Secondary Schools and Further Education

Coming soon

Special Life Drawing workshops for GCSE & A Level students

To accompany the exhibition:
Rodin: rethinking the fragment

2 November 2018 – 27 January 2019

A British Museum Partnership Spotlight Loan
Generously supported by The Dorset Foundation in memory of Harry M Weinrebe

An amazing opportunity to take inspiration from 2 iconic sculptures: Rodin’s The Thinker (1880-1881) from the Burrell Collection and a torso from a marble statuette of Venus from the British Museum’s Department of Greece and Rome.

“These god-like fragments, these marbles more than two thousand years old, talk to me louder, and move me more than living beings.” (A. Rodin, 1910).

This workshop will explore the connection between classical fragments, modern figurative sculpture and drawing from life. We’ll use the idea of the ‘fragment’ to develop life drawings that focus on the essence of a pose.

Students will:

• Extend their observational drawing skills through a fully tutored life drawing session
• Develop a deeper understanding of art history and the influence of classical antiquity on later art forms

Standard 2 hour Life Drawing workshops can be booked at any time (subject to availability).
£160 + VAT  2 hour workshop

Maximum 16 pupils

Auguste Rodin, The Thinker, 1880-81, The Burrell Collection © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Permanent Collection and Temporary Exhibitions

Our stunning collection is a great way to expose students to a broad range of media: paintings, portrait miniatures, sculpture, ceramics, silver and textiles. We’re renowned for our eighteenth century paintings by such famous artists as Gainsborough, Ramsay, Stubbs, Raeburn and Zoffany. Students can broaden their knowledge and find endless inspiration for their own portfolios.

We also have a programme of high profile temporary exhibitions, often drawing on national and international collections, plus interventions by contemporary artists and can offer workshops linked to these. Please call to discuss how we might tailor a workshop to meet your requirements. We can also arrange life drawing sessions at the Museum for your students.

Our workshops can also be adapted for small groups of pupils with special educational needs, giving added emphasis to sensory experience.

Self-led visits are also available, booking is still essential. Please call 01225 388568 to book.

Please see Visit Guidelines for further information to help plan your visit.

To Discuss or to Book
Contact us 01225 388568 or email learning@holburne.org

Picture Credits

Johan Zoffany (1733-1810) The Auriol and Dashwood Families (detail)
Oil on canvas, about 1783-7
©The Holburne Museum, on long-term loan from the Dashwood Family.