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  • C3679847 Every Picture Tells a Story: Continued

    Victorian narrative painting was the most popular type to dominate the art world of the era. This course will familiarise students with 'reading' the pictures and look in some depth at the work of Wilkie, Frith, Landseer and Maddox Brown. David Wilkie is the unjustly neglected, founding father of Victorian narrative art, whose psychological penetration and understanding of body language enabled those who followed to construct convincing narrative pictures. His pioneering work was followed by the great animalier, Edwin Landseer, uniquely enlisting the world of animals to his cause; William Powell Frith, creating indispensable social panoramas, and the quirky Pre- Raphaelite associate, Ford Maddox Brown. We will also engage in 'reading' narrative pictures in the Victorian manner using the deductive technique of Sherlock Holmes.

  • C3680068 Learn to be creative with fabrics

    This course will enable students to improve their skills in Math and English by working on a hands-on project making a quilted Christmas table mat.

  • C3679664 Laura Knight - Newlyn: Gypsies, Ballet, Circuses and War

    In this second part of the course we will follow the later career and artistic development of Laura Knight as she moves to the artists community of Newlyn .After Laura Knight's apprenticeship at Staithes, she moved with her husband Harold, to the Artists community at Newlyn, where she developed her distinctive style, which led on to her famed depictions of ballet dancers, gypsies and circuses. She became Britain's most popular painter between the wars and there is a renewed appreciation of her art, which is much to be welcomed. In this second part of the course we will follow Laura's later career and influences. Students are welcome to attend this course without having attended part one.

  • C3680294 Swedish Impressionism Part 2

    The Opponents can be likened to Swedish Impressionists, evolving new ways of depicting their world whilst concerned that their art should also contribute to a more enlightened society. Certain artists lives and work will be looked at in depth, especially Bruno Liljefors, considered by many to be the world's first Environmental Artist, and the mature careers of Carl Larsson and Anders Zorn, amongst other significant artists. This course will continue to present these artists in the context of their time, at the leading edge of Scandinavian art & society and we will continue to study the later careers of Carl Larsson and Anders Zorn, and the life and career of Bruno Liljefors, along with other artists determined to transform their society with their visions of Sweden.

  • C3680297 The Late Pre-Raphaelites Continued

    The late Pre-Raphaelites provided late Victorian society with the means to explore, imaginatively, the relationship between the sexes in a way that liberated them from the constraints of their time. This course will continue to study the following themes - William Morris and Burne-Jones' 'Dream of an Earthly Paradise' Female Pre-Raphaelite painters Ladies of Shallot La Belle Dames Sans Merci Themes such as 'The Knight and the Lady'. Later Pre-Raphaelitism's engagement with contemporary concerns functioned largely by projecting the protagonists depicted into a romanticised world; by this means later Victorian preoccupations could be outplayed imaginatively. It is not necessary to have attended the previous course and beginners are welcome.

  • C3680298 Every Picture Tells a Story Continued

    David Wilkie is the unjustly neglected, founding father of Victorian narrative art, whose psychological penetration and understanding of body language enabled those who followed to construct convincing narrative pictures. His pioneering work was followed by the great animalier, Edwin Landseer, uniquely enlisting the world of animals to his cause; William Powell Frith, creating indispensable social panoramas, and the quirky Pre- Raphaelite associate, Ford Maddox Brown. We will also continue to engage in and hone our skills in 'reading' narrative pictures in the Victorian manner using the deductive technique of Sherlock Holmes. New students are welcome and it is not neccessary to have attended Part 1 of the course. Victorian narrative painting was the most popular type to dominate the art world of the era. This course will familiarise students with 'reading' the pictures and look in some depth at the work of Wilkie, Frith, Landseer and Maddox Brown.

  • C3747585 An Introduction to British Sign Language

  • Using Social Media to Find Work

    Find that ideal job by using social media tips and strategies. Gain the advantage and learn the skills to supercharge your opportunites!

  • C3747555 The Role of Music in Film

  • C2228680 What’s it like to return to University as a Mature Student

    This is a free practical taster session designed for people who want to return to study as a mature student or improve their own study capability at University. During this two-hour taster, participants will explore some of the key study skills such as planning an essay, increasing your vocabulary; reading and referencing. This may lead to a short follow-on course in March examining how to manage your time and get organised; the four stages of editing your written work; how to research effectively; and how to adopt an academic writing style.

  • Confidence For Life With Laura Walsh

    This Confidence course will give learners the opportunity to explore all elements that define what confidence is with the aim of implementing the findings into their day to day lives.

  • Introduction to Communication Skills

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