Hi Ronette
Yes it's interesting isn't it how there is a great
enthusiasm for life drawing at the "grass roots",
often from people in other walks of life, at the same
time as it is often being marginalised within
institutions of art education.
Alan
--- Ronette Pickering <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> And in Nelson New Zealand too where I have just
> this minute returned from teaching a 3 hour life
> drawing class to a group of 18 people who come
> straight from work (or sneak out on their families
> at the worst time of the day) for a 5 - 7.30pm
> class. These people are hooked on life drawing -
> some are practising artists and others just want to
> sink themselves into another head space for a bit.
> I'm willing to bet that there are groups such as
> mine sprinkled about the globe.
>
> Ronette Pickering
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Liz Bryce
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 1:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Historical life drawing studios
>
>
> Kia Ora
> I dont know if your interest extends to NZ?
>
> Life drawing is still taught here in Dunedin in
> the life drawing room at Otago School of Art.
> This is part of the Fine Arts degree.
> The Otago School of Art has been around for nearly
> 140 years
> (not in the same building though)
> which is a long time for European history in New
> Zealand.
> In fact Otago is the oldest school of art in NZ.
>
> In the design dept of Otago Polytechnic we use the
> life drawing room for our first year design students
> as part of their drawing core.
> It is also used as an elective option for students
> in Certificate courses.
>
> Liz Bryce.
>
>
> Liz Bryce
> Lecturer Creative Studies
> Department of Design
> Otago Polytechnic
> ph: 03 477 3014
> email: [log in to unmask]
> mob: 021 2985 024
>
> >>> [log in to unmask] 6/08/2007
> 11:24 p.m. >>>
>
> I'm trying to do a bit of research on the history
> of
> life drawing and am interested in places/ studios
> where it would have been practised and/or taught,
> especially ones which are still operational. The
> most
> obvious example would be the Royal Academy Schools
> in
> London.
>
> Could anyone recommend others of historical
> interest
> especially in Europe or North America? And does
> anyone
> have experience of working in them?
>
> Thanks
> Alan McGowan
>
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