Current Courses
ESLifelongLearning are currently offering the following courses:
Creative Women: Women Artists, Writers & Musicians
In the creative world women have often been overlooked. This course will make a small step in correcting this imbalance. You will enjoy the creative work of women from the ancient world and to the present day.
Thursdays – Thursday 11th June to Thursday 9th of July (5 Sessions)
10.30am – 12.30am, Enfield Baptist Church
Tutor – Colin Lomas – Cost £90 (Annual Membership Fee £8.00)
Course Outline
In the creative world women have often been overlooked both in their work and the influence they have had on other artists. We will look at some of the work of women writers, artists and musicians over the centuries finishing with the modern day. We will listen to, look at and hear some of their work during the course and then discuss their impact on the cultural world. By the end of the course participants will have a greater understanding of the role of creative women and made a small step in correcting the imbalance in our knowledge of creative women.
Samuel Palmer and the Ancients
Saturday afternoon talk: Samuel Palmer and a group of friends calling themselves The Ancients moved to Kent in the 19th Century to further develop as artists. Inspired by William Blake they created artworks of an idyllic pastoral view infused with the rhythms of Nature. We will explore their art work and review the broader social context of the work.
Saturday 5th September 1.00 pm – 4 pm
Enfield Baptist Church, Speaker – Dr Mark Banting- Cost £30
Talk Outline
Inspired by William Blake’s poetic and mystical images, Samuel Palmer leading a group of friends who called themselves The Ancients, moved to the village of Shoreham in Kent. Intoxicated by the landscape, they created artworks of an idyllic pastoral infused with the rhythms of nature and sacred belief. Exploring these “enchanted landscapes” today, we’ll review the broader social context and ask why the most intense of the Shoreham pictures remained hidden in Samuel Palmer’s “Curiosity” portfolio until the 20th Century and when rediscovered they enthused a new generation of artists.
Booking opens 01/08/2026