Contemporary Art Academy provides online courses for all artists at all stages in their evolution. Our DEVELOPMENT (PG) courses are for artists who maintain a studio practice and want to advance their practical, critical and professional capabilities. DISCOVERY courses are for all artists looking to explore the creative process and develop new ways of making and thinking. INSTRUCTIONAL LIVE courses are for all artists wishing to learn or enhance technical skills in the major media including oil, acrylic and watercolour. Our TALKS PROGRAMME invites everyone with an interest to attend a monthly conversation and Q&A with established artworld professionals.
DEVELOPMENT Courses (PG)
8-week online courses for practicing artists wishing to develop their work in a critically supportive environment.
PERSONAL PRACTICE (PG1)
For artists wishing to develop their current practice in a discussion based environment. Completion unlocks CRITICAL CONTEXT (PG2).
Start Date: 21 October 2024
Time: 17.30 BST | 12.30 ET | 09.30 PT
Duration: 8 weeks
Location: Online
Capacity: 16
Fee: £300
CRITICAL CONTEXT (PG2)
Enables artists to develop new work within a research context and write a new artist statement. Graduates access PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (PG3).
Start Date: 02 September 2024
Time: 10.00 BST | 05.00 ET | 02.00 PT
Duration: 8 weeks
Location: Online
Capacity: 16
Fee: £300
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (PG3)
Artists develop their professional capacity towards a public online group exhibition. Completion unlocks GALLERY SECTOR (PG4).
Start Date: 29 October 2024
Time: 17.30 GMT | 12.30 ET | 09.30 PT
Duration: 10 weeks
Location: Online
Capacity: 16
Fee: £300
GALLERY SECTOR (PG4)
Delivered by gallerists and curators, artists develop the critical and commercial context of their practice towards an online Open Studio.
Start Date: 07 January 2025
Time: 17.30 GMT | 12.30 ET | 09.30 PT
Duration: 8 weeks
Location: Online
Capacity: 16
Fee: £300
DISCOVERY Courses
6-week practical online courses encouraging artists to explore and develop new ways of making and thinking. Open to all disciplines and artists at any stage of their career.
INTUITIVE MIND with Laxmi Hussain
Focus your inner thoughts and find inspiration in your imagination. Through drawing this course will help you embrace your intuition and define your style.
Start Date: 10 September 2024
Time: 10.00 BST | 05.00 ET | 02.00 PT
Duration 6 weeks
Location: Online
Capacity: 16
Fee: £240
REMIX with Sam Jackson
Discover new thinking, accelerate conceptual development and identify new pathways through methods associated with remix culture.
Start Date: 28 October 2024
Time: 11.00 GMT | 06.00 ET | 03.00 PT
Duration 6 weeks
Location: Online
Capacity: 16
Fee: £240
INSTRUCTIONAL LIVE
Taking place online over 6-weeks, INSTRUCTIONAL LIVE courses are for all artists wishing to learn or enhance technical skills in the major media including oil, acrylic and watercolour.
Suitable for beginners to professionals, INSTRUCTIONAL LIVE courses enable artists to explore their creative potential and improve their technical skillset in an encouraging and supportive online environment.
Supported by Winsor & Newton
FEATURE INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES
Thematic courses for those with some painting experience, including graduates of our Introductory Instructional Courses.
MIST & MAGIC: Landscape painting in Ireland with Liane Lang
Explore myths, legends, histories, and geological time. Artist Liane Lang presents an online acrylic painting course based on her artistic journey to Ireland.
Start Date: 5 November 2024
Day: Tuesday
Time: 18:00 GMT | 13:00 ET | 10:00 PT
Duration 6 weeks
Location: Online
Capacity: 20
Fee: £240
LIGHT & DARK: Landscape painting in oil with Joanna Whittle
Create your own landscape paintings and develop oil techniques including underpainting, grisaille and indirect painting.
Start Date: 6 November 2024
Day: Wednesday
Time: 18:00 GMT | 13:00 ET | 10:00 PT
Duration 6 weeks
Location: Online
Capacity: 20
Fee: £240
PLANTS & PLACES: Watercolour painting with Andrew Carter
Make landscape, waterscape and plant paintings in watercolour. Enjoy guidance on how to make an initial pencil sketch from references, mark making methods and colour mixing.
Start Date: 7 November 2024
Day: Thursday
Time: 18:00 GMT | 13:00 ET | 10:00 PT
Duration 6 weeks
Location: Online
Capacity: 20
Fee: £240
INTRODUCTORY INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES
For beginners who would like to learn the basics, including preparing your palette, colour mixing and paint application.
INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOUR PAINTING with Stephanie Nebbia
Discover the magic of working in the historic medium of watercolour.
Start Date: 17 September 2024
Day: Tuesday
Time: 18:30 BST | 13:30 ET | 10:30 PT
Duration 6 weeks
Location: Online
Capacity: 20
Fee: £240
INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLIC PAINTING with Alastair Gordon
Enjoy working in the contemporary and versatile medium of acrylic.
Start Date: 18 September 2024
Day: Wednesday
Time: 18:00 BST | 13:00 ET | 10:00 PT
Duration 6 weeks
Location: Online
Capacity: 20
Fee: £240
INTRODUCTION TO OIL PAINTING with Robert Rost
Learn how to paint in the iconic medium of oil.
Start Date: 19 September 2024
Day: Thursday
Time: 18:00 BST | 13:00 ET | 10:00 PT
Duration 6 weeks
Location: Online
Capacity: 20
Fee: £240
LIFE DRAWING
LIFE DRAWING with Laxmi Hussain
Join online Life Drawing with a nude model. Takes place weekly and available as drop-in or ongoing subscription.
Day: Saturday
Time: 10.00 BST | 05.00 ET | 02.00 PT
Duration: Ongoing
Location: Online
Fee: £15 (Drop-in) | £10 (Subscription)
OPEN DAY
ONLINE OPEN DAY | Thu 17 October 17.30 GMT | 12.30 ET | 09.30 PT
Meet co-founders Zavier Ellis and Mathew Gibson, who will be on hand to answer questions on any aspect of our upcoming course offers and Contemporary Art Academy in general.
TALKS PROGRAMME
Monthly talks where leading artists, curators, art critics, gallerists and collectors discuss their life in art, followed by a Q&A.
