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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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- Cross-cultural psychologyCourse start date: Sun 12 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Jacqueline GreenleesDiscover how cultural influences shape personal and social identities, behaviours, beliefs and mental health. Examine the role of cultural diversity in our work. Open to all - counsellors, professional helpers and educators will find this useful. - Artists eye: painting natureCourse start date: Mon 13 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kate HardyArtist’s Eye: Painting Nature.
Learn painting while learning about contemporary and historical artists, including Eileen Agar, Giorgio Morandi, Georgia O’Keefe, Fernand Leger, and Kara Walker in this four week course. We will make paintings inspired by artists whose subject is nature, be guided by their choices of subject matter, and learn from their methods of paint application, colour mixing, and composition. Acrylic paint can be used for all projects and in one project we will work from collage. This short course can be taken alone or in conjunction with the other modules.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00 - Start animating in Blender
Course start date: Wed 15 Jan 2025Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Benjamin AustinIf you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at 3D animation this short intensive taster course will get you up and running with the basics of how to work with the free, powerful 3D Software application Blender, and put you on the path to creating your own polished CG Graphics and Animation.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Plants and planting design Course start date: Tue 4 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alison WorsterStart planning ahead and look forward to Spring. Learn how to create beautiful borders and
discover the techniques of planting design using shape, colour and texture to create successful planting schemes. Tailored for your garden, learn how to select the right plants for your borders and your needs.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Garden design: naturalistic style Course start date: Sat 8 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alison WorsterNaturalistic planting design is based on choosing plants that grow well in your area, then repeating them to create a natural rhythm and encourage local biodiversity. Discover how you can apply this to your garden on this short, informed course.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00 - Artists eye: painting portraits Course start date: Mon 17 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kate HardyPaint a series of portraits inspired by the work of contemporary and historical artists. Learn from their individual ideas and techniques to introduce new ways of painting to your practice. The course can be used to progress from beginner level, or for experienced painters interested in portraiture. This is a live online course.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00 - Start bookbinding Course start date: Sat 22 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ina BaumeisterDiscover the art of handmade books! Progressive projects will guide you through core techniques and prepare you to experiment, design and craft your own unique books.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Nonviolent Communication Foundation Training (NVC)Course start date: Sat 22 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Tracy SeedNonviolent Communication Skills (NVC) helps people communicate with respect, compassion and honesty. It leads to people being heard and understood, finding increased clarity in communication, and feeling connected to self and others.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Garden design: beds and borders Course start date: Mon 24 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alison WorsterStart planning ahead and look forward to Spring. Learn how to create beautiful borders and
discover the techniques of planting design using shape, colour and texture to create successful planting schemes. Tailored for your garden, learn how to select the right plants for your borders and your needs.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Preparing digital images for printmaking (online)Course start date: Tue 25 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Claire HyndsThis online workshop in preparing digital images for printmaking will provide an introduction to specialist tools and techniques required using Adobe Photoshop in order to prepare your imagery for printmaking processes such as screen-printing, photo-etching, polymer gravure and relief, and photo litho.
Please note this course is online, for same course in the studio please see below.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00 - Design a Mediterranean style garden Course start date: Fri 28 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alison WorsterInspired by the informal gardens of the Mediterranean, this style of planting is low maintenance and drought tolerant. Discover how to achieve this relaxed look for your garden on this short, informed course.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Reiki 1 Certificate Course start date: Sun 6 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Oge OkohLearn how to channel the gentle healing energy of Reiki, Japanese for 'universal energy'. Ground, centre and protect yourself, and learn a variety of treatments to practise on friends and family.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £189.00 - Psychology of dreamingCourse start date: Sat 26 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Alison DuncansonThe dream is a little hidden door in the innermost and most secret recesses of the psyche (C G Jung). We often dismiss our dreams but they can give us insights into our inner world and though curious, can also provide rich data to better understand ourselves. - Artists eye: painting impressionism, surrealism, fauvism and pointillismCourse start date: Mon 12 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kate HardyArtist’s Eye: Painting Art movements. Post Impressionism, Surrealism, Fauvism, and Pointillism.
Develop your painting skillswith reference to contemporary and historical artists in this four week course. We will make paintings inspired by artists who were key members of art movements, be guided by their choices of subject matter, and learn their methods of paint application, colour mixing and composition. Acrylic paint can be used for all projects. This short course can be taken alone or in conjunction with the other modules.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00 - Bookbinding: rare book design drop-back box Course start date: Mon 2 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nesta DaviesCut, construct and cover a standard Rare Book design drop-back box to protect and conserve books, archival material or precious objects and artefacts. Great for artwork presentation too!
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
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