Life Drawing in Darlinghurst

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The Artful Hen life drawing in Sydney - group bookings

From $35pp

A two-hour life drawing party with a professional nude model, a host running drawing games and a photo session to finish.

Darlinghurst Life Drawing life drawing in Sydney - group bookings

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Darlinghurst Life Drawing (Darlinghurst)3.7 (14)

Book the Oxford Street studio for a private life drawing class, run by a teacher and suited to complete beginners.

Picking the Right Life Drawing Class

Two studios give Darlinghurst a choice of styles for a life drawing night. The Artful Hen works from 2A Liverpool Lane and treats the evening as a party, while Darlinghurst Life Drawing teaches from 205 Oxford Street, in a ground-floor room called Room 205 with a second studio upstairs at 207. Both use a nude live model and both are popular with hens groups, but they run the room differently: one has a host keeping the energy up with drawing games, the other has a teacher setting each pose and showing the group how to tackle it. Telling Liverpool Lane and Oxford Street apart:

Who leads: a professional artist hosts The Artful Hen's games and quick sketching challenges, whereas a teacher guides each pose at Darlinghurst Life Drawing.
Session length: The Artful Hen runs two hours in its studios, and an hour and a half when it travels to you.
Numbers: Room 205 takes private groups of up to 20; The Artful Hen has no minimum and usually tops out around 30.
Cost: The Artful Hen is from $35 per person on a sliding scale, while Darlinghurst Life Drawing quotes private groups on enquiry.
On the table: both are BYO for drinks, with snacks welcome at Room 205 and a 10 to 15 minute settle-in at The Artful Hen before the model arrives.

Either way the night finishes on the eastern edge of the CBD around Oxford Street, which makes it easy to move the bride-to-be and her friends on to dinner or drinks afterwards.

Darlinghurst Life Drawing supplies charcoal, graphite pencils, sepia ink and sheets of cartridge paper.
The Artful Hen provides every art material, guests take their drawings home, and the session closes with a group photo alongside the model.
A male or female model can be requested for a private class at Room 205; The Artful Hen books male models as standard and female models on request.
The Artful Hen is owned and run by women, welcomes mixed groups and sets no age limit.

Beyond a hens night

Birthdays and other celebrations can book Darlinghurst Life Drawing's studio exclusively, and the studio can be hired for private events too.
Teams in different offices can join an online group class from Darlinghurst Life Drawing for up to 100 people.
Someone keen to improve can take a pack of three one-hour one-on-one lessons, or be given a voucher for a class for two, valid six months.
When the Liverpool Lane studio is taken, The Artful Hen has rooms in Paddington and Surry Hills, venues in Potts Point and Double Bay, and can come to a home or Airbnb.

What People Ask About Life Drawing

Do we need any drawing experience for a Darlinghurst class?

No. Darlinghurst Life Drawing's teacher sets up each pose and walks the group through it, and The Artful Hen keeps things light with games and quick challenges rather than fine-art instruction.

How far ahead should a Saturday hens booking be made?

Saturdays fill first at The Artful Hen, which runs seven days a week, so another day can be easier to secure. A deposit locks in the booking.

Can a small hens group of eight still have a studio to itself?

Yes. At The Artful Hen, 13 or fewer pay a minimum total that can vary by venue, or two small groups can combine for a lower per-head rate. Room 205 is booked exclusively for private groups of up to 20.

Is there a public class instead of a private booking?

Darlinghurst Life Drawing runs public group classes for anyone who would rather join with a couple of friends than book the whole studio.