Problem & Criticism

Join with other artists to develop your critical skills and
Become more confident in your ability to develop your own artistic style.

These friendly, supportive classes are devoted entirely to
discussion and criticism of work done at home. The six sessions are based
around a focus and specific creative problems set by the tutor. You will be
Required to work outside of class using your own materials, resulting in a
Number of pieces, using a variety of materials and approaches.

Each session of the course will be
Devoted to discussion and constructive criticism of work done outside of class.
Questions about observation, interpretation and the nature of images will be
Discussed, as well as why and what choices were made.

A theme/ focus will be set by the tutor
for the term. Members of the course will be working on the same challenges so
The discussion will have some unity.

Prior to the term starting, learners will
Be sent notification of the term's focus and told the piece of work they are to
Complete and bring to the first session.

During the first session, a handout will
Be given out indicating the creative work and challenges to be undertaken each
week at home and confirming dates for the reminder of the term. This
Will allow any student absent from a class to know the date and homework that
Is required for their next session.

The aim of the course is for students to
pursue the brief using and developing their own style. Different approaches and
materials will be suggested for exploration. Work can be of an experimental
nature as vitality and freshness of approach is important. The sharing of
Ideas, skills and means of expression with the group is an important element of
The course.

At the beginning of each term a list of
Current national and regional exhibitions will also be given out and students
Will be encouraged to share creative ideas about exhibitions they have seen and
artists whose work has inspired them. This is to enable students to be aware of
Trends within the art world and learn about contemporary art and artists
Currently being shown and discussed.

Please note: There are two groups of this
Course working alternate weeks for five sessions, and then all come together
For the sixth session to give participants an opportunity to see the wide
Variety of creative work by both groups inspired by the term's topic, and prepare
Work for the exhibition.

Group A sessions will be held on Thursdays 10:30am - 12pm on 9
April, 23 April, 7 May, 21 May, 4 June and 18 June 2026.

Group B sessions will be held on Thursdays 10:30am - 12pm on 16
April, 30 April, 14 May, 28 May, 11 June and 18 June 2026.

Please note: the final session on 18 June 2026 will be an extended
joint session where Group A and B come together, 10am - 1pm.

This
Is a friendly and welcoming course and all levels of experience and ability are
Welcome.

About the tutor:

Tutor Diane Hall has three teaching
qualifications, a BA degree in Art and Education and an MA in Fine Art (with
Distinction). She is a practicing artist and founder member of g8. Diane has
undertaken two Art Residencies at the Universities of Lincoln and Loughborough
and is currently President of the LSA. She has worked at Attenborough Arts
Centre since its inception and is passionate about its aims, ambitions and
imaginative approaches to the Arts.

Further information:

Participants
Must be aged 18+.

If the
Course/workshop you'd like to book is sold out, we do operate a waiting list
Simply contact our box office team on / arts-centre@le.Ac.UK and ask to be added to the waiting
list. We’ll then contact you if a place becomes available, with absolutely no
Obligation to accept it if you've made other plans!

Please ensure that you agree to our updated Terms
& Conditions before booking as courses/workshops
Are non-refundable if cancelled within 21 days of the start date for any
Reason.

We aim to
make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome
just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you'd
Like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss
your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help! Email
Arts-centre@le.Ac.UK, pop in or call, open 7 days a week.

We have four blue badge parking spaces outside Attenborough Arts
Centre, plus double yellow line roadside parking very close to the building for
Blue badge holders for up to three hours if our parking spaces are occupied.

Free parking for all customers is available after
5pm on weekdays and all day at weekends in the University of Leicester car park
next door to Attenborough Arts Centre on Lancaster Road. The closest public car
park for parking at all other times is Victoria Park, 5-10 minutes walk from us
(near De Montfort Hall).