Art & design courses to boost your career
Turn your passion for art into a career with our range of 1-2 year courses in fine art, contemporary crafts and visual communication.
- City Lit pre-foundation course
Course start date: Fri 9 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ute Kreyman, Marcus RichardsThis exciting and intensive course supports you to develop the key creative skills, methods and thinking in art and design, across 2D, 3D and critical studies required for entry to our UAL-validated Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design.Full fee £949.00 Senior fee £759.00 Concession £664.00 - Children's book illustration: advanced projects Course start date: Wed 29 Apr 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tim EllisAn intensive highly focused follow up course to develop design, drawing, imagination, characterisation and narrative skills. Ideal if you’re planning to prepare a portfolio for presentation to publishers or wishing to further develop your skills and imagination.Full fee £499.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £349.00 - Pre-Foundation: summer intensive Course start date: Tue 14 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Marcus RichardsThis exciting and intensive course supports you to develop the key creative skills, methods and thinking in art and design, across 2D, 3D and critical studies required for entry to our UAL-validated Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design.Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £419.00 - City Lit ceramicsCourse start date: Mon 14 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alex SimpsonLearn a wide variety of techniques including throwing, hand building, decoration and glazing on this structured course. Ideal for beginners to clay or for those with some light experience.
Full fee £4,199.00 Senior fee £3,359.00 Concession £2,729.00 - City Lit calligraphy Course start date: Mon 14 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Emiko Hashiguchi, Veiko Kespersaks, Sharon ShawStudy calligraphy with this in-depth, three term programme that will equip you with the essential techniques required for beautiful cursive handwriting. The course will cover specialist skills-based training in Calligraphy with Design, blending traditional skills with an introduction to the latest trends in the calligraphy and design world. An exciting, challenging, and thorough introduction to the art of calligraphy.
Please note this course runs on Monday evenings from 18:30 - 21:00, plus one Saturday per term from 10:30 - 16:30.
Term dates:- Term 1 Mondays 14/09/2026 – 19/10/2026 (Half-term week 26/10/2026) 02/11/2026 – 07/12/2026 Saturday 05/12/2026
- Term 2 Mondays 04/01/2027 – 08/02/2027 (Half term week 15/02/2027) 22/02/2027 – 22/03/2027 Saturday 27/02/2027
- Term 3 Mondays 12/04/2027 – 26/04/2027 (Bank Holiday 03/05/2027) 10/05/2027 – 24/05/2027 (Half term 31/05/2025 07/06/2027 -19/07/2025 Saturday 22/05/2027
Full fee £1,469.00 Senior fee £1,175.00 Concession £955.00 - City Lit ceramics workshopCourse start date: Mon 14 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alex SimpsonWorkshop in ceramics alongside students on VR710 City Lit ceramics.Full fee £3,259.00 Senior fee £2,607.00 Concession £2,118.00 - Foundation diploma in art and design Course start date: Tue 15 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: MultipleThe UAL Foundation Diploma in Art & Design at City Lit is an exciting and challenging multi-disciplinary art, design, craft and media programme. It is designed to give you the best possible introduction to a wide range of materials, techniques and processes, and to support you in identifying and developing your creative interests and thinking. Validated by the University of the Arts London Awarding Body, it is an internationally recognised qualification with a UCAS tariff that enables you to apply directly to University.
The course fee is £5421.00. If you are unable to pay the course fee upfront, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learning Loan from the Student Loans Company (SLC) to help cover the cost. The Advanced Learner loan available for this course is £5421.00. The Loan is repayable after the course ends. For more information, please call Advanced Practice on 0203 880 2415. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan here www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loansFull fee £5,421.00 Senior fee £5,421.00 Concession £5,421.00 - City Lit ceramics intermediate Course start date: Wed 16 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Robert CooperAttending one full day a week, you will develop new skills trialling different techniques to further your ceramic knowledge, helping to develop your practice. Focus will be on exploration and the development of personal ideas to produce a body of finished Ceramic work and knowledge which could lead onto further study. Some materials are included.
Full fee £4,199.00 Senior fee £3,359.00 Concession £2,729.00 - Pottery intermediate Course start date: Wed 16 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mimi JoungFor those with some previous experience wishing to work towards personal goals with tuition and guidance. Throwing and hand-building processes will be taught alongside glazing and surface decoration throughout the course.Full fee £2,399.00 Senior fee £1,919.00 Concession £1,559.00 - City Lit sculpture Course start date: Wed 16 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrew RevellDo you ever dream of building your own individual sculpture practice? This inspiring, year-long course will challenge your thinking and help you identify themes and ideas that interest you; it will encourage you to experiment with all sorts of materials and processes, and build your confidence and capability to develop your own independent sculptural practice.
Full fee £2,839.00 Senior fee £2,271.00 Concession £1,845.00 - City Lit beginners' jewellery Course start date: Mon 21 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Noon MitchelhillEver wanted to try making your own jewellery but not sure where to start? Delve into this intricate and rewarding craft with our year long structured beginner's course. Pick up the basics in everything from research and design to technical skills including soldering, annealing, etching and stone setting.Full fee £2,179.00 Senior fee £1,743.00 Concession £1,416.00 - City Lit bookbinding: intermediate Course start date: Mon 21 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gavin MoorheadThis is an intermediate-level course which offers an introduction to working with leather, leather paring and to the technical aspects of creating a fine binding. It is aimed at students who have some bookbinding experience and will introduce you to new skills and techniques, enabling you to develop and build on your existing knowledge of traditional and contemporary bookbinding. If you enrol on this course, please read section 7 of the course outline, as you will need to bring some decorative paper for the first session. This course is not suitable for beginners.
Term dates
- Term 1 21/9/2026 – 19/10/2026 (Half term week 26/10/2026) 02/11/2026 – 30/11/2026
- Term 2 11/01/2027 – 08/02/2027 (Half term week 15/02/2027) 22/02/2027 – 22/03/2027
Full fee £799.00 Senior fee £639.00 Concession £519.00 - City Lit animation Course start date: Tue 22 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie Griffiths, Litza JanszPassionate about animation? Fancy spending a year building skills in traditional and digital animation techniques and producing your own animation project? Taught by professional animators, this exciting fast-track practical course gives you the opportunity to explore both commercial and experimental approaches to animation using professional equipment and software. Whether you’re a complete beginner or have some animation experience you can join our award winning alumni. A fantastic start to a new career or simply a chance to pursue your passion with like-minded people.
To see a showreel of student work click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySgnN_DcJjA.Full fee £2,699.00 Senior fee £2,159.00 Concession £1,754.00 - City Lit improvers jewelleryCourse start date: Tue 22 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca IlettThis year long course is for students who have completed the beginners Jewellery course and want to refine existing skills as well as gaining experience in a range of Jewellery –making processes.
This course will come with a City Lit Certificate at the end showing the skills that have been learnt.
Full fee £1,999.00 Senior fee £1,599.00 Concession £1,299.00 - City Lit bookbinding Course start date: Tue 22 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate RochesterStep into bookbinding with this three-term course. Learn essential techniques and develop skills in using tools and materials to produce your own work. A stimulating, challenging and comprehensive introduction for beginners.
Term dates
- Term 1 Tuesday 22/09/2026 – 20/10/2026 (Half term week 27/10/2026) 03/11/2026 – 15/12/2026
- Term 2 Tuesday 05/01/2027 – 09/02/2027 (Half term week 16/02/2027) 23/02/2027 – 23/03/2027
- Term 3 Tuesday 13/04/2027 – 25/05/2027 (Half term week 01/06/2027) 08/06/2027 – 13/07/2027
Full fee £1,749.00 Senior fee £1,399.00 Concession £1,137.00
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