https://drawingisfree.org Drawing Is Free Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:38:51 +0000 https://drawingisfree.org en https://drawingisfree.org/Index Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:52:27 +0000 Drawing Is Free https://drawingisfree.org/Index Welcome to Drawing is Free No experience necessary. All ages welcome. Join our Online Portrait Sessions ︎︎︎ We’ll be taking a break from August 3rd-24th. Monday portrait sessions will return on 31st August 2026, 9am CEST Paris time. 1 x track of music, 1 x pose, 1 x drawing. Free, no need to book. Find out how it works ︎︎︎ <img width="2400" height="1800" width_o="2400" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d70b3392bf90649c6abf140293da978be60fc19aae3c4d7dc845d0c157e838e/dif-watercolour-face-may2025.jpg" data-mid="235460321" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d70b3392bf90649c6abf140293da978be60fc19aae3c4d7dc845d0c157e838e/dif-watercolour-face-may2025.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="810" width_o="1080" height_o="810" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/30f3e8621a25a884562d0f94199cc351e92a5a5c20fcd1e5f01e0b2ca76a9afd/dif-chloe-faces-june25.jpg" data-mid="235460317" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" alt="Two portrait drawings by Chloe Briggs in an open sketchbook made during a Drawing Is Free online portrait session." data-caption="Two portrait drawings by Chloe Briggs in an open sketchbook made during a Drawing Is Free online portrait session." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/30f3e8621a25a884562d0f94199cc351e92a5a5c20fcd1e5f01e0b2ca76a9afd/dif-chloe-faces-june25.jpg" /> <img width="2867" height="2150" width_o="2867" height_o="2150" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/09613637eeaba9f837e85b8d56491b3f43e921af198a102ba59f4af632231a14/dif_adverstising.jpg" data-mid="153817646" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/09613637eeaba9f837e85b8d56491b3f43e921af198a102ba59f4af632231a14/dif_adverstising.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="1201" width_o="1600" height_o="1201" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ead4f9265be0a83c55183aeae86c0c7ef87afd9daaf2de1272d7606ddb6a2c1/patreon-ioi-1600px.jpg" data-mid="154020198" border="0" data-scale="100" data-no-zoom alt="A loose pencil and watercolour drawing of a dancing figure" data-caption="A loose pencil and watercolour drawing of a dancing figure" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2ead4f9265be0a83c55183aeae86c0c7ef87afd9daaf2de1272d7606ddb6a2c1/patreon-ioi-1600px.jpg" />Patreon Newsletter︎︎︎Join free for email updates, news and audio interviews. Get drawing prompts, workshops and more when you support Drawing is Free from £4 month. <img width="2000" height="1499" width_o="2000" height_o="1499" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bfb79492c2a2ceb975f4e832620481af7e77858406d79814832d326e9443467d/2026-07-14-portrait_class_caroline_4x3-v2.jpg" data-mid="250339681" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bfb79492c2a2ceb975f4e832620481af7e77858406d79814832d326e9443467d/2026-07-14-portrait_class_caroline_4x3-v2.jpg" />Guided Portrait Class ︎︎︎An online, guided drawing session to help you make expressive drawings of people. 14 July 2026, 9am and 6pm (Paris CEST)&nbsp;Find out more and get tickets ︎︎︎ <img width="1600" height="1200" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f357f9f752900c4ddea76b6d143d6ac7cb8cfd714eea8ded2491a16dcb3218d5/advertising_autumn_school-4x3.jpg" data-mid="249937577" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f357f9f752900c4ddea76b6d143d6ac7cb8cfd714eea8ded2491a16dcb3218d5/advertising_autumn_school-4x3.jpg" />Autumn School ︎︎︎A week of creative workshops with Paris as our playground in October 2026. (Sold out, next will be Spring School 2027)About the Autumn School ︎︎︎ <img width="2400" height="1800" width_o="2400" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7246a635c8c1588c061cd2bea60d863b419224da0875c2ac91e800a103e663f8/tbwdp-education-pack-2021-2400.jpg" data-mid="154020248" border="0" data-no-zoom alt="A folded piece of grey paper, printed with Education Pack in block print letters" data-caption="A folded piece of grey paper, printed with Education Pack in block print letters" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7246a635c8c1588c061cd2bea60d863b419224da0875c2ac91e800a103e663f8/tbwdp-education-pack-2021-2400.jpg" />Resources ︎︎︎Prompts, ideas and education packs to download and inspire your drawing. <img width="2400" height="1800" width_o="2400" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ecf2010c9d68f01158a48d21d93bc9eac317c85f544ea6cbf711e529f95d5b9e/publication-drawing-to-feel-good-2400.jpg" data-mid="154020201" border="0" data-no-zoom alt="The cover of a pamphlet, Drawing to Feel good" data-caption="The cover of a pamphlet, Drawing to Feel good" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ecf2010c9d68f01158a48d21d93bc9eac317c85f544ea6cbf711e529f95d5b9e/publication-drawing-to-feel-good-2400.jpg" />Publications︎︎︎Booklets and zines about drawing, made with collaborators and friends of Drawing is Free. <img width="1300" height="975" width_o="1300" height_o="975" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e4e18f2dda9d728d9a2b9dc0e788bba595588c52b0a1747b7a5c913b33cbe87/poster-drawing-lockdown-1300px.jpg" data-mid="154022496" border="0" data-no-zoom alt="A woven drawing of a face" data-caption="A woven drawing of a face" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6e4e18f2dda9d728d9a2b9dc0e788bba595588c52b0a1747b7a5c913b33cbe87/poster-drawing-lockdown-1300px.jpg" />Projects︎︎︎Bringing people together through drawing. What is Drawing is Free? Drawing is Free is a project which makes the power of connecting through drawing available to everyone. We run public drawing events, host free open online drawing sessions, and collaborate with communities and cultural organizations. The Drawing is Free project is motivated by belief in the power of drawing to sensitize us to the world, bring us focus and purpose… and make us feel good! More about Drawing is Free ︎︎︎ How can I get involved? Drawing is Free runs public online drawing sessions, special events, and development activites for artists. To join our weekly live portrait sessions, you just need to click on our &nbsp;︎Zoom Link︎︎︎ for Monday sessions at 9am or 6pm (CET/Paris time), ready to draw. You do not need to book - just turn up! Find out more about Monday Live Portrait Sessions︎︎︎&nbsp; You can get regular email updates and listen to drawing interviews for free, or&nbsp;take part in special monthly drawing sessions and get one-to-one mentoring by supporting us on ︎Patreon︎︎︎. Follow us on ︎ Instagram︎︎︎ to stay up to date on our activities, news and events. We also help Artists expand their drawing practice through online development programmes, workshops and mentoring through the&nbsp;︎Drawing Correspondence︎︎︎ programme with Professor Anita Taylor and Tania Kovats. Explore Drawing is Free https://drawingisfree.org/About Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:52:27 +0000 Drawing Is Free https://drawingisfree.org/About About ‘Drawing is Free’ was created in 2013 by artist Chloe Briggs in Paris. Published: September 2022 <img width="1024" height="1024" width_o="1024" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c63d5ba429e07525872df821821c99a535ab5188a92c8beada9617ec638b033c/draw-for-paris.jpg" data-mid="153422386" border="0" data-no-zoom alt="The artist Chloe Briggs is drawing a flower in red chalk on a white wall" data-caption="The artist Chloe Briggs is drawing a flower in red chalk on a white wall" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c63d5ba429e07525872df821821c99a535ab5188a92c8beada9617ec638b033c/draw-for-paris.jpg" /> Drawing is Free is&nbsp;an initiative designed to bring people together around the pleasure and practice of drawing. It began as an invitation to a school community – students, faculty, administration, support staff and friends – to draw together. The idea was to offer drawing sessions that were free to attend and were free from judgement and critique (often reasons why people stop drawing). The heart-beat of the project settled into weekly meetings for one hour on Monday mornings. Each participant took it in turns to draw and to be drawn to the length of one track of music. In March 2020 in lockdown, these sessions transferred online and participants join from around the world. Drawing is Free collaborates with and has been commissioned by different institutions to design free educational resources &nbsp;and events to encourage people of all ages, backgrounds and experience to draw. Recent commisions include: Drawing Projects UK Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize Aga Khan Centre Gallery Foundation Press Ecole du Breuil Drawing is Free has been supported by the Arts Council England, Mairie de Paris, and various respected Arts and Education institutions in the U.K. and Europe. In June 2022, Chloë launched a Patreon with the ambition to grow Drawing is Free’s scope and reach. More than 4500 people are now part of the free community there, and Patreon supporters now allow Chloë to work on Drawing is Free full time. The Drawing is Free Approach Drawing is Free is an approach - an evolving philosophy for drawing practice. Chloë has tried to summarize a few of the key thoughts she offers to people in support of their motivation to draw. <img width="1440" height="1800" width_o="1440" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e0b132240b93e983f698a9268ecaf968a272c2d07b7a7c7561bf05e7bd39ba9c/Photo-by-Chloe-Briggs-on-January-01--2025..jpg" data-mid="248051010" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e0b132240b93e983f698a9268ecaf968a272c2d07b7a7c7561bf05e7bd39ba9c/Photo-by-Chloe-Briggs-on-January-01--2025..jpg" />&nbsp;Drawing is FREE is PERMISSION TO:Buy the art materials and books you need for your drawing practice.Travel explicitly and for the sole reason to see things that will feed your imagination: exhibitions, the sea, a city...Take up space to drawSay ‘No’ and draw rather than do things that tire, frustrate, bore and make you feel not good.Draw alongside people at work and at home knowing that this practice brings good energy.Draw what you want.Draw without feeling you have to explain why, what it is, what it is for and what it means.Let your drawings be sensual and free!With love,Chloë #drawingisfree Collaborators, Supporters and Commissions <img width="300" height="300" width_o="300" height_o="300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/30bf726aa44cb2c6815cfe02a5f535d230f5fb75eeb1e819a587d398886087b8/logo-drawing-projects-uk.jpg" data-mid="154137705" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" alt="Drawing Projects UK" data-caption="Drawing Projects UK" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/300/i/30bf726aa44cb2c6815cfe02a5f535d230f5fb75eeb1e819a587d398886087b8/logo-drawing-projects-uk.jpg" /> <img width="600" height="600" width_o="600" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e64ba642b8d855eb469e6ce07910e6fa7a23051e1799d4c6b5c3813d9dec2715/logo-tbw-drawing-prize-600px.jpg" data-mid="154137708" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" alt="Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize" data-caption="Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize" 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Updated: 27 September 2022 About Us Drawing is Free is run by Chloe Briggs, who is the data controller for this website.&nbsp; We keep this privacy notice under regular review and publish any updates on this web page. This privacy notice was last updated on 27th September 2022. The type of personal information we collect&nbsp;We currently collect and process the following information: Personal identifiers, contacts and characteristics (for example, names of people we work with and contact details like email and postal addresses if you get in touch with us)Website analytics data, (for example, IP addresses and semi-anonymised data about links clicked on the website)Photographs, video or screen recordings (for example, a recording of a video call for an online seminar)Structured and unstructured research data (for example, survey responses, or notes from interviews and meetings.)Information shared on social media sites (for example, your public posts, direct messages you send us or your likes and follows)Business and financial information (for example, invoices and&nbsp; bank details for individuals we work with)How we get personal information and why we have itMost of the personal information we collect and process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons: You contact us using the form on our website, or via email.You reply to, DM or otherwise interact with our social media accounts.You register online for a workshop, mentoring or other service.You attend an in-person workshop, meeting or event.You order any products we might sell on our website.You voluntarily complete a research survey or you agree to be interviewed as part of a research project.You use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.You have a business relationship with us, and we need to use your contact details for our business and financial processes. We also receive personal information indirectly, from the following sources in the following scenarios: Someone we are working with may share your contact details so that we can run a workshop you have chosen to participate in.We take photographs or record a meeting or workshop for our own documentation. We use the information that you have given us in order to:&nbsp; Respond to your enquiries and communication you share with usEmail you with information about workshops and events you are attendingProcess any orders you make with us, and manage your account.Promote our services on our website and social media (for example, with photos of us at work)Run our business and financial operations We may share this information with other organisations and individuals: Partner organisations who we are working with, for example an arts organisation who support you within a programme we are part of.Organisations which provide professional services to us, for example business consultants, web hosting providers, advertising partners, marketing agencies,Third parties involved in processing purchases, for example web shop systems, payment service providers, manufacturers, warehouses, order packers, logistics companies etc.Law enforcement and other government authorities when we are legally obliged to, for example tax offices and customs. When we process any orders you make online, we may send your data to, and also use the resulting information from, credit reference agencies to prevent fraudulent purchases. The lawful basis for using your personal informationUnder the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are: We have your consent - when you have unambiguously and freely agreed to share your information with us. You are able to withdraw your consent at any time. You can do this by emailing&nbsp;contact@drawingisfree.orgWe have a contractual obligation - when we have a contractual relationship with you to provide services you’ve requested, or have a contractual agreement with a supplier or a client to process your information.We have a legal obligation - when we need to store records of your consent or opt-out for using your data, or when a law enforcement authority uses its legal powers to make us share information.We have a legitimate interest - when we could not operate our business without processing your information in some way.How we store your personal information We store your information in different ways depending on the type of data. It may be on secure remote servers, held locally on password protected devices or as hard-copies which will be filed in locked cabinets. We use secure, regularly updated passwords and two-factor authentication for services where available. Data transferred to remote servers will be sent over an encrypted connection. You can read a summary of the types of data we store, and why and how we store it, on ︎this google spreadsheet︎︎︎. We review the information we hold regularly, do not store it longer than necessary, and archive and delete data according to our retention policies. Services we use We use third party services and online platforms to host our website, store files, host video calls and workshops, manage our finances, and deliver other business processes as part of our work. These services manage the data from these tools on our behalf, governed by the contracts we have with them,&nbsp; and their terms of service and privacy policies. This website is built using Cargo, which stores data in data centres across the United States. We have agreed to their Terms of Service, and to their Data Processing Addendum. This is their Privacy Policy︎︎︎. We use Google Analytics︎︎︎ on the site to track which pages people visit and how they interact with them, but limit data collection as much as possible. We do not use GA4 remarketing or advertising features. &nbsp;Google Analytics sets a cookie. Find out more and read Google Analytics’ Privacy notice︎︎︎. We may also embed content from third party social sites, or from Google Documents.&nbsp; You can see a list of all of the services we use and why we use them, along with links to their privacy policies, where they store data, and the legal agreements governing that relationship︎︎︎ on a Google Spreadsheet. If a platform or service we use has data centres outside the EU, we may transfer your information outside the European Economic Area. We take reasonable steps to make sure your personal information is treated securely and is protected by EU Standard Contractual Clauses and data processing agreements. 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We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s). https://drawingisfree.org/News Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:31:10 +0000 Drawing Is Free https://drawingisfree.org/News News Updates and information about Drawing is Free, including workshop dates, open calls, book launches and projects. We also share news and updates through our ︎ Instagram︎︎︎ https://drawingisfree.org/2026-10-Autumn-School-Days-in-Paris Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:41:27 +0000 Drawing Is Free https://drawingisfree.org/2026-10-Autumn-School-Days-in-Paris 2026-07 Autumn School in Paris Join Drawing is Free in Paris between for AUTUMN SCHOOL, a week of creative workshops with Paris as our playground 19th—23rd October 2026 .Published: July ‘26 <img width="2550" height="3188" width_o="2550" height_o="3188" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a7fca6aeceee3f64364e9061ef2fd4c1516d4a9a83e68d2c24db8de616cd454c/advertising_autumn_school.jpg" data-mid="249890301" border="0" data-scale="66" data-no-zoom alt="Drawing is Free Autumn School, 19-23rd October 2026. An expressive watercolour drawing of an autumn leaf, in reds, oranges and greens" data-caption="Drawing is Free Autumn School, 19-23rd October 2026. An expressive watercolour drawing of an autumn leaf, in reds, oranges and greens" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a7fca6aeceee3f64364e9061ef2fd4c1516d4a9a83e68d2c24db8de616cd454c/advertising_autumn_school.jpg" /> About Autumn School Days AUTUMN SCHOOL IS NOW SOLD OUT. There will be a Spring School in 2027 - join the Patreon Free newsletter for updates. Based on my ‘Summer School Days’ program that I piloted in July 2025, this Drawing is Free&nbsp;Autumn School is five day program with a range of experiences that will both connect you with your creative practice and offer you new ways of thinking and working.I will share my experience as a teacher and artist, support you with your work and show you parts of the city I love. Over five days, Paris will be our playground: the parks and gardens, institutional spaces, the streets and cafes and my little studio. Each day will start at 10am, with lunch from 1-2pm and finishing at 17h / 5pm.At the end of the week participants will have a small show in L’Utopicerie, as part of the local community. There will be a vernissage on the evening of Friday 23rd October, 18-20h, 6-8pm, which anyone can attend. The full programme is below, or ︎Download the Information booklet︎︎︎ [PDF 0.8mb] ︎Download the Information booklet︎︎︎ [PDF 0.8mb] Monday 19th October 2026 AM / Shared gardens, plants and flowers Experimental studies in the 19th arrondisement Lunch / Picnic at the&nbsp;Parc des Buttes Chaumont PM / Trees Sustained studies of Trees ︎ Parc des Buttes Chaumont︎︎︎ Tuesday 20th October 2026 AM / Life Drawing at L’Utopicerie in the Butte Bergeyre Model: Ioi Lunch / Café des Artistes (not included in the cost, est. +€25) PM / Drawing in the Musée Bourdelle &nbsp;A museum dedicated to monumental sculptor Anton Bourdelle, built in to a C19th artists studio and residences. ︎ The Butte Bergeyre︎︎︎ ︎ Café des Artistes︎︎︎ ︎ Musée Bourdelle︎︎︎&nbsp; Wednesday 21st October 2026 1:1 meeting with Chloe at her studio&nbsp;(45 mins) An in-person mentoring session at the Buttes Bergeyre, times to be pre-arranged. ︎ The Butte Bergeyre︎︎︎ Thursday 22nd October 2026 AM / Exercises for Noticing Exploring in and around the 19th Arrondisement, walking, drawing, looking and writing to generate ideas. Lunch / TLM&nbsp;(not included in the cost, est. +€20) PM / Making the Source BookMaking of the ‘Source Book’ at L’Utopicerie, editing and developing studies to make an inspiration book to take home.&nbsp; ︎&nbsp;19th Arrondisement︎︎︎ ︎ TLM︎︎︎︎ L’Utopicerie︎︎︎ Friday 23rd October 2026 AM / Life Drawing Collaboration&nbsp;Life-drawing collaboration with Ioi at the L’Utopicerie.Lunch /&nbsp;Picnic at L’UtopiceriePM / Exhibition preparation + vernissage. ︎ L’Utopicerie︎︎︎ How To Book There are 10 placesPrice: 490€ / personMaterials Included AUTUMN SCHOOL IS NOW SOLD OUT. There will be a Spring School in 2027 - join the ︎ Patreon Free tier for regular newsletters︎︎︎ and updates. Join ︎ Patreon Free︎︎︎&nbsp;for news and updates Mailing List If you would like updates about Drawing is Free, you can sign up for free at Patreon to recieve regular email updates and advance news of our activities, workshops and events. Follow Drawing is Free at &nbsp;︎Patreon︎︎︎ ︎︎︎Previous Next︎︎︎ https://drawingisfree.org/2026-07-Portrait-Class Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:38:51 +0000 Drawing Is Free https://drawingisfree.org/2026-07-Portrait-Class New Online Guided Portrait Sessions Join Chloë and Drawing is Free for guided Portrait Drawing sessions. Live online, beginning on 14th July 2026. Published: July 2026 <img width="2490" height="3113" width_o="2490" height_o="3113" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98ff5edc5f6eea3d79b89fb77c07e88a16b6481ec5b68e1dc13050b9296f277f/portrait_class_caroline.jpg" data-mid="249891026" border="0" data-scale="80" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/98ff5edc5f6eea3d79b89fb77c07e88a16b6481ec5b68e1dc13050b9296f277f/portrait_class_caroline.jpg" /> Many artists who join the free Monday portrait sessions have told me they would value some guidance in drawing people. In July, I will be beginning an occasional series of live online guided Portrait Drawing sessions with an invited model. The first session will be on Tuesday July 14th, 9-10.30am and repeated at 6—7.30pm, Paris Time.︎ Check 9am Paris Time (CEST) in your timezone. ︎ Check 6pm Paris Time (CEST) in your timezone. &nbsp; The class will be a series of 'recipes' for how to make expressive drawings with different material combinations and approaches. We will look to art history to learn, exercise our ability to look and then see, and find flow. The portrait model will be different each time. In advance of the class you will be given a materials list with suggested tools, materials and support. The class will be recorded and can then be used for practice. There is a padlet for sharing your work with the group that took part. You can book a ticket for the portrait classes with unlimited replays in the Drawing is Free Patreon shop, price €17 (Cost excludes VAT/Sales Tax, currency conversion and any Apple App Store fee. €17 is about £15 / $20. In the UK, the cost after VAT is £18.60). ︎ Buy a Portait Class ticket (17€) on Patreon︎︎︎IMPORTANT: if you buy through the Patreon Mobile App on iOS, Apple adds a 30% App Store fee to the cost of the ticket. You can avoid this additional cost by visiting Patreon on the web in your browser to buy the ticket. ︎&nbsp;Buy a ticket for the Portrait session on Patreon︎︎︎ (apx. €17, excl. Tax and Apple app store fee.)︎ Check 9am Paris Time (CEST) in your timezone. ︎ Check 6pm Paris Time (CEST) in your timezone. Help me to create more opportunities for drawing If you enjoy the work of Drawing is Free, and find it valuable, I would be honoured if you’d consider supporting Drawing is Free at Patreon. Every month I create new drawing prompt booklets, and run online drawing sessions for supporters. You can follow along for free, but paid supporters help create time for me to develop new ideas and projects to benefit everyone. Support&nbsp; Drawing is Free at &nbsp;︎Patreon︎︎︎ ︎︎︎Previous Next︎︎︎ https://drawingisfree.org/2025-05-19-Summer-School-Days-in-Paris Mon, 19 May 2025 08:41:53 +0000 Drawing Is Free https://drawingisfree.org/2025-05-19-Summer-School-Days-in-Paris 2025-05 Summer School Days Join Drawing is Free in Paris between 30th June and 4th July 2025 for SUMMER SCHOOL DAYS, a series of creative workshops with Paris as our playground.Published: May 25 <img width="1600" height="2000" width_o="1600" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4df7069a70283a314a7ee0603c05388e0eb09289bbdf6288eea0f11f8472ee8/drawing-is-free-summer-school-days-paris-2025-full-image.jpg" data-mid="233380278" border="0" data-scale="67" alt="Summer School Days - 30th June-4th July 2025: yellow nasturtiums painted on an old box, with the word LIBERT&Eacute; in painted letters" data-caption="Summer School Days - 30th June-4th July 2025: yellow nasturtiums painted on an old box, with the word LIBERTÉ in painted letters" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a4df7069a70283a314a7ee0603c05388e0eb09289bbdf6288eea0f11f8472ee8/drawing-is-free-summer-school-days-paris-2025-full-image.jpg" /> About Summer School Days This event has now passed, but you can join the 2026 Autum School. Based on a summer program that I created and taught for art educators at Paris College of Art you will find a range of experiences that will both connect you with your creative practice and offer you new ways of thinking and working. Paris will be our playground: from the parks and gardens, institutional spaces, the streets and cafes and my little studio. I will share my experience as a teacher and artist, support you with your work and show you parts of the city I love.This series of ‘Summer School Days’ is designed so that you can take part in just one, several or all of the sessions. The full programme is below, or ︎Download the Information booklet︎︎︎ [PDF 1.1mb]Now Sold Out. ︎Download the Information booklet︎︎︎ [PDF 1.1mb] Monday 30th June AM / Shared gardens, plants and flowers Experimental studies in the 19th arrondisement Lunch / Picnic at the&nbsp;Parc des Buttes Chaumont PM / Trees Sustained studies of Trees €65&nbsp; (12 places, materials and picnic lunch included) ︎ Parc des Buttes Chaumont︎︎︎ Tuesday 1st July 2025 AM / Life Drawing at L’Utopicerie in the Butte Bergeyre Model TBC Lunch / Café des Artistes (not included in the cost, est. +€25) PM / Drawing in the Musée Bourdelle &nbsp;A museum dedicated to monumental sculptor Anton Bourdelle, built in to a C19th artists studio and residences. €65 (12 places,&nbsp;materials included, lunch extra +25€) ︎ The Butte Bergeyre︎︎︎ ︎ Café des Artistes︎︎︎ ︎ Musée Bourdelle︎︎︎&nbsp; Wednesday 2nd July 2025 1:1 meeting with Chloe at her studio&nbsp;(45 mins) Book for an in-person mentoring session. At the Buttes Bergeyre, times to be pre-arranged. €35(5 places ONLY) ︎ The Butte Bergeyre︎︎︎ Thursday 3rd July 2025 AM / Exercises for Noticing Exploring in and around the 19th Arrondisement, looking and writing to generate ideas. Lunch / TLM&nbsp;(not included in the cost, est. +€20) PM / Zine making at Paris College of Art (PCA) €55 (5 Places ONLY, materials included, lunch extra +20€) ︎ TLM︎︎︎︎ Paris College of Art (PCA)︎︎︎ Friday 4th July ALL DAY / Developing work at large scale In the studio at PCA. €65 (5 places ONLY, materials and picnic lunch included) ︎ Paris College of Art (PCA)︎︎︎ How To Book One day sessions are €55-€65, or you can book the full week for €280.&nbsp;The course is now sold out. Mailing List If you would like updates about Drawing is Free, you can sign up for free at Patreon to recieve regular email updates and advance news of our activities. Follow Drawing is Free at &nbsp;︎Patreon︎︎︎ ︎︎︎Previous Next︎︎︎ https://drawingisfree.org/2024-06-02-ETC-Interview-with-Chloe-Briggs-and-Jake-Spicer Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:34:57 +0000 Drawing Is Free https://drawingisfree.org/2024-06-02-ETC-Interview-with-Chloe-Briggs-and-Jake-Spicer ETC. Chloe Briggs interviewed by Jake Spicer A video of a talk with Jake Spicer, about drawing. Published: June 2024 Jake Spicer of Draw Brighton interviewed Chloe Briggs about the development of her work over the past 20 years, and nurturing a drawing community through 'Drawing is Free'. In the video Chloe talks us through 20 images that illustrate different stages in the development of her relationship with drawing. She shares twenty years of drawing practice—from rediscovering joy in life drawing to creating Drawing is Free, the weekly online sessions which now reach thousands worldwide. Chloe discusses working with constraints, making art during motherhood, her postal drawing experiments, and how she's built a thriving community around the simple act of drawing together. About Draw &amp; ETC Draw Brighton is an independent art school in Brighton, UK. They believe that good quality drawing education should be accessible to everybody and usually run drop-in, short-term and long-term courses from our Brighton studio. Their long running ETC programme is intended to complement their practical workshops with artists’ talks and panel discussions on the themes of drawing, the arts and the body. They also run online life drawing and portait drawing classes through Patreon, which helps fund these online videos.&nbsp; ︎Follow Draw on Patreon︎︎︎ ︎Follow Draw on Instagram︎︎︎ ︎ Watch the interview on YouTube︎︎︎ ︎︎︎Previous Next︎︎︎ https://drawingisfree.org/2024-05-17-Letter-1-May-2024 Tue, 28 May 2024 10:54:32 +0000 Drawing Is Free https://drawingisfree.org/2024-05-17-Letter-1-May-2024 Letter #1 for May 2024 A letter to connect with you all in a week without screens, and instructions for a phone-sized sketchbook. Published: May 2024 <img width="1440" height="1080" width_o="1440" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/74b64e3ac083309d033f8c64e022f7c64b634ec79a22a81409d0aa3f2b2e98b2/dif-sketchbook-face-flower-446222616_722573603185988_5713537005935183598_n.jpg" data-mid="211908534" border="0" alt="An ink drawing of a face next to a flower in a tiny yellow sketchbook." data-caption="An ink drawing of a face next to a flower in a tiny yellow sketchbook." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/74b64e3ac083309d033f8c64e022f7c64b634ec79a22a81409d0aa3f2b2e98b2/dif-sketchbook-face-flower-446222616_722573603185988_5713537005935183598_n.jpg" /> This week my son’s school proposes ‘Une semaine sans écran’ - a week without screens, an initiative that has been in place since he was in kindergarten. After I have shared all the #drawingisfree drawings this Monday evening I am taking a much needed break from my phone and joining Jackson for a screen break.&nbsp; As I heard Patti Smith say ‘we need time to daydream’. I would love to be able to rely less on Instagram for connection and to know that my work and words actually reach those who would like to see it, so this week I shared a letter in the Monday drawing session. You can read it below, or download the PDF. If you would like to be on my mailing list you can join my Patreon platform for free - I share updates and information there regularly. ︎Download Letter #1︎︎︎(PDF 131kb) ︎ Sign up for my talk with Draw Brighton︎︎︎ ︎Sign up for free at Patreon︎︎︎ Drawing Is Free - Letter #1 - May 2024 Dear All, I thought to write to you and share in a different way this week as I go off my phone tomorrow and replace screen-time with drawing for ‘La Semaine sans Ecran’- my son’s school’s initiative to encourage children to take breaks from screens. I am motivated to try and find other ways of sharing and connecting that do not rely so heavily on algorithms and the addictive tool that Instagram can be. There are slower, more human ways of connecting – a letter for example! Lots of you Direct Message me on Mondays about how to share your drawings on Instagram, here is how: Have your account setting set to ‘Public’. See help for changing your profile settings from Instagram Tag me @drawingisfree_org . See help for tagging and mentions in Posts, or how to mention someone in Stories from Instagram help.Use the hashtag #drawingisfree. See help for using hashtags from Instagram As you know I try to repost everything I see to my stories. Recently I have had problems with ‘reach’ because of how Instagram is evolving – with how many people actually see what I post. I am realizing how many of your posts I don’t see too. On Friday 31st May 2024, 7 - 8pm (UK time) I am excited to have an online conversation with the wonderful Jake Spicer from @draw_brighton about drawing and the summer school I will be running for them in August. It is free. ︎ Sign up for my talk with Draw Brighton︎︎︎ And this week (Saturday 1st May) I publish the next ‘What it is to Draw a Face’ conversation with an artist who takes part in the Drawing is Free sessions. You can access this recording and the archive by signing up for free to my Patreon.&nbsp; ︎Sign up for free at Patreon︎︎︎The Patreon platform houses my mailing list and is a way to be in contact. Also the ︎Contact link on the Drawing is Free website Thank you! Love <img width="372" height="169" width_o="372" height_o="169" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2a296134f27c92dcab9e54f5435ee994c2d4f42cda71a6235723c1a5b8d142dc/chloe-signature.jpg" data-mid="211804579" border="0" data-scale="60" alt="Chlo&euml;'s Signature" data-caption="Chloë's Signature" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/372/i/2a296134f27c92dcab9e54f5435ee994c2d4f42cda71a6235723c1a5b8d142dc/chloe-signature.jpg" /> ︎Download Letter #1︎︎︎ (PDF 131kb) A Phone-sized Sketchbook As part of the Week Without Screens, I have made a phone-sized sketchbook to carry with me alongside my phone. One of the #drawingisfree prompts that I wrote for @drawingprojectsuk and the education pack for the 2022 Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize was to make a sketchbook the same dimensions as an iphone. Here is an example of one I made one for Jack and I. <img width="638" height="360" width_o="638" height_o="360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/81ebda87ce50406f4e680388fc52aa1813f036ed472c9d2a1a2c69097b291a6f/semain-sans-ecran-1F4AD9012CA5315ABA91AC6011AFCC9C_video_dashinit-0001.png" data-mid="211805133" border="0" alt="A concertina sketchbook labelled La Semaine Sans Ecran 2004" data-caption="A concertina sketchbook labelled La Semaine Sans Ecran 2004" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/638/i/81ebda87ce50406f4e680388fc52aa1813f036ed472c9d2a1a2c69097b291a6f/semain-sans-ecran-1F4AD9012CA5315ABA91AC6011AFCC9C_video_dashinit-0001.png" /> A concertina sketchbook the size of a phone&nbsp; ︎ View the full video on Instagram︎︎︎ After drawing with you all on Zoom on Monday 27th May, &nbsp;I will replace my phone (at least, try my very best to replace my phone!) with this book and drawing materials for a week. Jack will draw instead of watching Netflix. I’m excited to see what happens 🙌✏️ I showed this prototype to a group of teenagers that @lillian.davies and I worked with this afternoon and they seemed to think it was cool. So…The RecipeBlack paper for covers 1 x A1 sheet of paper (cut into three strips (56cm x 15cm) 2 pieces of card (15cm x 7cm)- I use back board of sketchbooksMasking tapeRulerPencilKraft knifePVA glueBrush for glueBone folder tool or the back of a spoonScrap paperGlue your two pieces of card to the black paper (black like a screen!) with the PVA glue. Cut enough of the excess so that you have a cm or so to fold over - use the bone tool or spoon to fold a crisp edge. Fold your three strips of paper like a concertina, each strip should be folded 7 times to make a page that is 7cm x 15 cm. Connect all three in to a long concertina using tape. Glue your concertina to the back of the black, card covers.&nbsp;Turn off your phone and draw ❤️ Help support me to create more opportunities for drawing If you enjoy the work of Drawing is Free, and find it valuable, I would be honoured if you’d consider supporting&nbsp; Drawing is Free at Patreon, where I create new drawing prompt booklets every month and run online drawing sessions for supporters. Your support helps create time for me to develop new ideas and projects to benefit everyone. You can also join for free, to get monthly interviews and news about what I’m doing. Support&nbsp; Drawing is Free at &nbsp;︎Patreon︎︎︎ ︎︎︎Previous Next︎︎︎ https://drawingisfree.org/2023-12-Cork-Textiles-Network Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:25:31 +0000 Drawing Is Free https://drawingisfree.org/2023-12-Cork-Textiles-Network 2023-12 Talk for Cork Textiles Network Watch Chloë Briggs’ talk about drawing and stitching, given to the Cork Textile Network. Published: December 2023 Chloë Briggs was recently invited to talk to the Cork Textile Network - a real privilege. "No one's asked me to do that before. I feel honoured that I'm in this kind of context with lots of textile artists and people who work that way." Chloe trained as a fine artist, and drawing remains her most immediate way of working. But lockdown gave her time and permission to try something new. First quilts, then repair, and now more ambitious pieces: capes made from found parasols, a kimono from vintage silk, and portraits stitched onto a secondhand bomber jacket. The two practices turn out to be less different than they might seem. Couching, where you lay a thread on the surface and stitch it down, feels exactly like making a line. A fellow artist watching her work put it well: they were drawing in slow motion. A key figure in Chloë's textile work is Welsh artist Angela Maddock, whom she met during lockdown after Angela generously made and distributed repair kits and offered workshops to go with them. They’ve become friends and collaborators, running a two-week residency together in Paris exploring nature in the city, and combining drawing and stitch in workshops that Chloë describes as giving as much back to her as she puts in. Chloë also spoke about working with constraints and found materials — a parasol frame from the streets of Rotterdam, threads from a charity shop bag, her son's old jeans turned into an apron — and why she finds that the tighter the constraint, the more interesting the work becomes. Working with textiles is about working things out for the good.&nbsp;“This repairing has a connection to mental health. Certainly for me it’s something that helps me, that calms and centers me.&nbsp;When I work with repetitive&nbsp;stitching my thoughts unravel and I’m present." The talk is about an hour long and covers drawing, textiles, repair, and the connections between them all. About Cork Textiles Network The Cork Textiles Network, established in 1998, offers support to all who have an interest in textiles. CTN aims to promote exchange with other textile Networks and artists in Ireland and across Europe. CTN has made significant inroads in bringing fibre art to children both in libraries and in the classroom. Skills are shared between members. CTN organises and promotes leading edge workshops and classes in Cork. ︎ Cork Textiles Network︎︎︎ Help support me to create more opportunities for drawing If you enjoy the work of Drawing is Free, and find it valuable, I would be honoured if you’d consider supporting&nbsp; Drawing is Free at Patreon, where I create new drawing prompt booklets every month and run online drawing sessions for supporters. Your support helps create time for me to develop new ideas and projects to benefit everyone. Support&nbsp; Drawing is Free at &nbsp;︎Patreon︎︎︎ ︎ Cork Textiles Network︎︎︎︎ Watch on YouTube︎︎︎ ︎︎︎Previous Next︎︎︎