NEW! Drawing Inspiration

NEW! Drawing Inspiration

Starts 21 Sep 2026 | 5 weeks | Evenings

Venue

RWA Drawing School Studio, RWA, BS8 1PX

Price

£150

Date

Starts 21 Sep 2026

Select your tickets:

£150

Tutor - Carolina Rodrigues

Mondays, 6pm-8.30pm | 5 weeks

Starts Monday 21 September 2026

For over 170 years, the RWA's Annual Open exhibition has brought together artists exploring a wide range of subjects, styles, and techniques, offering a snapshot of what feels relevant in contemporary practice. Inspired by the rich diversity of works in this year's Annual Open Exhibition, this course draws on a long-standing cultural tradition of engaging with and learning from the art of others as an essential part of developing ones own practice.

During the course, participants will have the opportunity to visit the exhibition with the tutor, spending time looking closely at selected works. Through drawing studies, participants will explore ideas, themes, and techniques that resonate, before returning to the studio to develop these into completely new, original pieces.

This course is ideal for anyone looking to refresh and reinvigorate their artistic practice. It encourages you to move beyond creative ruts while balancing core skills such as observation and critical appreciation, with experimentation, imagination, and the development of a more personal visual language.

Please wear clothes suitable for a studio environment and bring a bag or portfolio suitable for taking work home with you after the sessions.

Buying as a gift?

 

When buying a course or workshop you will be automatically emailed a confirmation which you can print off and include in a card for your loved one. Gift vouchers can also be bought if you aren't sure which course they would prefer. Please email us the name and email address of the person attending on drawingschool@rwa.org.uk 

 

Before booking we ask everyone please read our updated Terms and Conditions

Participants must be 18 or over.

If eligible, discounts must be applied when first purchasing your class and cannot be given retrospectively. Please contact us if the discount code is not working.

    If you have a disability, learning difficulty or mental health issue which you feel may affect your participation in your chosen class, please either email drawingschool@rwa.org.uk or call 01179067600, prior to booking, so we are aware of any needs you may have.

    Refund/transfer and Cancellation Policy: We are unable to offer full or part cash refunds, but you are eligible for an RWA gift voucher or transfer, minus an admin fee*, provided you notify us more than 14 days before the start of your class with us. If we cancel a course or workshop for any reason, then participants will be offered a different date, course/workshop or RWA gift voucher. 

    *Admin fee for courses £25, Admin fee for workshops £15

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