creative research gallery and drawing center
a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization

  

    

DRAWING CENTER STUDIO

   studio offerings year-round
making better artists

ABOUT OUR PROGRAM WHY DRAW? OUR INSTRUCTORS STUDIO CALENDAR DARKROOM CALENDAR

Manifest Drawing Center is currently seeking dependable people who can hold a pose for our weekly life drawing sessions!
Email us to learn more about modeling at Manifest, including our recently increased pay rates.

WEEKLY OPEN PROGRAMS

Drawing As Mindfulness
Mondays, 7-9pm
Weekly Instructed sessions focused on activities (drawing, discussions, writing) promoting mindfulness of self and context. Year-round!
Taught by Brigid O’Kane


Open Figure Drawing Sessions
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Fridays
T 7-9pm | W 6:30-9:30pm | F* 11:30am-1:30pm
Uninstructed drawing sessions with a live model. Walk-ins welcome. Student discounts.

DRAWING LEAGUE memberships available! Half- or Full-Year access to all open sessions, plus discounts on workshops.


Open Studio/Cast Lab
Sundays, 4:30-7pm
FREE weekly access to the Drawing Center’s main studio, furniture, and cast collection. All artists and varieties of studio work welcome.


Open Photography Lab Sessions
Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Sundays
6-10pm
Weekly uninstructed access to our analog darkroom and film processing facilities. Student discounts.

About Our Facilities and Equipment


Darkroom Orientation or
Darkroom (Re)fresher*
Sundays, 5-6pm | *4-6pm (first Sunday of each month only)
Review of safety procedures, basic work flow, darkroom guidelines, and the cleaning responsibilities of everyone using the photo facilities. | *Orientation info plus demos of both film processing and photo printing.
Moderated by Resident Instructor Michael Wilson

MEDIA CATEGORY KEY
Drawing
Photography
Painting
Non-Media-Specific

IN-DEPTH STUDIO CLASSES


Drawing Essentials:
Gesture and Contour
Thursdays, 6-9pm
Nov. 7-Dec. 5
A 4-week, foundations-level drawing course.
Taught by Resident Instructor Samantha Haring


Drawing Materials:
Graphite
Sundays, 10am-1pm
Nov. 3-24
A 4-week survey focused on exploring the possibilities of our most common DRAWING mediums.
Taught by Scholar in Residence Angela Livezey


The Drawn Subject:
The Portrait as Likeness and Expression
Saturdays, 1:30-4:30pm
Nov. 2-23
A NEW 4-week DRAWING course probing the realities and implications of some of Art History’s greatest subject-matter themes. Ideal for those transitioning from the beginning to intermediate levels!
Taught by Brad Davis

LYCEUM
A Culture in the Pursuit of Quality
Mondays, 9am-Noon
Oct. 14-Dec. 16
A 10-week studio course for those prepared to take on advanced independent and directed study.
Taught by Jason Franz, Manifest's Founding Executive Director


Regarding Place
Saturdays, 1:30-4:30pm
Sept. 14-Nov. 16
An 8-week PHOTOGRAPHY course investigating our understanding of “place” and promoting more active seeing.
Taught by Resident Instructor Michael Wilson partnership with the Cincinnati Art Museum


Intro to Black and White Photography
Sundays, 10am-1pm
Dates to be announced soon!
A 4-week, step-by-step class exploring film PHOTOGRAPHY and darkroom processes.

(Email us here to inquire about possible dates.)

WORKSHOPS & SPECIAL EVENTS


More Alive By It:
Conversations about Photography and Life
Fridays, 7-9pm
Nov. 8
A FREE discussion series featuring new guests each month led by Michael Wilson


Drawing Marathon
Saturday & Sunday, December 14 and 15
12 hours of life drawing with 2 models.


FREE High School Open Figure Drawing Sampler
Tuesdays, 7-9pm
Dec. 17
A FREE opportunity for High School students and teachers to experience working from a live model.


Quarterly Showcase & Open House
 Saturday, November 23, 6–9pm
A public celebration and display of the work created at the Drawing Center by our program students, participants, and instructors.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!


Private Atelier Lessons
Click here to email us for more information on our individually
customized classes!


Corporate/Business Creativity & Mindfulness Retreats & Workshops
Guided by our professional instructors

Click here to email us for more information on our individually
customized classes!

Scholarships Available!
For Teens & Emerging Artists

Gift Certificates Available!
Good for all programs

YEAR-LONG ATELIER STUDYPASS
A full year of access to all Center offerings, plus access to studio for self-directed study.



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Manifest's 16th season is funded in part by a grant from the Robert H. Reakirt Foundation, PNC Bank, Trustee. This season's programming is also supported by an impact grant from ArtsWave, by a sustainability grant from the Ohio Arts Council, and through the generous contributions of individual supporters who care deeply about the visual arts.


gallery hours:
tues-fri noon-7pm, sat noon-5pm
(or by special appointment)

closed Sun and Mon

Contribute to our Annual Fund

    


   


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2727 woodburn avenue
cincinnati, ohio 45206

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cincinnati, ohio 45227

   

 


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