All Levels

All attendees must be aged 18 and over.

This course is suitable for all levels. Students can move at their own pace depending on their experience, with as much support from the Tutor as they wish. This means an student from the following experience levels can join this course:

Beginner

Choose a Beginners course if you are looking for a broad introduction to the medium you are studying. Our Beginner courses are suitable for students with no prior experience.

Beginner +

Choose a Beginner + course if you are looking to hone your skills, focus on a specific subject area and build your confidence. These courses are suitable for those with some basic skills in and knowledge of the taught medium.

Intermediate

Our Intermediate courses are suitable for students who have considerable prior knowledge of the taught medium or have completed a Beginners/Beginners + course with the Art Academy.

Advanced

Choose our Advanced courses if you have considerable knowledge in the taught medium. You are expected to be able to work independently and have critical discussions around your work.

Students need to ensure that they have all the materials and technical equipment needed available from the first lesson.

The lessons will be facilitated through Google Meets. Please ensure your computer/laptop/smart phone is set-up prior to the first lesson.

You must ensure you have a Google Account ahead of your course, if you do not have one these are free and easy to setup. Please follow instructions here on how to setup.

Please email shortcourses@artacademy.ac.uk if you struggle to set this up and we will be happy to help.

You will be emailed Google Meets link and instructions on how to join a week before the course starts.

Dian Joy is a British-Nigerian transdisciplinary artist who lives and practices in London, working across a variety of mediums, including video, installation, and extended reality. While conceptually rooted in the practices of Cultural Analysis, Joy remains deeply grounded in the physicality to which the experience of the subaltern is bound. Within this, special attention is paid to the intersections and interactions between technology and discourse, employing community engagement as a qualitative research methodology within their process.

Their investigation into various strategies of emancipation and exaltation has led them to exhibit across Europe both solo and as a part of BLUE, a transnational art collective they co-founded whilst living in Amsterdam. This community of artists worked digitally and transnationally to produce exhibitions, installations, performances, and club nights across Europe, and was active from 2017 to 2020. Beginning their practice working in collaboration has deeply influenced the trajectory of their solo career, enabling them to work at different scales, often with public and private institutions—such as BBC, BFI, Story Futures, and Nexus Studios. https://dianjoy.me/

Elin Karlsson Venner is a Swedish-British artist who works with sculpture, painting, photography and text. Her practice grows out of what is close at hand: logs, swans, and self-portraits emerge through an improvised, playful language. Through her work, she reflects on the beauty and pain of life, drawing out themes that are often fragile and hard to hold onto.

Guided by curiosity and quiet joy, Elin works with openness and intuition. Her process is led by necessity, felt through the sensitivity of her hands as she moves across a broad range of materials and methods. She creates what she describes as “bodged” works, acts of repair and imperfection that speak to fragility, persistence, and protest.

In 2016, Elin set up Jakob Kroon Gallery, a nomadic artist-run gallery operating from locations in Sweden, the UK, and online. She is a longtime supporter of Photo Fringe and served on the board between 2019- 2023. She has lectured at the University of Brighton, University of the Arts London, and at the Art Academy, London.

Bankside Campus

185 Park Street,London SE1 9BL

tel: +44 (0) 207407 6969

This is our new purpose built accessible campus. Find more information here

Nearest Tube/ Rail: London Bridge or Southwark (both a 10-15 minute walk).

Please note that London Bridge has two exits, the most direct route is to follow signs to “Borough Market”.

Students are welcome to use The Hub during break times, where you can prepare hot drinks and/or food. You must bring your own keep-cup, water bottle or food container to the Academy as mugs, glasses, and containers will not be available in our Bankside campus.

Tea and coffee will be provided by the Academy and is available from the island unit at the end of The Hub.

Terms and Conditions

• By booking onto one of our courses you agree to our Short Courses Terms and Conditions.
• You will need to have paid in full before the first session of your class. Your place is not guaranteed until we have received full payment. Please book early in order to guarantee your place on the course.

Materials & Equipment

• If you purchased a pack online this will be given to you on the first session of your course upon your arrival. Packs can be booked on our Materials Page or on this page when you book the course
• Please don’t wear your best clothes as there is always a chance you will get messy. If possible bring an apron or overalls.
• All artwork at the Academy MUST be taken home at the end of each session where possible, with the exception of oil paintings and sculpture works.
• We cannot store materials at the Academy, so please take these to and from your sessions.
• Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched off or is on silent during the class.
• Health and Safety Guidelines will be provided to you a week before the start of your course.

Concessions and Discounts

We offer a number of concessions and discounts, please find more information on what we offer here.

Gift Vouchers

If you would like to purchase a gift voucher to be used on our courses then you can purchase these here.