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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. Bookbinding: simple leather binding
    Course start date:  Thu 30 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ina Baumeister
    Discover how leather, combined with simple sewing and cutting techniques can create a wonderfully flexible and stylish bindings. Create books with folded and crossed structure covers, and include some decorative elements to personalise your work.
    Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00
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  2. London photography: bridges in the city
    Course start date:  Thu 30 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Michael Harding
    Explore london and capture the beauty of the capitals bridges that span the Thames. This off-site photographic course will have you down to the river with your camera, exploring the diverse architectural designs and structures of bridges on the Thames that connect London. Learn about their history whilst learning the secrets to successful architectural and location photography.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  3. Creative coding with SWARM intelligence
    Course start date:  Fri 8 May 2026

    Location on this date:  Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)

    Bridge art and algorithm! Dive into swarm intelligence, using Python to translate nature's collective genius into mesmerizing generative visuals and interactive systems. Ideal for artists embracing algorithms and developers seeking creative frontiers.

    Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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  4. Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  5. Collagraph printmaking weekend
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 23 May 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rosey Prince
    Make and print a collagraph exploiting texture and colour using readily available and simple materials with a low environmental impact. The handmade matrix is deceptively simple to construct, the printed results often richer and more detailed than expected when run through the press. All welcome.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  6. Embodied Voice course for people who stammer
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 1 Jun 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Vivien Grant-Jones
    Become knowledgeable about your own voice as an instrument and gain insights into how you currently use and relate to it. Identify what you like about your voice in a safe place to play with possibilities. Get to know your voice through engaging in creative, experiential voice work.







    Designed specifically for people who stammer/stutter, this course places no interest or importance on fluency. Instead, it will introduce concepts and practical opportunities to cultivate skills to experience speaking in flow.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £20.00
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  7. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  8. Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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  9. Beginners' bookbinding III
    Course start date:  Fri 5 Jun 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Alessia Tumbiolo
    Come and immerse yourself in the art of bookbinding with this 6-week, accessible introduction. Whether you're taking your first steps or picking up the craft again, this course will equip you with essential techniques that will enable you to start creating your own handcrafted books and containers. Beginners will build strong foundational skills, while returners can refresh their skills and explore new creative possibilities.
    Full fee £409.00 Senior fee £327.00 Concession £266.00
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  10. Photo lithography workshop
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 6 Jun 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Holah
    Photo-plate lithography uses light sensitive aluminium plates as a printing matrix for photographic, text or hand drawn images. This versatile process allows you to collage and overprint these elements to create original works in small editions.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  11. Bookbinding weekend: endband extravaganza
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 6 Jun 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Kathy Abbott
    A weekend packed full of endbands for bookbinding enthusiasts. Learn a little about the history and different styles of endband and try out some for yourself. There will be demonstrations of a range of endbands including multi-coloured, Islamic and ‘Manhattan’ style. Suitable for those with bookbinding experience.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  12. Drawing for jewellers
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 6 Jun 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Louise Seijen Ten Hoorn
    Are you a jewellery maker who wants to become more confident in drawing? Join us on this two-session long evening class and learn how to sketch jewellery. Draw designs from different angles and add colour, shading and highlights. Learn to make a simple plan drawing (technical drawing), showing your design from the top, front and side view.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  13. Woodblock and lino printmaking: experimental approaches
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 12 Jun 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Learn how to create multicolour or monochrome relief prints. You'll be encouraged to work from your own source imagery (sketches, magazine cuttings, photos etc) as an inspirational lead-in to producing relief prints to take home.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  14. Pet illustration
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 20 Jun 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sophie Wolfson
    Explore techniques to create an impressive illustration of your pet.

    Over two days you will explore a range of image-making techniques from drawing and painting to digital image manipulation and collage. At the end of the weekend you will take home a finished and unique illustration of your favourite pet.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  15. Character design
    Course start date:  Wed 24 Jun 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ciara Flood

    This course will explore the creation of characters within picture books and illustrated fiction.

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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