The Language of Portraits

Portraiture for developing professional practise

4 October 2014, 11.00 - 16.00 with a break for lunch (not provided)

£75 (booking fees included)

Artist-led practical one day workshop. Refresh and revive your creativity.

Guest portrait artist and life drawing expert Jake Spicer, author of the essential book on portraiture skills Draw Faces in 15 Minutes, leads a specialist practical drawing workshop in the Gallery’s Collection.

Hone your portraiture skills and improve your understanding of the history of portraiture. Be inspired by key examples from over 500 years of portraiture.

This intensive drawing workshop supports teachers with innovative ways of approaching portraiture. The workshop is open to all teachers who want to develop their portraiture skills and build confidence in using portraiture to support learning in the classroom.

Learn how to give your pupils and students drawing skills to help them record and respond to the world around them.

All materials provided. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided.

• Develop your own portraiture skills

• Learn new approaches to portraiture you can bring to the classroom

• Discover how portraiture can help your pupils look at the world differently

• Share ideas and discuss ways of using portraiture to support multi-modal literacy and enhance visual language

• Opportunity for discussion and networking with peers

• Meet the National Portrait Gallery Schools team, hear about forthcoming programme opportunities

• Discount on signed copy of Jake Spicer’s book Draw Faces in 15 minutes

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