- The art of Chinese gardens: nature and philosophy
Course start date: Wed 16 Jul 2025Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Xinrui ZhangIn early modern China, gardens were more than places of retreat, they functioned as major social, cultural and economic sites. In our time of ecological crisis, gardens play a crucial role in mitigating pollution. This course will examine how the intersections of art, architecture, philosophy and sensory experience of Chinese gardens show continuity and change from the early modern period to the present day.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Pinhole photography Course start date: Wed 16 Jul 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Scott PerryDiscover exciting experimental ways of producing photographic images without a camera - build your own pinhole camera, create blue-tinted prints with sunlight, and make prints from objects like the artist Man Ray.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00 - Contemporary willow basketry Course start date: Wed 16 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Christiane GunziExperiment 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 £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00 - Global Literatures: Han Kang & Elif Shafak Course start date: Wed 16 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lizzy AttreeJoin us for an exploration of the ways we experience global literatures of our time. Inter-generational memory is the focus of two prize-winning novels, The Vegetarian (2007) by Han Kang and The Island of Missing Trees (2021) by Elif Shafak. Unearthing the painful truths of history in the context of culturally/politically divided Korea and Cyprus, the authors deal delicately, and brutally, with love, the environment, patriarchy, resistance and the metamorphosis of the female body.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - The labours of Hercules and Theseus Course start date: Wed 16 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maria ContosDiscover the legendary labours of two of Greek mythology’s greatest heroes: Hercules and Theseus. Learn about the psychological and philosophical themes embedded in their myths and explore why these heroes continue to captivate audiences across cultures and generations.
Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Ways into creative writing: intensive Course start date: Wed 16 Jul 2025 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tasha KavanaghNot sure whether creative writing is for you? Give it a try on one of these fun and supportive short courses covering the basics of fiction and poetry. Increase your confidence and produce work through guided exercises and discussion.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - DSLR for video: shoot and edit in 3 days Course start date: Wed 16 Jul 2025 (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 £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00 - Contemporary drawing sketchbook Course start date: Thu 17 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mario Lautier Vella, Heidi WigmoreExplore the sequential and adaptive nature of sketchbook drawing as a site for generating personal material, inviting connections, and extracting patterns of meaning. Includes gallery research, set-project as stimulus, and practical exploration of contemporary drawing techniques.Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00 - Chinese beginners: module 3Course start date: Thu 17 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Zhonghan LinContinue Chinese Mandarin in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course. You should have completed Chinese beginners: module 2 or equivalent (about 30hrs hours of learning).Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Music, sound, and the moving image Course start date: Thu 17 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Neil LuckThis course explores key ideas about music for the screen, covering a broad range of examples, techniques, and ideas.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £62.00 - Korean beginners: module 3Course start date: Thu 17 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jiyeon KimContinue learning Korean on this lively face to face course for near beginners, with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills. You should have completed Korean beginners: module 2 or equivalent.
Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Introduction to Robotics Course start date: Thu 17 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Kathryn ColdhamRobotics is transforming industries and daily life through automation. Building on your basic technical skills, this course teaches you to design, build, and program robots through hands-on projects.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Generative AI tools for programming Course start date: Fri 18 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Kathryn ColdhamGenerative AI is transforming programming. This course builds on your Python skills, teaching you to leverage AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot to generate, debug, and optimize code. Hands-on projects will enhance your coding efficiency and creativity.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - The writings of Cicero: an introduction Course start date: Fri 18 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sean GabbAn introduction to one of the most influential and prolific Roman writers, Cicero, his life and works.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - 50 drawings in a day Course start date: Sun 20 Jul 2025 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mario Lautier VellaA high energy programme of directed and self-directed drawing projects, with rapid shifts in materials, scale, subject and focus. Strictly no discards - come ready to play, risk, invent and discuss. For those with some drawing experience.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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