Running on Tuesday evenings from 9th September – 14th October 2025, this 6 week, fully tutored course offers an exploration into the various techniques and methods used to depict the human figure.
Working with a life model, each of the 6 sessions will focus on a different subject, for example: quick gestural drawings, Chiaroscurro (the study of light and dark tonal values), measured drawing or negative space.
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Leeds Drawing Club comes to Sunnybank!
Join Founder Ellie Andrews for a fun and creative monthly life drawing workshop!
Split into a Tutored morning session and a Self Led afternoon session, participants will have opportunities to put into practice techniques they have learned in the morning, whilst exploring their own personal creative expression in the afternoon.
Working with a nude life model, we will look at other artists work, explore different types of mark making, and have informal, peer to peer discussions about the work produced during the session.
Working with a nude model, this fun, friendly workshop will give you an introduction to Life Drawing skills and techniques.
Join Leeds Drawing Club for a beginner-friendly experience in the unique 16th century historic setting of the Calverley Old Hall Community Space.
All equipment and materials will be provided. You will learn about gesture, proportions, space around the model and tone, and be given ample opportunity to put your learning into practice with a live model and 1:1 support from your tutor.
Learn some of the founding principles of clothes alterations with experienced tutor Alison.
In this session you may just want to take the time to practice existing skills and gain useful advice and insights from Alison. You may want to gain experience in the making alterations such as adding a zip, sewing a curved/circular hem, blind hand stitching on a hem, shortening the length of a skirt or trousers, add darts for a better fit.
A fabulous workshop for those with some existing sewing experience. You will learn how to sew a zip into a plain seam and practice using and changing thread on an overlocker. You will also be able to use an overlocker to neaten all the raw edges in this sample.
Both applying zips and using an overlocker can be a daunting task for many sewers, but under the careful guidance of Alison you will gain the confidence to move forward with your future sewing projects.
Untutored Life Drawing Sessions at our Burley Road Studio.
So… we accidentally wrote a musical about grief, escapism, the fear of moving on, and being trapped in a nightclub forever. Oops.
A group of friends, each facing their own challenges, stumble into a mysterious club. As the night progresses, they’re pulled into a strange and disorienting experience that forces them to reckon with more than they expected. Blending gritty realism with dark humour, the show explores identity, loss, and the emotional cost of chasing an escape, all underscored with modern EDM.
Noisy Cow Theatre Co are defying heteronormativity to bring forth a production which is unashamedly and delectably queer in all rights: whether you want a gay pirate, a pining romantic, or a genderfluid heartthrob — this play is for you. Gender and identity become remarkably fluid and ever-changing concepts within this beloved play. If there was ever a testament to Shakespeare’s relevance in the modern day, this is it.
Leeds Picture Library takes place in Central Court on the first floor of Leeds Art Gallery.
Come along and choose from hundreds of original artworks to take away and hang up at home or at work as part of our art lending scheme. Whether you're into landscapes or abstracts, historic or contemporary art, there is something to suit all tastes.
The Picture Library membership starts from just £7 per month for individual membership. The framed works all have fixings attached. Find out more on our website.
A new display from Leeds Art Gallery's works on paper collection exploring how women have been portrayed from the 17th century to the present day.
The display brings together a range of artworks from Leeds Art Gallery’s nationally renowned works on paper collection which consists of over 10,000 items dating from 1450 to the present day. This new display includes a wide range of works including historic pieces by Ottavio Leoni and Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, to recent acquisitions by contemporary artists Skye Davies and SHARP.