Draw from the Collection

Get inspired, get creative, get sketching! Learn about a variety of drawing concepts and techniques with the guidance of a Museum Educator while exploring the artworks of a highlighted collection gallery each month.

Each month is an in-depth study with the objects, ideas, or processes featured in the collection galleries. Each month features a different gallery and a different drawing theme. Guests will create sketch studies of artworks featured in the gallery, then proceed to the studios to do an in-depth examination of the drawing processes and ideas featured for the month. All drawing experience levels welcome!

All materials provided, but guests may bring their own sketchbook. Open to all abilities and interests. Draw from the Collection is best for ages 12 and up. Advanced registration encouraged; drop-ins welcome.

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How to Go
Dates and Times: Every 3rd Saturday, 1:00-3:30
Ages: 16 and up
Cost: $25 members, $30 non-members
Supplies: Provided
Max Capacity: 12

March: Line and Value: Charcoal Drawing – Featured Gallery / Exhibition: Techno-Cubism by James Pate: The Art of Line Painting

April: Landscapes – Featured Gallery / Exhibition / Location: Gallery 212, Late 19th Century French Art AND / OR Museum front lawn outside (weather permitting)

May: Flowers, Plants, and Trees – Featured Gallery / Exhibition: Gallery 206, Early 20th Century American Art AND/OR Hale Cloister (weather permitting)

June: Architecture and Perspective – Featured Gallery / Exhibition: Gallery 213, 18th Century European Art OR Focus Exhibition: The Quiet World of Edward Hopper

July: Figure Drawing – Featured Gallery / Exhibition: Gallery 204 and Gallery 206

August: Animals and Abstraction – Featured Gallery / Exhibition: Gallery 112 and 113

September: Abstract Expressionism and Colorful Non-Objective Musical Mark-Making – Featured Gallery / Exhibition: Gallery 202

October: Food and Still Life Drawing – Featured Gallery / Exhibition: Gallery 216

November: Portrait Drawing – Featured Gallery / Exhibition: Gallery 217

December: Cartooning and Expressive Caricatures – Featured Gallery / Exhibition: Focus Exhibition Making Faces: 18 Essential Kabuki Plays OR Special Exhibition (B)ART! America’s Funniest Animated Family

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