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

REGARDING IMPACT OF REQUIRED SOCIAL DISTANCING ON MANIFEST PROGRAMMING
The Drawing Center Facility is currently closed in compliance with the Ohio Governor's state-wide stay-at-home order.

Some programs are running remotely via Internet. Items with gray backgrounds below are temporarily paused, but will resume when we are able to safely reopen. Our people are hard at work developing new offerings to maintain Manifest's culture of creativity, aspiration, and learning during this uncertain time. These will be posted below, and shared via email and social media as they become available.

Direct public contributions to our nonprofit organization are the only way Manifest can maintain its facilities. Now, this support is more important than ever before. Those who are able are encouraged to use the DONATE button at the bottom of this page to give today. We are now also offering Advanced Registration Credits for future programs (see below).
COVID-19 SPECIAL PROGRAMMING & FUTURE OPTIONS


Open Resource Lab (online)
Drawing together while apart...
Resources post to social media accounts and here on:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays
FREE weekly postings of 360 degree hi-res photos of some of our most interesting studio resources. Designed to encourage continued co-learning and drawing together while we must remain physically apart. Share works made from these resources with us and we'll share them with our online audiences!


Manifest Advanced Registration Credits (ARC)
Help Manifest weather the storm and earn bonus tuition credit...
Available Now!
Purchase your future enrollment in any Manifest today, and gain 10% tuition credit above face value starting September 1, 2020! This will help our nonprofit manage impacted cash flow and cover expenses during facility hibernation due to required social distancing. Our way of saying thanks is to give you 10% more than you pay for.

WEEKLY OPEN PROGRAMS

Drawing As Mindfulness
Mondays, 7-9pm (REMOTE PROGRAMMING)
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, Thursdays, & Fridays
T 7-9pm | W 6:30-9:30pm
TH 7-9pm | 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


MINI LYCEUM
Kids Teaching Kids Live Video Demos & Discussion About Key Topics in Art
Wednesdays, 4-6pm (REMOTE PROGRAMMING)
A COVID-19 special production geared towards kids interested in visual art ages 8-14 (but open to all kids).
Led by Private Lesson Instructor Alexandra Franz (age 15)


Drawing Materials:
Soft Pastels
Sundays, 10am-1pm
March 8-29
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:
Interior Spaces Beyond Perspective
Saturdays, 1:30-4:30pm
March 7-28
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


Drawing Essentials:
Volume
Thursdays, 6-9pm (REMOTE PROGRAMMING)
March 5-26
A 4-week, foundations-level drawing course.
Taught by Resident Instructor Samantha Haring


 

WORKSHOPS & SPECIAL EVENTS


More Alive By It:
Conversations about Photography and Life
Fridays, 7-9pm
June 12 (tentative)
A FREE discussion series featuring new guests each month led by Michael Wilson


Drawing Marathon
Saturday & Sunday, Date TBD
12 hours of life drawing with 2 models.


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


GRAND OPENING EVENT!
 Saturday, September 5, 6–10pm (we are hopeful!)
A special public celebration and showcase of our new home at 656 E. McMillan in Walnut Hills, and a display of the work created at the Drawing Center by our program students, participants, and instructors. Food and drink provided. More details coming soon at the link.

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.
LYCEUM: A Culture in the Pursuit of Quality
Mondays, 9am-Noon for continuing students  —  Enrolling new students September 2020
Up to a year-long studio course, offered in 10-week increments, for those prepared to take on advanced independent and directed study.
Taught by Jason Franz, Manifest's Founding Executive Director



Map to NEW Walnut Hills Studios   |   Studio Calendar    |   Darkroom Calendar




    

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.


current gallery hours:
tues-fri 12-2pm & 5-7pm, sat noon-5pm
(or by appointment)
view calendar

closed Sun and Mon

Contribute to our Annual Fund

    


   


gallery map
2727 woodburn avenue
cincinnati, ohio 45206

drawing center map
656 E. McMillan St.
cincinnati, ohio 45206

   

 


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