Boston Figurative Art Center

Come draw with us on Saturday evenings! The model will take poses ranging from 1 minute up to 20 or 25 minutes (or longer if time permits).
Bring your own materials, or just come and use paper and pencils provided. Free snacks and beverages!
Please RSVP at our website rather than on meetup:
www.bostonfigurecenter.com,
where you can also get more info about the BFAC.

Our sessions are "open studio" format; there is no instructor. Artists are free to work however they like, in whatever media they prefer. (Painters, please use an odorless medium.)

All levels are welcome, from beginners to experienced artists.

Cost: $25 ($15 for monthly members and students)

6 Vernon Street is the large brick building at the corner of Central and Vernon Streets. Park on the street. Note that the front door is locked. The host's name and number is posted outside the door. Call or text when you arrive and we'll come down to let you in.

We prefer that all artists be vaccinated, but masks are now optional for all attendees.

Come to paint or draw the model for a four week pose!
We meet each Sunday morning from 9:30 am to 12:30 am.

Non-member: $25 - drop-in fee
Or become a BFAC member:
Renewable monthly Membership: $25/month and pay $15/session

Register and pay online up to 24 hours in advance of the session at:
http://bostonfigurecenter.org/join-us

Come draw some dynamic poses with us at BFAC studio- we do shorter poses here, 5 minutes to start, and ranging through 10, 20, and 30 minute poses.

$25 - drop-in fee
(Membership/discount program is suspended until pandemic attendance limits are removed)

http://bostonfigurecenter.org/join-us

RSVP'ing helps us know how many people to expect, and saves time for drawing during the session.

Parking on-street is legal for two hours for people without Somerville parking permits, BUT WE PREFER THAT YOU PARK IN THE LOT AROUND BACK, WHICH IS OPEN till about 11PM. The building is a working factory, so the lot is monitored and safe, though it is a bit of a walk around the building to the front door. Please do not leave your car in the lot past 11pm or so, or on Saturdays past three pm, as they lock the gate if there is not late shift and your car will be locked in until the next shift starts at the factory (which could be Monday).

Please note- you must register for this class at our website, www.bostonfac.com. Class costs $25/ session, or is free to monthly paying members of the BFAC (Go to our website to learn about monthly membership).

THE HISTORY OF WESTERN ART SINCE THE EARLY RENAISSANCE HAS OFTEN BEEN DESCRIBED AS A SERIES OF TECHNICAL AND STYLISTIC BREAKTHROUGHS, AS WELL AS REBELLIONS THAT CHALLENGED THE OLD CULTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ORTHODOXIES. LOOKING MORE CLOSELY, HOWEVER, SHOWS US THAT THE BULK OF THESE ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS WERE PROPELLED BY APPRENTICES COPYING FROM THE MASTERS, AND THEN INCORPORATING THE KNOWLEDGE INTO THEIR STYLISTIC INNOVATIONS. THIS COURSE REJUVENATES THE EXPERIENCE OF COPYING FROM MASTERS THAT WAS COMMON IN EARLIER TIMES, USING A RANGE OF STYLES AND TECHNIQUES FROM CLASSICAL PAINTERS DATING FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE LATE 19TH CENTURY ON PAPER, PANEL, AND CANVASES. WE WILL UTILIZE HIGH QUALITY REPRODUCTIONS AS WELL AS FINE PLASTER CASTS AS TOOLS FOR INSTRUCTION. ASIDE FROM OUR FOCUS ON WESTERN CLASSICISM, NON-WESTERN EXAMPLES WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED TO BROADEN THE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT CLASSICAL PRACTICE CAN MEAN FROM OTHER CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES. THE CURRICULUM WILL BE ENRICHED WITH SHORT TALKS ON ART HISTORY. THIS COURSE WELCOMES ALL WHO ARE INTERESTED: WHETHER YOU ARE AN AMATEUR HOBBYIST LOOKING FOR A FUN EVENING WITH FELLOW ARTISTS, AN ART STUDENT HOPING TO SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS WITH THE FIGURE, OR JUST SOMEONE WHO LOVES ART HISTORY AND WISHES TO ENGAGE IT HANDS-ON.