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Art Appreciation: British Modern Art: from the Newlyn School to the Festival of Britain
In this course, we will focus on a century of artistic creation in Britain. From the artists in Cornwall to the war artists during the Second World War, we will study a varied mix of artists and art movements. We will proceed chronologically, but will keep in mind several transversal themes, especially that of the dialogue with artistic centres abroad, such as Paris and New York. Doing so, we will wonder whether modern British art followed a similar path as elsewhere or if some singular traits can be identified.
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Dates:Fri 10/01/2025 -
Fri 04/04/2025Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:12 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Caroline LevisseCourse code:Q00019200How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:0 places remainingStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £88.80
Art Practical: Creative Painting Online
To take students beyond introductory courses in art and begin to develop their skills. This course is accessible to beginners, but it also provides an ideal stepping stone towards more advanced learning in art.
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Dates:Fri 10/01/2025 -
Fri 28/03/2025Times:2:30pm - 4:30pmDuration:11 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Frank FerrieCourse code:Q00020151How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £81.40
Pre Entry ESOL- Living and working in the UK
Develop an understanding of life in the UK and how to get around.
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Dates:Fri 10/01/2025 -
Fri 04/04/2025Times:9:30am - 12:00pmDuration:13 sessionsLocation:St Georges Community Centre, Wakefield (
Broadway
Lupset
WAKEFIELD
WF2 8AATutor:Molly DrakeCourse code:Q00020124How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:6 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £136.50
Art Appreciation: Vincent VanGogh: A Short Career of Enormous Significance.
In this course, we will focus on an extraordinary artist, well-loved from today’s public: Vincent van Gogh. You will learn about his Dutch origins, his interests and friendships while in Paris, the dreams he nurtured in Arles, and, his last months in Auvers-sur-Oise. As we study the main phases in his life, we will study key examples of his paintings and drawings to better understand his artistic identity. What was the purpose of painting for him? Why did he paint with bright colours and thick brushstrokes? We will seek to understand van Gogh’s art not simply in light of his own mindset, but also in light of the wider cultural context he was part of.
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Dates:Fri 10/01/2025 -
Fri 24/01/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Caroline LevisseCourse code:Q00020739How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £22.10
WEA Membership
WEA membership is changing: more information is coming soon!
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Personal Development: From ''Skint'' to Savvy: Improving Your Relationship with Money
Transform your financial habits with "From Skint to Savvy: Improving Your Relationship with Money." This course helps you understand money management basics, develop budgeting skills, and make smarter financial decisions. Effective budget planning can make you feel like you’ve had a pay rise. Organising your personal budget and understanding your outgoings is the first step towards healthy financial well-being. And the good news is - budgeting is a skill anyone can learn.
This budgeting course is right for you if you want to improve your financial well-being. Whether you’re trying to cope with the cost of living crisis or just want to plan your finances better, this course can help you.
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Dates:Fri 10/01/2025 -
Fri 28/02/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:7 sessionsLocation:Clare House (SCUNTHORPE)
31 Wells Street
SCUNTHORPE
DN15 6HLTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00018116How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £58.80
Literature: A Tour of Dante's Inferno
Dante’s Inferno, one of the masterpieces of Western literature, is structured as a journey Dante takes through the different levels of Hell, observing the souls damned for various kinds of self-centred actions (sins) while alive, providing us with a series of insightful images and dramas, taking us deep into the psychological depths of humanity. The course takes us through the 34 cantos of Dante’s Inferno, progressing slowly so we can question, discuss and savour the literary features and the vision of human nature presented in the poem.
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Dates:Fri 10/01/2025 -
Fri 04/04/2025Times:1:00pm - 2:30pmDuration:12 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Robert-Louis AbrahamsonCourse code:Q00019292How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:9 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £66.60
Art Appreciation: Victorian Art - Town and Country
The Victorian years saw unprecedented industrialisation which changed the face of Britain but also attitudes. Industrial developments were perceived as both positive and negative, but the countryside was viewed as a tradition, community and continuity. Yet images of the country, as well as the town, reveal the complexity of a society adapting to the modern world. Depiction of idyllic country scenes and grimy urban life reveal deep tension in Victorian society. This course will reveal that complexity and the contradictions which characterised the years 1837 to 1901 by examining paintings, engravings, photographs cartoons and the literature of the period.
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Dates:Fri 10/01/2025 -
Fri 21/03/2025Times:2:30pm - 4:30pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Grimsby Central Hall & Arts Community Ce
Duncombe Street
Grimsby
DN32 7EGTutor:Tim StimsonCourse code:Q00017917How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
Textiles and Fashion: Sewing 2
Enhance your sewing skills with our Textiles and Fashion: Sewing 2 course. Learn advanced techniques for creating fashionable and functional clothing. Ideal for individuals with basic sewing knowledge looking to refine their skills.
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Dates:Fri 10/01/2025 -
Fri 28/02/2025Times:10:15am - 1:15pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:Southall Day Centre (Southall)
20 Western Road
Southall
UB2 5DSTutor:Kauser NabeelCourse code:Q00017656How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
Literature: Nature Writers (Prose and Poetry)
Interested in Nature writers who have worked with prose and poetry? This day school will explore the works of John Clare, Emily Bronte, and Gretel Ehrlich, with a glance at other relevant authors. Resources will be available on for pre- and post-course reading. The day will include presentations and group discussions on each writer’s work, moving between specific writings and the broader cultural context. This will help us understand how fiction connects to the ‘real’ world.
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Dates:Sat 11/01/2025 -
Sat 11/01/2025Times:10:30am - 4:30pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:Norwich Millennium Library (Norwich)
Millennium Library
The Forum, Millennium Plain
Norwich
NR2 1AWTutor:James ClarkeCourse code:Q00017998How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £25.20
Philosophy: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Western philosophy begins with the ancient Greeks in the 6th century BCE.
This course considers some of the key elements in the thought of the three greatest philosophers of the ancient Greek period: Socrates; Plato; and Aristotle.
It considers Socrates on questions of ethics
It then considers Plato on the soul and its immortality in the Phaedo and, in particular, on the perfectly just city-state in the Republic.
Finally, it considers Aristotle on among other things language and logic in the Organon and on change and cause in the Physics and on “happiness” in the Nichomachean Ethics.
No prior specialist knowledge is required to attend this course.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Mon 10/02/2025Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Friends Meeting House (Berkhamsted)
289 High Street
Berkhamsted
HP4 1AJTutor:Karim EsmailCourse code:Q00018330How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:£42.00