Drawing sessions are offered Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and the last Sunday of each month. Easels, chairs, drawing boards, and side tables provided for participant use.
In -person figure session runs the third and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Online sessions: Runs the first and third Wednesdays of each month(short poses). Runs the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month(Long pose session).
Arts Center East offers a monthly life drawing session, the last Tuesday of the month. Artists are welcome to come to the Arts Center for an un-instructed Life Drawing session to sketch live nude models. Artists are expected to be respectful of the models and of one another. Individuals whose behavior is deemed disrespectful, confrontational, or otherwise inappropriate will be asked to leave.
Our Open Studio sessions provide a valuable opportunity for artists of all skill levels to work from a live model in a structured studio environment. A monitor is present to set the poses, keep time, and ensure a prompt start. Easels, stools, sculpture stands, and drawing horses are available for use. Attendees are responsible for bringing their own art supplies.
From academic to abstract, pencil on paper to oil on canvas, highly-rendered to expression-driven, this studio allows you to follow your own path at your own pace. It is a great opportunity for artists at all-levels to get together and create, in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. Open Studio at MMoA is a fun way to retain and advance your visual art skills while working with a live model each week.
Live models are presented for this open, drop-in studio session. Open to adults of all skill levels. Please bring your own supplies. Class is ongoing and artists of all levels are invited. Class monitor, Kathy Coe is an award-winning artist, who has been painting and teaching for many years.
Weekly figure sessions on Mondays and Fridays. First Friday of every month is clothed portrait.
*All sessions run from 6pm to 9pm Practice drawing the human figure in our Open Figure Drawing Sessions! Every week, a live model is available for you to sketch freely at our studio in Stamford, CT. Sessions are 3 hours and open to all skill levels, 18 and over. Bring a drawing pad and something to draw with, easels are available on a first come first serve basis.