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Unheard Voices Scholarship
City Lit’s Malorie Blackman Scholarships for 'Unheard Voices' provide three annual awards to fund one year’s study within the Creative Writing department at City Lit. Learn more >
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- Developing watercolour painting
Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025 (and 10 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anne-Marie FosterExplore the specific qualities of watercolour and the opportunities this adaptable medium offers to create dynamic painting compositions. Develop a fluency with brush work and layering of colour to develop compositional possibilities.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Renaissance art at the National GalleryCourse start date: Wed 5 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Emma Rose BarberThis course explores the Making, the Locating and the Viewing of Renaissance paintings in the collection of the National Gallery. This course takes place at the National Gallery.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Italian pronunciationCourse start date: Wed 5 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Evi CampetellaThis short course is geared towards helping you sound more like a native speaker of Italian. While Italian pronunciation may seem relatively simple, there are actually quite a few features that require focus and practice. This course will allow you to concentrate on the sounds of Italian - how to produce them when speaking and how to recognise them when listening.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Return to French (lower intermediate)Course start date: Thu 15 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Silvana AvramRevise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed completed 2-3 years of study in the past.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Economic paradigms: are there alternatives to capitalism?Course start date: Wed 19 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Caglar EzikogluExplore diverse economic theories beyond capitalism in economic paradigms with regards to the alternatives of capitalism and broaden your understanding of global economic systems.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - Picture book writing Course start date: Sat 17 May 2025 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lou KuenzlerWould 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.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £60.00 - Excel: advanced Course start date: Wed 12 Nov 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Aurica JalbaLearn advanced features of Excel: linking, advanced sorting, filtering, advanced formulae, scenarios, data validation and audit spreadsheet, pivot tables and macros to create and work with complex spreadsheets. This course is suitable for anyone who is involved in Data Analysis using Excel.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Drawing 1 Course start date: Wed 5 Nov 2025 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyAn introduction to drawing from observation through a carefully structured approach in a studio environment. Suitable for beginners.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00 - Introduction to Python Course start date: Wed 12 Nov 2025 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Muhammad KhanWant to learn more about how computers work and what computer programmers do? Get started using Python, the most popular and easy-to-use programming language in the world.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Build a website with WordPress Course start date: Sun 25 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
WordPress is the world's most popular content management system, and it's free! On this intensive, one-day course you'll learn how to use it to build your own website.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Rush basketry Course start date: Wed 28 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John PageUsing traditional techniques you will make a variety of baskets with this native plant. There will be the opportunity to try experimental work with rush and other materials. All levels are welcome.Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £246.00 - Japanese woodcut printmaking Course start date: Sun 1 Jun 2025 (and 2 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 - Arabic beginners: short introduction Course start date: Wed 4 Jun 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Taïssir K MahmoudGet a short introduction to the Arabic language and discover aspects of Arabic language culture in these live online communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.
.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Japanese beginners: short introductionCourse start date: Wed 5 Nov 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Hisaka BuntingThis skills based course is for upper intermediate learners of Japanese and aims to develop your communication skills while in Japan. More specifically, you are going to “visit” one of the most fascinating parts of Japan, ASAKUSA, east of Tokyo, where traditional and modern culture mixed.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Life drawing after work Course start date: Thu 5 Jun 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Joe RichardsonA 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 life models, in a range of materials and with a variety of poses. You will be working from the unclothed model, both male and female.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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