This page includes Alabama,
Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Tennessee.
Alabama
Hoover/Bluff
Park Community Center
571 Park Avenue
Hoover, AL 35226
Uninstructed
Figure Drawing Art Group. Life drawing from a model on Mondays 6:30
PM – 8:00 PM. Open studio format with twenty minute poses.
Cost varies depending on attendance. contact Artur Umlauf 205-979-4211.
Huntsville
Art League
3005 L&N Drive, Suite 2
Huntsville, AL 35801
Mail HuntsvilleArtLeague.org
 256-534-3860
Uninstructed
Figure Drawing Group with draped model every Monday morning 9AM-12N,
HAL Gallery. Call Terri Shows for information: terrishowscomcast.net,
or 882-1427; contact Terri before coming the first time.
Arkansas
University
of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 S. University Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204
Uninstructed
Open figure drawing every Tuesday, 7:30-10:30pm in room FA270. All
are invited, even bring your friends. The model fee will be split
among attendees, so bring a few dollars. For questions contact Stephen
Cefalo at 888-5075 or stephencefalosbcglobal.net
Iowa
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Drink
& Draw
Market Street Media Foundry
118 SE 4th Street, Suite 105
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Uninstructed
Need to practice your figure drawing? We'll have a two hour session
with short to medium poses. Bring your own drawing materials (including
boards, if you need them), $5, Beer. We'll provide chairs and the
model. Monthly Event - Second Thursday of every month: 8:00 PM to
10:00 PM (CT). Please arrive promptly!
The
Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50312-2099
515-277-4405
Instructed
Classes include Open Studio: The Figure. Use oils, acrylics, pastels,
or drawing media as you master drawing and painting from the nude
model. Work with a range of long and short poses throughout the
term. Beginning Drawing is a prerequisite for this class.
Pearson
Lakes Art Center
PO Box 255
2201 Highway 71
Okoboji, IA 51355
infolakesart.org
712-332-7013
Uninstructed
Open Studio: Ceramics, Painting, & Drawing. Thursdays 7:00-9:00
PM. Bring your own supplies. Live clothed model available. Suggested
Donation: $5. This is not a class, but rather an opportunity to
expand your own working techniques.
Iowa City
/ Cosgrove Drawing Group
Cosgrove Institute
2009 400th St SW
Oxford, IA 52322
juliejohnsonartgmail.com
Uninstructed
We meet thursday evenings from 6 - 9 pm. The studio is 7 miles west
of Iowa City at the Cosgrove Institute. Models are both male and
female. We draw both nude and clothed. Poses start out with short
gestures (2 minutes) and then go to 10, 15 and 20 minute poses.
Please email for more information and to reserve a space, as space
is limited.
CR Drawing
Group
Coe College, Art Building-3rd Floor
1220 1st Avenue NE (campus address)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
crdrawingleadersyahoo.com
Uninstructed
Each session features an experienced model who poses for a set of
gestures and then usually does 4-6 twenty minute poses. Sometimes
a pose will go as long as 45 minutes. Each session costs $8 per
artist (as of 2009) and lasts 3 hours. There are tables provided,
boards for paper and some benches.
In the past these have always occurred Sundays 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
and Tuesdays 6 - 9 p.m. Sometimes around the holidays the group
doesn't meet. So check yahoo address to get on mailing list for
updates.
The models are generally nude, sometimes partially draped. Will
take requests from artists for poses or hats,etc. if no one in the
group minds. The artists are college students to senior citizens
(often professional artists). Music is usually played in the background.
Figge
Art Museum
225 West 2nd Street
Davenport, Iowa 52801
563-326-7804
Instructed
Classes include Figure Drawing: Refine drawing skills while working
from the unclothed model in a relaxed studio environment. All ability
levels are welcome and instruction will be given. Participants under
the age of 18 need written parental permission to attend.
Kansas
Red
Door Studios
738 Armstrong, Suite 200
Kansas City, KS 66101
LaceyLSquaredartwork.com
913-909-5408
Instructed and Uninstructed
• Uninstructed Long Pose Open Figure Sessions. Wednesdays
6pm-9pm. $10.00 a session. Models and themes will rotate between
males and females, classic nudes and models in costume. Models will
pose for two consecutive weeks, allowing us the option of either
continuing with the same pose over two weeks, or starting with a
new pose for the second week.
• Instructed figure drawing classes for beginners are also
offered. Email Lacey for details.
Wichita Center
for the Arts
9112 E. Central
Wichita, KS 67206
artswcfta.com 316-634-2787
Instructed and Uninstructed
Uninstructed Open Studio Figure Study. $15 per class. Fridays 9:00
a.m.-12:00 p.m. See website for dates.
Instructed classes include Romantic Figure Drawing/Painting and
Figure Study.
Students under 18 must have a signed letter of permission from a
parent or guardian.
Kentucky
Preston
Arts Center Inc
3048 Bardstown Rd
Louisville, KY 40205-3020
infoprestonartscenter.com
502-454-9954
Instructed
Classes include Life Drawing, Artist’s Anatomy & Figure
Drawing.
Louisiana
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New
Orleans Academy of Fine Arts
5256 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
504-899-8111
Instructed
Classes include Life Drawing, Life Painting, and Figure Sculpture.
Fair
Grinds Coffeehouse
3133 Ponce deLeon
New Orleans, LA 70119
Coffeehouse 504 913-9072 - Art workshop contact: 504-914-5341
infofairgrinds.com
Uninstructed
Life Art Modeling, Thursdays 8:00-10:00pm. Artist group session
with posing model. Fee collected for model.
2001
Magazine Street Gallery
2001 Magazine Street
New Orleans LA, 70130
Wetter1aol.com 504-324-5136
Uninstructed
Tuesdays 7:30-9:00 PM. Professional and amateur men and women gather
weekly to draw, sketch, or paint from live male and female nude
models. Each participant brings own supplies (a few stools and benches
are available in Gallery) and contributes $5-10 to pay the model.
Relaxed setting.
Mississippi
No listings yet
Missouri
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Concrete
Ocean Art Gallery/Mojo Studios
2257 S. Jefferson (at Shenandoah)
Saint Louis, MO 63104
314-497-0199
Uninstructed
Mojo Studios hosts open figure drawing sessions on Thursday nights
starting at 8pm. Feel free to come set up as early as 7pm. Cost
is $10, some refreshments are provided. BYOB. We host a diverse
set of models and constantly look for ways to keep things interesting.
St.
Louis Artists’ Guild
Two Oak Knoll Park
St. Louis, MO 63105
guild.infostlouisartistsguild.org
314-727-6266
Uninstructed
Weekly sketch groups meet in the third floor studio. The model may
be nude or partially nude at times. $5 for students and members,
$6 for non-members.
Tuesday Evenings, 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Thursday Afternoons, Noon - 3:00 pm
Thursday Evenings, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Kansas
City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64111
rkartmankcai.edu 816-802-3505
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed classes include Life Drawing (8 weeks) and Life Drawing
Weekend Intensive (2 days).
Uninstructed Life Drawing Open Studio is also offered.
Nebraska
Joslyn
Art Museum
2200 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68102
402-342-3300
Instructed
Joslyn offers a variety of figure based art classes throughout the
year, such as Life Drawing and Figure Sculpting, although they are
not always offered each semester. See the website for current course
listings.
LUX
Center for the Arts
2601 N. 48th St
Lincoln, NE 68504
402-466-8692
Instructed
LUX Center for the Arts offers figure drawing classes for adult
and high school students throughout the year, although they are
not always offered each term. Classes in pottery, painting, jewelry,
printmaking and textiles also available. See the website for current
course listings.
North
Dakota
No listings yet
Oklahoma
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City
Arts Center
3000 General Pershing Blvd - State Fairgrounds
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
nfocityartscenter.org 405-951-0000
Instructed
Classes include Life Drawing, Wednesdays 7:00-9:00 PM.
Oklahoma
Art Guild
City Arts Center
3000 General Pershing Blvd - State Fairgrounds
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
405-408-5355
Uninstructed
Tuesdays - Figure Drawing. Figure drawing sessions with live models
are provided free for members each Tuesday unless otherwise noted
in the newsletter. No guests allowed. Sessions are from 7:00-9:30
PM at City Arts Center. See website for information on membership.
Philbrook
Museum of Art
2727 South Rockford Road
Tulsa OK 74114
AdultProgramsphilbrook.org
918-749-7941
Uninstructed
Life Drawing Open Studio, Thursdays, 6:30 pm to 9 pm year-round.
$10 per session of $55 for six sessions.
Ages 18 and above. These open studio sessions allow participants
to practice drawing nude male and female models through gesture
sketches. Intermediate to advanced skill level.
South
Dakota
No listings yet
Tennessee
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Plaza
Artists Materials
633 Middleton Street
Nashville, TN 37203
helpplazaart.com
615-254-3368
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed classes include Introduction to Figure Drawing and Figure
Drawing & Painting.
Uninstructed classes include Open Studio with Figure Model.
Watkins
College of Art, Design & Film
2298 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37228
communitywatkins.edu
615-383-4848
Instructed
Community Education classes include Figure Study: Working from a
nude model using charcoal, ink, and graphite, students will learn
to render a realistic human figure. Studying techniques such as
gestures, mass, and volume, students will learn to create effective
compositions.
The
Oak Ridge Art Center
201 Badger Avenue
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
oakridgeartcentercomcast.net
865-482-1441
Instructed
Classes include Life Drawing. Drawing from the nude model with emphasis
on observation skills. An opportunity for adults of all levels of
ability to experience working from a live model in a relaxed and
supportive setting. Participants may work in the medium of their
choice and should bring their drawing supplies with them to class
the first evening. Beginners may call the Art Center for a list
of suggested materials. Adults only, space is limited.
Memphis
College of Art
1930 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
commedmca.edu 901-272-5142
Instructed
Classes include Life Drawing.
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