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Courses

April 2012 - September 2012

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

Read more about Creative Learning here.

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: arts-centre@le.ac.uk 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 Visual Art

Course title
(please click on the link for further information)
Day and time No. of sessions Fee/
concessions

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- CANCELLED

Wednesdays, 6pm – 9pm
9 May – 11 July
10 £97 / £49

Life drawing: Tone and form- FULL

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- FULL

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 sculpture

Course title
(please click on the link for further information)
Day and time No. of sessions Fee/
concessions

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)- FULL



26 April – 5 July (not 7 June), 6.30pm – 9pm. 10 £97 / £49

Art history art history

Course title
(please click on the link for further information)
Day and time No. of sessions Fee/
concessions

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 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 jewellery making and crafts

Course title
(please click on the link for further information)
Day and time No. of sessions Fee/
concessions

Inspirational batik- CANCELLED

Mondays, 12pm – 2pm
23 April – 9 July (not 7 May or 4 June)

10 £102 / £52

Diverse jewellery- CANCELLED              

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 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 Drama icon

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 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 Words

Course title
(please click on the link for further information)
Day and time No. of sessions Fee/
concessions

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.

 
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