Dulwich Art Group

All classes are run online with some returning to the studio. Have a look at "learning" on our website to see the current offerings

The Dulwich Art Group organises untutored drop-in life drawing and painting sessions open to people of all abilities and structured formally tutored groups to support artists. The Dulwich Art Group organises life drawing and painting sessions which are open to people of all abilities. We tend not to call them Art Classes as with no formal tutor, artists are free to pursue their own approach to pai

nting or drawing. However if a student wishes to have guidance or direction there are plenty of members who will offer advice, some of whom are lifelong art educators. Looking over the shoulder of someone who appears to know what they are doing can often be as much education as is required. If you’ve been thinking of taking Art Classes or an Art Course these groups may well support or supplement. As with an Art Course there is a sense of progression, not through any outside agency but through regular and honest application and effort. Making a commitment to oneself to draw seriously just once a week can have benefits that reach beyond the immediate image produced. The neural pathways opened up through observation and mark making can suffuse other areas of ones life and work with creativity – drawing brings good things! A pose is usually set for a period of three weeks, each weekly session runs for three hours which can feel quite long if you’re not used to it but it does give you a chance to make some headway, try a number of approaches or depict the model from a number of positions by moving around the room. There is a break in the middle for refreshments and conversation

Each session is paid for at half-time on the day allowing flexibility, you don’t have to commit to a whole term for example. In fact we run throughout the year and stay open through the holidays too other than a couple of weeks in August and Christmas and Easter weekends. The group is run by artists for artists and at £10 it is very good value compared to local authority run courses. The open structure is also a point of difference that many people find appealing along with the hard to find longer poses. We are now also offering tuition in the form of skill specific workshops and atelier style courses.

12/06/2026

Young artists, are you dreaming of a break from routine to devote time to your practice, somewhere quite magical this summer? ✨

Join our 6-day workshop in Wales 🐑 Painting Landscape and Memory in Llwyn Celyn, from July 27 to August 3.

williams Purdey Williams is leading this retreat in the mystical landscape of the Black Mountains in South Wales.

The bunkhouse of Llwyn Celyn will be our base camp. We will paint the surrounding countryside investigating the interplay between observed landscape and storytelling, and consider our own relationship with memory and space.🌱

• An affordable and sociable retreat for younger artists
• Work with your favourite medium
• Basic materials, meals and accommodation included

Last places available, link in bio to sign up
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11/06/2026

Eager to improve your figure painting? Starting from next Tuesday, Alex Fowler will be focusing on painting the human figure from life in his weekly course. His approach explores the fundamentals of painting through an intelligent observation of colours.

Annia is posing. The same set-up will be repeated across three weeks to allow an in-depth study.

• Tutored sessions in a small group
• Tuesdays 16, 23, 30 of June. 10am-4pm
• Join all three sessions or individual days only
• All levels welcome

Visit our website to learn more and sign up
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09/06/2026

If you’ve missed the chance to sign up for our Summer term courses, or you’re thinking to invest some time into developing a new creative practice, stay tuned. We’ll soon release our courses for the Winter term starting next September! 🎨

We also have a new tutor joining the team. More details coming soon 👀

07/06/2026

Hi artists! We’ll soon publish our courses for next term. We have a new tutor joining our team! More info coming soon 🌞

Here’s next week’s drop-in schedule:

•⁠ ⁠Tuesday evening – Fast Poses, 7–8.30pm (with model )
•⁠ ⁠Wednesday morning – Long Pose, Week 1, 10am–1pm (with model )
•⁠ ⁠Wednesday afternoon – Portraiture, Week 1, 2pm–5pm (with model )
•⁠ ⁠Thursday evening – Long Pose, 7–9pm (model Chloë)
•⁠ ⁠Saturday morning – Long Pose, Week 1, 10am–1pm (with model )
•⁠ ⁠Saturday afternoon – Long Pose, Week 1, 2pm–5pm (with model )

Visit our website to sign up

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06/06/2026

🕯️ Time to try some chiaroscuro in your artworks! ✨

Life Drawing by Candlelight with Audrey Fattouche is back on Friday, July 17.
Save the date! As the light flickers creating charming lights and shadows, work from life with a variety of shorter and longer poses.

• 7-9pm
• All levels welcome
• Materials included

Link in bio to book
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03/06/2026

New workshop with Benjamin Hope , save the date! 🔥

Join “Drawing and Painting in Pastels” on Tuesday, July 7th, 10am-4pm

Bring your soft pastels and learn how to create striking portraits following Benjamin’s demos.

Limited availability
Read more and sign up on our website
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31/05/2026

Open to all levels, our life drawing and painting sessions offer a variety of poses in a welcoming, creative environment. Come and join us! 🎨

Next week’s drop-in schedule:

•⁠ ⁠Tuesday evening – Fast Poses, 7–8.30pm (with model )
•⁠ ⁠Wednesday morning – Long Pose, Week 2, 10am–1pm (with model .gtnbrnnr )
•⁠ ⁠Wednesday afternoon – Portraiture, Week 2, 2pm–5pm (with model )
•⁠ ⁠Thursday evening – Long Pose, 7–9pm (model )
•⁠ ⁠Saturday morning – Long Pose, Week 2, 10am–1pm (with model )
•⁠ ⁠Saturday afternoon – Long Pose, Week 2, 2pm–5pm (with model )

Visit our website to sign up

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27/05/2026

We have a new painting holiday this Autumn! 🇪🇸

Join Sam Clayden for a week of focused portrait painting from life in the extraordinary landscape of Almería, Spain, this October. 🌞

Starting from initial toning and tonal black, Sam will demonstrate his approach to building a portrait to achieve a fully resolved painting.

You will stay at the Finca del Alamo, an architect-designed 1970s home built for a noble Spanish family.

Alongside the portrait sessions there will be figure drawing and opportunities to paint the surrounding landscape — a place of stark beauty, desert mountains and luminous Mediterranean light.

• 24–31 October 2026
• Small group, limited places

Visit our website to learn more and sign up 🎨

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London

Website

https://www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk/

Address

The Dulwich Art Group, 4a Champion Hill
London
SE58AH

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
	7pm - 9:30pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
	7pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday	10:30am - 1:30pm
Thursday	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Friday	1pm - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 1pm

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