Arts and Design

Arts and Design Short Courses

Courses Available in Term 2 (2025/26)

  • An Introduction to Art History
  • Themes at the National Galleries: Masterpieces
  • Illustration for Personal Projects
  • Developing Artists' Books
  • Creative Graphic Design
  • Digital Photography Project
  • Discovering the National Collections: Jewellery from Antiquity to Present Day
  • Drawing on Evolution: The Skull
  • Foundation Drawing
  • Four Northern Renaissance Masters: Bosch, Dürer, Holbein and Bruegel
  • The History and Culture of Colour
  • Introduction to Digital Animation
  • Introduction to Sculpture
  • Life Drawing: Light and Proportion
  • Mixed Media
  • Themes at the National Galleries of Scotland: Love
  • Understanding Abstract Art
  • Wire Jewellery
  • Jewellery and Silversmithing: Foundation
     

Courses Available in Term 3 (2025/26)

Please note that booking opens in February 2026.

  • COL at the National Galleries of Scotland: Treasures of the 15th to 17th Centuries
  • Discovering Decorative Arts at the National Museums of Scotland
  • Introduction to Colour: Science and the Environment
  • Introduction to Colour: History and Culture
  • Rennie Mackintosh: Art and Design
  • Themes at the National Galleries of Scotland: Identity
  • Coastal Drawing and Painting
  • Creative Approaches to Fashion Upcycling
  • Creative Rings and Bangles
  • Drawing the Skeleton: Hand
  • Foundation Painting
  • Introduction to Drawing with Ink and Wash
  • Portfolio Preparation (Developing a Portfolio)
  • Printmaking Introductions: Lino
  • Seeing and Sensing the City
  • Street Photography
  • Studio Painting
  • Sustainable Approaches in Fashion
     

Please note our booking deadline: Courses will close for booking 8 days before the course start date. Book early to secure your place and avoid disappointment.

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