The University of Leicester's arts centre - open to all
Visual art courses
Including sculpture and art history
Life drawing: selecting a viewpointRY635
Wednesdays, 6.30pm - 8.30pm 22 Feb - 21 March Fee: £57 / £32 for 5 sessions |
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Using a variety of approaches and media, these courses are suitable for artists with considerable experience, as well as newcomers to this area of art. Please note all our life drawing courses feature an unclothed model and are therefore only open to those aged 16+. Even a slight change of viewpoint can produce a completely different arrangement of shapes. This is an opportunity to explore how, when working from a life model, different positions can impact on creative work. |
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Mixed media experiments: observations and imaginationRY637
Wednesdays, 10am - 12.30pm 18 Jan - 15 Feb Fee: £52 / £27 for 5 sessions |
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Advice and practical demonstrations on a variety of painting, drawing and printmaking processes. For anyone wishing to learn new or expand existing skills. Develop imaginative responses to set challenges through observational drawings and the collection of visual material. Please note this course features an unclothed model and is therefore only open to those aged 16+. |
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Painting and drawing themes: patterns and texturesRY640
Thursdays, 10am - 12.30pm 19 Jan - 22 March Fee: £97 / £49 for 10 sessions |
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Expand your experience of the many possible approaches to painting and drawing. Suitable for beginners and the more experienced. Focus on ways to draw and paint such subjects as sky seen through winter twigs, a printed scarf lying on tiles and leaves scattered on water, so increasing your awareness of the potential of your surroundings. |
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The art of collageRY641
Thursdays, 1pm - 3pm 19 Jan - 22 March Fee: £100 / £50 for 10 sessions |
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Acquire new skills and techniques in this exploration of the many and varied ways of creating collage artwork. Take a look at alternative methods and gain an insight into the history of collage as you have fun experimenting and creating art in a friendly non-pressured environment. For all levels of ability. |
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Portrait painting techniques of the mastersRY714
Mondays, 10am – 4pm |
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Develop your knowledge of the historical and modern concepts behind the production of portrait paintings and drawings in this mix of demonstrations and creative working. |
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Exploring the art of collageRY673
Tuesdays, 11am – 1pm |
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Acquire new skills and techniques in this exploration of the many alternative ways of creating collage artwork. An opportunity to experiment and create art in a friendly, non-pressured environment. For all levels of ability. |
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Garden perspectivesRY674
Tuesdays, 1.30pm – 4.30pm |
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Get practical help and advice on how to create both realistic and abstract pictures, inspired by the shapes, textures and colours of the University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden. The first class takes place at the Botanic Garden in Oadby, which all participants need to attend to get the most out of the other four sessions at Embrace Arts. |
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Painting problems: Colour in landscapeRY675- FULL
Wednesdays, 10am – 3pm |
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Sorry this course is FULL Experiment adventurously with colour, using landscape as the theme. Studies will be done outside in the nearby park and from sources provided by the tutor. For more experienced artists and beginners wishing to develop their skills and take risks. |
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The lost art of draughtsmanshipRY676
Wednesdays, 6pm – 9pm |
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Learn to draw plans like an architect and use those skills for other design projects in this introduction to the traditional art of draughtsmanship. |
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Life drawing: Tone and formRY677
Wednesdays, 6.30pm – 8.30pm |
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Explore tone and form using different approaches and a variety of materials. Suitable for artists with considerable experience, as well as newcomers to this area of art. Please note, this course is only open to those aged 16 years and over as it features an unclothed model. |
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Problem and criticismRY678- FULL
Thursdays, 11am – 12.30pm |
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Sorry this course is FULL Join with other artists to develop your critical skills and become more confident in your ability to develop your own style. This friendly, supportive course is devoted entirely to discussion and criticism of work done at home. The six sessions are based around a focus and specific creative problems set by the tutor. Participants will be required to work outside of the class using their own materials, resulting in a number of pieces using a variety of materials and approaches. |
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Painting and drawing themes: Light and landscapeRY679- FULL
Thursdays, 2pm – 4.30pm |
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Sorry this course is FULL Summer dusk, clouds and even storm light will be subjects for paintings and drawings. Various source materials will be provided and a variety of approaches encouraged and discussed. |
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Life drawing: Self-expressionRY680
Fridays, 2pm – 4.30pm 20 April – 22 June |
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Learn the basics of life drawing and make personal choices to develop your own unique visual language. For all levels of ability. Please note, these courses are only open to those aged 16 years and over as they feature an unclothed model. |
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Life drawing: Body languageRY681
Fridays, 2pm – 4.30pm 29 June – 31 August |
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Find out about how the body is put together through simple anatomy and exploring muscle structure, and then discover ways to interpret in 2D your new knowledge about the human form. |
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Sculpture courses
Experiments in sculptureSee below for course codes
You can choose to do this course on a Monday or Thursday, 6.30pm - 9pm 16 Jan - 26 March (not 13 Feb)- course code RY643 19 Jan - 29 March (not 16 Feb)- course code RY644
Fee: £97 / £49 for 10 sessions |
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Develop ideas and experiment with form initially through drawing and maquette making, before scaling up your idea to create a finished sculptural piece. Learn a range of sculptural techniques from initial conception of an idea to the finished sculpture, through an ambitious approach to object making. Suitable for both beginners and those with previous experience looking to develop their practice. |
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Pottery for allRY682
Mondays, 10am – 12pm |
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A relaxed and informal course for all abilities where you can be inspired and supported to be innovative with clay. Learn the basics or extend your knowledge further. |
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Experiments in sculpture (Mondays)RY683
Mondays, 6.30pm – 9pm |
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Develop ideas and experiment with form initially through drawing and maquette making, before scaling up to create a finished sculptural piece. Learn a range of sculptural techniques from initial conception of an idea to the finished sculpture, through an ambitious approach to object making. Suitable for both beginners and those with previous experience looking to develop their practice. |
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Experiments in sculpture (Thursdays)RY684
Thursdays, 6.30pm - 9pm 26 April – 5 July (not 7 June) Tutor: Austin Orwin |
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Develop ideas and experiment with form initially through drawing and maquette making, before scaling up to create a finished sculptural piece. Learn a range of sculptural techniques from initial conception of an idea to the finished sculpture, through an ambitious approach to object making. Suitable for both beginners and those with previous experience looking to develop their practice. |
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Art history courses
For anyone wishing to improve their knowledge of art history and those who are keen to develop an appreciation of art.
Understanding art: Eight Venetian paintersRY645
Tuesdays, 2pm - 3.30pm 17 Jan - 20 March Tutor: Alan Caine Fee: £62 / £32 for 10 sessions |
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Concentrating on the work of one artist at a time, each week explores why artists painted, what they wanted to say and how their work changed during their lives. Including Bellini, Carpaccio, Titian, Bassano and Tintoretto. Enjoy the delight in colour and drama which marks the work of 15th and 16th century Venetian artists. Compare the different ways in which human faces and figures reflect tenderness and grandeur and the varied forms of city and landscape settings. |
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Exporing art: mythology in artRY646
Wednesdays, 10am - 12pm 18 Jan - 21 March Tutor: Miriam Gill, Angie Smith, Ellie Pridgeon and Richard Gill Fee: £62 / £32 for 10 sessions |
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Be taken on a journey through historic and modern art with a combination of illustrated talks, guest lecturers and lively discussion. Trace the enduring preoccupation with mythological themes from classical times to the modern day. Explore enduring myths across time and examine the different reasons such subjects were chosen. |
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Art examined: manifestos of modern artRY647
Wednesdays, 1pm - 3pm 22 Feb - 21 March Tutor: Miriam Gill, Angie Smith, Ellie Pridgeon and Richard Gill Fee: £40 / £20 for 5 sessions |
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Through lively seminars, learn how to look at works of art closely and develop confidence in analysing them. Taking the manifestos created by 20th century art movements, explore their aims and priorities. Combines texts and pictures in an in-depth and interactive approach. |
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History of art: European art 1900 - 1950RY648
Thursdays, 7.30pm - 9pm 19 Jan - 22 March Tutor: Alan Caine |
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Including Matisse and Picasso, but also many less famous artists of the period including Brancusi, Grosz and Miró. Consider the images created by artists during this period when modern art took many shapes. |
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Exploring art: More makers and materialsRY686
Wednesdays, 10.30am – 12pm |
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Consider the complex and evolving relationship between makers and their materials through illustrated talks examining a range of artists and different types of artistic media. |
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Art examined: More medieval masterworks RY687
Wednesdays, 1pm – 3pm |
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Following on from the successful course in autumn 2011, an opportunity to look in detail at five more important medieval masterworks and the artists who created them, examining artistic techniques and the interpretation of art of the period. |
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Explore, create, connect courses
A more accessible and flexible approach to learning to suit you
• Open to all levels of experience
• Adults with a disability particularly welcome
• Pay as you go or book a number of sessions at once – it’s up to you
• Cost per session: £8 (£4 concessions).
Adventures in artRY685
Tuesdays, 10am – 12.30pm Fee: Cost per session: £8 (£4 concessions). |
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A broad course based on the theme of natural items, designed for those who wish to find ways into art. Visual images and objects will be provided to inspire a variety of approaches using all sorts of materials. |
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