DRAWING CENTER STUDIO

Open Figure Drawing Sessions
Tuesdays and Wednesdays 7-9pm
Uninstructed drawing sessions with a live model. Walk-ins welcome. Student discounts available. Space is limited, so reregistration and ticket sign-up is required at least 3 hours in advance.

Regarding Portraiture Series - Part 2
Engaging with the Self Portrait
Sundays, 1:30-4:30pm
Oct. 24 - Nov. 14
A 3-part DRAWING series for beginners and intermediates - offered via monthly 4-week classes - exploring the technical challenges and conceptual potentials of rendering identity.

Taught by Manifest Artist in Residence Shelby Shadwell

Making Portraits: Common Ground and Surprise
Saturdays, 1:30-4:30pm
Oct. 16 – Dec. 11*
An 8-week PHOTOGRAPHY class for film and digital photographers exploring simple approaches to meaningful portrait work.

Taught by Resident Instructor Michael Wilson

Open Studio/Cast Lab (FREE!)
Fridays, 1:30-4pm
Sundays, 4:30-7pm
FREE weekly access to the Drawing Center’s main studio, furniture, and cast collection. All artists and varieties of studio work welcome.
Limited spaces available. Preregistration and ticket sign-up required – at least 3 hours in advance.

The Drawing Essentials Series
Measuring Your Observations
Thursdays, 6-9pm
October 7-28
A 10-part, foundations-level DRAWING series - offered monthly via 4-week classes.

Taught online by Resident Instructor Samantha Haring OR in-person by Katherine Colborn

NOW OFFERING ONLINE OR IN-PERSON OPTIONS!

Sequential Art and the Visual Narrative – The Sequel
Sundays, 10am-1pm
Oct. 17 – Dec. 12*
An 8-week DRAWING class investigating methods for communicating stories and time through images, their placement, and their order.

Taught by Katie Baker

Drawing as Mindfulness
A Weekly Re-orientation to Life and Being in the World
Mondays, 7-9pm, Year-round
ONGOING WEEKLY OFFERING
Start any Monday!
Weekly Instructed sessions focused on activities (drawing, discussions, writing) promoting mindfulness of self and context.
Taught by Brigid O’Kane

Darkroom Orientation or
Darkroom (Re)fresher*
Sundays, 4:30-5:30pm
Review of safety procedures, basic work flow, darkroom guidelines, and the cleaning responsibilities of everyone using the photo facilities.
Limited spaces available. Preregistration and ticket sign-up required – at least 24 hours in advance.
Moderated by Michael Wilson

*3:30-5:30pm (first Sunday of each month only)
Orientation info plus demos of both film processing and photo printing.

The Painted Subject Series
Master Copies: Finding Yourself in Another’s Process
Saturdays, 1:30-4:30pm
Nov. 6 – Dec. 4*
A 5-part, transitional PAINTING series - offered every other month via 4-week classes - probing the realities and implications of some of Art History’s greatest subject-matter themes. Ideal for those transitioning from the beginning to intermediate levels.
Taught by Resident Instructor Brad Davis

The Plein Air Atelier:
Guided Outdoor Creative Adventures
Saturdays, 9am-12pm
ONGOING ENROLLMENT - Start any Saturday!
End of Season per-day options through December 11th.
Weekly, outdoor classes focusing on individualized instruction and the continued exploration of plein air drawing and painting!
Taught by a rotating group of landscape artists from throughout the region.

The Painting Essentials Series
Painting from the Ground Up
Wednesday, 6-9pm
January 5–26, 2022
A 5-part, beginning-level PAINTING series - offered monthly via 4-week classes.
Taught by Resident Instructor Samantha Haring