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Drawing from the Past: Celebrating Dorothy Mead and Edna Mann" – a special life drawing class led by artist Rachel Mercer
Mar
28
4:00 PM16:00

Drawing from the Past: Celebrating Dorothy Mead and Edna Mann" – a special life drawing class led by artist Rachel Mercer

"Drawing from the Past: Celebrating Dorothy Mead and Edna Mann" – a special life drawing class led by artist Rachel Mercer (@rachelmercerartist)! 

 

Date: 28th March 2024

Time: 4pm - 6pm

Location: Borough Road Gallery, London South Bank University

 

As part of the current exhibition “The line is an unreal Thing: Dorothy Mead and Edna Mann”, this special life drawing class offers a great opportunity to connect with the artistic legacy of these two remarkable women.

 

Under Rachel's guidance, explore the art of life drawing using charcoal. With a mix of short and longer poses this class will explore the principles of life drawing. Exercises will help engage hand and eye and encourage sustained observation. We will be using charcoal to explore both line and tone and consider form and structure in the drawing.

 

No experience needed – all levels welcome!

 

Admission is free, but spots are limited. Contact gzd.altun@gmail.com to secure your place.

 

Don't miss this chance to draw inspiration from the past and celebrate Dorothy Mead and Edna Mann's artistic legacy! 

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Jul
13
2:00 PM14:00

Sounding the Archive Workshop with Bill Daggs

Create an alternative gallery audio guide with artist Bill Daggs and fellow collaborators. We are inviting participants to create a collaborative, polyvocal audio guide of the online collection and archive.

Collaborators will work with an online wiki-based platform to interpret online artworks and create an audio guide of the Borough Road Collection Archive.

The Borough Road Collection Archive is a platform for experimentation, creative annotation and unexpected encounters with an online collection. The selection of digital objects includes images of Modern British artworks from A David Bomberg Legacy - The Sarah Rose Collection, archival material from London South Bank University, as well as contemporary artworks that respond to the collection, documentation, and event records.

The platform was built by media artist Artemis Gryllaki and curator/researcher Theresa Kneppers as part of her research with the Centre for the Study of the Networked Image using a media wiki. The workshops will be run in collaboration with artist Bill Daggs.

The workshop will take place online. No previous experience is needed to attend but spaces are limited so please book your place here.

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Nov
23
1:30 PM13:30

POSE! Making and Taking Portraits

  • A free afternoon of drawings and exploring portraits at Borough Road Gallery

  • Live drawing sessions with local artist

  • CuratorTalks on portraiture and identity

  • Art-inspired selfie booth

Borough Road Gallery is hosting a drop-in, free to attend art session inspired by the gallery’s collection of modern art, taking place in the gallery on Saturday 23 November.

The event will explore ideas around portraiture and identity, through an afternoon of live drawing and curator talks, an art-inspired selfie station and the chance to explore the gallery’s permanent collection of paintings and drawings.

Artist Jenny Bell will run a series of interactive drawing activities asking us to rethink how we capture movement on the page - visitors will take turns modelling and drawing in charcoal to explore the many different ways the human form can be interpreted.

Borough Road Gallery curator Theresa Kneppers will give short talks on artists representing the body, looking in-depth at two particular artworks by prominent female figures of the Borough Group, a Modern British art collective artists that formed at the Borough Polytechnic (now London South Bank University) including Dorothy Mead and Edna Mann.

This event is programmed by the Kids in Museums Youth Panel in association with the Borough Road Gallery.

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Nov
22
12:00 PM12:00

Female Modern British Artist Wikipedia Editathon

Help us improve the profiles of underrepresented Women Modern British Artists on Wikipedia. Join us at Borough Gallery on November 22nd from 12 - 3 PM to help add to the biographies of female Modern British artists and learn a new skill of creating and editing articles.

Wikipedia has 20 billion page views a month and while it's an important resource it is an incomplete resource and some topics including the profiles of female Modern British Artists need more research and visibility. You can combat gender content bias online by adding to this visible source.

This is a free ticketed event and snacks and drinks will be provided on the day. You can register to participate here. Please bring your laptops or internet accessible devices to the afternoon session at Borough Road Gallery at London South Bank University. You can register your Wiki account ahead of the session here, a limited number of new accounts can be created on the day. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

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