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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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- Great works: Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady
Course start date: Thu 23 Jan 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sophie OxenhamThis short literature course will explore Henry James’s novel ‘A Portrait of a Lady’ (1881). We will consider James’s narrative methods and concerns, and also engage with contextual and critical material to inform our reading.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Picture book writing Course start date: Sun 26 Jan 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Andrew WealeWould you like to write a picture book text for young children? This course is designed for children's writers and for illustrators wishing to write their own stories; a starter course to develop both your ideas and your technique.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - Japanese woodcut printmaking Course start date: Sun 2 Feb 2025 (and 3 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 £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00 - Stop motion animation for social media Course start date: Sat 8 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie GriffithsStop motion animation is the most popular form on social media. Engage in an exciting exploration of storytelling using a range of animation techniques and genres. See your drawings and models come to life and create a series of exciting animated sequences to enhance your social media posts or your professional show reel.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00 - Textiles: frame loom weaving Course start date: Sat 8 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Renata MinoldoLearn the basics of handweaving on a frame loom. Explore traditional rug making techniques to create raised surface decoration and handweaving in plain weave pattern. Create a series of samples, and design and create your own contemporary weave combining techniques.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Massage: workshop Course start date: Sat 8 Feb 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Monica ClarkeDiscover how massage can relieve stress and promote relaxation and healing through touch. Learn techniques to perform on family and friends. Suitable for those with a general interest or wishing to progress on to an accredited course.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £209.00 - Self defence and personal safety for women Course start date: Sat 8 Feb 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carla DraytonExplore physical and non-physical techniques for self defence, developing your assertiveness, body language and more. Women of any age or fitness level are welcome to come and enhance their confidence.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Anatomy and physiology: workshop Course start date: Sat 15 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Ever wondered what your insides look like? This fascinating class offers an understanding of our body and the amazing way it works. Ideal for anyone with a general interest as well as those hoping to progress to higher level courses.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £209.00 - The holistic voiceCourse start date: Sat 22 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate MontagueYour voice should be an extension of your character. This Saturday workshop offers accessible and empowering mind-body techniques to deepen your awareness and holistic connection to your voice so that the message you give out is true to your intention.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £55.00 - 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 - Textiles: sustainable bundle dyeing Course start date: Mon 24 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Renata MinoldoUse flowers, leaves, food waste and natural dyeing extracts to make exciting and unpredictable patterns on fabrics adopting sustainable techniques.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Textiles and surface pattern: drawing and digital print Course start date: Wed 26 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Suk Han LeeExplore drawing and printing in the studio, before digitising and manipulating your designs using Photoshop. Suitable for students with a creative background. Photoshop experience would be beneficial but not essential.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Introduction to Buddhist art Course start date: Thu 27 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Arjmand AzizExplore the early history of Buddhist art in South Asia in this introductory course with a focus on objects in the British Museum.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - European design 1915-1935: designing utopia Course start date: Sat 1 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rachel SandersStudy the dominant design aesthetic of the twentieth century, considering its development, successes and failures. Movements will include Russian Constructivism, the Bauhaus and Purism. Design practices will include graphics, furniture and architecture.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - The physics of time Course start date: Sat 1 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gary RetallickAn opportunity to explore the various different conceptions of time within modern physics - from the absolute time of Newtonian mechanics to the relativistic time of Einsteinian gravity - and to consider the emergence of time in the big bang, the direction of time, and the possibility of time travel.
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