Saturday Sketch Club: drawing dancers
Online workshop
Saturday 10 February 2024 10.30 - 11.45am
Live-streamed online
£10 / £8 conc
Friends of the RA book first
Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies' Digital Accelerator Programme
Learn how to draw dancers like Degas in this Saturday Sketch Club.
Start your Saturday creatively with this online art class. Taking inspiration from our Impressionists on Paper: Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition, and the drawings and sculptures of Degas, learn how to draw dancers in a variety of poses. You will draw from live models and dancers, over a series of short and longer exercises. The session will focus on lyrically capturing the power of dance with just a pencil and paper.
Our Saturday Sketch Clubs are a series of online monthly art classes led by artists. Whether you're a beginner or a practicing artist, these live-streamed classes are designed for everyone. Sessions take place online via a live webinar. Attendees will be sent a link to join the webinar closer to the time.
Share your work with the online Sketch Club community by posting your drawings to Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #RASketchClub or join our Facebook group to connect with other participants.
Mick Kirkbride is a graduate of the RA Schools, and for many years he was Senior Lecturer in Visual Studies at the London College of Fashion. Mick has taught drawing at all levels, most recently as drawing tutor on a range of post-graduate specialisms at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
For this class, all you will need is a pencil, paper and a rubber.
If you have any accessibility needs, please contact public.programmes@royalacademy.org.uk.
Live closed captioning (CC) is available for this event.
£10 / £8 conc
Friends of the RA book first
Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies' Digital Accelerator Programme
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