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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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- Business skills for creative businessesCourse start date: Thu 13 Jun 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Christine RobertsonThis introduction to financial modelling, business planning and marketing for new businesses in the creative industries will cover: market research, marketing, innovation, incorporation, intellectual property, management structure, financial projections, pitches and presentations.Full fee £299.00 - Picture framing and mounting for beginnersCourse start date: Thu 9 Nov 2023 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Esther HeyhoeLearn picture framing and mounting skills for the home or workplace. Using professional framing tools and equipment you'll be taught all the skills you need to work in a busy studio or alternatively how to set up your own small scale practice from home.Full fee £279.00 - Drawing into painting
Course start date: Thu 14 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullGain an understanding of the creative journey from drawing or sketch to finished painting. Use paint techniques or mixed media, and find out how the two activities contrast yet potentially support each other. Basic materials included.Full fee £339.00 - Introduction to graphic novelsCourse start date: Thu 14 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Comics – once considered ‘lowbrow’, or seen as exclusively for children, now occupy a higher cultural domain. Partly thanks to a re-brand, (as ‘Graphic Novels’), no weighty subject is off-limits - from childhood trauma to Alzheimer’s. Recently, a graphic novel was even nominated for The Booker Prize!
Alongside ‘official’ publishing channels, there exists a lively ‘zine’ culture, where comic and graphic-novel artists can legitimately self-publish and sell their work through a network of independent shops and fairs.
Learn how to create Comics and Graphic-novels with City Lit, and – once you have developed your practice – how to navigate this thriving sector.Full fee £259.00 - Piano: advanced workshopCourse start date: Thu 27 Apr 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Petros MoschosIf you are an advanced pianist, whether a performer or specialist teacher, continue to develop your skills, broaden your repertoire and increase your understanding of piano playing. Please contact the Music department to enquire about joining this class. Break week: 01 Jun 2023.Full fee £279.00 - Introduction to graphic designCourse start date: Thu 30 May 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pam WilliamsOur 'Introduction' courses provide a perfect way-in to a creative field...
Graphic Design is everywhere; in our books, magazines, and newspapers. Emblazoning packaging at the corner shop to the mall. On our screens- phones, TVs, computers and tablets. To say it’s important would be an understatement.
Don’t just consume. Learn how to use image and type to communicate your messages, information, emotions and ideas. Beyond this, learn about the eras and styles which have shaped its evolution up to today, and how to find your place there.Full fee £259.00 - Developing children's book illustrationCourse start date: Thu 21 Sep 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Dee ShulmanThe Children’s Book industry is thriving, largely due to globally rising literacy levels, and a growing awareness of the importance of early childhood education. As a result, Children’s Book Illustrators are in-demand.
Our tutors will teach you the many and various skills you’ll need to create books for children - from drawing and painting (analogue and digital), sequencing and pacing words and images, to editing the images digitally, and adding text.
We’ll teach you about the children’s publishing sector, and how to navigate your way into and around it, so that your book can find its way to agents or publishers, bookshops and libraries, and finally, hopefully, into a child’s imagination.Full fee £259.00 - Acting: scenes to performanceCourse start date: Thu 11 Jan 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleyPractise and develop your acting skills by rehearsing in depth scenes from contemporary plays or a whole short play. These will be performed in the college's John Lyons Theatre to an invited audience at the end of the course. This course is suitable for students who have completed a broad range of our acting courses at beginners and improvers level or who have gained suitable experience elsewhere.Full fee £299.00 - Introduction to children's book illustrationCourse start date: Thu 28 Sep 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate RolfeFull fee £259.00 - Introduction to illustrationCourse start date: Thu 20 Apr 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Adam GraffIf you are interested in illustration and would like to explore the subject further, this course will show you a range of new and exciting approaches. You will learn many new techniques, whether you are a complete beginner or someone who would like to refresh their approach. On this practical course you’ll learn the practicalities of what it is to be an illustrator. This is not a computer-based course but there is help and advice with software for those who wish to use it.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £329.00 - Calligraphy evening course Course start date: Thu 5 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ivo GrantinsLearn the basics of calligraphy whilst studying Italic hand. Learn how to form lowercase and capital letters and experiment with layouts to produce a finished piece. The course will also help to develop your creativity and will give you a lot of ideas for future personal projects.The course is suitable for beginners, but improvers with a special interest in Italic are welcome.Full fee £259.00 - Japanese woodcut printmakingCourse start date: Sun 8 Oct 2023 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carol Justin WilhideAn introduction to the beautiful and delicate printmaking world of Japanese Woodcut. Explore this water based, non-toxic process and build an appreciation for the handmade. You will learn how to design, carve and make a multi-coloured print. Beginners welcome.Full fee £309.00 - Designing textiles using Photoshop I Course start date: Thu 11 May 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kirsty Kirkpatrick, Suk Han LeeCreate motifs and designs for printed textiles which may then be printed onto cloth. This course is ideal for beginners in Photoshop who are textile artists, designers, or for anyone interested in exploring pattern, colour and texture.Full fee £279.00 - Sketchbooks: creating visual journeys
Course start date: Thu 2 Nov 2023 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth BrisonCreate a 'visual journey' of discovery through an experimental sketchbook. Explore materials and techniques with confidence, including mark making, drawing and mixed media to produce a collection of work or personal ideas for further development. Suitable for all, including those with basic drawing experience.Full fee £259.00
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