NOW Gallery presents an evening of life drawing in dialogue with Simone Brewster’s exhibition ‘The Shape of Things’.

This is an opportunity to explore colour and form in a series of drawing workshops hosted by artists Laxmi Hussain and Frances Costelloe. During the sessions, visitors will be invited to draw from life, responding to both life models and still life compositions.

Brewster’s visual language is characterised by her use of bold colour, strong lines and geometric shapes. Across the mediums of jewellery, sculpture and painting, fluid strokes and abstract figurative references celebrate the complexity of the human form. NOW Later: Draw-In invites visitors to express themselves through drawing against the backdrop of Brewster’s ‘The Shape of Things’ with music from Social Records Society.

Workshops are open to all abilities. There will be opportunities to drop-in to sessions throughout the evening. Drawing equipment will be provided. If you have a favourite sketchbook or drawing pencil you’d like to use please bring these along!

Programme:

6 – 8pm
Life Drawing with Laxmi Hussain

8 – 10pm
Still Life and the Face with Frances Costelloe

6 – 10pm
Free drawing: Sketch in response to ‘The Shape of Things’ with music from Social Records Society

Life Drawing with Laxmi Hussain

6 – 8pm

A life drawing workshop with a performative flare. During this series of drawing sessions with Laxmi Hussain, visitors are invited to draw in response to a life model, whilst Hussain makes exploratory marks on the model’s body.

This two-hour workshop will be broken down into 4 x 30 minute sessions, allowing visitors to drop in at the beginning of each session, subject to capacity.

Still Life and the face with Frances Costelloe

8 – 10pm

A chance to draw your neighbour and engage with creating compositions from the central displays. Lavish flowers, shells and fruit create a colourful array to draw from. A demonstration will be used to explain simple colour theory and the different weight and effects achieved with the material. The workshop will consist of 4 x 30 minute sessions, allowing visitors to drop in at the beginning of each session, subject to capacity.

Free drawing: Sketch in response to ‘The Shape of Things’

6 – 10pm

Explore Simone Brewster’s ‘The Shape of Things’ through the lens of drawing, an opportunity to sketch in response to Brewster’s statement jewellery, objet d’art and furniture. Drawing equipment will be available to collect from the NOW Gallery desk.

Social Records Society DJ sets

6-10pm

Social Records Society is a community of true vinyl lovers, party-organisers & artists based in South-East London. They host record only nights with one aim, to get people dancing. Expect the unexpected when delving into their record collection which range across far- reaching genres & cultures.

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