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 PROPOSE A COURSE WHY DRAW? OUR INSTRUCTORS STUDIO CALENDAR DARKROOM CALENDAR

NEW! ATELIER STUDYPASS — A YEAR-LONG STUDY PROGRAM
Attend Any and Every Drawing Center Offering Across A Year

WEEKLY OPEN PROGRAMS


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



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



Open Studio/Cast Lab
Sundays, 4-7pm
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/
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



Corporate/Business Creativity Workshops & Retreats
Guided by our professional instructors
Click here to email us for more information on our individually
customized classes!

MEDIA CATEGORY KEY
Drawing
Photography
Painting
Non-Media-Specific

 

IN-DEPTH STUDIO CLASSES



Drawing Essentials: Composition
Thursdays, September 6-27
A 4-week, foundations-level drawing course.
Taught by Resident Instructor Samantha Haring.



Drawing Essentials:
Measuring Your Observations
Thursdays, October 4-25
A 4-week, foundations-level drawing course.
Taught by Resident Instructor Samantha Haring.



Drawing Materials: Graphite
Saturdays, October 6-27, 2-5pm
A 4-week, focused exploration of one medium.
Taught by Manifest Artist-in-Residence Armin Mersmann


Myths, Mausoleums, and the Macabre: A Plein Air Drawing Class in Cemeteries
Saturdays, September 8-October 27
10am-1pm
An 8-week, plein air drawing class exploring the contrasts of nature and our memorials.
Taught by Katie Baker.


Through Your Window:
Interior Spaces and Exterior Views
Sundays, October 14-December 9
12:30-3:30pm
An 8-week, painting class focused on strategies for interpreting still life and landscape simultaneously using windows as subject and inspiration.
Taught by Cole Carothers.



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

Scholarships Available!
For Teens & Emerging Artists
Drawing League Studio Membership
Half or Full-Year access to all open sessions, plus discounts on workshops and classes

WORKSHOPS & SPECIAL EVENTS



Wet Plate Collodion Process
Sunday, September 16 or
Saturday, September 22, 1-5pm
A one-day, step-by-step workshop exploring the beautiful potential of an early photographic process.  OPEN TO ALL.
Taught by Resident Instructor Michael Wilson

(Details Coming Soon!)

Building Your Camera:
Pinhole Cameras
Sunday, October 14 or
Saturday, October 20, 1-4pm
A one-day, step-by-step workshop covering the construction, performance, and use of one of our most accessible camera forms.  OPEN TO ALL .
Taught by Photography Moderator Andy Houston.

(Details Coming Soon!)

From Digital to Darkroom:
Creating Negatives from Digital Images
Sunday, November 11 or
Saturday, November 17, 1-4pm
A one-day workshop covering the production of analog negatives from digital sources, with a survey of the alternative darkroom processes these negatives allow.  OPEN TO ALL.
Taught by Photography Moderator Sharee Allen.


Drawing Marathon
Saturday & Sunday, December 8th & 9th
12 hours of life drawing with 2 models with a special
guest-artist moderator!


FREE High School Open Figure Drawing Sampler
Tuesday
October 16 and December 18, 7-9pm
For High School students and teachers



QuickDraw!
Details on our next QuickDraw event coming soon!

Gift Certificates Available!
Good for all programs

Map to Studio    |   Studio Calendar    |   Darkroom Calendar




Manifest's 15th season is funded in part by an impact grant
from ArtsWave, the Ohio Arts Council, and 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

drawing center map
4905 whetsel avenue
cincinnati, ohio 45227

  

 


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