Investigative sketchbook: streets, history, culture

City Lit

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In London

£ 199 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course is about learning to use a sketchbook to gather visual material in relation to the social history of a place. Through group discussions, presentations and individual tutoring you will be developing your own research about a specific location and explore different ways of working with social history as an artist. The course will include an off site visit to a historic London location where you will gather material and ideas to be explored in the studio. You will be using drawing, photography, collage and mixed media techniques.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- Investigate, research and take inspiration from a real location as a starting point for making work.
- Explore social history and discover how other artists have dealt with social history and place in their work.
- Gain confidence in making and recording visual notes in a public place.
- Build up a sketchbook for research, using a variety of methods for gathering information.

For the studio sessions all materials are provided.

For the one off-site session you will need to bring an A4 (minimum size) sketchbook, and may like to bring any extra optional drawing materials, such as coloured drawing materials or a camera.
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If you would like to buy art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. Your tutor will advise you on what you should buy. You will need to show your enrolment receipt in-store to receive your discount

Talks, practical work, demonstrations, hand outs, individual tutoring, group exercises and group discussions. There will be a one off-site visit included in the course.

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Subjects

  • Media
  • Drawing
  • Social History

Course programme

This course approaches the sketchbook as a work in itself as well as the potential starting point for a range of new works. You will learn different methods of gathering visual information as well as reflecting on the structure and composition of the sketchbook as a whole. We will be using drawing, photography, collage and mixed media techniques. We will also look at how contemporary artists have dealt with social history and place.

Additional information

The course would be useful for all students who are already taking, or want to go onto, other sketch book courses or studio-based painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture courses including higher level courses such as City Lit Fine Art course, Extended drawing for artists and makers or the City Lit Printmaking course. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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Investigative sketchbook: streets, history, culture

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