibitions throughout the year at City Lit Gallery where our students showcase their amazing work.
Any questions? Contact our visual arts team on visual.arts@citylit.ac.uk
- City Lit gift vouchers - the perfect gift
Looking for that perfect present? Treat someone to the gift of learning with a course at City Lit. Available from £10, our gift vouchers can be used to book a place on any of our courses, from London walks and food tasting to museum visits, poetry and much more. Simply purchase your voucher and the recipient can choose from thousands of courses, at a time which suits them.Full fee £10.00 - Pinhole photography Course start date: Tue 14 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Scott PerryLearn how pinhole photography works, try out different ways of making a camera. Discover exciting experimental ways of producing photographic images with the camera you’ve built.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Screen printing in a day Course start date: Tue 14 Jul 2026 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rolina Elsje BlokIn this fun, 1-day workshop you will be taught how to print and register a two colour screenprint using monoprint, colour blends and pre-made photographic screens. You will be taught some basic screen making process and insight into making digital artwork. This will set you up for longer and more advanced screenprinting classes.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £139.00 - Contemporary willow basketry Course start date: Wed 15 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mollie McMillenExperiment with unconventional willow baskets and structures, within a traditional context.This course guides you through new textures and forms using a variety of techniques from Europe and beyond.Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00 - Working with porcelain Course start date: Wed 15 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Naoko TagaiThis specialist course is a unique chance to advance your ceramic practice and making skills whilst developing your knowledge of clay bodies, focussing specifically on hand building with porcelain clay.
Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00 - Life drawing: focus on hands and feet Course start date: Wed 15 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mario Lautier VellaThis short course is aimed at those with some previous life drawing experience who would like to meet the unique challenge of drawing hands and feet. Explore how to make sense of their complex structure and form and to draw these parts of the anatomy convincingly. You'll never leave hands and feet out of your life drawings again!Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - DSLR for video: shoot and edit in 3 days Course start date: Wed 15 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David KlineThink quality video production needs a whole film crew? Think again! Discover how you can easily shoot and edit professional-level video on your own digital SLR camera; get expert guidance on the whole process and find out why DSLRs have become the camera of choice for many broadcast professionals.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Cyanotype printmaking in a day Course start date: Fri 17 Jul 2026 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sisetta ZapponeCyanotype 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.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £139.00 - Looking at photography: social media and identity Course start date: Fri 17 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jad OakesThis course explores how photography is used on social media to share work, build a following, and create and influence an identity.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Try it out: jewellery making weekend Course start date: Sat 18 Jul 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rae DuncanAimed at beginners or those wanting a refresher. Join this action packed weekend to make a pendant and silver ring. Implementing fundamental jewellery making techniques, you will gain the basic skills you need to make simple jewellery in metal.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00 - Introduction to AutoCAD 2D Course start date: Sun 19 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicholas WilliamsonAutoCAD is an essential part of the work process for engineers, designers, architects and visualisers. This course will teach you to create 2D technical drawings on a Mac in one of the leading CAD design programmes.Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £246.00 - Painting studio: three-day painting project Course start date: Mon 20 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amanda KnightExplore a personal painting project over three full days in a well equipped studio, taking inspiration from contemporary artists with tutor advice and support. Please note that this course uses water-based oil paints as well as acrylic paints.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: morning meditation Course start date: Mon 20 Jul 2026 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Helen BurgessJoin us and set up your day in a tranquil, reflective way with our 5 day Drawing and mindfulness: morning meditation course. As daily life is full of uncertainty and with our attention getting pulled in many directions why not take some personal time to reset and focus combining meditation with some simple drawing exercises. You will be guiding your mind to settle and to look with care at the world around us and our inner experience. Whether you want to do something nourishing before you go to work or are setting up for a day of creative activity, the practices of drawing and mindfulness will bring a positive start to each morning, helping you begin the days with fresh eyes and mind. Suitable for all levels.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Introduction to jewellery making Course start date: Mon 20 Jul 2026 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Louise Seijen Ten HoornDiscover metal jewellery making techniques to create a piece of jewellery. You will be introduced to the basic processes of forging, texturing, soldering and cutting out shapes in metal. You will learn how to create a ring to the correct finger size.Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00 - Engraving: curved surfaces and lettering scripts Course start date: Wed 22 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rae DuncanHave you tried out engraving and would like to improve your existing skills? Increase your accuracy and consistency by focusing on small images that will be repeated on flat and curved surface. Learn to apply 1-2 types of scripts and the additional usage of tools to elevate your designs. This course is for intermediate and advanced jewellery students.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
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