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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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Whether you want to try something new, revisit a past passion, or take your skills to the next level; we have a huge range of courses for you to explore. Our courses taught by experts and professionals with real world experience. Discover Languages, Art & Design, Drama, Music & Dance, Technology & Business, Writing, British Sign Language and much more!
Our online course are live, interactive and usually delivered in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. Onsite courses are delivered at our world class London locations near Covent Garden.
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- Textiles: screen printing and surface effectsCourse start date: Tue 30 May 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosie JamesExplore silkscreen printing on fabric using paper stencils. Develop tactile printed, coloured overlays through using opaque and transparent colour and surface finishes such as foiling, flocking and relief effects specially for textiles.Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00 - Printmaking workshop: focus on colourCourse start date: Tue 30 May 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kath CastilloA course for intermediate and experienced printmakers wanting to build on previous experience and experiment with process to consolidate and hone technical skills. The focus is on colour application, advanced intaglio processes, realising personal projects and the production of high quality prints.Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £259.00 - Instagram for business: introductionCourse start date: Wed 31 May 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeLearn how to use Instagram, the visual social media site, to market your business and communicate with your customers.Full fee £99.00 - German beginners: module 1Course start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Barbara PölletThe course aims to enable students to begin to communicate with some fluency in a range of everyday situations. The emphasis is on the practical use of German and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Based on chapters 1-4 of Willkommen (Hodder Arnold).Full fee £199.00 - Social media apps, tips and tricksCourse start date: Tue 6 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeEnhance your social media strategy by learning third party apps, tips and tricks for everyday use.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Directing theatre: improversCourse start date: Tue 6 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon BowenBroaden your skills and explore your director's voice in greater depth. Work on various modern and classical pieces, and select your own material.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00 - London photography: River ThamesCourse start date: Tue 6 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Michael HardingExplore and discover London through daytime 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 £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00 - Painting: acrylic techniques and mediums
Course start date: Tue 6 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chris HoughThe fundamentals of painting are as important for the beginner as they are for the more experienced artist. This course will be an in depth focus on brushwork, brush techniques and how to improve your mark making to develop fluency in the mediums of acrylic.Full fee £169.00 - Drawing and painting from the imagination Course start date: Tue 6 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore the role of the imagination in painting and drawing. Develop a toolkit of methods for stimulating, sustaining and enriching your imaginative engagement through a series of guided practical painting and drawing exercises.
The aim of the course is to investigate the role of the imagination in drawing and painting and to explore new ways of seeing and experiencing the world around us.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Painting 2 Course start date: Thu 4 May 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullCovers themes similar to those in 'Painting course 1', but in more depth and with a stronger emphasis on experimentation. Suitable if you already have some experience in painting. Basic materials included.Full fee £389.00 - Build a website in a day with WordPressCourse start date: Thu 25 May 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea MarzanoWordPress is the world's most popular content management system, and it's free! On this intensive, short course you'll learn how to use it to build your own website.Full fee £99.00 - Life drawing after work Course start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Luke JonesA fun, relaxed and shorter life drawing class better suited for people coming straight from work. You will be able to work from a variety of models, in a range of materials and with a variety of poses.Full fee £119.00 - Social Media Engagement, Trends & AlgorithmsCourse start date: Tue 13 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeEngagement is an important part of social media. By not engaging on the platform you reduce your visibility and raking with the algorithm. This class will show you how to engage and use trends on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. When you engage with other posts on social media this helps to improve your performance on the algorithm.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Yoga: intermediateCourse start date: Fri 21 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Bram WilliamsWould you like to build on and extend your existing yoga practice? Work in depth on more challenging postures, and increase your stamina, flexibility, and concentration. Suitable for those with some experience of yoga.Full fee £189.00 - Symbols and stories: saints in art
Course start date: Tue 20 Jun 2023Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elizabeth EyresSaints are represented in masterpieces of Christian art from 1200 to the present – learn how to recognise them, decode their meanings and iconography and enhance your understanding of this aspect of art history. This course includes a gallery visit.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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