The University of Leicester's arts centre - open to all
Courses
Sept 2011 - April 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 Sept - Dec 2011
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 
| 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 problems: the art of the sketchbook (code RY636)- FULLY BOOKED | Wednesdays, 10am - 3pm 22 Feb - 21 March |
5 | £100 / £50 |
| Mixed Media experiments: observations and imagination (code RY637) | Wednesdays, 10am - 12.30pm 18 Jan - 15 Feb |
5 | £52 / £27 |
| Art and Ideas: freedom and order (code RY638)- CANCELLED | Wednesdays, 1.30pm - 4.40pm 18 Jan - 15 Feb |
5 | £52 / £27 |
| Problems and criticism (Jan - March) (code RY639)- FULLY BOOKED | Thursdays, fornightly, 2pm - 3.30pm (Please note that this a change to the previously advertised times) 19 Jan; 2 and 16 Feb; 1, 15 and 29 March |
6 | £42 / £22 |
| 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 |
| Light and life drawing (Jan - March) (code RY642) | Fridays, 2pm - 4.30pm 20 Jan - 23 March |
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 |
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 |
Explore, create, connect 
| Course title (please click on the link for further information) |
Day and time | No. of sessions | Fee/ concessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventures in art (Jan - March) (code RY649) | Tuesdays, 10am - 12.30pm 17 Jan - 20 March |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver jewellery for beginners (code RY650)- FULLY BOOKED | Mondays, 2pm - 4.30pm 16 Jan - 19 March |
10 | £102 / £52 |
| Diverse jewellery (code RY651)- CANCELLED | Tuesdays, 6.30pm - 9pm 17 Jan - 20 March |
10 | £102 / £52 |
Dance 
| Course title (please click on the link for further information) |
Day and time | No. of sessions | Fee/ concessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhangra and Bollywood (code RY652)- CANCELLED | Mondays, 6.30pm - 8pm 16 Jan - 19 March |
10 | £62 / £32 |
| Creative dance for mature movers (Jan - March) (code RY653) | Tuesdays, 10am - 11am 17 Jan - 20 March |
Pay as you go | £3.50 per session |
| Latin American dance for beginners (Jan - March) (code RY654) | Tuesdays, 6pm - 7.30pm 17 Jan - 20 March |
10 | £62 / £32 |
| Intermediate Latin American dance (code RY655) | Tuesdays, 7.45pm - 9.15pm 17 Jan - 20 March |
10 | £62 / £32 |
Music 
| Course title (please click on the link for further information) |
Day and time | No. of sessions | Fee/ concessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz performance (Jan - March) (code RY656) | Mondays, 7.15pm - 9.15pm 16 Jan - March |
10 | £68 / £35 |
| Singing for fun (Jan - April) (code RY657) | Mondays, 1.30pm - 3.30pm 9 Jan - 2 April |
13 | £86 / £43 |
| Classical guitar: beginners (Jan - March) (code RY658) | Wednesdays, 6.30pm - 7.30pm 11 Jan - 21 March (not 15 Feb) |
10 | £57 |
| Classical guitar: intermediate (Jan - March) (code RY659) | Wednesdays, 7.30pm - 8.30pm 11 Jan - 21 March (not 15 Feb) |
10 | £57 |
| Classical guitar: moving on (Jan - March) (code RY660) | Wednesdays, 8.30pm - 9.30pm 11 Jan - 21 March (not 15 Feb) |
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 |
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. |
