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Whether you want to try something new, revive your passion, or take your skills to the next level; we have a huge range of courses for you to explore. Discover Languages, Art & Design, Drama, Music & Dance, Technology & Business, Writing, British Sign Language and much more!
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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If you can't decide which subject to study, why not try some of our short taster courses?
- Screenprinting workshop
Course start date: Mon 16 Sep 2024 (and 7 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
This course is a creative and practical introduction to the screen-printing process, aimed at beginners and the curious. You will learn step by step how to make your own series of silk screen prints using a variety of techniques.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Life painting for beginnersCourse start date: Mon 16 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This short course is a great introduction to painting directly from the unclothed life model. Using simple projects, you will explore different ways to represent the human form in paint, with encouraging, helpful guidance from an experienced tutor. Suitable for absolute beginners.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Life painting: focus on light and shadeCourse start date: Fri 29 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
A great introduction to tonal painting working directly from the unclothed life model model. Using simple projects, you will explore different ways to represent the human form through light and shade in paint with encouraging helpful guidance from an experienced tutor.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Introduction to printmaking techniquesCourse start date: Wed 27 Nov 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon BurderThis fast-paced course reveals some of the processes used to make fine art prints. You will try both relief and intaglio printmaking methods. This course is for beginners and those with limited experience who want to discover how printmaking techniques actually work. An ideal way to start printmaking.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Illustrating animals workshopCourse start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ciara FloodAnimals are all around us – even in London! From Trafalgar Square’s flocks of pigeons, to rodents on the Underground, to the dog-filled squares and parks. Despite their ubiquity, animals are notoriously hard to draw – as, anatomically speaking, they’re so different to humans – as well as to each other! And, they don’t like to pose!
Learn how to overcome these challenges in our ‘Illustrating Animals’ workshop.
Our Workshops enable you to take a deep dive into a specific process, media or tool.
They throw the spotlight onto niche areas of the visual communication field, enabling you to hone higher-level skills and gain deeper insights.
Workshops tend to have a practical focus, with little or no theory or context, although this varies by course.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Exploring sculptureCourse start date: Mon 21 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterSculpting in relief and 3D is a lovely way to express your ideas and expand on your creative skills. This course is ideal for beginners to sculpting, giving a taster of several techniques. However, if you have experience in one material and would like to find out more, this course could also be for you. We will cover a range of materials and you will find out how different techniques have developed through time. This short taster course will be good preparation for any of our specialised sculpting courses.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Natural facelift: a CPD workshopCourse start date: Thu 24 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Mark WoollardThis highly effective and popular massage can delay the visible signs of ageing, without the need for invasive surgery.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00 - Data analysis with Power BI: introductionCourse start date: Tue 29 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Anis MokademPower BI is a Microsoft Product that is free to download and use, it allows to connect, transform, and visualize data.This can be done in Microsoft Power BI Desktop application or in Excel using Power Query and Power Pivot. The formulae language used in Power BI is called DAX: Data Analysis Expressions. Learning the basics of this language is crucial to be able to create dynamic reports. In this course, you will discover the world of Power Query and Power Pivots by learning the most basic but crucial functionalities of these environments including basic DAX functions.
This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £152.00 Concession £162.00 - Introduction to blogging with WordPressCourse start date: Fri 1 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: George StickneyLearn to create your own blog with this beginners course and raise your online profile.
This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Mokulito: wood lithography workshopCourse start date: Wed 2 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rolina Elsje BlokMokulito printmaking, or wood lithography, uses plywood as a printing matrix to draw on with inks, sharpies and lithographic crayons and create images that will print as small editions.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Illustrating people and places workshopCourse start date: Mon 17 Mar 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lucia Vinti‘People’ and/or ‘place’ are present in most illustrations – and yet you’d be amazed how many illustrators try to avoid them!
If you’re one of these ‘avoiders’, or someone who wants to improve their existing style of tackling these subject-matters, this course is for you!
Through a combination of drawing on location, and from films and photographs back in the studio, you’ll get your ‘people and places’ practice mastered.
Our Workshops enable you to take a deep dive into a specific process, media or tool.
They throw the spotlight onto niche areas of the visual communication field, enabling you to hone higher-level skills and gain deeper insights.
Workshops tend to have a practical focus, with little or no theory or context, although this varies by course.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Publish your first book onlineCourse start date: Thu 7 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Christine RobertsonLearn how to publish your first book electronically on the Amazon Kindle and other e-book devices using an existing Word document. You will need good internet and file management skills and experience of using Microsoft Word.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Procreate for illustrationCourse start date: Fri 28 Mar 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lucia VintiTake a deep dive into a specific process, media or tool, with our Visual Communication Workshops.
Workshops throw the spotlight onto niche areas of the visual communication field, enabling you to hone higher-level skills and gain deeper insights.
Workshops tend to have a practical focus, with little or no theory or context, although this varies by course.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Sculpture workshop: supported studio daysCourse start date: Mon 11 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Realise your personal project in 3D. Come with an idea and you will be supported through your making to a final piece. This course is for people who have already attended a sculpture course at City Lit and would like more time to develop and finish the work from that course.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Probability and statistics for Data AnalysisCourse start date: Wed 20 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rich CochraneGet a deep understanding of the underpinnings of data analysis with a focus on the most fundamental concepts and techniques.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
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