Adult Art Workshops

October 2009 - August 2010 Programme

The art workshop programme continues to offer a wide variety of inspiring and creative courses, including the ever-popular drawing and watercolour classes. The workshops have become known for the excellent teaching and small class sizes, allowing for more focused instruction.

Come and enjoy this unique museum and collection with the eyes of an artist.

Please click on the links below to see the workshops offered in each quarter

October - December, 2009
January - March, 2010
April - June, 2010
July - August, 2010

Booking form

Information for Adult Art Workshops

• Workshops will start promptly at 10:15am with coffee and registration from 10:00am. Please note the Museum does not open until 10:00am
  
• The workshop fee includes light refreshments during the day and lunch. A vegetarian option is available and should be requested as a preference when booking your workshop. Please note that lunch is not provided on workshops marked *
  
• The workshop will end with a brief review session between 3:30 and 4:00pm.
  
• For workshops you may be required to bring sketch books and pencils. Further details of workshops, including the programme for the course and requirements of what to bring, will be sent out to participants after booking.
  
• For further information and to check availability of places on workshops, contact Beth Walker at bwalker@soane.org.uk or on 020 7440 4254.

The Museum is pleased to be able to offer a number of sponsored places on the art workshop programme. These places are allocated on a needs basis. Please contact Beth Walker, Head of Education at the Museum, for more details.

To book, please ring or email Beth Walker or complete a booking form
The Museum now accepts card payments.

October - December, 2009

January - March, 2010

An Introduction to Stone Carving
Friday 5, Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 March | £85 | *
After an introduction and sketching in the Museum, join sculptor Matt Caines at the Soane-designed St John's Church, Bethnal Green, and turn your design into three dimensions.
James Willis & Matt Caines

Shells and Flowers: a Mixed Media Still Life
Thursday 11 & Friday 12 March | £55 |
Working on canvas with a variety of collage and coloured media, pay tribute to the innovative collages of Mrs Delany.
Lucy Brennan

Colour Mixing in Watercolours 
Thursday 18 March | £35 |
The development of many new pigments during the early nineteenth century provided artists with more opportunities to develop their palette. With the help of experts from Windsor & Newton have a go at making your own paints and use these colours to develop your knowledge and experience of colour mixing.
James Willis

Drawing at St George's, Bloomsbury   FULLY BOOKED
Friday 19 March | £30 | *
Explore Hawksmoor's dramatic church using expressive drawing techniques.
James Willis

Drawing Rococo at the Foundling Museum
Thursday 25 March | £30 | *
Spend the day drawing the fine Rococo interiors at the Foundling Museum.
James Willis

Plaster Frieze
Friday 26 March | £30 |
Create an embossed plaster cast frieze based on plant patterns from the Museum collection.
Rosemary Bianchi

Watercolour workshop
Saturday 27 March | £30 | *
Spend the day painting an architectural subject in watercolour using a variety of expressive techniques.
James Willis

April - June, 2010

Drawing on location: Above London   FULLY BOOKED
Thursday 8 April | £30 |
Come and draw panoramic views of London from a high view point on the top of the LSE building.
James Willis

Watercolour and texture
Friday 9 April | £30 |
Inspired by the different textures in the Museum, explore ways of translating them into watercolour.
James Willis

Exploring the Enlightenment at the British Museum
Thursday 22 April | £30 | *
Come and explore the Enlightenment Galleries at the British Museum and make drawings inspired by the idea of a Cabinet of Curiosities.
James Willis

Drawing complex spaces at the Soane Museum
Friday 23 April | £30 |
Come and draw some of Soane's amazing interiors to develop your sense of architectural design and space.
James Willis

Oil Painting for Beginners FULLY BOOKED
Saturday 24 April | £30 | *
An introduction to oil painting inspired by colours from the Museum.
Lucy Brennan

Drawing in St Paul's Cathedral  FULLY BOOKED
Thursday 29 April | £40 | *
An opportunity to draw the huge interior spaces of Wren's masterpiece. Includes admission to the cathedral.
Regan O'Callaghan

Drawing City Churches 1
Thursday 6 May | £30 | *
Explore some of London's churches through drawing in dramatic tones and perspectives.
Regan O'Callaghan

Drawing City Churches 2
Friday 7 May | £30 | *
Come and draw the fine architecture of the churches in the City.
Regan O'Callaghan

Life Drawing with Flowers
Thursday 13 May | £30 |
Inspired by plant forms in painting and architecture, develop your freestyle on paper using inks, collage and other media.
Lucy Brennan

The Theatrical Sir John : Make a 3D model based on rooms in the Museum
Friday 14 May | £35 |
Inspired by Soane's interiors, make a sculptural architectural model.
Rosemary Bianchi

An Introduction to Stone Carving
Thursday 20 May, Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 May | £85 | *
After an introduction and sketching in the Museum, join sculptor Matt Caines at the Soane-designed St John's Church, Bethnal Green, and turn your design into three dimensions.
James Willis & Matt Caines

'It's all in the Paper' - Painting Watercolours
Friday 21 May | £35 |
Turner's famous comment is the inspiration for this watercolour workshop and exploration of watercolour papers.
James Willis

London from the South Bank : Watercolours
Thursday 27 May | £30 | *
Spend the day looking at, drawing and water-colouring London's cityscape from the South Bank.
James Willis

Windsor & Newton colour day
Friday 28 May | £35 |
Spend the day with specialists from Windsor & Newton and discover the secrets of Turner's watercolour palette.
James Willis

Life Drawing
Saturday 29 May | £40 | *
A one-day drawing course with a Life Model in the Art Room at the Soane Museum.
Lucy Brennan

Drawing a London Square
Thursday 10 June | £30 | *
An opportunity to make drawings in nearby Queen's Square concentrating on architecture and its setting.
James Willis

Drawing Perspective on Location
Friday 11 June | £30 |
Develop your skills in drawing perspective on location in and around Lincoln's Inn Fields.
James Willis

Watercolours in a London Square
Thursday 17 June | £30 | *
Spend the day painting watercolours in nearby Queen's Square. Learn to paint buildings freely and with personality.
James Willis

Watercolours and Drawing at Moggerhanger House and Park
Friday 18 June | £40 | *
Visit Moggerhanger House and Park, designed by Soane, to make a small collection of drawings and watercolours. Includes a tour of the house and transfers from Sandy train station.
James Willis

Hogarth and Entertainment
Thursday 24 June | £30 |
Discover the world of entertainment through the eyes of Hogarth and contemporaries.
James Willis and Rosemary Bianchi

An Introduction to Decorative Paint Effects
Friday 25 June | £35 |
Explore the variety and possibilities in making your own decorative paint effects from wood graining to marbling.
Rosemary Bianchi

Drawing en plein air
Saturday 26 June | £30 | *
Join your tutor for a day of drawing outside in Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Lucy Brennan

July - August, 2010

Drawing from Casts
Thursday 1 July | £30 |
Improve your observational skills by drawing from the Museum's collection of casts.
James Willis

Watercolours in Covent Garden
Friday 2 July | £30 | *
Join us to paint watercolours in and around Covent Garden.
James Willis

Watercolours in Lincoln's Inn Fields
Saturday 10 July | £30 | *
Come and paint watercolours in Lincoln's Inn Fields. Learn the skill of making quick sketches full of life.
James Willis

Watercolours at Somerset House
Thursday 22 July | £30 | *
Develop your confidence in painting on location at Somerset House and develop a free sketching style in watercolour.
James Willis

Drawing Buildings in Trafalgar Square
Friday 23 July | £30 | *
Come and explore the buildings around Trafalgar Square, including St. Martin's-in-the-Fields.
James Willis

Watercolours around Lincoln's Inn Fields
Friday 6 August | £30 |
Learn a bold approach in watercolours and paint some of the building surrounding Lincoln's Inn Fields.
James Willis

Drawing in the Museum
Thursday 12 August | £30 |
Make detailed drawings of some of the objects in the Museum collection.
James Willis

Watercolours from scratch
Friday 13 August | £30 |
A watercolour study day looking at how to begin using watercolours.
James Willis

Painting in Lincoln's Inn Fields
Wednesday 18 August | £30 |
Spend the day painting trees and buildings in Lincoln's Inn Fields.
James Willis

BOOKING FORM

To book a place, complete and return the form below.
Either cut and paste the form below into an email,
or download the form as a pdf document and post to the address below.

For further information contact Beth Walker at
bwalker@soane.org.uk or on 020 7440 4254
Sir John Soane's Museum, 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3BP

Name: ...................................................................................................

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Phone (daytime): ........................ Email: ................................................

Workshop title: .........................................................................................

Workshop date: ......................... I would like to reserve ........ place(s)

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I enclose a cheque payable to 'Sir John Soane's Museum' for ...........................