August 3 - September 5, 2024
From Archway Gallery:
“Archway Gallery presents Drawn From Life, a group exhibition. Since 2014, area artists have supported a life drawing program at Archway Gallery. Each week professional, mid-career, and fledgling artists draw together in the Gallery, employing the time-honored tradition of learning from the human form. Artists choose to work from short poses in the front gallery or one-hour poses in a separate area. These independent study sessions allow artists to supplement their creative work and education with figure drawing practice, engendering a flow of ideas, information, and inspiration in an art-filled environment.
Participants are a mix of professionals in all fields, students, retirees, and full-time artists. No membership is required, and costs are moderated to enable frequent visits. Originally scheduled only once a month, the life drawing sessions have grown in popularity and now occur every Sunday morning from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Gallery opens for business at 1:00 p.m.
The exhibition DRAWN FROM LIFE features works created in or inspired by these weekly sessions. It has been curated by a team of Archway artists including Trudy Askew, Cecilia Villanueva, and Maryam Lavaf.
In conjunction with the exhibition, a Figure Drawing Marathon will be held in the Gallery on Sunday, August 11. The regularly scheduled life drawing session will be held as usual from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will roll on for 12 hours until 10:00 p.m. Models are nude during the regular session hours, but during the Gallery’s open business hours, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m., models will be clothed. Starting at 5:30 p.m., nude models will once again pose for artists. Pose times will be varied in the second and third sessions.
The cost to participate in each session is a nominal $20. Patrons and artists who drop in during business hours and choose to participate are welcomed. Session Two is appropriate for all ages, and the gallery maintains a supply of art materials should they be needed. Light refreshments will be served throughout the day.
Professional artist models for the morning and evening nude sessions will be paid as usual at an agreed hourly rate. Volunteers who wish to sit for the clothed sessions are sought, with the promise of an hour or more of glory and, perhaps, a drawing or two of themselves to take home.
ABOUT ARCHWAY GALLERY:
Artist owned and operated since 1976. Archway Gallery, one of Houston’s and the nation’s oldest artist-owned and operated galleries, is located at 2305 Dunlavy and is open Tuesday – Saturday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday from 1 – 5 p.m. Since 1976, Archway Gallery has been exhibiting the work of the area’s finest artists, providing a vast selection of affordable, high quality art including sculpture, pottery, and painting in a variety of media and styles. One of the more than 30 member-artists is always on site, providing visitors with a unique experience of meeting the artists who created the work, offering a personal insight into the process. Each month features a special exhibition highlighting one or more member-artist(s). The public is invited to the monthly opening receptions that celebrate the new installations and work, usually held the first Saturday of each month from 5 – 8 p.m. In addition to monthly exhibitions, Archway also hosts a variety of demonstrations and monthly readings for local writers and authors, as well as a “Tea and Tour” program, providing visitors with a free artist-led tour of the current exhibition, followed by tea and refreshments. With 30+ artist-members, Archway Gallery is THE destination in the Houston area for affordable art directly from the artist. For more information, visit ArchwayGallery.com or call 713.522.2409. Like Archway Gallery on Facebook.”
Reception: August 3, 2024 | 5–8 pm
2305-A Dunlavy
Houston, 77006 TX
(713) 522-2409
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