Weekend courses take place in the main Slade building, Gower Street. They are taught by practising artists, many of whom studied at the Slade and also teach on the Slade Summer School. They are designed to enable students to develop a set of criteria which will enable further possibilities and developments within the wider remit of their own practise after completing the course.

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PROGRAMME

Saturday Painting

Duration: Saturday 10:00am – 4:00pm, 5 October – 2 November 2019 / 5 Saturdays
Tutor(s): Ian Rowlands, Kate Hopkins, Sandra Smith
Fee: £405
Level: This course is suitable for beginners and those who want to refresh their knowledge of the basics

This course offers students the opportunity to explore the first principles of painting. The emphasis is to look at painting as a means for articulating form and as a tool for expression and creative imagination. The course explores the idea of perception as the starting point for visual enquiry and includes working from objects, the human figure, memory and secondary sources. Students will leave the course with a set of criteria helping them not only to explore ways of representing perceived objects but also allowing further possibilities within painting to be questioned in their own time. Weekly sessions will be devoted to contemplating a particular set of formal issues underpinning the nature of painting. Special attention is placed on colour and composition. The course includes one session of painting from a life model. Students can work with oils or acrylic.

Provided materials:
We will provide easels, palettes, primer, gum strip, oil painting paper, painting mediums, supports (wooden panels, canvas boards and canvasses) and white spirit. You will receive a more detailed materials list once your booking has been confirmed.

Saturday Drawing

Duration: Saturday 10.00am – 4.00pm, 09 November – 07 December 2019 / 5 Saturdays
Tutor(s): Sandra Smith, Ian Rowlands, Kate Hopkins
Fee: £405
Level: This course is suitable for beginners and those who want to refresh their knowledge of the basics

This course gives students the opportunity to explore core drawing skills. We will use drawing as a means of articulating form and as a tool for thinking, to encourage students to explore and nurture ideas through drawing and as inspiration for their own art practice. Using the idea of perception as the starting point for visual enquiry, we will be working almost entirely from observation. The eight sessions will explore light and tone, materials and surface, space and line, composition, measurement, proportion and drawing systems such as perspective. Students will draw from a life model for one of the five sessions. They will experiment with a variety of techniques and materials including pencil, ink, white chalk, willow and compressed charcoal.

Provided materials:
We will provide basic drawing materials such as paper, pencils, ink, palettes and containers, chalk and willow charcoal. You will receive a more detailed materials list once your booking has been confirmed.

Sunday Drawing

Duration: Sunday 10.00am – 4.00pm, 06 October – 03 November 2019 / 5 Sundays
Tutor(s): Sandra Smith, Ian Rowlands, Kate Hopkins
Fee: £405
Level: This course is suitable for beginners and those who want to refresh their knowledge of the basics

This course gives students the opportunity to explore core drawing skills. We will use drawing as a means of articulating form and as a tool for thinking, to encourage students to explore and nurture ideas through drawing and as inspiration for their own art practice. Using the idea of perception as the starting point for visual enquiry, we will be working almost entirely from observation. The five sessions will explore light and tone, materials and surface, space and line, composition, measurement, proportion and drawing systems such as perspective. Students will draw from a life model for one of the five sessions. They will experiment with a variety of techniques and materials including pencil, ink, white chalk, willow and compressed charcoal.

Sunday Painting

Duration: Sunday 10.00am – 4.00pm, 10 November – 08 December 2019 / 5 Sundays
Tutor(s): Sandra Smith, Ian Rowlands, Kate Hopkins
Fee: £405
Level: This course is suitable for beginners and those who want to refresh their knowledge of the basics

PAYMENT AND GENERAL INFORMATION

APPLICANTS

Short Courses are open to anyone aged seventeen and over.

STUDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 18

Slade Short Courses are designed for adults and the students attending our courses usually span a wide range of ages. For those students interested in attending a short course who are below the age of 18 (17+), we ask you to provide the following documents in addition to the application form so that we may consider you:

A letter from the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Head of Year or art teacher at your school stating your suitability for the course and
A letter from your parent or guardian confirming that you will have appropriate accommodation for the duration of the course, and that personal liability and contents insurance has been set up for you.

BOOKING AND PAYMENT

Bookings are made via the UCL Online Store. To enrol, please click on the link for your chosen course:

Please contact us if you are experiencing any issues by emailing sladeshortcourses@ucl.ac.uk or by phone on 020 7679 2317.

COURSE FEE

The course fee covers tuition, provision of an easel, palette and drawing board, where appropriate, and studio space. The course fee does not include materials other than drawing supplies for the first session of each course. You must supply all other materials yourself.

REFUNDS AND CANCELLATIONS

Cancellations are permitted up to one month before the start of a course, subject to a £25 cancellation fee. Refunds will not be made for cancellations less than one calendar month before the start of a course. Students who do not attend due to illness, personal or professional commitments do not have the right to a refund. For this reason we recommend that students take out personal insurance against any unforeseeable circumstances before the start of their course.

BEFORE YOU START

Further course details, a materials list and map will be sent to you before the course begins.

LOCATION

Short Courses take place at the Slade School of Fine Art, main UCL campus, Gower Street London WC1E 6BT. Nearest tubes are Goodge Street (Northern Line) and Euston (Northern and Victoria Lines). Public transport links can be found at www.ucl.ac.uk/locations/public-transport. There are meters and NCP car parks nearby. Please note that we are located within the Congestion Charge zone.

ACCESS

If you have any specific access needs, such as availability of step-free access, parking facilities, or accessible toilets, or require other support or adjustments, we will need to know about your access requirements in advance. Please tell us about your needs in confidence by emailing sladeshortcourses@ucl.ac.uk or by phone on 020 7679 2317.

The studios will be open fifteen minutes prior to the course start time.

SAFETY

Short Course students are required to sign a Safety Compliance Form as part of UCL Health and Safety regulations. Aerosol fixative sprays and smoking are not permitted in the building. The use of mobile telephones, radios, personal stereos and kettles is not allowed in the studios. Please take care of your belongings at all times and never leave valuables unattended. We regret that we cannot be held responsible for the loss of students' belongings. Students must make sure that they take all work and belongings away at the end of the course.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Please contact the Slade on 020 7679 2317 or email sladeshortcourses@ucl.ac.uk.

DISCLAIMER

The information given above is accurate at the time of publication. However, the Slade School of Fine Art reserves the right to cancel or amend courses if circumstances require it.

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