Figure Drawing
Workshops, Open Studios,
and Continuing Education Classes in New Jersey
This is a directory of places
where artists can draw, paint, or sculpt the human form from live
art models. The list includes instructed and uninstructed sessions.
Drawing groups come and go, and schedules change, so it is wise
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New Jersey
Paul
Vincent Studios
49 Harrison St
Hoboken, NJ 07030
paulvincentstudios gmail.com
201-874-9525
Uninstructed
Life Drawing Class. Every Tuesday 7pm-10pm. $10.
Montclair
Art Museum - Yard School of Art
3 South Mountain Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
acerbie montclairartmuseum.org
973-746-5555 extension 239
Instructed
Workshops: MAMathon (figure drawing marathon, uses up to 6 models
in variety of numbers and poses)
Adult classes: Life Drawing; Drawing from the Inside Out; Drawing
into Painting; Genre Painting (clothed model); Portraiture; Representational
Painting and Drawing (clothed); Figurative Watercolor; Mixed Media
Sculpture (model in 2 – 3 sessions).
Teen Classes: Life Drawing (16+).
duCret
School of Art
1030 Central Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07060
director ducret.edu 908-757-7171
Instructed
Classes include Modeling the Figure in Clay, Academy Figure Drawing,
Painting and Drawing the Figure, and Life Drawing.
Arts
Guild New Jersey
1670 Irving Street
Rahway, NJ 07065
artsguild1670 verizon.net.
732-381-7511
Uninstructed
Life drawing open studio: Tuesdays 7:00-9:30 PM. We run 8-week sessions
of Life Drawing from late September until Thanksgiving, again from
early February to mid-March, and late March to late May. The
8-week sessions are $65.00 in advance OR $10 pay by the session.
We also run a 6-week session for Summer, $50 payable ONLY in advance.
The
Life Drawing Studio Group at Watchung Arts Center
18 Stirling Road
Watchung, NJ 07069
wacenter optonline.net 908-753-0190
Uninstructed
The Studio Group has met at WAC continually, year-round, for the
last 14 years, on several Wednesday evenings and several Saturday
mornings each month. Wednesday evening sessions begin at 7 p.m.
and Saturday morning sessions start at 10 a.m.
Barron
Arts Center
582 Rahway Avenue
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
BarronArts twp.woodbridge.nj.us
732-634-0413
Uninstructed
Life Drawing Session. Tuesday evenings 7:30-10:00 PM. $80 fee for
8 sessions. $12/class for drop-ins.
Visual
Arts Center of New Jersey
68 Elm St.
Summit, NJ 07901
artcenter artcenternj.org
908-273-9121
Instructed
Classes include Zen & the Figure,
Painting the Figure in Oil: Alla-Prima Painting, Drawing & Painting
from Life, Life Drawing, Portrait to Figure - Painting & Sketching:
Oil & Pastel, The Figure in Pastel, Understatnding Artistic
Anatomy, and Portrait & Figure Sculputure.
Ocean
County Artists' Guild
Ocean and Chestnut Avenues
Island Heights, NJ 08732
info ocartistsguild.org 732-270-3111
Uninstructed
Open Studio Workshops For Members and Guests. Life Drawing Studio,
Saturdays 10:00am - 12:30pm, Model Fee $10. Non-members may attend
one session as a guest; the artist must then become a member to
attend future sessions.
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