Live Figure Drawing

Live Figure Drawing

General Information

CAA’s Live Figure Drawing Sessions are held at our Kathryn Schultz Gallery space on Tuesdays. All sessions are in person, and will be with a nude or lightly clothed model. Pre-registration is required. Registration for these sessions is open to the public.

There are two types of sessions offered: short pose and long pose.

Short pose classes have five sessions, and feature a live model using a mixture of short and long poses – starting at one-minute poses and working up to a 15 or 20 minute pose.

Long pose sessions are presented as single sessions, and feature a live model in a single, long pose for five hours with breaks.

There is no instructor present. We encourage artists who join to explore the use of different materials, drawing styles and techniques (dry media only, please). We encourage artists who join to explore the use of different materials, drawing styles and techniques.

CAA provides tables and chairs for all attendees. Attendees are welcome to bring their own standing or tabletop easel. Attendees must bring their own materials. Please note: artists may bring dry or water-based media. Odorless oil and acrylic paints are not allowed in the short poses class, but are allowed for the long pose sessions. Attendees must bring appropriate cleaning materials for their wet media.

There is no instructor present. Advanced registration is required.

Make sure to review our Registration Policies.


Short Pose Schedules & Registration

Each session features a live model who moves into a mixture of long and short poses. We encourage artists who join to explore the use of different materials, drawing styles and techniques.

CAA provides tables and chairs for all attendees. Attendees are welcome to bring their own standing or tabletop easel. Attendees must bring their own materials. Please note: artists may bring dry or water-based media. Oil and acrylic paints are not allowed in this figure drawing session.

There is no instructor present. Advanced registration is required.

Location: The Kathryn Schultz Gallery, 25 Lowell Street, Cambridge MA

Spring 2024 Session 2 – Short Pose

$75 for CAA Members; $100 for General Admission

4/16/24Tuesday6:30-8:30pmDonald
4/23/24Tuesday6:30-8:30pmRoley
5/14/24Tuesday6:30-8:30pmKim
5/21/24Tuesday6:30-8:30pmKendall
5/28/24Tuesday6:30-8:30pmA.J.

Long Pose Schedules & Registration

There are currently no long pose sessions scheduled.

We have one individual long pose sessions, occurring on Tuesday, during the daytime, at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery. The session features a live model in a single, long pose for three hours with breaks. We encourage artists who join to explore the use of different materials, drawing styles and techniques (odorless oil or acrylic paints are welcome in the long pose session).

CAA provides tables and chairs for all attendees. Attendees are welcome to bring their own standing or tabletop easel. Attendees must bring their own materials. Please note: artists may bring dry or water-based media. Odorless oil and acrylic paints are allowed for the long pose sessions. Attendees must bring appropriate cleaning materials for their wet media.

There is no instructor present. Advanced registration is required.

Location: The Kathryn Schultz Gallery, 25 Lowell Street, Cambridge MA


Have Questions about our programs? Contact Stephanie Todhunter at stodhunter@cambridgeart.org