News | 19 August 2024
Cardiff Metropolitan University's School of Art and Design is launching a range of new evening and weekend short courses open to all abilities, giving people the opportunity to hone their skills at the university's professionally equipped studios and workspaces.
From pottery to painting, drawing to design thinking, photography, printmaking and craft courses, with a total of 10 courses set to take place during the Autumn term. The courses are suitable for complete beginners as well as artists and designers of all abilities.
The following courses are now available for the Autumn term:
- Introduction to Drawing, Wednesdays from 2nd October 2024
- Life Drawing, Tuesdays from 1st October 2024
- Doodle Ease Creative Neurographic Mindfulness Course, Wednesdays from 2nd October 2024
- Painting the Human Figure, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th October 2024
- Introduction to Watercolour, Mondays from 30th September 2024
- Creative Flow with Acrylics, Mediums and Collage, Thursdays from 3rd October 2024
- Improve Your Photography The Basics, Saturday 5th October 2024
- Collograph Printmaking, Mondays from 30th September 2024
- Reduction Linocut Printing, Tuesdays from 1st October 2024
- Sewing Your Own Clothes Garment Making, Mondays from 30th September 2024
Dr Bethan Gordon, Dean of the School of Art and Design at Cardiff Met said: Cardiff School of Art and Design short courses run throughout the year at our Llandaff campus and are designed to suit all learners. It doesn't matter if you are an experienced artist or designer, considering returning to Higher Education and preparing your portfolio, or are just keen to learn a new skill - there is something for everyone".
Anyone who takes part on the courses will have the opportunity to learn from our experienced tutors, working in some of the excellent studio spaces available in the Cardiff School of Art and Design, alongside likeminded learners.
All courses are available to
book now. Further information can be found on the Cardiff Metropolitan University webpage.
For more information or to arrange an interview in English or Welsh please contact press@cardiffmet.ac.uk or call 029 2041 6362
About Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Cardiff Metropolitan University has five academic schools across two sites in Llandaff and Cyncoed, Cardiff: Cardiff School of Art and Design; Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences; Cardiff School of Education & Social Policy; Cardiff School of Management, and Cardiff School of Technologies, and three Global Academies: (Health and Human Performance; Food Science, Safety and Security; and Human Centred Design) bring together research expertise to develop inter-disciplinary, international and impactful approaches to some of the most entrenched challenges affecting us locally, nationally and internationally.
- The University has over 31,000 students from 130 countries enrolled on programmes located in Cardiff and at 13 collaborative partners around the globe.
- Cardiff Met's purpose is to deliver high quality and high impact practice-focused and professionally recognised education, research and innovation in partnership with its students and industry.
- Cardiff Metropolitan University has been ranked 6th in the UK and the best in Wales for sustainability in People and Planet's University League 2023/24, the only comprehensive and independent league table of all UK universities ranked by environmental and ethical performance.
- Cardiff Met is ranked eighth in the UK for graduate employability and student life by the Uni Compare University Rankings 2023.
- Cardiff Met was the first university in Wales to be designated as a University of Sanctuary, providing 'Sanctuary Scholarships' for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and academic staff who are at risk in their countries.
- Cardiff Met achieved an excellent result in the Advance-HE Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES), with a general satisfaction rate of 90%. This places the University 2nd out of the 58 Higher Education Institutes that took part, 10% above the HEI average. It is the 3rd year in a row that Cardiff Met has been ranked in the top three for general satisfaction.
- The University is the first in Wales to be awarded both the prestigious Small Business Charter and the Social Enterprise mark in recognition of its work with business, and its commitment to supporting students in enterprise and entrepreneurship activities.
