Figure Drawing
Workshops, Open Studios,
and Continuing Education Classes
in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
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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Connecticut
- sorted by Zip Code
Art
League of New Britain
30 Cedar Street
New Britain, CT 06052
contactalnb.org
Uninstructed
Open Studio Clothed Model Atelier: This studio involves the model
executing long poses and is ideal for artists practicing any medium:
sculpture, drawing or painting. Open Studio Figure Drawing: Study
the human figure with short and long poses with nude model. Bring
your own supplies -- paper and drawing pencil or charcoal.
Mystic
Arts Center
9 Water Street
Mystic, CT 06355
educationmysticarts.org  860-536-7601
Instructed and Uninstructed
Monitored & Instructed Figure Drawing. One of the best ways
to improve your drawing skills is to work from real life. Explore
techniques on your own and under the guidance of the instructor
using a live model in the nude. Instructed classes will include
critiques of the previous week’s drawings and exercises for
students to use during monitored sessions.
Lyme
Academy College of Fine Arts
84 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, Connecticut 06371
860-434-5232
Instructed
Classes include Figurative Sculpture, Portrait/Figure Drawing and
Painting, and Figure Drawing.
Guilford
Art Center
411 Church Street
Guilford, CT 06437
infoguilfordartcenter.org
203-453-5947
Instructed
Classes include Narrative Figure Drawing and Figure Sculpture.
Creative
Arts Workshop
80 Audubon Street
New Haven, CT 06510
203-562-4927
Instructed
Classes include Drawing the Figure: An Introduction, Interpreting
the Figure through Drawing and Working from a Model.
Dr.
Sketchy's New Haven
Cafe 9
250 State St
New Haven, CT 06510
Uninstructed
Cabaret drawing events. This is an affiliate of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art
School, founded in New York City.
Paier
College of Art, Inc.
20 Gorham Avenue
Hamden, CT 06514
Contact Daniel Paier, VP/Dean of Admissions
dpaierpaiercollegeofart.edu
203-287-3031
Instructed
Courses include Clay Figure Modeling; Life Drawing I, II, III, IV,
IV; Life Paintng I, II; Head Painting I, II; Portrait Paiting I,
II; Drawing IV, V (The Clothed Figure); Painting IV, V (The Clothed
Figure); and The Figure in Advertising I, II, III. Prerequisites
required.
Artwell
Gallery
19 Water Street
Torrington, CT 06790
artwellsbcglobal.net 860.482.5122
Uninstructed
Life Drawing. Tuesday 7:00 - 10:00pm. $7.00 per session, $5.00 for
students.
Washington
Art Association
Bryan Memorial Plaza
Washington Depot, CT 06794
860-868-2878
Uninstructed
Open Studio Life Drawing Tuesdays 7:30-10:00pm, Thursdays 9:30am-Noon,
and Sundays 10:00am-12:30pm. $8 per week for members, $11 per week
for nonmembers.
Silvermine
Guild Arts Center
1037 Silvermine Road
New Canaan, CT 06840
sgacsilvermineart.org
203-966-9700
Uninstructed
These sessions provide the opportunity to work in a studio environment
from a live model in the artist's preferred medium. No prior registration
is required. Sessions meet year round except on national holidays.
Guild/Center members are charged one-half the regular fee. This
is not an instructional course.
Monday 6:30pm-9:30pm $18: Short, athletic poses.
Wednesday 1pm-4pm $18. Longer poses.
Wednesday 7pm-10pm $18: Evening Sculpture. Single pose for four
consecutive sessions.
Friday 10am-3:30pm $24: One pose for the entire session.
Ridgefield
Guild of Artists
34 Halpin Lane
PO Box 552
Ridgefield, CT 06877
rgoasbcglobal.net
203-438-8863
Uninstructed
Life Drawing. Live models are presented for this open, drop in studio
session. Open to adults of all skill levels. Bring your own supplies.
Thursdays 7:00–9:00 pm. $12 members/$15 non-members. Class
is ongoing.
Maine
- sorted by Zip Code
River
Tree Arts
Irvine School of Art
35 Western Ave.
Kennebunk, ME 04043
christinarivertreearts.org
207-967-9120
Instructed
Classes include Life Drawing. A classical approach to the human
form. This class will provide training in direct observation to
recreate the figure. The emphasis will be on tonal drawing and the
study of perspective. Anatomy and value will play as the foundation
for this class.
Maine
College of Art - MECA
522 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
cstudymeca.edu 207-699-5061
Instructed
Classes include Figure Study/Life Drawing and Portrait/Figure Studies
for Seniors.
Bates
College Museum of Art
Lewiston, ME 04240-6028
museumbates.edu 207-786-8302
Uninstructed
As a service to the artists in our community, we host a life drawing
session every Wednesday, year-'round, 6-9 p.m. in Olin 259. Admission
is $7, $6 for members of the museum and discounts are also available
for regular session attendees. We provide models, drawing benches,
and easels, and artists bring their favorite drawing supplies. Artists
who want to paint must bring their own easel, and must use only
a minimum of solvent stored in a closed container.
The
Harlow Gallery
160 Water Street
Hallowell, ME 04347
kvaaharlowgallery.org 207-622-3813
Uninstructed
Life Drawing Sessions
Sundays 7:00-9:00 PM. $7.00, which helps pay the model. For more
information call Joe Klofas at 317-6054.
River
Arts
170 Main Street
Damariscotta, ME 04543
inforiverartsme.org 207-563-1507
Uninstructed
Open Studio Life Drawing, Wednesdays 6:00-9:00 PM. $15/members,
$20/non-members.
Lincoln
Street Center for Arts and Education
24 Lincoln Street
Rockland, ME 04841
infolincolnstreetcenter.org
207-594-6490
Uninstructed
Mondays 6:00-8:30 PM. This life drawing group meets in Studio #20
on the top floor at the Center. This is not a course with instruction,
but an open studio approach, sharing a model. For high school age
and up, figure drawing is great portfolio preparation for art school,
and important for working and amateur artists. Come expand your
drawing skills with this classical training for artists. $10 for
drop in, $48 for 6 sessions.
Waterfall
Arts
256 High Street
Belfast, ME 04915
infowaterfallarts.org 207-338-2222
Uninstructed
Life drawing, Tuesdays 6:30-9:0 PM. Drop in is $12 or you can purchase
a punch card for reduced rates.
Massachusetts
- sorted by Zip Code
Amherst
College
Department of Art and the History of
Art
Room 101 Fayerweather Hall
Amherst, MA 01002
lmbeckettamherst.edu
Uninstructed
Open figure drawing sessions are held in Fall and Spring. Thursdays,
7-9 p.m. in Room 101 Fayerweather.
Bring your own (non-oil-based) materials; there is no other cost
to join in. Open to students, faculty and staff, and the greater
Amherst community. See the website for the schedule, and to join
an e-mail notification list, for announcements, cancellation notices,
etc.
Northampton
Center for the Arts
17 New South Street
Northampton, MA 01060 (Map & Directions)
ncfanohoarts.org 413-584-7327
Uninstructed
Open Studio Figure Drawing. Join us Wednesday mornings at 9:30am-12:30
pm for these ongoing sessions with live models. The group is organized
by Carmen Ahearn and Susan Halls, but no formal instruction is offered.
Some easels are available, although artists are encouraged to bring
their own. For more information and to join the group's email list
contact Susan Halls, susansusanhalls.com.
$12 per session drop-in or 8-session card for $80 payable by cash
or personal check.
IS183
Art School
Box 1400
13 Willard Hill Road
Stockbridge, MA 01262
infois183.org
413-298-5252
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed classes include Figure Drawing and Extended Pose: The
Figure in Drawing and Painting.
Uninstructed Life Drawing Open Studio: Mondays 6:00 - 9:00 pm (year-round)
and Wednesdays, 2:00 - 5:00 pm (June through September). $15.00
or $50 for 5 sessions. This drop-in open studio provides ongoing
access to a live model, both short and long poses. Bring your own
materials. On Mondays the model is nude; only drawing is permitted.
On Wednesdays the model is clothed; drawing or painting may be practiced.
Worcester State College Art Department
486 Chandler St.
Worcester, MA 01602
508-852-8860
Uninstructed
Figure Drawing Workshop. All artists invited to draw or paint. Monday
evenings 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
The
Atelier at the Sprinkler Factory
38 Harlow Street, Second Floor
Worcester, MA 01605
sfateliergmail.com
Instructed and Uninstructed
The Atelier at the Sprinkler Factory is dedicated to classical realism
and is located in the old sprinkler factory complex, an emerging
artist’s community in Worcester. We offer an open "non-instructional"
Figure Drawing Workshop on Tuesday evening from 7-9:30 PM. One long-pose
is set for the evening. The cost is $20 per artist. The studio is
equipped with easels and chairs. Artists must bring their own media.
Space can be limited, so we suggest reserving a spot in advance.
In addition, instructional classes in figure drawing, advanced figure
drawing/painting and portrait classes are also available.
Worcester
Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609
elainecowanworcesterart.org
508-793-4333
Instructed
Classes include Drawing from the Model and Intensive Life Drawing
and Anatomy Workshop
Danforth
Museum of Art
123 Union Avenue
Framingham, MA 01702-8291
DMASchooldanforthmuseum.org
508-620-0937
Instructed
Classes include Portrait and Figure Drawing. Learn structure, composition
and proportion as it relates to the figure in this excellent class
for students at all levels of figure drawing experience. Lessons
include detailed instruction on the head and facial features, anatomical
drawing, taking accurate measurement, and using value to create
form. A one-day figure drawing workshop is also offered.
Southborough
Cultural Arts Council (SCAC)
21 Highland Street
Southborough, MA 01772
infosouthborougharts.org
508-481-9351
Uninstructed
Life Drawing. Held one evening per month. See website for schedule.
$25 for 3 hours. No instruction. Bring your own materials to sketch,
paint, draw from a model in a relaxed setting.
DeCordova
Museum School
51 Sandy Pond Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
infodecordova.org 781-259-0505
Instructed
Classes include
Figure Drawing, Figure Drawing and Painting, Abstraction with the
Figure, and Painting the Model.
Montserrat
College of Art
23 Essex Street
Beverly, MA 01915
cemontserrat.edu 978-921-4242
x 1180
Instructed
Classes include Life Drawing: Learn how to render the human form
through the staging of nude poses, room interiors and clothing.
Through involvement with gesture, structure, proportion, anatomy,
the effects of light in relation to form and composition, students
explore both formal and expressive issues as they work from the
model. Open to all. 8 sessions, $300.
Wavepaint
Design & Gallery, LLC
4 Market Street
Ipswich, MA 01938
designwavepaint.com
978-412-4400
Uninstructed
Tuesdays 6:30 – 9:00 pm, Figure Drawing.
Wednesday 6:30 - 9:00 pm, Figure Painting.
Fee: $10 (to cover the cost of the model). Space: 8–12 artists.
Feel free to drop in. The art model may change week to week. Please
bring your own supplies. First come, first served.
Marblehead
Arts Association
located at the King Hooper Mansion
8 Hooper Street
Marblehead, MA 01945
Uninstructed
Wednesday mornings, 9-noon. members $12, non-members $15. Monitored,
no instructor. Nude model, generally female. Warm-ups of varying
length, conclude with long pose of 1.5+ hours. Very laid back, friendly.
Bring your medium of choice. If working with paints, bring your
own drop cloth. Easels available. Questions?
Call 781-631-2608 and leave
contact information.
Newburyport
Art Association, Inc.
65 Water Street
Newburyport, MA 01950
NAAnewburyportart.org 978-465-8769
Instructed and Uninstructed
Uninstructed Figure Drawing with Live Model. Wednesdays, 7:00–9:30
pm. $6 members/$8 nonmembers per session. Instructed classes incldue
figure drawing and figure sculpture.
Rockport
Art Association
12 Main Street
Rockport, MA 01966
rockportartverizon.net
978-546-6604.
Uninstructed
Mondays - Figure Sketch Group, 7:00pm to 9:30pm. Short poses: 5-20
minutes. No instruction. The group meets in the Studio of the Rockport
Art Association. $10 per person and meets year-round.
Thursdays - Figure Sketch Group, 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Long poses: one
pose is often used for a month at a time, giving the viewer adequate
time to study the subject and produce completed works of art. Artists
may work in any medium. No instruction is provided. The Thursday
group meets at 66 Bray Street, Gloucester. $10 per person and meets
year-round.
The
ArtRoom
30 Main Street - Village Shopping Center
Topsfield, MA 01983
infotheartroomstudio.com
978-887-8809
Uninstructed
The ArtRoom offers Open Studio Figure Drawing on Tuesday evenings
from 7:00pm - 9:30pm. Cost is $10.00. This is a self-directed drawing/painting
studio (no instructor). No experience necessary, just come to draw
or paint in a relaxing studio atmosphere. No registration is required.
Come early—the doors open at approximately 6:45. The model
starts promptly at 7:00pm. Call ArtRoom with any questions. Hope
you can join us!
South
Shore Art Center
119 Ripley Road
Cohasset, MA 02025
infossac.org 781 383
2787
Instructed and Uninstructed
Uninstructed Life Drawing and Painting Studio. Mondays 7:00–10:00
pm. Develop your skills in drawing from the model in this ongoing
class. $7 Members, $9 nonmembers per session. Model fee payable
at class. Please call the Coordinator, Michael McNabb, at 781-545-4991
if you plan to attend.
Instructed classes include Introduction to Sculpting from Life and
Drawing & Painting from the Figure.
Massachusetts
College of Art and Design
621 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
continuing_educationmassart.edu
617-879-7200
Instructed
Classes include Life Drawing; Anatomy for Life Drawing; Figurative
Clay: The Human Body; and Anatomy (Écorche): The Form of
The Human Body.
School
of the Museum of Fine Arts
230 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
conedsmfa.edu 617-369-3644
Instructed
Instructed courses include Figure drawing.
Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-267-6100
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed classes include Figure Drawing, Ages 12-18 and Figure
Drawing in the Galleries for Adults.
Uninstructed Drawing in the Galleries. Join us every Wednesday 6-9
p.m. for an opportunity to sketch from live models and/or from objects
in our collections. A facilitator provides insights on drawing technique
and the artist-model relationship as it informs the creation of
artwork. Limited drawing materials are provided to encourage spontaneous
participation. Gallery location varies; ask at the Sharf Visitor
Center.
Boston
Center for Adult Education
122 Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02116
informationbcae.org 617-267-4430
Instructed
Classes include Figure Drawing.
The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University
Continuing Education
75 Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02116
sporthsuffolk.edu 617-994-4235
Instructed
We offer courses for all levels of learners. Courses include Foundation
Drawing I and II, Introduction to Drawing, Drawing: Structure and
Expression, and Experimental Drawing & Painting.
Eliot
School
24 Eliot St.
Jamaica Plain MA 02130
infoeliotschool.org
617-524-3313
Uninstructed
Drop-In Figure Drawing. All levels. Every Tuesday 7-9pm, $15. No
registration required.
See website for Figure Drawing Marathons schedule.
Dr.
Sketchy's Boston
Great Scott
1222 Commonwealth Ave
Allston, MA 02134
Uninstructed
Cabaret drawing events. Every Second Sunday. This is an affiliate
of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, founded in New York City.
Cambridge
Center for Adult Education
42 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-547-6789
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed classes include Figure Drawing with Oil Pastels, Dynamic
Figure Drawing, Advanced Figure Drawing. Uninstructed classes include
Drawing and Acrylic Painting Open Studio. Some classes take place
at 56 Brattle Street.
Out
of the Blue Gallery
106 Prospect Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
outoftheblueartgallerycomcast.net
617-354-5287
Uninstructed
Figure Drawing. Every Thursday 7-10 PM. $10. Contact Phil, 617-661-8814.
Bring supplies.
Malden
Sketch Group
Oak Grove Community Building
6 Grove Street
Malden, MA 02148
Contact Judy Greulich: Judy.Greulichcomcast.net
Uninstructed
We meet every Monday evening 7-9:30 pm. First Monday of the month
is one long pose for the whole session. On the other Mondays we
ask the model to do short poses, ranging from 3 to 20 minutes. There
is no art equipment provided but there are chairs in the room. You
may show up with simply a pencil and a pad of paper or with your
easel and paints.
Quincy
Art Association
26 High School Avenue
Quincy, MA 02169
quincyartmayahoo.com 617-770-2482
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed classes inlcude Figurative Clay Sculpture.
Uninstructed Open Studio Life Drawing. 2 and 3 hour open studio
every Tuesday with undraped male or female model present. Develop
your drawing skills, sketching models. $10 for 7-9pm, $15 for 7-10pm.
Please call the Coordinator, Bill DiMattio, at 617-472-4578 if you
plan to attend.
Brookline
Arts Center
86 Monmouth Street
Brookline, MA 02446
bacbrooklineartscenter.com
617-566-5715
Instructed and Uninstructed
Figure Drawing class:This class is designed to invigorate your drawing.
Through a detailed investigation of the human body, students will
learn how to rebuild the body on paper. Start with gesture drawings
and muscular studies; finish with articulated drawings of the figure.
This class welcomes new and returning students to work in their
favorite media.
Life Drawing Open Studio Drop- In: Designed for the artist who wishes
to work from a live model in a comfortable atmosphere. Poses range
from 1 minute to 1 hour. Bring your own supplies. No instruction
provided.
Jewish
Community Centers of Greater Boston
333 Nahanton Street
Newton, MA 02459
artsjccgb.org 617-558-6522
Instructed and Uninstructed
Uninstructed sessions include Multimedia Drop-In Live Figure Class:
Member $10/class, nonmember $12/class; Clothed and nude female and
male models will be set up for both short and long term poses.
Instructed classes include Figure and Anatomy Drawing: Students
will be introduced to the principles of drawing the human figure
and anatomy necessary to depict the figure whether from the live
model, reference photos, memory, or from the imagination. We will
have demonstrations and critiques, which serve as a tool to strengthen
the understanding of the figure. Occasional live model. High school
students welcome.
New
Arts Center
61 Washington Park
Newtonville , MA 02460
corinewartcenter.org 617-964-3424
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed classes include Figure Drawing and Figure Painting.
Uninstructed Drop-In Figure Modeling, Fridays 1:00-3:00 pm. $12/per
class. See website for dates.
Arlington
Center for the Arts
Gibbs Center
41 Foster Street
Arlington, MA 02474-6813
infoacarts.org 781-648-6220
Instructed and Uninstructed.
Uninstructed Open Life Drawing Studio. Draw from the figure, water
based painting and drawing media. No instruction or supplies provided,
except easels and drawing boards. A studio monitor will be present
to facilitate each session. Sundays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm.
Instructed classes include Expressive Figure Drawing and Clay Figure
Studies.
Cape Cod
Falmouth
Art Center
137 Gifford Street
Falmouth, MA 02540
infofalmouthart.org 508-540-3304
Instructed
Friday Figure Group. Members only. Drop-in class. Meets around the
new Falmouth Art Center. Class takes place is the Guild's Gallery
when there is bad weather. The class is designed to practice drawing
the clothed figure. There are specific assignments and constructive
criticism at the end of class. All medias/ Levels welcome. $10.00
Model fee.
Provincetown
Art Association and Museum (PAAM)
460 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA 02657
infopaam.org 508-487-1750
Instructed and Uninstructed
Uninstructed: Drop In Life Drawing Sessions. Tuesdays and Fridays
year-round 9:30-11:30am. $10 individual sessions or $45 for a packet
of five sessions. Draw from the model in the Museum School’s
light filled front studio. Bring drawing materials; easels and drawing
horses provided.
Instructed workshops include Mixed Medium Figure Drawing - see website
for current schedule.
New
Hampshire
New
Hampshire Institute of Art
148 Concord Street
Manchester, NH 03104
dvescinhia.edu 603-836-2513
Instructed and Uninstructed
Uninstructed Saturday Life Drawing Group: Contact Joey Pearson at
603-641-2564.
Instructed classes include Drawing the Figure, Representational
Figure Drawing, Painting From Life, and The Figure From Wax to Bronze.
Class offerings change every semester—see website for current
schedule.
The
Starving Artist
10 West St
Keene, NH 03431
thestarvingartistmindspring.com
603-352-6900
Uninstructed
Figure Drawing Model Swap: anyone can come. We take turns modeling
(clothed) for the first hour and then have volunteer nude models
for the remaining two hours. Suggested $5 donation. Every Monday
7:15-10pm.
Exeter
Center for Creative Arts
30 Linden Street, PO Box 448
Exeter, NH 03833
eccarcn.com or 603-778-8441
Uninstructed
ECCA hosts a Life Model Figure Drawing open studio on Thursday evenings,
6-8pm. We provide the model, easels, and stools. You bring whatever
materials and mediums you want to work with. It's a great evening
of camaraderie and art, and you can do figure drawing without shouldering
the full cost of a model on your own. The open studio is run on
a drop-in basis, no registration is required. $10 per evening.
Rhode
Island
David Delay
Studio
545 Pawtucket Ave. Room A203
Pawtucket, RI 02860
davidjdelayaol.com
Uninstructed
Open Figure Drawing. Sundays 1:00-4:00 PM. $10.
AS220
115 Empire St.
Providence RI, 02903
infoas220.org 401-831-9327
Uninstructed
Every Tuesday from 6:00 - 8:30. Work Benches provided, Nude Models,
Pose Length vary between gestural to 20 minute poses, $6.
Rhode
Island School of Design (RISD)
Two College Street
Providence, RI 02903 USA
cemailrisd.edu
401 454-6201
Instructed
Classes include figure drawing.
Dr.
Sketchy's Providence
The Hi Hat
3 Davol Square
Providence, RI 02903
Uninstructed
Cabaret drawing events. This is an affiliate of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art
School, founded in New York City.
Vermont
Burlington
City Arts
Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts
135 Church Street, next to City Hall
Church Street Marketplace
Burlington, VT, 05401
mjohnsci.burlington.vt.us
802-865-7166
Uninstructed
Life Drawing Drop-in for Adults (ages 16+). Mondays, June 15-July
27, 6:30-8:30pm. This drop-in class is open to all levels and facilitated
by a BCA staff member and professional model. Please bring your
own drawing materials and paper. No registration necessary. $8 per
session. Purchase a Life Drawing class card for $40 and get the
6th visit for free!
Shelburne
Art Center
64 Harbor Road
P.O. Box 52
Shelburne, VT 05482
infoshelburneartcenter.org
802-985-3648
Uninstructed
We offer uninstructed figure drawing year-round, Tuesdays 6:30-9:00pm.
$65 per 5-week session. Work directly from the human figure. This
series of uninstructed life studies workshops will feature male
and female models. All mediums are welcome. These workshops are
coordinated by Charles W. Norris-Brown. Once a session is underway,
we encourage people to call because we can often accommodate drop-in
artists.
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