Free Arts And Crafts Courses & Certifications

This course of Theories of Media and Technology that will be taught to the participants through edX will equip the course takers with fundamental concepts regarding technology and media. 

The participants will be able to apply the acquired knowledge to real-life challenges, issues, current trends, and even their own ideas about art and design. This course will prove to be beneficial for developing a connection between your works and a deep as well as changing question and idea structure. It will help them gain a deeper understanding of people as consumers, media users, and creators. 

This is an introductory level course, which means all the educational requirements to become an efficient media and technology professional is provided through this course. The students can opt for this course that lasts for 14 weeks and requires 8-10 hours of weekly study. 

The study of the still-life or still-life painting is the depiction of inanimate objects, focusing on their qualities of form, texture, composition, and colour. If you want to learn and understand the art of still life painting, Swayam’s OVAL-005: Study from Still Life course will help you gain in-depth knowledge about the elements and principles of the subject. 

The OVAL-005: Study of Still Life programme is a diploma course which is designed to teach the basic principles of still-life painting and the elements of the art-form to learners. The course can be completed in approximately 12 weeks and is taught by a top instructor from IGNOU. You will learn the subject using various audio-video multimedia and state-of-the-art technology to give you an enriching learning experience.

The OVAL-005: Study from Still Life course by Swayam is an online course. The programme offers video lectures and specially prepared reading material that can be downloaded or printed by the candidate. The course is currently ongoing, and you can enrol in the course to begin learning with the other students.

Music has always been the universal language and in it, Bali music has been the form to gain one of the most recognition across the globe. The course, World Music: Balinese Rhythms, introduces the candidates to Balinese music and teaches them about the part it has played in Balinese culture. The World Music: Balinese Rhythms Course has a special design for mentoring its students which uses the Jamelan game, created by an MIT Professor, Eran Egozy.

This World Music: Balinese Rhythms Certification, since it uses gaming applications, has an entertaining learning experience that allows the candidates to progress at their own pace and removes the usual stress parameters, thus making the World Music: Balinese Rhythms Online Certification course fun for all of its participants. World Music: Balinese Rhythms Online Certification results in better engagement and reception; hence improved skills and techniques will be seen in the candidates in leaps and bounds.

Furthermore, the World Music: Balinese Rhythms Course will awaken an interest in the musical capabilities inside themselves which will allow them to go through the contexts of the musical world in their customised ways. The candidates will get limited access to the course if they have chosen the audit track and unlimited access if they have chosen the verified track.

The Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print Course by Edx explores Japanese writing in different formats starting from scrolls and albums and leading to books. Students will get an opportunity to study and examine rare manuscripts that have been preserved for centuries and are now a part of the Harvard Art Museums. 

The course curriculum traces the journey from manuscripts to printed books and discusses topics such as binding techniques, writing terminology, illustrations, and visual storytelling culture in Japan. Furthermore, the Edx Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print programme concludes with the celebrated Japanese epic ‘The Tale of Genji’ and gives an overview of the different formats the epic was published in till the modern era. 

Students who are fascinated by the history of books, and wish to learn about the different formats that preceded books must enrol in the course. Besides, the Edx course on Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print is a self-paced programme free of cost for students. The candidates will be able to choose from either of the 2 tracks which is the audit and the verified track. During the verified track, the candidates will get a limited period to access the material whereas during the verified track, the candidates will have an unlimited access.

The Modern Masterpieces of World Literature certification course examines how writers travel beyond geographical and linguistic boundaries to gain critical acclaim and acknowledgement across the world. Candidates who participate in this course will learn how these modern fictions gain popularity and develop to become a part of world literature. 

Offered by Harvard University, the Modern Masterpieces of World Literature programme is taught by top faculty like Martin Puchner and David Damrosch. The course instructors will be intent on teaching you the masterpieces of world literature and how it forms a significant part of the tradition of developing small stories into ambitious projects. These stories come from medieval tales and extend up to contemporary novels. 

The Modern Masterpieces of World Literature course by EdX is a 100% online programme. It comprises free video lectures which are available with English subtitles. It is an introductory-level course that will take around eight weeks to complete. Graded tests and a course completion certificate will be available to the candidate upon payment of a fee. Candidates can also enrol in the course free of cost and they will be given access only for a limited duration. 

Landscape Techniques by edX is a course that seeks to improve the candidates' understanding of Chinese paintings. The course will share the Chinese usage of brush and different techniques to perfect the art. The Chinese aesthetic interests and performance methods will be focused on this course. The course will provide a thorough knowledge of materials used in the paintings and the brush-ink structures. 

The Landscape Techniques programme is provided in the online learning platform. This course is verified by Tsinghua University. The programme is self-paced and provides enough time for the candidates to learn in their own time. The duration of this course is 8 weeks. The economically weaker participants will get 90% financial assistance from the edX platform.

The Landscape Techniques certification is offered by edX. The certification will be provided in the e-format. The course certification is verified by Tsinghua University and it will contain its logo. The certification is shareable on platforms such as Linkedin, Facebook and many others. The certification will help the candidates gain recognition internationally. It will also help in gaining professional acknowledgement.

The students will be offered two modes namely audit and verified tracks to finish learning the course. If the students select the paid track they will be offered a completion certificate, and unlimited access to the course materials. If the students want free access to the course they can get it for a limited time during the audit track without a course completion certificate.

Harvard University along with the edX platform collaborates with HarvardX to provide a literate course called Poetry in America: Modernism to explore the diversity of works By American poets in the area of modernism. The course will demonstrate to the candidate how poets in America used the language of revolution and rejection, making as well as remaking, and cultural emancipation and artistic appropriation. The central theme revolving around this course is the rise of American modernism. Poetry in America: Modernism certification course surveys around 400 years of literary history and works in American poetry. 

It incorporates various program offerings such as interviews, conversations, and seminars with many people to take the candidate into a journey through the literature of the nation. The course is of beginner level with a self-paced mode of learning for the candidate. The Poetry in America: Modernism course spans a duration of only 8 weeks with a minimum student effort of 3 to 5 hours every week. This course covers notable works from important poets in American history such as Wallace Stephen, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, and Marianne Moore.

This course, that is, the course of Creating a Digital Cultural Heritage Community by edX is going to provide the candidates participating in the programme with in-depth knowledge about how to create a digital community for engaging more users. Creating a Digital Cultural Heritage Community Course welcomes not only students acquiring education at the moment but also for volunteers and professionals in institutions of cultural heritage, along with teachers, amateurs and students. The students, through Creating a Digital Cultural Heritage Community Course will learn to make use of cutting-edge tools, online repositories and digital strategies for facilitating true dialogue and interaction. This course consists of 8 modules that will be stretched over a time period of 8 weeks. The students can choose to put in a minimum effort of 2 to 5 hours and complete the programme. 

Creating a Digital Cultural Heritage Community Course will be provided in English language, including the facilities of video transcripts (or subtitles). Students can master the concepts taught in the course with the help of the efficient teaching tools and apply for higher programmes. 

The aim of the course is to provide and share the various creative ways to people by which they can reuse and use the European digital content regarding culture. The essential elements and concepts related to culture and learning community will be shared during the course with which they can also get engaged. The Europeana Space: Creative with Digital Heritage program will help to become more creative and preserve digital cultural heritage and the various tools related to APIs that can be used in the online platform.

The Certification Course in Europeana Space: Creative with Digital Heritage by edX will be allowed to effectively and judiciously use the Intellectual Property Rights to preserve the heritage surrounding the digital culture. The 8-week course will be led by an instructor giving more insight on topics that include- museum, TV, dance, photography, digital marketing, and others. Students will learn to develop creative ideas that will help them to create cultural contents that will engage more audiences that will combine the format of storytelling and social media.

The ‘Appreciating Carnatic Music’ online course is a study about the various aesthetic and technical aspects involved in Carnatic music. The students of this course will get exposure to the features and fine characteristics that make Carnatic music remarkable. This free online training is provided by the Swayam portal with the ‘National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)’. The classes are held online in a virtual environment for eight weeks.

The course instructor for this elective program is academically and professionally trained Carnatic music singer, Prof. Lakshmi Sreeram who teaches Carnatic and Hindustani music at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. The candidates of this online program are delivered with a conceptual understanding of the musical elements and the essence of Carnatic music.

The ‘Appreciating Carnatic Music’ certification course enables students to receive the course certificate after completing the course of study with credit points, and several resources such as books and references.

Appreciating Hindustani Music Certification mainly explores Khayal of all the major vocal forms and this course is primarily concerned with contemporary practice to place the music in perspective. 

Appreciating Hindustani Music Classes introduces the candidates to the raga system like the Raga melodic scale, composed of notes from the basic seven- Sa, Re, Ga, Ma Pa, Dha and Ni. On the basis of these notes included in it, each raga attains a different character and forms of the raga is also determined by the particular pattern of ascent and descent of the notes. 

Students after carrying out the final exam (getting the required marks) get an Appreciating Hindustani Music Certificate from the IITM (Indian Institute of Technology Madras). 

When we think of accessibility to art and cultural events, we visualize wheelchair ramps and unique seating arrangements. However, accessibility goes far beyond that and begins as early as the event website and ticketing arrangements. This online Accessibility to the Scenic Arts course aims to provide a comprehensive answer to all accessibility-related questions.

The Accessibility to the Scenic Arts programme, offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) for Coursera, is taught by three top educators. The certification training is an intermediate level course that takes approximately 16 hours to complete. The curriculum gives a general introduction to accessibility and inclusion. It then goes on to explain how to ensure inclusion by including subtitles, sign language interpreters, audio describers, accessible transport, subtitling, audio description, and more. 

The Accessibility to the Scenic Arts online programme has seven modules with multiple pre-recorded video lectures and readings. The candidates can also purchase a certificate of completion at the end. This certificate is authorized by the UAB and contains the signatures of the instructors. 

European paintings have always inspired artists since time immemorial. That’s why European Paintings: From Leonardo to Rembrandt to Goya course, developed by edX, helps you understand the history of art between 1400 and 1800. The programme takes you through the works of eminent artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Velázquez, Caravaggio, Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Goya. 

The European Paintings: From Leonardo to Rembrandt to Goya certification programme will cover a wide variety of thoughts that were relevant during that period among artists such as pleasures and pain of love, the pursuit of beauty, demonstration of status and power, the divinity of nature and the relationships with men and woman.  It also allows you to explore the evolution of art in the past, present, and future. 

Besides, the European Paintings: From Leonardo To Rembrandt To Goya online programme by Edx is taught by Alejandro Vergara, an experienced teacher, who is the senior curator of Flemish and Northern European paintings. You can also earn a course completion certificate after completing all course modules and paying a small fee. The course is self-paced and has a limited period of access for those who have selected the audit mode. In case the candidates have opted for the verified track, they will be offered unlimited access to the course materials.

The Ancient Masterpieces in World Literature online programme, offered by Harvard University, is a short and introductory-level course in Literature. It aims to teach the candidates how the ancient civilisations and cultures defined themselves through literature. It also examines how these literary representations help us understand the cultures and civilisations of the ancient world. 

In the Ancient Masterpieces in World Literature course by edX, the candidates will learn about how myths and foundational histories found their way into people's lives through generations. It will examine how oral storytelling and new writing technologies made these texts immortal in cities, nations, and empires. It also talks about how heroic travellers would be interested in these epics, novels, and story collections.

The Ancient Masterpieces in World Literature certification programme traces the developments in language, literature and writing and its evolution through generations. It covers the legendary accounts of ancient kings, modern court histories, and early-modern exploration. The course is available online and contains video lectures with subtitles in English. It is a six-week programme. There are two options to join the course, free audit and paid certificate modes. In the free audit mode, the learners will be provided with limited access to the course whereas in the paid mode, they will be given a certificate of completion and unlimited access. 

Drawing Nature, Science, and Culture: Natural History Illustration 101 certification course has been designed by edX in collaboration with the University of Newcastle. This course focuses on making the learners see and draw nature like an illustrator. The domain of Natural History Illustration is all about observing and replicating the subjects of science, nature, and culture, with their connection to the environment being primary.

Participants will learn about the fundamental skills and techniques required for creating accurate and remarkable replications of natural world subjects. The Drawing Nature, Science and Culture: Natural History Illustration 101 training course instructors will show the practical ways for developing skills from the outset. This course covers step by step the basics of Natural History Illustration, starting from the very first reflection of a subject to its final replication in the studio. Participants will learn enduring skills that shall be useful to them in many different ways. This course will develop the visual interpretation and observational skills of the participants in a fun and interactive way.

With his course of The Rise of Superheroes and Their Impact On Pop Culture programme, the candidates will be acquainted with the evolution of superheroes throughout history and their rise as well as their impact on the current society. The candidates will come to know about how the Greek, Roman and Egyptian myths about ancient gods have been moulded, such that in the current world, they possess superpowers. The Rise of Superheroes and Their Impact On Pop Culture Course will also cover information regarding superheroes such as Hulk, Spiderman, Superman, and the Avengers, along with how they came into their current versions evolving through different folktales and myths. 

The candidates will learn historical facts about superheroes such as the reason behind their rise during World War II in 1938, referred to as the golden age. The Rise of Superheroes and Their Impact On Pop Culture Online Certification is brought to the students by one of the best in the industry, that is Smithsonian. The Rise of Superheroes and Their Impact On Pop Culture Programme will be running for six weeks. The course can be accessed for a limited period if the candidates choose the audit track. In case the stduents choose the verified track they can access the course for a lifetime.

The best way to gain deep knowledge about the premiers of the canonical works of Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots, Wagner’s Das Rheingold, and Verdi’s Otello are through this course of 19th-Century Opera: Meyerbeer, Wagner, & Verdi certification by edX and Harvard University. The course that we offer will make you drown in the richness of the culture and the legacy of opera music, its cultural influence, composition, and premiere performance in the Grand Halls where it was performed. We will journey the candidates through Paris Opéra during 1836 for the performance of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s grand opera Les Huguenots, and they will learn about the characteristics of Opera and the social context surrounding it.

This 19th-Century Opera: Meyerbeer, Wagner, & Verdi certification course can be taken by beginners as well since this programme provides an introduction to various topics that are useful for higher studies if the candidates want to become a musician or a music teacher. They can finish the course in just six weeks. If the students have selected the verified mode then they are entitled to an unlimited access offer, and in the case the students have selected the audit mode their access is curbed to being a limited access.

The consumption of music is increasing by the day. Along with that, the cost of music production is decreasing, and the number of artists is expanding. This change will undoubtedly lead to the generation of never-before-seen revenues that will surpass anything that the music industry has achieved in the past. edX has designed the Introduction to the Music Business online programme to help you understand this revolution in the music industry.

The Introduction to the Music Business course by edX has been designed to provide you with the latest information and knowledge on the best way for consumers, facilitators, and creators to navigate the revival of the world’s most exciting industries, aka the music industry. The course is taught by John Kellogg - an administrator, educator, performer, and entertainment lawyer.

Along with the fundamentals and nuances of the music business, the Introduction to the Music Business training programme also provides you with a chance to earn a course completion certificate. To get the certificate, you will have to pay additional fees. You can also share the certificate on your LinkedIn account or attach it to your resume. While taking the course free of cost, the learners will have access to the course only for a limited duration. 

Sprawling across six weeks, the Music and Technology Foundations course by edX touches upon new technologies that use both browser-based apps and freeware for one’s creative practices. It draws on world-class expertise from Adelaide in making electronic music.

Developed by the University of Adelaide, one of Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, this online course includes the history, theory, and practice of music technology. Students are exposed to core principles of audio, effects, MIDI, and sound sequencing of music technology.

The Music Technology Foundations training course provides a great foundation for any learner to develop a career in music and use technology in creative ways. Additionally, this course offers hands-on practice with contemporary digital tools for music-making. This introductory course in Computer Science is self-paced with recorded video lectures. The candidates will get two tracks to finish off their course. One is the audit track which offers limited access to the materials of the course and the other one is the verified track which gives unlimited course access to all those who have paid the desired fees.

On completing the course, learners of the Music and Technology Foundations online programme can avail of a verified certificate that validates their newly acquired expertise and acquired skills. 

How to Write Your First Song certification deals with the different facets of songwriting. The course is made available for people who have no or little knowledge of writing any new song all by themselves. This online course will deliver both practical and theoretical knowledge to help the students on their way to writing their first song.

How to Write Your First Song certification syllabus will make it possible for students to learn a zero cost with study materials being facilitated by the course provider. The providers of this course are FutureLearn, and The University of Sheffield. This course will provide excellent opportunities for any stage music professional.

The online How to Write Your First Song training only requires the candidate’s 3-4 hours of time on a weekly basis for 6 weeks for viewing the course content. The candidates will be able to look at the basics of building knowledge on songwriting over time. Apart from this, the participants can later on work with pitching, chord progressions, the melody of the song and more.

Literature of the English Country House certification is an online program that is made for a duration of only 6 weeks. This is provided as an initiative jointly of the University of Sheffield, and FutureLearn together. With this course, the eager participants can track the history of the country house literature.

For almost 450 years the country houses have been an attraction for many honorable writers like Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and more. Along with the experts from the University of Sheffield, the learners will be able to utilise the Literature of the English Country House certification syllabus so that they can prepare their own research material.

For a period of 3 hours every week, the applicants will through this course make a representation of what the English country houses look like when explained in the context of literature. The students will also put their best foot forward to gain knowledge about how exactly the text’s interpretation can be done.

The Introduction To Music Theory Certification Course is a self-paced course offered on the edX platform. The course will focus on the nuanced approaches used in contemporary music under the guidance of Professor George W. Russell, Jr. from the Berklee College of Music.

Through the Introduction To Music Theory Classes, learners will get a comprehensive understanding of basic music theory. The introductory level course can be opted by anyone who has a deep passion for learning music and enjoying the real essence of it.

The Introduction To Music Theory Live Course will be covered in six weeks duration and delivered in the medium of English. The course will proceed with the help of online study materials and will be assessed on the basis of graded assignments. After completing the course, all learners will receive a shareable course certificate from edX if they have joined it by paying the course fee. They can audit the self-paced programme for a limited duration free of cost. 

Classical opera is one of the most celebrated art forms in the world, and what makes it unique is that it beautifully fuses music with drama. This ancient art form consists of a spellbinding history and some legendary artists who performed it. The 18th-Century Opera: Handel & Mozart Course by Edx is an ode to the two biggest legends of classical opera- George Frideric Handel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, along with their most famous opera performances.

Furthermore, the Edx 18th-Century Opera: Handel & Mozart Course aims to shed light on the art form, which brings music and drama together. The course explores two different eighteenth-century artists and their approach towards opera. Students will get the opportunity to understand the difference in style between these two performers and travel from Italy to Prague with the curriculum. 

Additionally, the Edx Course on 18th-Century Opera: Handel & Mozart is in association with HarvardX University and will be taught by faculty from the prestigious university. This is an introductory-level course in English, and candidates can learn at their own pace but with limited access if they have selected the audit mode. If the candidates select the verified track they are sure to receive unlimited access to the course materials.

The Inspiring and Motivating Arts and Culture Teams online course is taught by the mentors from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in collaboration with the National Arts Strategies. Course learners are equipped with crucial leadership skills to inspire better employee behaviour and motivate people to embrace change. 

Through the Inspiring and Motivating Arts and Culture Teams certification course, candidates will learn how to communicate their teams' shared vision effectively. They will also learn to set goals and expectations efficiently and productively. 

Candidates taking the Inspiring and Motivating Arts and Culture Teams training programme are encouraged to delve deep into understanding different cultures and aligning their behavioural actions with empathy. 

Since motivation remains a massive challenge for many organizations, this online course provides a useful approach for teams to always stay inspired, and successfully achieve the team objectives.  

If a learner aims at improving their strategies, and skills of being a singing teacher then 'Becoming a Better Music Teacher' certification is the best possible option. The course has been jointly developed, and certified by ABRSM, and FutureLearn. People who are vocal coaches can provide training to help learners play their instruments, and sing in a better manner, and this course guides them to enhance their methods of teaching.

'Becoming a Better Music Teacher' certification syllabus can learn new techniques to communicate and engage with their students by making a comparison with their current teaching methods. When there is a broader curriculum, the learners will be educated with resources and instrument-specific advice so that they are able to plan their music lessons in a better way.

'Becoming a Better Music Teacher' training will teach the students skills to become a more productive singing teacher or a vocal coach. The programme has only six weeks of lessons which makes it simple for the students to be aware of techniques for music lessons.

Professional Development for Early Career Teachers certification is a 100% online course that is provided on the FutureLearn platform by The University of East Anglia. The course can teach the Teachers to enrich their teaching practices, and also assist them in managing their workload.

The starting of any career can be really tedious since people are overburdened with new challenges, and responsibilities daily. The same can be when teachers start their professional career. The Professional Development for Early Career Teachers certification syllabus will support the participants in ways for the betterment of their teaching skills and also balance out their load of work so that they are able to handle the upcoming challenges smoothly.

For the Professional Development for Early Career Teachers training, the applicants out of 24 hours only give 3 hours in a week at a stretch for 5 weeks to complete going through this course. The programme just contains 5 modules which are explained through short videos and audios that make the learning experience smoother.

The World Music: Global Rhythms Online Course is an introductory level music course available on the edX platform. The course provides learners with a passion for music to explore musical rhythms from different parts of the globe.

The World Music: Global Rhythms Live Course aims to provide knowledge of various concepts and terminologies of music and their variations across the world. The course will explore the rhythm of different varieties ranging from African music to World Music: Balinese Rhythms, to classical Japanese, Indian, and Western music, to contemporary reggaeton and punk music.

The World Music: Global Rhythms Certification Course is taught by Leslie A. Tilly and Meghan Perdue from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The World Music: Global Rhythms by edX is taught in a self-paced manner where the learners can progress with the course materials at their speed. After the completion of assessments, learners will get a shareable certificate if they enrolled in the course by paying the fee. Without the fee, they can audit the self-paced programme for a limited duration. 

The course Exploring Japanese Avant-garde Art Through Butoh Dance by Future Learn has a distinctive concept and approach. The course focuses on making the candidates understand the methods of Japanese art and how they are absorbed, re-created, and their impact on the western art culture seen in the 20th century through the way of hijikata Tatsumi's butoh dance. The course will enlighten the candidates on revolutionary cultural Avant-garde Japanese art.

The course will focus on elaborating on numerous aspects and the origin of significant Japanese art. Through this course, the candidates will get introduced to Japanese and foreign post-war art and culture by using ancient evidence to introduce the concepts of hijikata’s butoh.

The structure of the course is designed in a way by which the candidates will get a clear and detailed understanding of Avant-garde and butoh along with aspects of exploring inventive methods of exploring the art of dance education.