The University of Leicester's arts centre - open to all

Courses

April 2012 - September 2012

Please click on the workshop titles below for further information or go to our Creative Learning guide.

Meet the creative tutors who deliver our courses and workshops.

Weekend opening times for April - September coming soon.

To book a place on one of our courses or workshops please contact 0116 252 2455 or email: [email protected] with the completed booking form. Alternatively the booking form can be printed and posted to Embrace Arts at PO Box 138, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 7HA. Information on our booking policy, cancellations, concessions and refunds.

Visual art

Course title (please click on the link for further information)	Day and time	No. of sessions	Fee/ concessions
Life drawing: selecting a viewpoint (Code RY635)	Wednesdays, 6.30pm - 8.30pm 22 Feb - 21 March	5	£57 / £32
Painting and drawing themes: patterns and textures (code RY640)	Thursdays, 10am - 12.30pm 19 Jan - 22 March	10	£97 / £49
The art of collage (code RY641)	Thursdays, 1pm - 3pm 19 Jan - 22 March	10	£100 / £50
Portrait painting techniques of the masters	Mondays, 10am – 4pm 23 and 30 July	2	£65 / £40
Exploring the art of collage	Tuesdays, 11am – 1pm 1 May – 10 July (not 5 June)	10	£100 / £50
Garden perspectives	Tuesdays, 1.30pm – 4.30pm 12 June – 10 July	5	£52 / £27
Painting problems: Colour in landscape-FULL	Wednesdays, 10am – 3pm 30 May – 27 June	5	£100 / £50
The lost art of draughtsmanship	Wednesdays, 6pm – 9pm 9 May – 11 July	10	£97 / £49
Life drawing: Tone and form	Wednesdays, 6.30pm – 8.30pm 23 May – 20 June	5	£57 / £32
Problem and criticism- FULL	Thursdays, 11am – 12.30pm 3 May – 12 July (fortnightly)	6	£42 / £22
Painting and drawing themes: Light and landscape- FULL	Thursdays, 2pm – 4.30pm 10 May – 12 July	10	£97 / £49
Life drawing: Self-expression	Fridays, 2pm – 4.30pm 20 April – 22 June	10	£127 / £64
Life drawing: Body language	Fridays, 2pm – 4.30pm 29 June – 31 August	10	£127 / £64

Sculpture

Course title (please click on the link for further information)	Day and time	No. of sessions	Fee/ concessions
Experiments in sculpture (16 Jan - 26 March) (code RY643)	You can choose to do this course on a Monday or Thursday, 6.30pm - 9pm 16 Jan - 26 March (not 13 Feb)	10	£97 / £49
Experiments in sculpture (19 Jan - 29 March) (code RY644)	You can choose to do this course on a Monday or Thursday, 6.30pm - 9pm 19 Jan - 29 March (not 16 Feb)	10	£97 / £49
Pottery for all	Mondays, 10am – 12pm 23 April – 9 July (not 7 May or 4 June)	10	£97 / £49
Experiments in sculpture (Mondays)	16 April – 2 July (not 7 May or 4 June), 6.30pm – 9pm.	10	£97 / £49
Experiments in sculpture (Thursdays)	26 April – 5 July (not 7 June), 6.30pm – 9pm.	10	£97 / £49

Art history

Course title (please click on the link for further information)	Day and time	No. of sessions	Fee/ concessions
Understanding art: eight Venetian painters (code RY645)	Tuesdays, 2pm - 3.30pm 17 Jan - 20 March	10	£62 / £32
Exploring art: mythology in art (code RY646)	Wednesdays, 10.30am - 12pm 18 Jan - 21 March	10	£62 / £32
Art examined: manifestos of modern art (code RY647)	Wednesdays, 1pm - 3pm 22 Feb - 21 March	10	£62 / £32
History of art: European art 1900 - 1950 (code RY648)	Thursdays, 7.30pm - 9pm 19 Jan - 22 March	10	£62 / £32
Exploring art: More makers and materials	Wednesdays, 10.30am – 12pm 2 May – 25 July (not 23 or 30 May or 6 June)	10	£62 / £32
Art examined: More medieval masterworks	Wednesdays, 1pm – 3pm 2 May – 6 June (not 23 May)	5	£40 / £20

Explore, create, connect

Course title (please click on the link for further information)	Day and time	No. of sessions	Fee/ concessions
Adventures in art	Tuesdays, 10am – 12.30pm 17 April – 10 July (not 5 June)	Pay as you go	£8 / £4 per session

Jewellery making and crafts

Course title (please click on the link for further information)	Day and time	No. of sessions	Fee/ concessions
Inspirational batik	Mondays, 12pm – 2pm 23 April – 9 July (not 7 May or 4 June)	10	£102 / £52
Diverse jewellery	Tuesdays, 6.30pm – 9pm 1 May – 10 July (not 5 June)	10	£102 / £52
Creative sewing	Wednesdays, 6pm – 9pm 29 August – 26 September	5	£80 / £40
Felt making by hand	Fridays, 2pm – 4pm 8 June – 13 July	6	£80 / £40

Dance

Course title (please click on the link for further information)	Day and time	No. of sessions	Fee/ concessions
Creative dance for mature movers	Tuesdays, 10am – 11am 17 April – 25 September (not 29 May, 5 June, 10 July or 11 September)	Pay as you go	£3.50 per session
Latin American dance for beginners	Tuesdays, 6pm – 7.30pm 24 April – 10 July (not 29 May or 5 June)	10	£62 / £32
Intermediate Latin American dance	Tuesdays, 7.45pm – 9.15pm 24 April – 10 July (not 29 May or 5 June)	10	£62 / £32
Tiny dancer (for under 4s)	Wednesdays, 2pm – 3pm 13 June – 18 July	6	£18 per child for 6 sessions (adults free)
The art of yoga	Wednesdays, 5pm – 6pm 13 June – 15 August	10	£50 / £25
Contemporary dance for everyone	Thursdays, 2pm – 3.30pm 14 June – 12 July	5	£30 / £20

Drama

Course title (please click on the link for further information)	Day and time	No. of sessions	Fee/ concessions
Devising theatre	Wednesdays, 6.30pm – 9.30pm 1 – 29 August	5	£62 / £32

Music

Course title (please click on the link for further information)	Day and time	No. of sessions	Fee/ concessions
Singing for fun	Mondays, 1.30pm – 3.30pm 16 April – 16 July (not 7 May or 4 June)	12	£80 / £40
Jazz performance	Mondays, 7.15pm – 9.15pm 16 April – 16 July (not 7 or 28 May; 4 or 11 June)	10	£68 / £35
A millennium of classical music	Tuesdays, 2pm – 3.30pm 19 June – 7 August	8	£40 / £20
Classical guitar: beginners	Wednesdays, 6.30pm – 7.30pm 9 May – 11 July (not 23 May)	10	£57
Classical guitar: intermediate	Wednesdays, 7.30pm – 8.30pm 9 May – 11 July (not 23 May)	10	£57
Classical guitar: moving on	Wednesdays, 8.30pm – 9.30pm 9 May – 11 July (not 23 May)	10	£57

Words

Course title (please click on the link for further information)	Day and time	No. of sessions	Fee/ concessions
Reading and thinking: the shorter fiction of Joseph Conrad (code RY661)	Tuesdays, 7pm - 9pm 17 Jan - 20 March	10	£62 / £32
Reading and thinking: The 3 Thomases	Tuesdays, 7pm – 9pm 1 May – 10 July (not 5 June)	10	£62 / £32
The writer’s coach	Tuesdays, 7pm – 9pm 21 August – 25 September (not 11 September)	5	£36 / £18
Every word counts	Wednesdays, 10.30am – 12.30pm 2 May – 11 July (not 23 May)	10	£72 / £36

Refunds

We hope that you won’t need to, but if you are thinking about withdrawing from your course or workshop, please contact Embrace Arts to talk through your options. You may be entitled to a refund or credit on future courses. If you do not start your course, you will be entitled to a full refund of any tuition fees that you have paid in advance. You will need to contact Embrace Arts in writing or by e-mail to confirm your withdrawal. A 5% fixed administration charge will apply to all refunds.