- Women artists of the Renaissance: Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana
Course start date: Tue 24 Jun 2025Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Elisa StafferiniAn introduction to the life, art and career of Italian Renaissance artists Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana. We’ll explore notions of artistic identity and the distinct challenges faced by woman artists in a male-dominated art world.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Sexuality, Colonialism and Law: Is there a better way of achieving safety for gay men internationally? Course start date: Fri 27 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Joshua HeppleNearly seventy countries still criminalise gay sex. Is the West on the right path to universal decriminalisation of same-sex activity?
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Sound TherapyCourse start date: Sun 29 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you want to learn and experience something new? Immerse yourself into the powerful healing of the sound.
Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Art history taster Course start date: Tue 1 Jul 2025 (and 12 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayCurious about art history? Join us for this taster session where we explore different ways into visual art and its histories from the ancient to the contemporary.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Art in England transformed: the court of Charles I Course start date: Wed 2 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sophie RhodesThe art collection of King Charles I (1600-1649) was magnificent and hugely influential. Explore the artists, craftsmen, agents and connoisseurs who shaped one of the most important European art collections and learn about how objects and artists from across Europe made their way to London.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Master drawings from Leonardo to Rembrandt: experiment and expression Course start date: Thu 3 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Bryony Bartlett-RawlingsExplore the significant role of drawing in shaping art and how artists have used different drawing techniques for creative expression.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Edvard Munch: beyond the Scream Course start date: Fri 4 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Caroline LevisseThis session on Edvard Munch aims to give a fuller picture of the Norwegian artist’s creative legacy. To do so we will shed light on lesser-known works and aspects of his career. Munch’s art will appear immensely personal, and biographical, but also deeply connected to the cultural context in fin-de-siecle Europe.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Indian Women and the Raj Course start date: Sat 5 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: T HussainWhy does gender history matter and what can it tell us about the history of British colonialism and India? Join this six-week course to explore the representations and reality of Indian women’s lives during the British colonial era.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Welsh beginners: grammar revision sessionCourse start date: Sat 5 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Macsen BrownRevise beginner-level Welsh grammar on this supportive and informative online workshop.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Retirement for beginners: volunteering - a world of opportunity Course start date: Sat 5 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jenny BardwellIf you are not sure how to find your ideal volunteering role, but want to pass on some of your hard-won skills, experience and knowledge, this course will give you some ideas and contacts for further exploration.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Great albums: Kind of Blue Course start date: Tue 8 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Albi GravenerDiscover everything you have always wanted to know about this extraordinary recording, one of the most critically acclaimed but also commercially successful in the history of jazz.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £20.00 - Natural Face Lift: taster workshopCourse start date: Tue 8 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Mark WoollardInterested in anti-ageing facial massage tecniques but don’t know where to begin? Why not try this general introduction? This highly effective and popular massage can delay the visible signs of ageing, without the need for invasive surgery. Perfect to use on yourself or friends and family.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Tiepolo: virtuoso of Venetian Rococo Course start date: Tue 8 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Carlo CorsatoDive into the dazzling world of Giambattista Tiepolo! We'll explore his amazing Rococo paintings, from grand palace decorations to heavenly church scenes. See how he learned from Venice's past masters and how his son Giandomenico carried on his legacy.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - French film matinéeCourse start date: Tue 8 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie RadetWith proceeds going to the City Lit Student Bursary, the French Film matinée is a chance to round out the term with a fun movie matinée in the college. The film will be presented by tutor Stéphanie Radet.
The film we will be watching is Les 400 coups by François Truffaut (1959), a film about Antoine Doinel, a semi-autobiographical character and a misunderstood adolescent in Paris who struggles with his parents and teachers.
Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Lunchtime lecture: Louise Bourgeois, the abject and the erotic Course start date: Wed 9 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayAn introduction to the art of Louise Bourgeois, its feminism, both erotic and abject. We explore Bourgeois as a sculptor, printmaker and performance artist, looking at how she was influenced by psychology and biography.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00
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