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Art Workshops

Adult Art Workshops at the Soane Museum

Adult Art Workshops:
(click the links below to view our exciting programme of workshops for the coming year)

September-December 2008   |   January-March 2009   |   April-June 2009   |   July-Sepember 2009

Saturday workshops 2008-2009   |   Return to workshops introductory page

2008

The Big Draw: A Grand Day Out for families

Saturday 11 October | Free – No need to book
Take a tour round Lincoln’s Inn Fields to recreate the square as an enormous drawing. This is a fun activity for all artists whatever their experience. Come and join in and help us make a monumental drawing.
James Willis & Lucy Brennan

Moving Planes
Saturday 8 November | £30 | 8 places
Working in paper and card and using a variety of print, collage and monoprint techniques, create unique cards, boxes and mobiles inspired by the Museum’s collection.
Rosemary Bianchi

Make a Sketchbook
Saturday November 29 | £35 | 8 places
After looking at the sketchbooks of Reynolds, Gandy and Soane in the Museum library make your own hand-stitched sketchbook with marble covers.
Jane Bush

Painting on Glass
Saturday 13 December | £30 | 8 places
Focusing on glass panels and architectural ornament in the Museum, create designs on glass.
Lucy Brennan

2009

Going Bust for St Valentine’s Day

Saturday 14 February | £30 | 8 places
Inspired by Soane’s collection of busts, come and sculpt your own in mixed media.
Beth Kingston

Reflective Drawings
Saturday 14 March | £25 | 8 places
Learn charcoal drawing techniques inspired by the reflections in mirrors.
Lucy Brennan

Lincoln’s Inn Fields and Collage

Saturday 9 May | £25 | 8 places
Create a mixed media collage taking the buildings in Lincoln’s Inn Fields as inspiration.
Lucy Brennan

Life Drawing
Saturday 23 May | £35 | 8 places
Spend the drawing from a life model in the Education Centre at the Soane Museum.
Lucy Brennan

Painting in Oils
Saturday 13 June and Saturday 11 July | £55 | 8 places
Inspired by the paintings of Hogarth, learn to paint in oils on canvas. (Some materials provided)
Lucy Brennan

September-December 2008   |   January-March 2009   |   April-June 2009   |   July-Sepember 2009

Saturday workshops 2008-2009   |   Return to workshops introductory page


  • Workshops will start promptly at 10.15am with coffee and registration from 10.00am.
  • The workshop fee includes light refreshments during the day and lunch. A vegetarian option is available and should be requested as a preference when booking your workshop.
  • Please note that lunch is not provided on Saturday workshops.
  • The workshop will end with a brief review session between 3.30 and 4.00pm.
  • For workshops you may be required to bring sketch books and pencils. Further details of workshops, including the programme for the course and requirements of what to bring, will be sent out to participants after booking.

Responses from past participants:

" Most enjoyable and informative"
" The small classes encourage personal tuition and social contact with fellow students"
" One of the best workshops I've been to"


To book a place, complete and return the form below.
Either cut and paste the form below into an email,
or download the form as a pdf document and post to the address below.

For further information contact Beth Kingston at
bkingston@soane.org.uk or on 020 7440 4254
The Sir John Soane's Museum, 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3BP


Name: ...................................................................................................

Address: ................................................................................................

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Phone (daytime): ........................ Email: ................................................

Workshop title: .........................................................................................

Workshop date: ......................... I would like to reserve ........ place(s)

Please tick if you require a vegetarian lunch ...............

I enclose a cheque payable to 'Sir John Soane's Museum' for ...........................


The Museum is pleased to be able to offer a number of sponsored places on the art workshop programme. These places are allocated on a needs basis.
Please contact Beth Kingston, Soane Museum Education Manager, for more details.


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