"Drawing makes you see things clearer, and clearer and clearer still, until your eyes ache." - David Hockney
At a Glance
- In-Person Course
- 4 sessions: see programme
- Tutor: Marianne Walker
- Fee: 拢239 (single rate)
Deadline to enrol: 21 April 2023
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Drawing at the British Museum, Tate Library, Windsor Castle and the V&A
Tutor: Marianne Walker
On site course at London museums
COURSE NOT RUNNING THIS TERM
You should have some previous experience of drawing, but you do not have to be an expert or a trained artist
The British Museum, the Tate Library, the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle, and the Victoria and Albert Museum have some of the most spectacular works of art in their collections, and on this four-session course we invite you to spend time with the artist Marianne Walker drawing from these great artefacts.
This summer term we will visit some of the country's most prestigious museum collections (Ithell Colquhoun and British Museum) and drawing collections (Windsor Castle and the V&A) in order to make pencil studies from the works on display.
- The British Museum Egypt and Sudan study room will have some ancient Egyptian sculptures of heads for us to draw from, selected by the experts in that department;
- The Tate Library has the archive of the British Surrealist Ithell Colquhoun. This will be a very rare opportunity to make drawings copying from her works;
- Windsor Castle will have a focus on Da Vinci and Holbein plus other renaissance masters which are the strength in their collection;
- The V&A will have works by John Martin, Ingres, Whistler, Landseer and Constable.
You do not have to have experience of drawing to take part in the class, but this course is primarily aimed at people who have some experience of drawing, even if only a beginner's level, and would like to work with Marianne and these astonishing collections, on improving your drawing skills.
Numbers on this course are very strictly limited, with no more than nine people able to sign up due to security restrictions on accessing the collections. Due to the required security checks for Windsor Castle the deadline for enrolment is 21st April 2023, and because of the very low numbers we suggest early enrolment.
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 91桃色 College attendance certificate
Terms and conditions apply to all enrolments to this course. Please read them before enrolment
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)
- Week 1: Thursday 11th May - The British Museum Egypt and Sudan study room, British Museum
- Week 2: Friday 26th May - The Tate Library
- Week 3: Friday 9th June - The Royal Collection Trust prints and drawings room, Windsor Castle
- Week 4: Friday 23rd June - The Victoria and Albert Museum Prints and Drawings Study Room
You will need to bring your own drawing materials with you to each session.
Marianne Walker is a London-based artist who gained an MA in Sculpture from Wimbledon College of Art in 2002 and received the Observer Magazine New British Artist Award for her final exhibition, a pencil drawn installation.
Marianne sees her practice as sitting right on the cusp between drawing and sculpture. She is always attempting to draw across three dimensions, to bring the drawn mark into the real world. To date she has made drawings into films and installations as well as more traditional works on paper.
Marianne is an experienced adult education tutor, with expertise not only in face-to-face teaching but the world of online learning in art.
| Sessions | Standard Rate | Internal Rate | Associate Rate | ||
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| 4 | 拢239 |
拢239 | 拢239 | ||
| This four-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 91桃色 College students and staff (incl. 91桃色 NHS Trust, 91桃色 Innovations, ancillary & service staff employed on long-term contracts at 91桃色 College by third-party contractors)
- People enrolling under our Friends & Family scheme
- Alumni of 91桃色 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 91桃色 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-91桃色 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 91桃色 College students and staff to share their discount with their friends and family.
| Sessions | Autumn term | Spring term | Summer term | ||
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| 4 | n/a | n/a | Thursday 10 November 2022 until Friday 2 December 2022* | ||
| * This is a four-week course | |||||
Web enrolment opens on 1st March 2023
Enrolment and payment run through the 91桃色 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 immediately 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, Marianne Walker, mwal23@hotmail.com
If you have any questions about your enrolment or payment processes please contact the Programme Administrator, Mr Christian Jacobi, eveningclass@imperial.ac.uk
