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- Props till you drop ICourse start date: Sat 14 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Wendy ChandlerDo you ever dream of conjuring up the props for Harry Potter, Doctor Who or West End musicals? Are you interested in window display and the events industry? On this course you will explore techniques used by professionals to produce effective props and get hands-on experience of sculpting, fabricating, mould making, casting and using a variety of paint effects. Learn about the demands of the industry from specialist tutors, and experience working to tight deadlines.Full fee £699.00 Senior fee £559.00 Concession £454.00 - Developing Art Practice year 2Course start date: Sat 12 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Eleanor Bedlow, Rolina Elsje Blok, Ute Kreyman, Joe Richardson, Heidi WigmoreThis is the second year of Developing Art Practice, designed for those developing and practicing artists who have completed the first year (or equivalent - ie another advanced contemporary practice course) and are interested in working and connecting with a widening group of their creative peer group. This course is about how to sustain and maintain a creative practice within a contemporary context.
Work-based seminars facilitated by peers and artist-tutors present the opportunity to develop and present your ongoing work for critical discourse and to continue to develop a contemporary critical language.
The course includes individual tutorials and mentoring, critical investigation via group crits, engaging with gallery practice and artist-run organisations and the potential for collaborative work and discussion and debate. This course will be delivered onsite.
If you are interested in this course, please email course leader Heidi Wigmore to apply: heidi.wigmore@citylit.ac.uk, or the Visual Arts admin team: visualarts@citylit.ac.uk.Full fee £899.00 Senior fee £719.00 Concession £629.00 - Pottery for beginnersCourse start date: Sat 26 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate StarkeyExplore the exciting possibilities of pottery using the main pottery techniques of hand-building and throwing. Simple surface decoration, glazing and firing will also be taught. - Pottery: Saturday throwing course
Course start date: Sat 11 Jan 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carina CiscatoFor beginners or those with some experience of throwing, this is an ideal chance to experiment, refine and develop your skills at the wheel. - Props till you drop IIICourse start date: Sat 26 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Wendy ChandlerAre you interested in prop making for the film, TV, theatre, window display and live event industries? Get to grips with some of the challenges you might encounter as a prop maker, from creatively interpreting a client's brief, working to a budget and meeting deadlines. Learn to problem solve and apply a range of techniques to bring a 3D design concept to fruition, getting a real insight into the prop making industry and its challenges.Full fee £679.00 Senior fee £543.00 Concession £441.00 - Pottery: beginners' throwing course
Course start date: Sat 14 Sep 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carina CiscatoLearn basic methods for making simple bowls and vases, and discover how to throw and produce interesting forms. Ideal for beginners.
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