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 five 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 shared 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 three sessions, and then all come together
For the fourth and fifth sessions to give participants an opportunity to see
The wide variety of creative work by both groups inspired by the term's topic.

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:

Group A sessions will be held on Thursdays
10:30am - 12pm, on 14 January, 28 January, 11 February, 25 February and 4 March
2027.

Group B sessions will be held on Thursdays
10:30am - 12pm, on 21 January, 4
February, 18 February, 25 February and 4 March 2027.

Please note: the fourth and final sessions on 25 February and 4
March will be extended joint sessions where Groups A and B come together
10 - 1pm.

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

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 / 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 read and 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, pop in or call
0116 252 2455, 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).