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Alabama,
Arkansas,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
North Dakota,
Oklahoma,
South Dakota, and
Tennessee.
Alabama
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Birmingham Museum of Art
2000 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd (formerly 2000 8th Ave. N.)
Birmingham, AL 35203
 205-254-2565
Instructed
Classes include Drawing and Painting from Life: advance your artistic
skills by drawing and painting the human figure from a live art model.
Check the website for current class offerings.
Space One Eleven
2409 2nd Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35205
taralee spaceoneeleven.org
205-328-0553
Instructed
Space One Eleven is offering a figure drawing course led by artist, Andy Jordan, Thursday nights,
from 6:00-8:30pm. During the course, participants will experience the challenges and rewards of drawing from a live,
nude model. Classes will consist of short and long poses and include demonstrations, discussions and critiques. Models
can be experienced or new, but must be comfortable being nude.
Forstall Art Center
215 20th Street North
Birmingham, AL 35203
CONTACTforstallart.com
205-870-0480
Uninstructed
X8 (Times Eight) Life Drawing Group. Tuesdays 6:00-8:00pm. Drop
in rate $7, by the month $20. This figure drawing group is open
to all serious artists from beginner to advanced. The first Tuesday
of each month is costume night and the art model is clothed. The remaining Tuesdays
of each month the art models are nude and will rotate between male and
female. Everyone is welcome to come to the costume night, but no
one under the age of 18 may attend on the evenings that the art models are nude.
Huntsville Art League
3005 L&N Drive, Suite 2
Huntsville, AL 35801
educationHuntsvilleArtLeague.org
256-534-3860
Uninstructed
• Every Monday morning 9:00am-12noon. Figure Drawing Group with a clothed art model.
HAL Gallery. Call Terri Shows for information: 882-1427. Contact Terri before coming the first time.
• Second Monday evening of each month, 7:00-9:00pm. Life Drawing. $10 members/$15 non-members.
This is an independent study group for those who wish to work from a live, clothed art model
and are unable to attend the daytime sessions. Students will bring their own supplies. Eeasels and chairs provided.
Space is limited, so early sign up is required to reserve your spot.
Arkansas
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The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (previously the Arkansas Arts Center)
501 East 9th Street
P.O. Box 2137
Little Rock, AR 72203
connectarkmfa.org
501-372-4000
Instructed
Art classes include Figure Drawing, Approaches to Realistic Figure Painting, and Dynamic Portrait Painting.
Iowa
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Octagon Center for the Arts
427 Douglas Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
directoroctagonarts.org
515-232-5331
Instructed
See website for current schedule. Class offerings have included:
• Clay Figure Sculpture Class.Working from a nude figure model, learn to produce sculptures using block,
slab and press mold methods.
• Figure Drawing. This in depth course will cover foundations in nude figure drawing that will build lifelong skills
for all ages and levels of artists. Some drawing experience will be useful. Observation, perspective,
gesture and line will be explored using graphite, and charcoal.
The Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312-2099
515-277-4405
Instructed
Classes include Figure Drawing and Building the Figure From Clay.
Cedar Rapids Drawing Group
Coe College Dows Fine Arts Center, 1220 1st Ave NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
mattcrdrawinggroup.com
Uninstructed
The Cedar Rapids Drawing Group has been meeting together since 1991.
Every Sunday 10:00am-12:00pm: gestures + 3 poses.
Every Tuesday 6:30-8:30pm: gestures + 1 pose.
Nude/semi-clothed, M/F. Tables and drawing horses available.
We have a space able to accommodate 10-15 people comfortably.
$12/attendee; $5/student; Free for Coe students.
We meet on the 3rd floor. Please email for further information.
Figge Art Museum
225 West 2nd Street
Davenport, IA 52801
563-326-7804
Instructed
Figure Drawing classes are offered intermittently. Please check the website for current schedule.
Kansas
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Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire St
Lawrence, KS 66044
785-843-2787
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed classes include Life Drawing and Anatomy for the Artist. Portraiture class is also offered.
Open Model Sessions: Draw from the model each week using your choice of medium.
Models will do quick gesture poses at the beginning of each session and then a longer pose for the group.
This class is not for beginners unless you are enrolled in Life Drawing as well. Enrollees must provide their own art supplies.
Must be 18+ to enroll. Photographic devices not allowed.
University of Kansas, Department of Visual Art
KU Art & Design Building, Room 405
1467 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS 66045
visualartku.edu
785-864-4042
Uninstructed
Free figure drawing on Saturdays 11:00am-2:00pm. See website for specific dates. Open to all students and non-students alike.
Bring a friend. High school students may participate with signed parental waiver form—see website. It is a good experience
for an artist to draw a wide variety of different human forms. Therefore, not all models will be young and in great shape.
Sometimes the best art models are older, and even elderly. Models can run the gambit from skinny to heavy.
Dr. Sketchy's Kansas City
556 Lowell
Kansas City, KS 66101
drsketchyskcmogmail.com
Uninstructed
Dr. Sketchy's is what happens when cabaret meets art school. 6:00-10:00pm the first and third Sunday of every month.
This is an affiliate of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, founded in New York City.
Lacey Lewis School of Realist Art
7800 Shawnee Mission Parkway #17 (entrance is around the back of the building)
Mission, KS 66202
LaceyLacey-Lewis.com
913-909-5408
Uninstructed
Medium poses every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month from 6:00-9:00pm;
Long pose every 2nd Thursday of the month from 6:00-9:00pm.
$10 per session, cash only. We provide chairs, easels, and tray tables.
Please feel free to come draw and paint with us using any materials you like,
so long as there are no fumes. No photography.
Mark Arts
9112 E. Central
Wichita, KS 67206
artswcfta.com 316-634-2787
Instructed
See website for current schedule. Course offerings vary, but may include:
• Adult Sculpture. Open to any skill level, this sculpture class will include instruction on the building
of armatures and modeling all parts of the human figure using water based clay.
• Romantic Figure and Life Drawing. The figure will be partially clothed in sheer or 'romantic' fabrics and dresses.
Kentucky
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Preston Arts Center Inc
3048 Bardstown Rd
Louisville, KY 40205-3020
infoprestonartscenter.com
502-454-9954
Instructed
Art classes include Life Drawing, Artist’s Anatomy & Figure Drawing.
Lexington Art League
209 Castlewood Drive
Lexington, KY 40505
infolexingtonartleague.org
859-254-7024
Instructed
Classes include Nude Figure Drawing and Nude Figure Painting.
University of Kentucky
202B Reynolds Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0022
Questions can be directed to Anthony Roccanova at Anthony.roccanovauky.edu
Uninstructed
Open Drawing Sessions. Saturdays 9:00am-noon. $8 (to pay for the model). Come and draw from the live art model in any
medium in a relaxed atmosphere. No instruction is offered; provide your own paper and drawing media.
Louisiana
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New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts
5256 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
Infonoafa.com
504-899-8111
Instructed
Art classes include Life Drawing, Life Painting, and Figure Sculpture.
The New Orleans School of Art & Craft
3041 N Rampart St
New Orleans, LA 70117
NolaArtandCraftaol.com
504-949-1525
Instructed
Workshops include Figure Study: Students will learn to draw the human figure from a live model,
focusing on the gesture, contour, form, and shading. This two day workshop provides focused instruction
in figure drawing for students of any level. Working from a model, students will learn how to
capture gestural outlines in short sittings, and in longer sittings will concentrate on using value to build form.
See website for current course offerings, schedule, and prices.
Mississippi
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Saturday Figure Drawing Group
151 Wesley Avenue
Jackson, MS 39202 (Midtown)
Contacts: Claire Howell rcfhowellgmail.com or
Carol Clark Hammond cchstudiosaol.com
Uninstructed
The drawing group meets on Saturdays 1:00-4:00pm. We work from a nude model, starting with gestures, then to a long pose.
Cost is $10. Occasionally clothed or portrait sessions will be offered on other days and times.
Anyone interested in being added to the contact list can email Claire Howell or Carol Clark Hammond.
Jerrod Partridge's Adult Figure Drawing
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
painterjerrodgmail.com
Instructed
Figure drawing workshops with live models offered at various locations and times.
Classes are taught by Jerrod Partridge who earned a Master of Fine Arts degree
from the New York Academy of Art in 2004. Throughout the workshop poses will range
from quick gestures to 3-hour poses. Exercises based on the academic tradition intended
to improve observational drawing skills. Other workshops offered by Jerrod are
portrait drawing, structural drawing, color mixing in oils, and oil painting.
Missouri
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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 art model may
be nude or partially nude at times. $5 for members and students, $8 for non-members.
Tuesdays 6:30-9:30pm
Thursdays 12:00noon-3:00pm
Thursdays 6:30-9:30pm
Drawn Studio
Pierce Arrow Building
St. Louis, MO 63108
ryangreisgmail.com
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed classes include Alla Prima Portrait Painting Essentials and Drawing the Head & Face.
Uninstructed sessions include Cosplay Open Drawing and Figure Drawing.
See website for further details.
Arts Council of Southeast Missouri
32 North Main Street
Cape Girardeau, MO 63702
artscouncilcapearts.org 573-334-9233
Uninstructed
Figure Drawing Group meets Wednesdays 7:00-9:30pm. Come join a mixed group of amateur and experienced artists
in a live figure drawing group. Figures will be clothed or nude, depending on the art model. Drawing horses and
tables will be available for use, but participants are responsible for bringing all other supplies.
$5 per session. Teens and up. Contact Craig Thomas 573-334-8120.
Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64111
Instructed
See website for available courses.
Creative-Coldsnow Artist Materials and Framing
808 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111
Contact Keith Russell 816-531-1213
Uninstructed
This is not a class, but an opportunity to work from the live nude model.
Bring whatever materials to draw, paint, sculpt, etc.
Working from the nude figure is the foundation of many artistic disciplines,
and is excellent practice for whatever type(s) of visual art you create—and,
of course, life drawings can certainly be works of art all on their own.
We meet almost every Sunday 10:00am - 12:00 noon. $15.00 per person, must be 18.
We start with five 1-minute poses, a couple five-minute poses, then the remainder
of each session is devoted to a long (reclining or seated) pose. We alternate
between male and female models, as much as possible. Pre-registration is recommended.
Springfield Art Museum
1111 East Brookside Drive
Springfield, MO 65807
artmuseumspringfieldmo.gov
417-837-5700
Instructed
Art classes include Figure Drawing. Sharpen your skills as you work from the nude, human figure in a class for the serious student.
Nebraska
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Drink n Draw Omaha
House of Loom
1012 S. 10th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Uninstructed
Semi-monthly event in Omaha welcoming artists (drawers, painters, sculptors) of all levels to
come together socially while also creating from two professional live nude art models. Poses range
from short to long, depending on request of artists present. Chairs provided, bring your own supplies, $5.
See website for exact event dates and times. No photography.
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.
Lincoln Figure Drawing Co-Op
Venue varies from month to month
Lincoln, NE 68508 (and vicinity)
Uninstructed
We are a grass-roots group of figurative artists in Lincoln, Nebraska. Not affiliated with any other institution.
We have figure drawing sessions monthly at various locations near downtown Lincoln. New artists, models,
and venues are always welcome!
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Plains Art Museum
704 First Avenue North
Fargo, ND 58102
museumplainsart.org
701-551-6100
Uninstructed
Figure Study Session. See website for schedule.
Join other area artists in practicing drawing techniques with a live model.
These informal sessions are self-guided and participants are asked to bring their own drawing materials.
$10 per session. This class is for participants ages 18+.
Oklahoma
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Geatches Art Studio
410 NW 25th street
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Contact for Saturdays: Ted Micah 405-354-6496
Contact for Sundays: Carl Hurst churst8cox.net
Uninstructed
Figure drawing. $10 per session.
• Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm (2 short poses) or 9:30am-1:00pm (1 pose). These alternate each week.
• Sundays 5:00-8:00pm. 25 minutes of gestural drawings to warm up and then sets of 25 minute different poses afterwards.
• Sundays 11:00am-1:00pm (once a month--varies which Sunday). Long pose.
Kasum Contemporary Fine Art, Inc.
1706 NW 16th Street (Plaza District)
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
inquirykasumcontemporary.com
405-604-6602
Uninstructed
Open Figure Drawing on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month, 7:45-9:45pm. Please arrive by 7:40pm.
Participants must contribute $5.00 (cash only) towards the cost of the model; tips optional.
We have a live nude model, sometimes two (male, female, or both). Each session consists of a set
of gestures and two long poses. Artists are encouraged to BYOB or a beverage you can share. Bring
your own art supplies. Limited seating, first come first served; no RSVP required. Must be 18+ to attend.
Sessions are intended for artists with serious focus and intention. We reserve the right to remove any
participant for inappropriate behavior.
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
3000 General Pershing Blvd - State Fairgrounds
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
405-951-0000
Instructed
Art classes often include Life Drawing, check the website for dates and times.
Students learn to render the human figure quickly and accurately by working each week
with live art models. Early emphasis is on creating quick gestural drawings. As the
class progresses an emphasis is placed on expressive line, value, perspective and proportion.
Oklahoma Art Guild
City Arts Center
3000 General Pershing Blvd - State Fairgrounds
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
405-408-5355
Uninstructed
Figure drawing sessions with live art models are held on the 2nd Tuesdays 7:00-9:00pm (Clothed)
and 4th Tuesdays 7:00-9:00pm (Nude) each month. Sessions are free for Guild members and
$5 for nonmembers, with optional tips for the model. 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 6:30-8:30pm 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
art models through gesture sketches. Intermediate to advanced skill level.
South Dakota
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Dahl Arts Center + Rapid City Arts Council
713 7th Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
contactthedahl.org 605-394-4101
Uninstructed
This is not your traditional life drawing class! A fun adult focused atmosphere of glamorous costumed models, drawing and cash bar.
Please bring your own art supplies. Our Dr. Sketchy branch strives to bring an urban edge to the life drawing scene within the
South Dakota community. Second Thursdays, 6:00-9:00pm. Cost $10 at the door, ages 18+.
Tennessee
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Nossi College of Art
590 Creative Way
Nashville, TN 37115
Contact Mark Fleming mflemingnossi.edu
Instructed
• Illustration program includes courses in anatomy and figure drawing.
See website for more information about programs and course offerings.
• Art models needed for instructed anatomy and figure drawing classes.
Day and evening opportunities for clothed and nude models in a professional college setting.
Pose times are typical timed short gestural, medium warm-up, and long pose intervals. Men and women of all types are needed.
Channel To Channel
427 Chestnut St Suite 302B
Nashville, TN 37203
Uninstructed
Drink n' Draw is a weekly figure model social dedicated to providing a space for artists to exercise their
skills with the gold standard of drawing - the nude human figure. Network, drink, draw, meditate, and socialize with
fellow Nashville artists. Join our tribe, get into an artistic routine, and be energized and transformed. $10 sitting fee.
Chairs and stands provided. The session starts out with 15 minutes of short gesture poses, while the rest of the class is
one long pose broken into 20 minute intervals so you can really walk away with something great! There will be food to munch,
and amazing art to inspire.
Plaza Artists Materials
633 Middleton Street
Nashville, TN 37203
helpplazaart.com
615-254-3368
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed classes include and Figure Drawing & Painting.
Uninstructed workshops include Open Studio with Figure Model. Fee $12. Call for dates.
Warehouse 521
521 Heather Place
Nashville, TN 37204
warehouse521gmail.com
Uninstructed
Open Studio with 2 models happens once a week usually on Fridays
and sometimes Wednesdays from 9:30am-2:00pm if there is not a workshop in the studio.
Models are usually clothed or partially nude in interior scenes.
Gesture poses start the session. The cost is $20 per session. Reservations are required.
There are 14 standing easels available on first-come basis or bring your own portable easel.
Townsend Atelier
The Arts Building
301 East 11th Street, Suite 200
Chattanooga, TN 37403
peggytownsendatelier.com
423-266-2712
Instructed and Uninstructed
• Instructed art classes and workshops include all levels of drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking and mixed media.
Classes are taught by professional local and visiting artists.
Special student and instructor exhibitions are also programmed throughout the year.
• Uninstructed Life Drawing Open Studio with live models, Thursday evenings 6:00-9:00pm.
A combination of short and long poses will be done. Participants may work at their own pace and with whatever medium they
wish to work with. $15 drop in fee, $10 with student ID, or $40 for a package of four sessions with pre-registration.
The Oak Ridge Art Center
201 Badger Avenue
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
oakridgeartcentercomcast.net
865-482-1441
Instructed
Art classes include Life Drawing. Drawing from the nude art 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.
Flicker Street Studio
74 Flicker Street
Memphis, TN 38104
flickerstreetgmail.com
901-767-2999
Instructed and Uninstructed
Uninstructed Life Drawing Open Studio. Fridays 10:00am-12:00noon. $10 per session.
A variety of instructed classes and workshops are offered, such as Drawing and Painting the Figure.
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