The Art Academy offers an unrivalled selection of art part time courses for individuals who want to develop their skills and ideas.
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STUDY A RANGE OF PART TIME DAY COURSES
The Art Academy offers an unrivalled selection of art part time courses for individuals who want to develop their skills and ideas, whether they have no previous instruction, or are returning to art school to further develop their skills.
Our part time day courses are usually one day a week (10am– 5pm) in term time, lasting from two to ten weeks. We run courses in: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography & video and sculpture. Some have a specialist focus, while others are more broad-based. Students can take one stand-alone course, or a combination. Each course is a component which can be built into a longer-term, progressive programme of study.
Our tutors are professional artists chosen for their expertise in each area of study. With class numbers kept to a maximum of 15, the tutor has plenty of time to give individual and detailed attention to each student.
Material packs can be purchased with some of our courses. Please check the details of the individual class. You can also buy an Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting or Drawing Pack individually on our Materials Page.
Please note, our courses are only suitable and available for students 18 years old and above. We have a variety of courses specifically designed for under 18’s as part of our Young Artists programme.
If you have any queries regarding part time courses please contact our academic team on 0207 407 6969 or academiccourses@artacademy.org.uk.
We currently do not have any of these courses available. If you wish to be kept up to date with when these courses are announced please subscribe to our Newsletter below. Alternatively you can browse our website for alternative courses.
MONDAY
| Name | Course Dates | Days | Fee | Availability | Details |
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TUESDAY
| Name | Course Dates | Days | Fee | Availability | Details |
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| Paint - Process, surface, materiality | Tuesdays, 19th January - 23rd March 2021 | 10 | £500 | Sold Out | Show details |
| Paint Applications in Portraiture | Tuesdays, 19th January - 23rd March 2021 | 10 | £500 | Places Available! | Show details |
| Painting in Practice | Tuesdays, 19th January - 23rd March 2021 | 10 | £500 | Places Available! | Show details |
| The Photographic Image | Tuesdays, 19th January - 23rd March 2021 | 10 | £500 | Places Available! | Show details |
THURSDAY
| Name | Course Dates | Days | Fee | Availability | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookbinding with Relief Print | Thursdays, 21st January - 25th March 2021 | 10 | £500 | Places Available! | Show details |
| Portrait | Thursdays, 21st January - 25th March 2021 | 10 | £500 | Places Available! | Show details |
| Textiles & Assemblage | Thursdays, 14th January - 25th March 2021 | 10 | £500 | Sold Out | Show details |
FRIDAY
| Name | Course Dates | Days | Fee | Availability | Details |
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| Portrait Drawing - Online Course | Fridays, 22nd January - 26th March 2021 | 10 | £500 | Sold Out | Show details |
SATURDAY
| Name | Course Dates | Days | Fee | Availability | Details |
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| Portrait & Figure Painting | Saturdays, 23rd January - 27th March 2021 | 10 | £500 | Places Available! | Show details |
| Exploring Current Trends & Styles in Portrait Painting | START DATE 14/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Textiles, Sculptural Textiles, Latex | START DATE 14/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO SOLD OUT |
| Drawing into Printmaking | START DATE 14/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Moving Image & Modes of Display | START DATE 14/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Shape of Colour | START DATE 14/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO SOLD OUT |
| Advanced Expressive Portrait Painting | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| How to Paint Portraits Successfully from Photographs | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO SOLD OUT |
| PAINT: Mixed Media, Surface, Process & Abstraction | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Painting in Practice | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Dynamic Figure | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Reduction Relief: Linocut & Woodcut | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Developing Figure Painting | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Images & Pictorial Space | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Techniques of Figure Sculpture | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Etching: Spitbite, Sugarlift & White Ground | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| The Photographic Image | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Anatomy | START DATE 18/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Imaginative Composition | START DATE 18/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Portrait & Figure Painting | START DATE 19/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
MONDAY
| Exploring Current Trends & Styles in Portrait Painting | START DATE 14/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Textiles, Sculptural Textiles, Latex | START DATE 14/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Drawing into Printmaking | START DATE 14/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Moving Image & Modes of Display | START DATE 14/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Shape of Colour | START DATE 14/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO SOLD OUT |
| Advanced Expressive Portrait Painting | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| How to Paint Portraits Successfully from Photographs | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| PAINT: Mixed Media, Surface, Process & Abstraction | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Painting in Practice | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Dynamic Figure | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Reduction Relief: Linocut & Woodcut | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Developing Figure Painting | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Images & Pictorial Space | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Techniques of Figure Sculpture | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Etching: Spitbite, Sugarlift & White Ground | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| The Photographic Image | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Anatomy | START DATE 18/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Imaginative Composition | START DATE 18/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Portrait & Figure Painting | START DATE 19/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
TUESDAY
| Advanced Expressive Portrait Painting | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| How to Paint Portraits Successfully from Photographs | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| PAINT: Mixed Media, Surface, Process & Abstraction | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Painting in Practice | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Dynamic Figure | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Reduction Relief: Linocut & Woodcut | START DATE 15/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
THURSDAY
| Developing Figure Painting | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Images & Pictorial Space | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Techniques of Figure Sculpture | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| Etching: Spitbite, Sugarlift & White Ground | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
| The Photographic Image | START DATE 17/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
| Portrait & Figure Painting | START DATE 19/01/2019 | DAYS 10 | FEE £500 | MORE INFO HERE |
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Paint – Process, surface, materialitySold OutCourse CodeE2002P35TutorAlison HandCourse DatesTuesdays, 19th January - 23rd March 2021Days10Times10.30am – 4.30pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£500Material Costs£10 (See Daily Breakdown for Details)LocationOnline and after lockdown in a Studio at Mermaid CourtThis course aims to explore, test, and discover the properties and potential of a range of traditional and non-traditional paints and surfaces. You’ll expand and develop your understanding of what paint can do, and the specific material qualities of numerous paints. You will investigate how various paints (including acrylics, spray paints and gloss paints) feel and handle, and how you can use different approaches with them.
Paint Applications in PortraitureFrom: £500.00Course CodeE2002P007TutorAntony Williams, Carl Randall, Giles Lester, Robin-Lee Hall, Tim BensonCourse DatesTuesdays, 19th January - 23rd March 2021Days10Times10.30am – 4.30pmExperience LevelIntermediateFee£500LocationOnline and after lockdown in a Studio at Mermaid CourtThis course is all about paint! Working with several different tutors, each of whom are practising portrait artists who work using very different painting techniques, you will be given the opportunity to explore a variety of ways of applying paint when painting a portrait. The results are likely to be significantly different from week to week. The course is suitable for people with some experience of portrait painting.
Painting in PracticeFrom: £500.00Course CodeE2002P004TutorEigil NordstrømCourse DatesTuesdays, 19th January - 23rd March 2021Days10Times10.00am – 4.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£500LocationOnline and after lockdown in a Studio at Mermaid CourtThis course will help you discover what it is about painting that motivates and inspires you. You will explore how to develop ideas from initial sketches, how to refine ideas and how to develop coherent work. You will be encouraged to adopt a disciplined creative thinking dialogue in your painting practice, which will enable a more informed approach to your work.
The Photographic Image£500.00Course CodeE2002T002TutorLevin HaegeleCourse DatesTuesdays, 19th January - 23rd March 2021Days10Times10.00am – 4.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£500LocationOnline and after lockdown in a Studio at Mermaid CourtStarting with the fundamental principles of photography, you’ll learn how to expose images correctly and develop a greater understanding of the medium in relation to today’s digital culture. This course gives you a thorough overview of all aspects of using a digital camera, including: aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focus, depth of field, lighting and everything you need to successfully take photos in a variety of environments. You’ll also be taught the fundamentals of Photoshop, with a focus on how the software can be used for retouching and collaging images.
THURSDAY
Bookbinding with Relief Print£500.00Course CodeE2002PR006TutorCarol Wilhide JustinCourse DatesThursdays, 21st January - 25th March 2021Days10Times10.00am – 4.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£500Material Costs£40 (See Daily Breakdown for Details)LocationOnline and after lockdown in a Studio at Mermaid CourtThis is an exciting opportunity to learn about different book structures and binding techniques, while incorporating reduction linocut and multi-plate woodcut prints. You’ll learn how to use basic booking tools to create leporello (concertina), stab-binding and single-section binding book structures, and gain a contextual understanding with a visit to Tate Britain’s Artist Book Collection.
PortraitFrom: £500.00Course CodeE2002P05TutorAdebanji Alade, Giles LesterCourse DatesThursdays, 21st January - 25th March 2021Days10Times10.00am – 4.00pmExperience LevelIntermediateFee£500LocationOnline and after lockdown in a Studio at Mermaid CourtThis course is intended to help students build and refine their portrait drawing and painting skills. Over the ten weeks, you will work with two tutors who approach portraiture very differently, although the basic structures are the same. You will further develop skills in the use of oil paint, graphite and charcoal, and improve your observational skills. There will be a strong emphasis upon extracting emotional expression from the work, and developing powerful communication in portrait painting.
Textiles & AssemblageSold OutCourse CodeE2002S53TutorSarah GillhamCourse DatesThursdays, 14th January - 25th March 2021Days10Times10.00am – 4.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£500This elective provides an introduction to textiles and assemblage within fine art practice. You'll use both traditional and modern approaches to textiles, including felting, embroidery, weaving, latex and soft sculpture. Throughout the course, you'll explore how and why contemporary artists employ textiles within their practice.
