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Art Courses for the Public

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Offer of courses

The following courses take place during the academic year. In case you prefer intensive summer sessions and tuition in English language, we highly recommend the ArtCamp International Summer School of Art and its wide range of courses for the public.

Brief annotations of the courses are provided below. The course semester (WS – winter, SS – summer) and the prevailing character of the subject (theoretical/practical) are specified in brackets.

Do you have questions or want to apply for lifelong learning courses? Contact the Study Department to help you and guide you through the application and payment process.

Art History 1 (WS, theoretical)
Price: CZK 900

Within Art History you will learn about its development from prehistory to the Renaissance. You will learn about its beginnings, as well as the form it had in the first state units. You will look into the art of ancient Greece and Rome, which form the basis of European civilisation. You will get an idea of the development of European Christian art. Emphasis is also placed on Bohemia and Moravia.

Art History 2 (SS, theoretical)
Price: CZK 900

Within Art History you will learn about its development from the Baroque era to the beginning of modernism. We will provide you with a systematic overview of the origin and development of the styles. You will learn to view and discuss selected representative work of the most important personalities of the individual artistic disciplines.

Art History 3 (WS, theoretical)
Price: CZK 900

Within Art History you will learn about its development in a complex and exposed period of transition from “classical” art to “modern” art. We will teach you about the main streams and directions of art and art schools of the 19th and early 20th century.

Art History 4 (SS, theoretical)
Price: CZK 900

Within Art History you will receive a systematic interpretation of the detailed art history of the 20th century with an emphasis on Czech art from the second half of 19th century to the present day. We will try to highlight and describe the current development trends.

Metal and Jewellery Design 1 (WS, practical)
Price: CZK 2,900

On practical examples, we will teach you metal processing basics through the manufacturing techniques and technological processes used in jewellery design. You will try simple production and take home a self-made ring.

Metal and Jewellery Design 2 (SS, practical)
Price: CZK 2,900

We will build on your craftsmanship from the previous course. You will try your hand at stone edging, chains and pendants, repairing jewellery and decorating materials. In the end, you will use everything when designing and making assembled jewellery on the selected topic.

Figure Drawing 1-4 (WS/SS, practical)
Price: CZK 2,900

We will teach you a study of an act based on a life size model with various drawing materials. We will teach you to play out the shape, space, materials, expression, character and atmosphere. Teaching the drawing of details such as hand, eye, nose, lips, ear, and the entire self-portrait is done through the homework.

Figure Painting 1-4 (WS/SS, practical)
Price: CZK 2,900

First of all you will be painting a live model study according to reality. Later on, the relationship between the original and the image will be relaxed, and we will teach you to express various emotions or other specific forms of assignment.

Photography 1 (WS, theoretical)
Price: CZK 2,900

You will learn everything about photographic techniques and photo technology. We will discuss the anatomy of photographic equipment, exposure, lighting, colour, and construction and composition of the photographic image and their practical use. You will also learn about the photographic genres and their most important representatives.

Photography 2 (SS, practical)
Price: CZK 2,900

We will equip you with the skills to practically master photographic techniques and apply photographic principles and procedures. You will deepen your own photography work in the areas of individual genres (still life, portrait, landscape, architecture, live and documentary photography) through digital photography.

Graphic Design 1 (WS, practical)
Price: CZK 2,900

We will teach you about simple work with fonts and other graphic elements, as well as with the basic and general principles of graphic design and visual communication. For successful completion of the course, the ability to work in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign graphic editors is required.

Graphic Design 2 (SS, practical)
Price: CZK 2,900

We will enhance your competences in the graphic design area. Advanced work with fonts and images, text and graphic symbols is awaiting you to complete the individual tasks. You will apply everything we taught you during the introductory course.

Interior Design (SS, practical)
Price: CZK 2,900

You will become familiar with the current work in the furniture design area, with an emphasis on understanding the relationships between man and his environment. We will assign you various practical tasks, in which you will try out theoretical knowledge at the design and model level.

Interactive Animation for Applications and Websites (SS, practical)
Price: CZK 2,900

We will teach you how to work in current programs designed for interactive animated outputs. We will explain the principles of cooperation between the animator and programmer. After completing the course, you will be able to create a simple animated film or web application.

Drawing 1-4 (WS/SS, practical)
Price: CZK 2,900

We will develop your drawing skills that are usable and necessary for any visual art field, your shape stock, and the ability to perceive shape and spatial relationships. You will try everything from composition exercises, through still life studies and open-air drawings, to portraits in freehand drawing.

Painting 1-4 (WS/SS, practical)
Price: CZK 2,900

We will teach you painting techniques, you will receive basic information about the psychology of colours, colour composition and the painting possibilities within practical tasks. You will try everything from colour composition exercises, through still-life studies, to open-air painting and portrait using free painting.

Modelling 1 (WS, practical)
Price: CZK 2,900

You will model studies of natural products, seeds, bones, etc., of your choice as an exact copy with sculptural clay. We teach you to perceive the shape, mutual proportional relationships, architecture and building principles of nature. If you are good at it, you will create a portrait-head study – both the bust and the relief.

Modelling 2 (SS, practical)
Price: CZK 2,900

You will be assigned tasks that develop and support creativity, and emphasis will be placed on the development of invention and sensitivity in tasks that are close to the participants and are at the centre of their interest. You will apply the acquired experience in the applied and free sculptural creative work tasks.

New Circus 1 (WS, practical)
Price: CZK 1,950

We will teach you the basics of several circus disciplines (e.g. balance techniques, pair acrobatics, ball juggling and suspension acrobatics on scarves and on a circle). You will learn to work with your body as a means of expression.

New Circus 2 (SS, practical)
Price: CZK 1,950

We will deepen your knowledge and skills of selected circus disciplines acquired in the previous course level. The increasing demands of the individual new circus disciplines will develop your physical condition. After completion, you will be able to create a short performance yourself.