Drop-in Life Sessions at the Friends Institute

220 Moseley Road, Highgate, Birmingham B12 0DG
Untutored Life Drawing/Painting sessions. Ideal for the Artist or Student or Enthusiast wishing to keep in practice.
Contact Richard on 0121455 9454 or 07905 559 167

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6.30 to 9.30 pm Every Tuesday
(except for Bank Holidays)
We are a friendly informal drawing group. Although the group is untutored there is the opportunity to interact with other members, who include practising Artists and Art Lecturers.
The Friends Life Group stays open during holiday periods when schools and colleges are closed.
£ 7.OO
PER SESSION
DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR FULL-TIME ART & DESIGN STUDENTS
We are a non-profit organisation who charge on a sessional basis, hoping to average the £67.50 per week required to cover our costs. If you can't afford the full fee and qualify for a concession be sure to claim it.
Drawings by Paul Bartlett RAS (top right) and Pete Woolley, Lecturer in Fine Art (bottom left)

Help publicise us by downloading our Flyer (360k PDF) and Poster (424k PDF - A4 scales up to A3 well).

SAVE THE FRIENDS INSTITUTE

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The Friends Institute, home of the Tuesday night Life Study group for a few decades now was earmarked for closure. The building is now safe till the end of the 2009/2010 taxyear.

Click on the picture to find out how you can become involved in the fight to save this historic building, bequeathed to the City of Birmingham by the Cadbury family, for posterity on Facebook.


BRIONY’S WEBSITE
BRIONY LEWIS

Artists model Briony Lewis is one of our very best models and she is building up a professional practice as a model. She now has her own website at www.lifemodellife.co.uk with news about where she works, drawing and painting sessions she puts on herself, the Artists she works with and loads more.

CLASSES BY PAUL BARTLETT

Paul Bartlett is a regular attender of our life study group. He ran various Art Courses at the MAC which have moved elsewhere whilst the MAC is bieng renovated. Paul is now running the following classes independently:

  • Tuesdays 10-12.15am; Life Drawing and Painting
    £70 per 10 week term
    St Anne's Church Hall, Park Hill, Moseley
  • Wednesdays 10-12am; Pastel, Acrylic & Watercolour
    £50 per 10 week term
    St Anne's Church Hall, Park Hill, Moseley
  • Wednesdays 7-9.30pm; Creative Printmaking
    £65 per 6 week term
    Birmingham Printmakers, 90 Floodgate St. B5 5SR
  • Thursdays 10.30-12.30am; Portrait
    £70 per 10 week term
    St Anne's Church Hall, Park Hill, Moseley
  • Fridays 6.45-9.45pm; Life Drawing
    (£7 per session) essentially the same as us - same place different time!
    Friends Institute, Highgate

For more details on these contact Paul on 0121 444 8976 or email paulbartlettrbsa@btinternet.com