Figure Drawing Classes, Workshops, Open Studios
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Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
625 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
Instructed
jjenkins
anchoragemuseum.org
907-929-9268
Instructed and Uninstructed
Figure Drawing. 10-week class. Instruction for the first 5 weeks
by University of Alaska art professor and contemporary artist Hugh McPeck, followed by 5 weeks of uninstructed
studio time. Easels, large drawing boards and charcoal available.
Provide your own supplies. $20 drop in. See website for dates.
[2010-01-08]
Bunnell Street Arts Center
106 W. Bunnell Street, Suite A
Homer, AK 99603
infobunnellstreetgallery.org
907-235-2662
Uninstructed
Draw from a live art model in the quiet atmosphere of Bunnell's main exhibit gallery. Life Drawing meets
Tuesdays 6:30-9:00pm. $7. Bring your own drawing supplies. Drawing horses and tables and chairs are provided.
Participants must be current members of the gallery. Art models are needed.
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The Canvas Community Art Studio and Gallery
223 Seward Street
Juneau, AK 99801
infocanvasarts.org
907-586-1750
Instructed
Classes include Human Anatomy and Beginning Figure Drawing. Check the website for the current schedule.
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Atelier Maui
222 Laniloa Way
Haiku, HI 96708
ateliermauigmail.com 808-633-4873
Instructed
Atelier Maui provides classical European instruction in drawing and painting in the tropical paradise of
Maui's North Shore. Atelier Maui is a private teaching studio which offers apprenticeships and residency programs
in fine art. Following time tested traditional methods, Atelier Maui provides an effective program to produce
highly skilled artists. It's intimate, international community of students and faculty enjoy an atmosphere of
creative collaboration and a passion for artistic excellence. Weekdays commence at 8:00am and include three hours
of live model work, three hours of study from classical casts or still life, and a half-hour lunch. Classes end at 2:30pm.
[2011-12-27]
Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center
2841 Baldwin Avenue
Makawao, HI 96768
infohuinoeau.com 808-572-6560
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed Art classes include Figure Drawing Intensive.
Uninstructed -- Practice the fundamental art of figure drawing in the Hui's new Figure Drawing Open Studio program.
All Sessions will be held on the last Saturday of each month, 10:00am-1:00pm in the children's studio.
Bring any materials you wish to use and complete sketches using a live model as inspiration.
Pre-registration is required. Fee: $15 ($19 nonmember).
[2009-07-09]
Honolulu Academy of Arts
900 South Beretania
Honolulu, HI 96814
artschoolhonoluluacademy.org
808-532-8741
Instructed
Art classes include Figure Drawing. This course addresses essential drawing principles and relates them to the human figure
in pictorial space. Students will gain in-depth understanding of the body's underlying anatomical structure and geometry.
Students will address volume, movement, proportion, perspective, light notation and anatomy while drawing from a live art model.
Processes taught include gesture drawing, contour drawing and full value drawing.
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Columbia Center for the Arts
215 Cascade Street, PO Box 1543
Hood River, OR 97031
eandocolumbiaarts.org
541-387-8877
Instructed and Uninstructed
Life Drawing Model Sessions every other Friday 9:00am-12:00noon. $12. Nude model. All skill levels welcome. We start with a
set of 1 and 2 minute poses, followed by five 5-minute poses, two 10-minute poses, then 20-minute poses. Enter the studio via
the orange door on Cascade; it is about half a block east of the main gallery entrance. Oil painters, please use odorless mineral
spirits, preferably Gamsol; no turpentine. Pastels are welcome; please be cautious about blowing the dust. Please do not
photograph the model without permission; discuss with the model privately, on a break or after session.
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Saturday Drawing Group
Linfield College Art Department
Miller Fine Arts Building A off Keck Drive
McMinnville, OR 97128
Contact: Sue at suejlonlinenw.com
Uninstructed
We meet on Saturday from 9:30am-1:30pm. Our art models are nude, male and
female. We start with gesture drawings from 1 to 1 1/2 minutes,
then go to longer poses of 10 minutes up to 45 minutes. Once a month
we have one pose that lasts the full 3 hours. Bring drawing materials
of newsprint and heavier drawing paper for the longer poses. Also
bring charcoal, pencils, pen and ink. Some people like to work in
watercolor or oil or acrylic. Wooden benches (horses) are provided.
Also easels are provided most of the time. The group has been in
existence since 2000.
[2010-05-25]
The Drawing Studio
3614 SE Division
Portland, OR 97202
503-232-9749
Instructed
Classes inlcude Introduction to Drawing and Intermediate Drawing.
Most sessions in the Intermediate course will have live art models.
In the Intro course, students work from photos, reproductions of
other artworks, the mirror, and the human figure, using graphite,
charcoal, and pen. Classes meet evenings and weekends and are designed
for anyone from true beginners to experienced artists who want to
get their work rolling again.
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Pacific Northwest College of Art
1241 NW Johnson St.
Portland, OR 97209
cepnca.edu 503-821-8903
Instructed
Classes include Beginning + Intermediate Figure Drawing and Figure Painting Intensive.
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Hipbone Studio
1847 E. Burnside #104
Portland, OR 97214
503-358-0898
Uninstructed
Drop-in life drawing sessions. On-going. Saturdays 10:00am-1:00pm, Wednesdays 1:00-4:00pm, and Wednesdays 6:30-9:30pm.
Beginners are welcome. Drawing benches and boards, easels and tables
are provided. Typically, we start with gestures and work toward
poses of 30-45 minutes $10 / session or $45 / 5 sessions. LONG TERM
POSES Thursdays 6:30-9:30pm. Ideal opportunity to work from
an extended pose (3 Thursday evenings) each month. You’ll
have more time to develop a drawing or series of drawings or complete
a pastel or painting. Art model and pose changes monthly. $12 / single
session or $30 / commit to 3 session (same pose).
[2009-07-13]
The Bamboo Grove
134 SE Taylor St.
Portland, OR 97214
bamboogrovesalongmail.com
971-207-8476
Uninstructed
The Bamboo Grove will be offering weekly open figure drawing sessions
Sundays 1:00-3:00pm. $5, cash or check. Held in the event room, with
plenty of space and lots of natural light. Poses will be clothed
and unclothed. All levels of experience welcome, just bring your
own art supplies. The Bamboo Grove (aka Zhu lin) is a mixed use
art, performance, and practice space dedicated to the connection
between Asian and American arts.
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The Deviants Drawing Club
The Lovecraft
421 SE Grand Ave
Portland, OR 97215
971-270-7760
Uninstructed
"Life Drawing for the creative monster in all of US!"
Every First Sunday 4:00-7:00pm. $5. A welcoming all level session with
2 costumed models in an intimate bar setting. Session is angled
towards short gestures ranging from 1-20 minute poses, contests, and creative exploration.
[2011-05-27]
Multnomah Arts Center
7688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
503-823-ARTS (2787)
Instructed
The Multnomah Arts Center offers courses and workshops in drawing,
sculpting and painting the figure. Courses are offered year round
and are scheduled daytime and evenings. Go to our website for a
complete listing of offerings. The Multnomah Arts Center has been
offering courses in the arts for over 28 years. Join our community!
[2009-09-14]
Oregon College of Art and Craft
Drawing Studio at OCAC
8245 SW Barnes Road
Portland, OR 97225
studioschoolocac.edu 503-297-5544 / 800-390-0632
Uninstructed
Saturdays 10:00am-1:00pm. Open Life Drawing participants sign in
and pay their fees at the Front Desk in the Centrum upon arriving
– no need to pre-register. Please consult the semester calendar
in the Drawing Studio or at the Front Desk for other scheduling
conflicts that may preempt Life Drawing. No prerequisite. $7/SESSION
OCAC STUDENTS & MEMBERS / $10/SESSION ALL OTHERS
[2009-07-06]
Silverton Arts Association
303 Coolidge
Silverton, OR 97381
infoSilvertonArts.org
503-873-2480
Uninstructed
Life Studio with model. Thursdays 6:00-8:30pm. See website
for schedule. There is a long tradition of artists drawing and painting
from the live art model. It is considered a fundamental in the training
for all the visual arts. Whether you work realistically or abstractly,
this figure drawing group is a great chance to improve your skills
and meet other artists. Debbie Unger, facilitator, 503-845-9277.
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Maude Kerns Art Center
1910 East 15th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97403
staffmkartcenter.org
541-345-1571
Instructed and Uninstructed
• Instructed art classes include Figure Painting: A One-Pose Study
(a comprehensive study of the human figure as you work from one pose over eight class sessions) and
Studio Painting: Still Life & Figurative.
• Open Studio Figure Drawing, Figure Painting, Figure Sculpture. The Art Center invites artists
to become a part of our Open Studio Sessions. Model poses vary and are selected to accommodate artists'
needs. Drop-ins are welcome. $11 Drop-In Fee. Sign up for the whole term and receive a sizeable discount.
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Arts Central Station
313 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr.
Bend, OR 97702
541-617-1317
Instructed
Art classes include Figure Drawing. An introduction to drawing from
a live, clothed art model. Students
will practice and experiment with a variety of techniques, poses,
and materials, including gesture drawings and short/long poses.
Class is suitable for beginning to advanced students.
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Arts Umbrella
Country Village
23732 Bothell Everett Hwy
Bothell, WA 98021
tlchang1hotmail.com
Uninstructed
Open studio drawing with live model on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Friday
of each month. 10:00am-1:00pm. We will be working with nudes
the first and third Fridays, and with draped or costumed art models
the second Friday. Sign up on our Meetup page.
[2010-03-31]
artEAST Art Center
95 Front Street North
Issaquah, WA 98027
educationarteast.org 425-392-3191
Uninstructed
Figure Drawing Open Studio. Mondays 9:30am-12:30pm. Register for a set of 8 or 9 sessions, or once minimum
enrollment is met, drop-ins are welcome at $20/session. These sessions offer participants the opportunity
to practice drawing from the nude art model. The first hour will typically have 1 to 5 minute poses. The second hour
will have 15 minute poses. The third hour will be devoted to a single pose. Some prior figure drawing experience
is helpful. Participants must supply their own papers and drawing materials. Drawing benches are available.
You are welcome to bring your own easel.
[2011-12-21]
Kirkland Arts Center
620 Market Street
Kirkland, WA 98033-5421
mkahakirklandartscenter.org
425-822-7161
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed classes include Drawing the Figure for Beginners and
Life Drawing for Teens.
Uninstructed Sunday Life Sessions. Sundays 1:00-4:00pm.
Work from a live art model during this drop-in drawing, painting or
sculpting session in the third floor Skylight Room. Long poses are
featured on the first and last Sunday of the month. Open to the
community — registration is not required. $8 model fee per
session. *To access the Skylight Room when Gallery is closed (Sundays
and evenings), please use entrance at rear of building.
[2009-08-11]
DigiPen Institute of Technology
8273 154th Ave. N.E.
Redmond, WA 98052
425-558-0299
Uninstructed
Free Open Figure Drawing Lab for local videogame industry professionals
and DigiPen students. Limited to 25 seats and is on a first come,
first serve basis. Participants wishing to attend are asked to e-mail
the moderator, Rob Kmiec (rkmiecdigipen.edu)
in order to help DigiPen keep track of how many people will be attending
each week. Participants will also be required to show their business card or student ID at the door.
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Daniel Smith
15112 N.E. 24th Street
Bellevue, Washington 98052
customer.servicedanielsmith.com
425-643-1781
Uninstructed
Tuesdays 4:00-6:45pm. Life Drawing Sessions. $10 for the session, paid to session monitor.
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Gage Academy of Art
1501 10th Ave. East, #101
Seattle, WA 98102
infogageacademy.org 206 323-GAGE
Instructed
Classses include: Introduction to Figure Drawing; Expressive Figure
Drawing; Intermediate Figure Drawing; Painting the Figure; Beginning
Figure Sculpture; Figure Sculpting Studio - Gesture.
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Canoe Social Club
417 E. Loretta Place
Seattle, WA 98102
Jedcanoesocialclub.com
Instruction available
Figure Drawing at Canoe Social Club is Every Other Monday night from 7:00-10:00pm — check the calendar on our website.
Art models, both male and female, are typically nude but we have some costumes from time to time. Some drawing materials
as well as tables, easels and chairs provided. This is a very welcoming session with room for experienced and novice
drawers alike. We warm up with gestures for 30 min, one hour of longer poses, final hour two 30 minute poses.
Fee is $5 for members of Canoe and $10 for non-members.
[2011-10-04]
North Seattle Community College
9600 College Way North
Seattle, WA 98103
contedsccd.ctc.edu
206-527-3705
Instructed
Art classes include Life Drawing.
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Artist & Craftsman Supply
4350 8th Ave NE (between 43rd St & 45th St)
Seattle, WA 98105
Instructor: Jamie.Bollenbachgmail.com
206-650-0591
Instructed
Wednesdays 5:00-7:30pm. Drop-in Figure Drawing class with Jamie Bollenbach. These live model sessions offer light
instruction to help you develop the timeless techniques for drawing the human form. No requirements or prerequisites.
We offer professional feedback at the level you want. The instructor's ten years of teaching experience shapes a gentle
but powerful session, presenting careful observation and realism as a grammar for the expressive poetry and visual
experiment of art. $15 per Session; $65 for 5 sessions; $120 for 10 sessions.
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Art/Not Terminal Gallery
2045 Westlake Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
artnot.gallerygmail.com
206-233-0680
Uninstructed
Figure drawing Mondays 6:30-9:30pm, Saturdays 9:30am-12:30pm, Sundays 10:00am-1:00pm.
Mondays are long pose nights continued two sessions (three session if there are five Mondays in the month).
First Saturday of the month is 1 to 5 minute gesture poses. Second Saturday is 5 to 25 minute poses.
Third Saturday is 6 25-minute poses. Fourth and fifth Saturday is a 3-hour pose.
Sundays start with 15 2-minute gestures followed by 20-minute poses.
Art models wanted—see link for details.
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Capitol Hill Studio
1520 11th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98121
Uninstructed
Drop in life drawing session on Wednesday nights, 7:30-10:30pm.
$7 model fee. We're a bit rowdy and loud, but the focus is on drawing.
We do not reserve seating. Usually there's room to squeeze everyone
in, but sometimes it is a squeeze, so please bear with us. We're
located above the Purr Lounge on Capitol Hill. Just dial "#15"
on the intercom, and we'll buzz you in.
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Dr. Sketchy's Seattle
Seattle, WA 98121
Uninstructed
Cabaret drawing events. Every 3rd Sunday 6:00-9:00pm. This is the Seattle affiliate of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, founded in New York City.
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Photographic Center Northwest
900 Twelfth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
pcnwpcnw.org
206-720-7222
Instructed
Photography workshops include The Art of the Nude: Capturing the
human form has been a primary interest of photographers since the
very beginnings of the medium. Explore some of the rewards and challenges
of photographing the human figure and learn how to find, pose, and
communicate effectively with models while developing new approaches to creative lighting.
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Harem Figure Drawing
Roebling Building
900 1st Ave South
Seattle, WA 98134
Uninstructed
Wednesdays 7:00-10:00pm. $10. This open session starts with 2-minute
gestures followed by some 20-minute poses, and ending with a 40-minute
pose. Benches and easels provided.
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Daniel Smith
4150 First Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134
Instructor: Jamie.Bollenbachgmail.com
206-650-0591
Instructed
Thursdays 5:00-7:00pm. Drop-in Figure Drawing class with Jamie Bollenbach.
These live model sessions offer light instruction to help you develop the
timeless techniques for drawing the human form. No requirements or prerequisites.
We offer professional feedback at the level you want. The instructor's ten years
of teaching experience shapes a gentle but powerful session, presenting careful
observation and realism as a grammar for the expressive poetry and visual
experiment of art. $15 per session; $65 for 5 sessions; $120 for 10 sessions.
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Pratt Fine Arts Center
1902 South Main St.
Seattle, WA 98144
tfugamipratt.org 206-328-2200
Instructed
Classes include Conceptualizing the Figure, Continuing Drawing -
Figuring Out Figure Drawing, Continuing Drawing - The Figure, Continuing
Painting - The Figure in Context, and Figurative Sculpture.
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Wonder School of the Arts
Location varies, most often at
University of Washington campus
Seattle WA 98195
Instructed
Courses inlclude: Figure drawing, Step-by-Step. In this class students
will learn how to draw the human figure, using an easy step-by-step
method, whether working from an art model, from photos, or from memory
and knowledge. We'll start by sketching some figures based on simple,
underlying shapes, then add in the details. Students will learn
about proportions and foreshortening, motion and action, basic surface
muscles, and how to use shading to make the figure look real and three-dimensional.
[2009-08-10]
Dakota Art Store
1415 Cornwall Avenue
Bellingham, WA 98225
Contact Ruthie V. ruthieruthiev.com
360-DAY-ARTS
Uninstructed
Life Drawing Wednesdays 11:30am-2:00pm. You are invited to attend Figure
Drawing with a nude art model. No instruction is given. This is your
opportunity to practice drawing the human form and share the company
of other artists. Each session begins with gesture exercises. Poses
then gradually increase up to 30 minutes. No pre-registration is
required, but contact Ruthie for reduced rate pre-paid sessions
starting each session. Grab your art supplies and join us! $14 per
person. A second weekly session will be announced in the near future.
[2010-09-15]
Trish Harding School of Art at Studio UFO
301 W. Holly Street
Room M4, Bay Street Village Building
Bellingham, WA 98225
trish.hardingstudioufo.net
360-671-8682
Uninstructed
Clothed and nude figure drawing sessions twice a month. See website
for schedule. These are not drop-in sessions. Pre-registration is
required. $12 prepaid for clothed session. $15 prepaid for nude
session. Each session will begin with several one-minute warm-up
gesture exercises and continue with four 20-minute poses. If we
have two art models posing together we will have two 40-minute poses.
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Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio
813 Edgecliff Drive
Langley, WA 98260
infowhidbeyislandfas.com
360-637-4690
206-571-0442
Instructed
Workshops include The Dynamic Figure: a classical approach, Drawing
& Painting the Figure, Painting the Portrait from Life : a classical
approach, The Figure in Charcoal & Painting the Figure in Oil,
and The Human Figure: a comprehenisve strategy.
[2011-08-11]
Gallery by the Bay
8700 271st NW
Stanwood, WA 98292
gaylegallerybythebay.com
360-629-4297
Uninstructed
Weekly life drawing sessions on Sundays from 11:00am-2:00pm. Featuring
nude art models, mixed poses. We have some benches, chairs, easels,
but feel free to bring your own if you like. $10 drop in fee. Stanwood
is about an hour north of Seattle. The model schedule is posted on our website.
[2009-11-01]
The Young Artist's Studio
1124 McKenzie Avenue
Bremerton, WA 98337
youngartistsclear.net
360-479-3505
Instructed and Uninstructed
Art classes include Figure Drawing "No More Stick Figures!" — Basic Anatomy; Head, Hands and Feet;
The Action Figure. Working from the Photograph vs. Working from Life. Clothed model fee additional.
Intermediate drawing ability recommended.
[2012-01-02]
Open Studio-Puyallup, a program of Frances Buckmaster, Artist
217 N. Meridian
Puyallup, WA 98371
fbuckmasix.netcom.com
Uninstructed
Wednesdays or Thursdays draw/paint 6:00-9:00pm from nude art model. Long
poses only, 3 weeks same pose. Artists provided easels, easel lights,
chairs, beverages/snacks for donation. Attractive studio, heat &
A/C, second floor-no elevator. Schedule: September to early May.
Sustaining members receive 3 sessions for $55 plus invitation to
work in monthly open-all-day studio. To try out our programming:
Individual Series= 3 sessions for $65. Must register: No drop-ins allowed.
[2010-11-29]
Figure Drawing Club
Tacoma Community College
Painting Room - Building 5
Tacoma, WA 98406
Uninstructed
Figure Drawing Club is held at Tacoma Community College, usually Tuesdays 3:30-5:30pm.
FDC invites everyone, including non-TCC students, to come and take advantage
of club benefits. It's a great opportunity to practice figure drawing for free. Art models are nude.
Art supplies are limited, but you may bring your own if you like. See Facebook page for announcements.
[2011-12-23]
Tacoma Academy of Fine Art
508 6th Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402
tim.mansengmail.com
Instructed and Uninstructed
Open figure drawing sessions occur twice a week, where we draw from a nude model. Time is 6:30-9:30pm. Tuesday sessions focus on short poses (2, 5, 10, and 20 minute poses) and Wednesdays a long pose session, lasting the course of 4 consecutive Wednesday sessions (that's a 12 hour pose, total!). Cost is $15 per session. Also there are opportunities for instructed figure drawing workshops during the course of the year. Check our website for more info.
[2011-12-27]
509 ArtSpace Studios
3311 W Clearwater Ave
Kennewick, WA 99336
509artspacegmail.com
Uninstructed
Figure Drawing Sessions 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10:00am-1:00pm. $15.
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