PRINT DROP-IN SESSIONS
Our print drop-in sessions will give you the opportunity to further develop your own projects at your own pace. This are self-led sessions where you are able to use our print studio. One of the Art Academy Print Associates will be supervising at all times, to offer support and advice. To make sure you can safely use the facilities, if you are not an experienced printmaker, we request that you have completed at least one evening or weekend printmaking course with us.
You must purchase your own materials. Art Academy London provides tools, presses and etching sundries in the Print Studio and there is availability for you to purchase individual paper and plates (card payments only). You can choose to supply your own inks and extender or pay a service fee of £10 per session to access the available inks stocked by AAL.
There are 6 places available for each session.
Please note that bookings made through Eventbrite are non-refundable. It is only possible to transfer bookings from one event to another up to 7 days prior to the start of the booked event. Additionally, providing there is space on the day it will still be possible to pay by card (Visa, Mastercard) in the reception shortly before the lesson; we do however recommend booking through Eventbrite in order to guarantee a place.
Wednesday: 6.30pm – 9.30pm (weekly)
Saturday: 10am – 2pm & 2pm – 6pm (specific weekends when other courses are not running)
Open Access costs: £25 per session (includes cleaning sundries)
FREE LIFE DRAWING – TUESDAYS IN APRIL AND MAY
Four, free life drawing sessions on the theme of performance, as part of the Art Academy’s Outreach programme.
In each session you will draw different performers; musicians, dancers, actors and singers. Sometimes we will draw our models while they perform, making quick expressive drawings. Sometimes they will pose for us, giving us more time to create more detailed or accurate images. It will be a great opportunity to experiment with allowing the experience of a performance to inform your drawings, and have some fun with charcoal. All abilities welcome, please join us for as many of the sessions as you would like to.
These workshops are funded by the Hines (the building developer), who in return ask you to donate your drawings to be enlarged and reproduced onto the hoardings of their construction site at 18 Blackfriars Road.
If you would like your work to be displayed on the hoardings, the tutor will take a scan of your chosen image or images at the end of the session.
All materials will be provided for these sessions.
April – May 2023
Tuesdays 2pm to 4pm: 18th April, 25th April, 2nd May and 9th May
Free
Our drop-in Hand Built Ceramics lessons will give you the opportunity to work in our studio and create your own ceramic pieces. These sessions are open to all levels. The class will be led by an experienced ceramics tutor who will be able to support you.
All materials are included
Please note that bookings made through Eventbrite are non-refundable. It is only possible to transfer bookings from one event to another up to 7 days prior to the start of the booked event. Additionally, providing there is space on the day it will still be possible to pay by card (Visa, Mastercard) in the reception shortly before the lesson; we do however recommend booking through Eventbrite in order to guarantee a place.
October – December 2023
Saturdays: 10.30am – 1pm (weekly )
Drop-in class costs: £35 per session (includes firing)
OPEN LIFE DROP-IN SESSIONS
The “Open Life Class” is a relaxed and enjoyable life drawing and painting course with a life model for various poses lasting between one and four weeks at a time. Students will be able to approach the human figure in any way they please and make as many drawings or paintings as they care to pursue with as much or as little instruction as they like.
Your experienced tutor will happily guide both beginners as well as those who are more experienced. Students should feel free to use whichever materials they enjoy using the most, whether that is drawing in charcoal or ink or painting in oils or acrylics. Paper is provided though please bring your own drawing/painting materials with you.
Open Life drop-in sessions for the September – December 2023 term are available to Eventbrite now.
Please note that bookings made through Eventbrite are non-refundable. It is only possible to transfer bookings from one event to another up to 7 days prior to the start of the booked event. Additionally, providing there is space on the day it will still be possible to pay by card (Visa, Mastercard) in the reception shortly before the lesson; we do however recommend booking through Eventbrite in order to guarantee a place.
Find out more information about our up-and-coming Open Life classes here.
Upcoming term:
Fridays – Short Pose, 18:00pm – 19:30pm (weekly October – December 2023)
Fridays – Long Pose, 19:45pm – 21:15pm (weekly October – December 2023)
Sundays, 10.30am – 1pm (weekly September – December 2023)
Costs: £30 for long sessions or £15 for short sessions (includes paper). Alternatively you can book one of next term’s courses here.
COURSE DAILY BREAKDOWNS:
These are accessible and well-structured sessions to introduce the basic skills of drawing and painting, and encourage creativity. You will experiment with mark-making and learn a wide range of techniques relating to tone, shape, colour and composition. This sessions aim to enhance visual awareness, increase self-confidence, and provide a stimulating and relaxed environment for drawing and painting. There will be a life model in some sessions and you are encouraged to express yourself freely with guidance from the tutor.
Not all sessions will have a life model, please check the daily breakdown here to see which sessions have a model.
Paper is provided, you must bring your own Painting & Drawing materials. We do have a small shop at the Academy if you need to purchase any materials before your class. Please be aware that the Academy is a white spirit and turpentine free environment and only odourless spirits, such as Zest-it or Sansodor, are permitted on the premises. These can also be recycled on site. If you are using oil paints you must bring 1 small jar with a lid to hold your solvent.
Please note that bookings made through Eventbrite are non-refundable. It is only possible to transfer bookings from one event to another up to 7 days prior to the start of the booked event. Additionally, providing there is space on the day it will still be possible to pay by card (Visa, Mastercard) in the reception shortly before the lesson; we do however recommend booking through Eventbrite in order to guarantee a place.
Sundays, 23rd April – 11th June, 2pm – 4.30pm
Costs: £30 per session
