"Drawing is the artist’s most direct and spontaneous expression." — Edgar Degas
At a Glance
- Museum-based course
- 3 Tuesday sessions in May
- Tutor: Sam van Strien
- Fee: £175 (single rate)
- Deadline to enrol: 24 April 2023
Deadline to enrol: 24 April 2023
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Drawing for Beginners: Drawing from Architecture
2, 9 and 16 May 2023
Tutor: Sam van Strien
On site course at London museums
COURSE NOT RUNNING THIS TERM
For beginners in drawing and the more experienced
Although we might think of the world's great museums being the home to some of the most beautiful paintings, sculptures, ceramics and other objects ever created, it can be easy to forget that places like the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum also hold spectacular works of architecture in their collections.
Some of these are parts of actual buildings acquired by the museums, such as the Temple of Artemis from Ephesus at the British Museum, while others are reproductions, made in the nineteenth century, such as the Cast Court collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
On this three-session course we invite you to spend time with the artist Sam van Strien learning to draw from these great works of architecture. By drawing the buildings (or their cast facsimiles), we will discover some astonishing examples of historical architecture through the medium of drawing.
The collections we will be visiting are those at the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, and some of the objects we will draw will include a life-sized cast of Trajan’s Column from Rome, and the Portico de la Gloria from the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, as well as fragments from the Temple of Apollo at Bassae.
You do not have to have experience of architectural drawing to take part in the class. The course is for anyone who would like to work with Sam at these astonishing architectural collections, on improving their drawing skills.
Fee does not include transport, art materials or lunch.
Class Recordings
These classes are not recorded
Attendance Certificate
Successful completion of this course leads to the award of an 91ÌÒÉ« College attendance certificate
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Course Information
- Course Programme and Materials
- Your Tutor
- Course Fees and Rate Categories
- Term Dates
- Enrolment Process
- Any Questions?
Course Programme (may be subject to some modification or change)
- Session 1: Tuesday 2nd May 2023 - 10:30 to 15:30 - The Basics of Architectural Drawing
- Session 2: Tuesday 9th May 2023 - 10:30 to 15:30 - Drawing in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Cast Courts
- Session 3: Tuesday 16th May 2023 - 10:30 to 15:30 - Drawing in the British Museum’s Greek and Roman Architecture Rooms
The class will break for lunch from 12:30 to 13:30
Sam van Strien is a London-based artist who received his MFA in Painting & Drawing from Ohio State University in 2017 and his BA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins (University of the Arts, London) in 2014.
He is an artist driven by the question of how and where we experience architecture; employing two-dimensional mediums to examine the role three-dimensional spaces have in our lives.
Sam has exhibited nationally and internationally, and in 2021 he was included in the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, the UK’s leading drawing prize and exhibition. He has taught at institutions including Ohio State University, Texas Tech University and Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery.
| Sessions | Standard Rate | Internal Rate | Associate Rate | ||
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| 3 | £175 |
£175 | £175 | ||
| This three-session course operates a single-rate fee. Below rate categories which normally apply to our courses are for information only. | |||||
Rate Categories and Discounts
Standard Rate
- Available to all except those who fall under the Internal Rate or Associate Rate category, respectively.
Internal Rate
- Current 91ÌÒÉ« College students and staff (incl. 91ÌÒÉ« NHS Trust, 91ÌÒÉ« Innovations, ancillary & service staff employed on long-term contracts at 91ÌÒÉ« College by third-party contractors)
- People enrolling under our Friends & Family scheme
- Alumni of 91ÌÒÉ« College and predecessor colleges and institutes
- Students, staff and alumni of the Royal College of Art and Royal College of Music
- Students, staff and Governors of Woodhouse College and the IC Mathematics School
Associate Rate
- Austrian Cultural Forum staff
- City & Guilds College Association members
- Co-operative College members
- Francis Crick Institute staff, researchers and students
- Friends and Patrons of the English Chamber Orchestra
- Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens
- Friends of Leighton House/ Sambourne House
- Friends of the Royal College of Music
- Harrods staff
- Historic Royal Palaces staff
- Lycee Charles de Gaulle staff
- Members of the Friends of 91ÌÒÉ« College
- Members of the Kennel Club
- Members of the London Zoological Society
- Members of the South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
- Members of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
- National Health Service (NHS) employees
- Natural History Museum staff
- Residents of postcodes SW3, SW5, SW7, SW10 and W8
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council staff
- Royal College of Art and Royal College of Music tutors and other staff
- Royal Geographical Society staff
- Science Museum staff
- Staff of Exhibition Road Cultural Group (Discover South Kensington) organisations
- Students (non-91ÌÒÉ« College)
- Teachers and other staff of UK schools
- Tutors and other staff of institution members of the Association of Colleges
- Tutors and other staff of other universities and higher education institutions
- Victoria and Albert Museum staff
Late enrolment
It is possible to enrol on many of our adult education courses after the course has already started. For non-language courses this is subject entirely to agreement by the tutor. For language courses it is subject to agreement by the language coordinator conducting level assessment. If you want to join a course late do bear in mind there might be work you will need to catch up on, particularly in language courses.
Friends and Family Scheme
This course is eligible for the allowing 91ÌÒÉ« College students and staff to share their discount with their friends and family.
| Sessions | Spring term | Summer term | Summer School | ||
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| 3 | n/a | Tuesdays 2nd May, 9th May and 16th May (3 sessions) | n/a | ||
| * This course comprises of 3 sessions | |||||
Web enrolment opens on 1st March 2023
Enrolment and payment run through the 91ÌÒÉ« College eStore. When enrolling:
- Do check on the drop down menu above called "Course Fees and Rate Categories" to see if you are eligible for a discounted rate and also do make sure you select that rate when enrolling on the eStore
- If you are a first-time eStore user you will need to create an account before enrolling. You can do this by entering an email address and password. This account can then be used for any future enrolments via the eStore.
When you have enrolled you will be sent the following email notifications:
| What is sent | When is it sent | What does it contain |
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| 1. Payment confirmation | Is sent instantaneously following submission of your online application |
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| 2. Enrolment confirmation | Is sent within 10 working days. Please treat your payment confirmation as confirmation that your applicant details and payment have been received |
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| 3. Programme information | Is usually sent on Friday late afternoon the week before term starts |
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| If you need further help with the above information please ring 020 7594 8756 | ||
If you have any questions about the content or teaching of this course please contact the Course Tutor, Sam van Strien, samvanstrien@gmail.com
If you have any questions about your enrolment or payment processes please contact the Programme Administrator, Christian Jacobi, eveningclass@imperial.ac.uk
