Workshop

Drop in and draw

Friday 5 April 2024 6 - 8pm

John Madejski Fine Rooms | Burlington House & Collection Gallery | Burlington Gardens

Free. No booking required

Entangled Pasts, 1768–now

Drop in on the first Friday night of the month for an evening of free drawing.

Pick up a pencil and get creative at this free drawing evening, inspired by our exhibition Entangled Pasts, 1768-now: Art, Colonialism and Change.

The drop-in session will be led by professional artists from the collectives 2B Or Not 2B and Colours of Art School who will give you tips and tricks for improving your drawing.

All abilities are welcome. You will be provided with basic drawing materials but feel free to bring your own dry materials too. Due to high demand capacity may be limited. Queuing is likely, and we allocate spaces on a first come, first served basis.

This workshop has been designed for members of our 25 & Under scheme.

Colours of Art School is a subversive art and thinking collective, made up of a cohort of artists of colour whose shared curatorial and thinking practice seeks to observe and record the art world in its contemporary. Its close community establishes a space for artists of colour in need of an environment away from their respective institutions to critique, learn, collaborate and celebrate with each other in order to develop their practices.

2B Or Not 2B Collective are a POC-run life drawing group based in London. Their aim is to provide a fresh take on what life drawing can be, with a focus on uplifting visibly marginalised bodies such as POC, trans and disabled bodies. They have collaborated with several institutions and brands such as National Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, Wellcome Collection, and NHS, to name a few.

Free. No booking required

Entangled Pasts, 1768–now

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A writing workshop in the John Madejski Fine Rooms, Burlington House — Photo: Justine Trickett

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