Join the Monday Night Life Drawing Group on Monday evenings from 6:30pm–9pm on the third floor of the Washburn Cultural Center. Organized independently of WCC, the group provides a welcoming space for artists to create, featuring a clothed live model each session. Please bring your own materials and equipment; no instruction provided.

Artists of all levels of experience are welcome—beginners, college students, professionals, and everything in-between. Everyone is very kind and non-judgemental, so there's no need to fear you aren't experienced enough to attend :o) It's a relaxed environment and we are all just here to draw, improve our practice, and support one another.

Sessions vary from week to week—classic figure study, portrait (head and shoulders), costumed interior figure, local musicians, stuff like that. During costumed interior and portrait sessions the model holds the same pose the entire night, with breaks. Figure sessions are a combo of quick gestures (1-5 min poses), short poses (10-25 min), and longer poses (30-90 min). Silence is encouraged while the model is posing. Conversation is encouraged during breaks.

If you feel like drawing and/or painting and are looking for a supportive community to explore your craft, we'd love to have you join us!

Please direct any additional questions to the Monday Night Life Drawing Group organizer, Kevin at WashburnArtHub(at)gmail(dot)com.

recommended donations

The Monday Night Life Drawing Group will have two donations at each session: one for the venue; and one for the model. Please come prepared to contribute to these donations, if you wish:

• A suggested donation of $2 or more for the use of the WCC space.

• A suggested donation of $5 or more to the model for their time and talent. Please place your donation for the model into the nearby jar.

Open Call for Models

The Monday Night Life Drawing Group is currently looking for models for non-instructional life drawing sessions. Individuals with all body types are encouraged and invited to participate.

All models will be paid for their time and talent and must be available on Mondays from 6:30pm–9pm at the Washburn Cultural Center.

The group values models’ input and allows models’ interests and input to influence the session theme each week. Session themes could include:

• Figure Study, nude or clothed

• Portraiture

• Costumes

• Re-creation of Scenes

• Sports and Sports Gear

• Cultural Wear

• Fashion Poses

• Musical Instruments

• ... Anything, really!

If you are interested or would like to learn more, please contact Kevin at WashburnArtHub(at)gmail(dot)com.