Full-Time Practical Training
Drawing School Full Time | 2022 – 2023
Details: 30 weeks | 3 full days per week | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | 9.30 am – 4:30 pm | Use of Basic materials included. Terms & conditions apply, see below.
Dates: 3rd October 2022 – 7th June 2023
Price: €5430
Location: The Drawing School, 74 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 (a minute’s walk from the Merrion Square entrance to the National Gallery of Ireland)
Booking & Enquiry: To enquire or to book your space please call the school on +353 (0)87 298 0409 or email: info@drawing.ie
Description: This interdisciplinary, process-driven course is the only one of its kind in Ireland and has been developed specifically to meet the growing demand for practical artistic training. As with our Part-Time courses, this programme is based on the traditional practice of copying, central to artistic training throughout history.
In an ethos of rigour and discipline, students are guided through a programme based on that of the traditional ateliers and academies of the 17th century and beyond, beginning with lessons from THE FLAT (Prints & Drawings), which serve as preparation for progressing to THE ROUND (Plaster-Casts from Antiquity) and, finally, to NATURE (the Life-Model).
Alongside a structured, step-by-step programme which covers the essential aspects of drawing, students will have access to the Drawing School’s library of master drawings – a unique and extensive resource for students to acquaint themselves with important works of art history, which they actively engage with through copying. This includes prints from the Bargue-Gérôme Cours de Dessin, original nineteenth-century academic drawings from the École des Beaux-Arts, the rare Alinari Cabinet of Master Drawings and more, all presented to the highest possible standard. Students will have the opportunity to consult work in the National Gallery of Ireland, located just a moment’s walk from the school, and attend special visits to its print and drawing room. There will also be an optional survey course available for students who are interested in becoming acquainted with the art historical canon.
The course is suitable for beginners and professionals alike, who wish to dedicate significant time to their practice. Students will see their technical competence improved, enabling a more fluent expression of their own artistic vision, and will leave with a body of work which demonstrates their drawing ability.
Mode of Teaching: Classes will be delivered through a series of live demonstrations and one-to-one critiques. Small class sizes ensure a high level of individual attention and personal feedback.
Level: This course is suitable for beginners, students and professionals alike who wish to enhance their skill and technique.
Assessment: Students’ work will be monitored through continuous assessment in the form of critiques which will provide feedback and advice. At the end of each term, a Final Critique will take place to evaluate the student’s progress.
Modules:
THE FLAT:
– Prints from the School’s Library of Drawings, incl.;
– The Bargue-Gérôme Cours de Dessin
– The Alinari Cabinet of Master Drawings
– Original 19th Century Academic Drawings
– Anatomical Print Collection, incl. Originals from Dr. Paul Richer’s Anatomie Artistique, Paris 1898.
– Life-size figures, sculptures and anatomical models presented on a 2 metre vertical display in preparation for the Life Model.
THE ROUND:
Drawing after Plaster Casts from Classical Antiquity.
NATURE:
Drawing after the Life Model
Entry Requirements: Entry to the course is on a first-come first-served basis. Students should be prepared to apply the necessary discipline throughout the course and should commit to full attendance to benefit from the programme. They must be willing to take responsibility for their own progress by following the programme outlined diligently.
Term Holidays:
Halloween Midterm: 27th Oct – 6th Nov, return Monday 7th Nov
Christmas: 15th Dec – 8th Jan, return Monday 9th Jan
Easter Midterm: 30th Mar – 16th Apr, return Monday 17th Apr
Bank Holidays: Mon 6th Feb, Mon 1st May, Mon 5th Jun
Payment of Fees: Course fees are payable in advance. To secure your place on the Full Time Programme, a non-refundable deposit of 20%, or €1086, is due upon acceptance. This amount will be deducted from the remaining balance of fees. The total balance of €5430 is due in full no later than the 30th of September 2022 for the academic year commencing 3rd Oct 2022. As our spaces are limited, if you do not meet the payment deadline of the 30th of September 2022 your place may be released and given to a student on the waiting list. (In some exceptional circumstances, the Drawing School may allow students to pay in instalments or extend the payment deadline. You should contact the school before the start of the academic year to discuss this.)
Booking & Enquiry: To enquire or to book your space please call the school on +353 (0)87 298 0409 or email: info@drawing.ie
Special Offer for Full-Time Students: Full-time students can avail of a special discounted rate to attend the school’s Drawing Club on Thursdays and Fridays, where they can extend their studies and access our collection for self-directed practice from 9:30am – 4:30pm. This will be an opportunity for additional practice at the student’s own pace, however this will be without the supervision of an instructor. All prints will be available, as well as a rotating syllabus of plaster casts. The rate for Full-Time students is €820 per 10-week term, (2 full days, 9:30am – 4:30pm, per week) representing a 30% discount on the cost of the course units pro-rata. This can be booked on a term by term basis.
Student Testimonials:
“…What I love about the Drawing School is its thoroughly professional approach to drawing. Teachers are passionate about skill and technique, taking students through the Bargue method which is a classical approach to drawing. For me, having a structured approach was essential and most beneficial. I think the Drawing School is the perfect place for creative industry professionals who want to hone and continue to develop their drawing skills… I can’t recommend the Drawing School enough. Students come from many backgrounds and age groups, but all have a common purpose and passion which the school nurtures. There is a great sense of camaraderie but mostly, a feeling of purpose and achievement.”
– Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh. (Costume Designer; Becoming Jane, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, Brideshead Revisited)
“Classes at The Drawing School are invigorating. The tutors have a way of helping you to see better and the techniques they teach unlock you to draw better. The selection of prints to draw from are really inspiring and the atmosphere is warm and enjoyable. The whole experience keeps me coming back again and again…The care they pour into teaching and their attention to detail is compelling. Working from a collection of prints and original drawings, I now find myself learning from drawings that I never thought I would be able to attempt.”
– Lynn Johnston (Academy Award Nominated Make-up Artist)
Terms and Conditions*
Fees are payable in advance of course commencing.
Each course is devised for a limited number of students, so early enrolment is advisable.
All courses are non-refundable and non-transferable, however, should a course be cancelled a full refund will be given.
The Drawing School reserves the right to cancel, or reschedule. Course modules may alter. In the event of a public transport strike/closure, or other conditions beyond our control, a session may have to be closed early or canceled. As we will have to incur full costs for these classes, we are unable to offer a refund but will reschedule the missed class.
The Drawing School reserves the right to make appropriate changes to the course timetable and content or to cancel a course due to circumstances beyond its control.
In general, all reasonable use (as decided by The School) of materials are included.
Students may request (only by email to info@drawing.ie) a refund (excluding the non-refundable deposit of 20%), more than 31 days before the commencement of a course.
If a student requests (only by email to info@drawing.ie) a refund less than 31 days before the commencement of a course they will only be refunded 50% of the full course fee.
There will be no refund issued from the date the course commences or any date after.
*Terms and conditions apply to all the courses listed above.
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