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.

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 the Attenborough Arts
Centre since its inception and is passionate about its aims, ambitions and
imaginative approaches to the Arts.

Further information:

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.

Group A sessions will be held on Thursdays
10:30am - 12pm on 3 September, 17 September, 8 October, 22 October and 29
October 2026.

Group B sessions will be held on Thursdays
10:30am - 12pm on 10 September, 24 September, 15 October, 22 October and 29
October 2026.

Please note: the fourth and final sessions on 22 and 29 October
2026 will be extended joint sessions where Groups A and B come together, 10am
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 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).