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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. Drawing and mindfulness: modern and contemporary nature
    Course start date:  Fri 6 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Clare Barton-Harvey

    Explore how mindfulness can enrich the process of drawing, as we discover a range of modern and contemporary approached to drawing from nature. This course offers a great introduction to mindful drawing, or a way to explore it more deeply in the context of this theme.

    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  2. City Lit Pro: Adobe After Effects fast track
    Course start date:  Fri 6 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Litza Jansz
    City Lit Pro courses are tailored for accelerated learning for busy people who need to learn key skills for the workplace. On this Adobe After Effects course, you will learn the essential tools and skills for using After Effects to transform your video projects. These include planning the project, organising and preparing the material, masking skills, key framing skills and working with layers.
    Full fee £459.00 Senior fee £367.00 Concession £298.00
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  3. Saturday model animation workshop
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 7 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stephanie Griffiths
    Traditional model animation is more popular than ever. On this short practical course you will learn how to create and animate engaging and effective 3D puppets and create an exciting short animated sequence for your showreel.
    Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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  4. Submitting your short stories to magazines
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 7 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vicky Grut
    This is a fast-track course to help you hone and prepare your short stories for submission to magazines and publishers.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  5. Panoramic photography
    Course start date:  Mon 9 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Matthew Ward
    What is panoramic photography? Have you ever marvelled at a seamless panoramic photograph, image or online virtual tour? Learn how to do it yourself on this short practical introduction to photographing professional-level 360° by 180° panoramic images. Get to grips with the whole process of shooting and stitching, from single row to multi-row panoramas for print - and web-viewable virtual tours using Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and PTGui.
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  6. Writing environmental essays and features
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 14 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Laura Silverman
    Learn what makes environmental writing sing and how to write an article or blog post, from research to editing.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  7. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00
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  8. Jewellery: Keum Boo workshop
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 21 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rae Duncan
    Explore the ancient Korean art of ‘Keum Boo’, often called ‘gold overlay’. Learn how to add decorative gold accents to silver jewellery. Ideal for beginners and experienced jewellers alike.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  9. Writing historical fiction
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 22 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anna Richards
    Dig into the past to craft historical fiction that speaks vividly to contemporary readers. From Hilary Mantel to C.J. Sansom, learn techniques writers use to turn historical record into compelling fiction.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  10. Drawing and mindfulness: the art of seeing
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 28 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Clare Barton-Harvey

    Explore drawing and mindfulness and how the two combined can support new ways of seeing and relating to drawing. ‘The true journey of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having fresh eyes’ Marcel Proust.

    Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00
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  11. Anatomical life drawing weekend
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 28 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Andrea Voisey
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    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  12. Precious metal clay: weekend workshop
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 28 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Elizabeth Pearson
    Want to discover one of the most versatile and effective materials in jewellery making? Come and get to grips with metal clay, which handles like clay but turns into pure copper when fired. Whether you are a complete novice or an experienced jeweller, learn the basic techniques of working with this magic material as well as more innovative uses, to create original items of jewellery.
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £209.00
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  13. Great works: Arvo Pärt's Passio
    Course start date:  Mon 30 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Edward Breen
    Estonian composer Arvo Pärt (b.1935) is one of the most frequently performed classical composers of our times. Explore his setting of St John’s passion and learn about his compositional techniques.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  14. Photography in a day: drawing with light
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Scott Perry
    Boost your creativity and explore different approaches to digital photography. Put new ideas to practice by responding to creative briefs. Participate in group discussion, share your images and get feedback in an encouraging group environment.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  15. London photography walk: River Thames
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Michael Harding
    Explore and discover London through photography walks around locations rich in photographic potential.
    The walks revolve around photographing views along the River Thames, from the Aldwych area eastwards to the City, from London Bridge to the Southbank and from Westminster to the newly developed Nine Elms area. Bring your own camera and comfortable walking shoes as you capture places, spaces, objects and people.
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
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