The University of Leicester's arts centre - open to all

Saturday 2 June, 10am – 3pm
Tutor: Ivor Arbuckle, £38 / £20
Beginning with the dramatic use of black and white, learn how to design and use images to create a sense of mood and to communicate ideas.

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Saturday 7 July, 10am – 3.30pm
Tutor: Scott Bridgwood, £38 / £20
Develop your ability to look at and draw the face in a variety of ways as you work towards a more finished piece.

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Saturday 21 July, 10am – 4pm
Tutor: Georgia Danvers, £38 / £20
Learn about the origins of botanical art and how it still fits into today’s world by examining works by past and present artists, in particular William Morris. Discover how he used nature to produce some of his famous designs and then create your own in his style, through drawing, tracing and other techniques with watercolour paints or pencils.

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Saturday 15 September, 10am – 3pm
Tutor: Scott Bridgwood, £38 / £20
For newcomers wishing to create a convincing life drawing. Designed to give participants the know-how and confidence to render the human form using a variety of media and one-to-one teaching.*

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Monday 20 – Wednesday 22 August, 10am – 3.30pm daily
Tutor: Diane E Hall
£95 / £47
Experiment over three days with different approaches and materials to develop initial ideas and exploratory drawings, inspired by the University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden, into a final painting or mixed media work in the on-site studio in Oadby. This popular course coincides with the University’s 2012 Sculpture in the Garden exhibition ‘Interesting Times’, Sunday 1 July – Sunday 28 October.

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Saturday 19 May, 10am – 4pm

Tutor: Robert Hall
£38 / £20 for a single session or £70 / £35 for both
Two practical workshops to help you better understand the controls of your digital camera and further develop your photography skills. Discover how to get the results you want by taking photographs of various arrangements and displays.

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Saturday 23 June, 10am – 4pm
Tutor: Jon Legge, £38 / £20
Build your own camera from an empty (clean) beer can, and then use it to produce a series of amazing black and white images.

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