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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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- Painting studio: three-day painting project
Course start date: Mon 11 Jul 2022Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lucinda OestreicherExplore a personal painting project over three full days in a well equipped studio, taking inspiration from contemporary artists with tutor advice and support.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £127.00 - Tap intensive (beginners)Course start date: Mon 11 Jul 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jacqueline PertIf you are new to tap then this is the place to start. Suitable for students of all ages with good general fitness. Tap shoes are essential.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £42.00 - Tap intensive (improvers and intermediate)Course start date: Mon 25 Jul 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jacqueline PertIf you have a strong foundation in tap, come and improve your technique, and increase your understanding of syncopation and your confidence in a variety of rhythms and tempos. Tap shoes are essential.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £42.00 - Introduction to still-life in pastelsCourse start date: Mon 25 Jul 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterExplore a variety of techniques and approaches to making a still-life in pastels. Learn how to mix pastels on paper, choose suitable materials and supports to allow you to create a finished pastel drawing.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £140.00 - Dance 60+ intensiveCourse start date: Mon 18 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Francis AngolThree days of fun dance and performance classes to inspire older men and women to get creative with dance and movement. You will improve physical skills and use your experience to work with others and create your own movements. Suitable for beginners.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £42.00 - Designing textiles using Photoshop intensiveCourse start date: Mon 18 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kirsty KirkpatrickCreate patterns and designs for textiles which may then be printed onto cloth. This course is ideal for beginners in Photoshop who are textile artist's or designers, or for anyone interested in exploring pattern, colour and texture.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £134.00 - What the poem wants: drafting and editing workshopCourse start date: Mon 25 Jul 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Tutors: Christina DunhillWrite fast and edit fast in this poem-blitzing workshop. Learn to step back, look at your poem and think about the different directions it might take. Practise ruthlessness as well as care in the poem’s service.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £76.00 - Drawing and painting from the imaginationCourse start date: Mon 1 Aug 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore the role of the imagination in painting and drawing. Develop a toolkit of methods for stimulating, sustaining and enriching your imaginative engagement through a series of guided practical painting and drawing exercises.
The aim of the course is to investigate the role of the imagination in drawing and painting and to explore new ways of seeing and experiencing the world around us.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £97.00 - Jewellery making: cold connectionsCourse start date: Mon 8 Aug 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elizabeth BoneWould you like to learn how to combine / integrate materials and objects that are not metal into your jewellery making without the use of heat? This course offers you the opportunity to explore joining several different materials together using a variety of cold connection techniques such as rivets and tabs. Come and experiment with a number of techniques and adapt them to use with your own designs.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £115.00 - City Lit Pro: Adobe Creative Cloud intensive stage 1Course start date: Mon 8 Aug 2022 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: Gita HahnCity Lit Pro courses are tailored for accelerated learning for busy people who need to learn key skills for the workplace. On this Adobe Creative Cloud course, covering Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, you will learn key tools and techniques to develop, deliver and optimise vector graphics, photographic images and page layout and design.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £225.00 - Drawing for beginners: intensiveCourse start date: Mon 25 Jul 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyLearn and develop basic drawing skills on this thorough and intensive course. Each day will focus on an aspect of drawing, covering key concepts such as line, tone, composition and mark making. Ideal if you have little or no drawing experience.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Contemporary willow basketryCourse start date: Mon 18 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Deborah HallExperiment with unconventional willow baskets and structures, within a traditional context.This course guides you through new textures and forms using a variety of techniques from Europe and beyond.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £127.00
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