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All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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- Painting and drawing dialogues: looking back at selfCourse start date: Sat 9 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chris Hough, Tony Hull, Monika KitaWe all have a unique way of looking at the world, shaping what we see to fit our reality. Explore how painting and drawing can magnify unconscious distortions and how memory and the imagination come to embody ‘the Self’ in image-making.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Write a short story in a weekendCourse start date: Sat 9 Nov 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maame BlueTurn your great idea into a short story on this fun practical course. You'll be introduced to some key fiction writing techniques and encouraged to draft a short story from beginning to end. Suitable for beginners who are comfortable learning at a fast pace. Please note: this course includes a 1-hour break each day.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £60.00 - Try it out: precious metal clay jewelleryCourse start date: Sat 9 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elizabeth PearsonWant to experience working with one of the most versatile and effective materials in jewellery making? Come and get to grips with precious metal clay, which handles like clay but turns into pure silver when fired.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Study day: Impressionism – radical styleCourse start date: Sat 9 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rachel SandersExplore the Impressionist movement, focusing on Monet as its key example, considering such issues as stylistic progress, artistic influences, material developments, modern subject matter, and social context.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Yoga for Deaf People workshop - Becoming FluidCourse start date: Sat 9 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah ScottThis workshop is for deaf people with some experience of yoga - offering an opportunity to dive into more depth of practice by exploring practices to release fluidity in the body.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Spanish 2/3 Grammar through art - ¿Ser o estar?Course start date: Sat 9 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anna Riera Mora¿Ser o estar? ¿Cual es la diferencia? Come and practice the different uses of the verbs Ser and Estar through the exploration of major Spanish artwork.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00 - Design with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesignCourse start date: Sun 10 Nov 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gita HahnA fun and challenging introduction to these three programs, regularly used together for everything from infographics to packaging and magazine work. Learn how to integrate vector graphics, photographic images and page layout and design.
Duration: 9 sessions (over 12 weeks) Sunday the 10/11/24 -15/12/24 and then it starts again in the new year on the 12/01/25 - 26/01/25.Full fee £649.00 Senior fee £519.00 Concession £422.00 - Digital skills for business: creating professional-looking and impacting documents in Word and Excel (intermediate)Course start date: Sun 10 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you need to present well-organised complex documents at work that are easy to read and follow? Are you responsible for compiling reports or other long documents? On this course, you will develop all the skills you need to use Microsoft Word to create data rich documents which meet professional standards. You will learn time-saving techniques and become skilled in using outlines, templates, consistent formatting, headers, footers, tables, images as well as controlling text flow. You will also work on integrating Excel data into your Word document as well as using mail merge to distribute your documents. These are vital skills across a range of jobs that will not only save you time but also reduce the frustrations often associated with use of Word.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £75.00 - Drawing: ink and wash techniquesCourse start date: Mon 11 Nov 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adam HennesseyThe immediacy and versatility of ink and wash is perfect for those sketching on location, for designers and for students interested in watercolour techniques. Take the opportunity to explore the basic techniques of this exciting process.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Painting from plants and flowersCourse start date: Mon 11 Nov 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterExplore a variety of creative approaches for painting flowers from observation. Discover the rich history of this genre while taking inspiration from artists who use flowers as their subject matter.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Instagram for business: intermediateCourse start date: Tue 12 Nov 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeThis is a follow on course from 'Instagram for business: introduction' which is designed to expand your skills in using Instagram for business even further.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Developing watercolour paintingCourse start date: Mon 28 Oct 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jack DuplockExplore the specific qualities of watercolour and the opportunities this adaptable medium offers to create dynamic painting compositions. Develop a fluency with brush work and layering of colour to develop compositional possibilities.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Aromatherapy: taster workshopCourse start date: Tue 12 Nov 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Antonello BrunettiPut your sense of smell to test with this experiential aromatherapy taster workshop! An introduction to nature's very own pharmacy.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Indian Head massage: taster workshopCourse start date: Tue 12 Nov 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Oge OkohDiscover the ancient practice of Indian Head Massage. You will learn the basics of how to give and receive this highly therapeutic and relaxing form of massage.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Mixing and music production techniquesCourse start date: Tue 12 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Max La VillaIdeal if you know the basics of music production but want your music to sound more polished and professional. Tips and tricks for mixing, using compressors, limiters, EQ, reverb and other devices.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £199.00
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