COURSES
Practical Courses and Workshops
These intensive, short courses and workshops are taught by experts and aim to improve design techniques and creative skills.
Miniature portrait painting of Maharaja Bhim Singh Rana of Jodhpur (1707 - 56), India, about 1795. (click image for larger version)
The Splendour of India's Royal Courts
Indian Miniature Painting
Tuesdays, 10 November – 15 December
Art Studio Sackler Centre
18.30–21.00
Be inspired by the Maharaja exhibition at the V&A and under the guidance of Indian Miniaturist Hayley Brown learn how to draw and paint in this most seductive style. Using time honoured techniques including outlining, colour filling and miniature shading you will develop your own piece of work in several stages. Demonstrations and a visit to the Maharaja exhibition as well as an introduction to the history of Indian Miniature painting will complement the practical element of the course.
£230, no concessions (includes materials)
To book call +44 (0)20 7942 2211
Sari, India, 19th century (click image for larger version)
Indian Style: Dressing Without Seams
Monday 30 November & Tuesday 1 December
Arts Studio, Sackler Centre
10.30–16.30
Make a garment fit for a maharaja or maharani, by learning the art of wrapping a piece of cloth around the body. Fashion designer Julianna Sissons will show you how to create designs cut from a single piece of cloth, perhaps a seam-free top or a slinky skirt. See what you can do with just a pair of scissors!
£120, no concessions, (includes materials)
To book call +44 (0)20 7942 2211
Drawing by Robert Dukes after Frans Hals. (click image for larger version)
People and Art - Drawing from Observation
Drawing from Observation
Mondays, 11 January - 15 March
Art Studio, Sackler Centre
10.30-13.30
'See' and draw in a different way in this interactive drawing class run in collaboration with The Prince's Drawing School that makes full use of the V&A's setting, its vast collections, and clothed and nude models. Much more than a traditional life drawing class, this course is about the interaction between art and life, between the objects in the Museum, the human form, and architecture. Be prepared for surprises - and count on learning as much about 'seeing' as about drawing from observation. The class is taught by practising
artist and teacher from The Prince's Drawing School, Robert Dukes.
Class size is limited, so book early to avoid disappointment.
Suitable for all levels
£350, no concessions (includes some materials)
To book call +44 (0)20 7942 2211