OPEN DRAW

Open Draw is Back!

From Life: Open Drawing Sessions with the Live Model
Weekly on Tuesdays, 6:30p – 9:30p

Year-round Program // Annual Winter Hiatus:
No sessions 12/19/23 – 1/9/24

Drop In Session Fee: $20 (cash or check only)  // 5 Session Pass*: $75 (online)

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About Open Draw

Sessions are hosted with a live model and facilitated by a moderator. These sessions serve as an opportunity for artists in the community to practice the foundational skill that is rendering the human form in a group setting, and sessions are open to artists of every skill level.

Sessions take place in our main building 1114 7th Street NW 87102.
Students can arrive anytime between 6:15p – 6:35p, students who arrive after 6:35p will have to wait for a break in drawing to be allowed entry. 

Materials

Artists are required to provide their own materials. If an artist is using materials that will create mess (pastel dust, charcoal dust, etc) the artist must clean up any mess immediately upon finishing the session, and leave the space in the same condition that it was when they arrived. The artists are requested to bring any cleaning products they will require to do this. Harwood has a limited selection of easels to choose from that will be provided on a first come first serve basis.

Code of Conduct Agreement

ALL participants are required to submit a code of conduct agreement which will be kept on file for a one year period. You may download this document here.

 

Fees & Punch Card Info

*All sales final*  

Buy your 5 Session Punch Card here >>

About the Moderator

Ivan Boyd is a local artist based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Solo and group exhibits include 516 Arts, the John Sommers Gallery, the Harwood Art Center, and the Bright Rain Gallery. His awards include The Phyllis Muth Scholarship for Fine Arts, The Harry Nadler Memorial Fellowship Award, and The Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship at Yale University. He has taught art as an adjunct faculty member at Central New Mexico Community College, and at the Harwood Art Center, The Southwest University of Visual Art, and the University of New Mexico. Before focusing exclusively on his art he worked as an Analyst Programmer at the University of New Mexico.

Schedule:

6:15pm-6:35pm-Arrival Time

6:35pm- DOORS CLOSE

6:40pm-9:30pm- DRAWING TIME

**Doors will be locked once the drawing commences.This is to ensure that the artists are not disturbed whilst drawing, and the model is not unduly compromised. LATE ARRIVALS WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR A BREAK IN DRAWING TO BE ALLOWED ENTRY**