Hello everyone,

I hope you're all doing okay.

My offering of art classes and activities continues, with a variety of in person, online and hybrid courses and creative sessions, offered both independently, through Adult Learning Lewisham, Wave Cafe and Union Chapel Church.

The new term for my private online class Exploring Creativity starts next week - Tuesday May 25th. It runs on zoom 9am - 12 midday. We look at a different artist each week, with a lecture lasting around an hour. Then we have a discussion and a break and then do a practical session inspired by the artist. The timetable is attached, the sessions are pay what you can, minimum £5 per class, maximum £24 per class or anything in between - what you pay is up to you! You can attend all 10 weeks or dip in and out. I send detailed information about each artist on the Sunday before each class, with ideas for the practical. 

I record the practical demo on video and also offer a remote version of this class for £35 all in. You get the information via email and the video demo sent via we transfer to follow along to at your leisure. You also have access to the sharing thread to share and view students' work.

Payment is via bank transfer - email me if you're interested. It's a very friendly class and lots of fun!

TIMETABLE EXPLORING CREATIVITY  Summer Run May 25th – July 27th 2021

Tuesdays 9am – 12 midday on Zoom

WEEK 1 – May 25th - B. Sanon and African Art from the Dominican Republic

WEEK 2 – June 1st - Marie Bracquemond – Passionate Impressionist

WEEK 3 – June 8th - Cezanne – Still Life

WEEK 4 – June 15th - Jade Fadojutimi – Expressive abstraction and mark making

WEEK 5 – June 22nd - Lord Leighton and his garden

WEEK 6 – June 29th - Eileen Agar – Surrealist collage and sculpture

WEEK 7 – July - 6th - Sam Francis – Second generation Abstract Expressionism

WEEK 8 – July 13th - William Hawkins – Vibrant Outsider Art

WEEK 9 – July 20th - Joan Eardley – Semi abstract portraits and landscapes

WEEK 10 – July 27th - Alice Neel – We’ll have a clothed model for a portrait session this week, please pay an extra £5 towards the cost of the model.

Starting on June 1st is my independent zoom online life drawing Tuesday class, 4-6pm. It runs for 5 weeks and costs £40 minimum, £75 maximum for the five weeks, payable by bank transfer, let me know if you're interested by emailing me at: vox@joart.info:

I'm also running 2 life drawing hybrid classes for Adult Learning Lewisham, all day on Saturdays June 12th (with model Esther) and July 10th (with model Kit). There are 6 in person places available and 12 on zoom. The class is livestreamed from room 202 at Brockley Rise 10am - 3.30pm. Please go here for more information:

https://lewisham.gov.uk/cel/subjects/life-drawing-and-portraiture

More in person events will start soon, and I'm very happy to say that I'll be back with Wave Cafe this Sunday 23rd of May. Come into the woods to make some land art and have socially distant creative explorations in nature, it's free to attend, no need to register - just turn up!:

Art in the Woods events Sunday 23rd May, Sunday 20th June       1pm-4pm We can't wait to be back at the cafe in person. But, before we can do that, we thought it would be great to meet for a few covid-secure informal events to reconnect and look forward together. See below for details on our 'Art in the Woods' events. We'll be making natural sculptures in the woods, inspired by Andy Goldsworthy, and others. Hope you can join us there! These are being led by our friend, and facilitator, artist Jo McCormick.

My FREE art and poetry sessions for Union Chapel's Culture Cafe will continue on zoom from June 2nd to June 16th, 11am - midday, and then we'll be back in person! We're hoping to provide some hybrid sessions. More news on that soon.

Here's the zoom link for the online sessions on June 2nd, 9th and 16th: 

Jo McCormick is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Art and poetry
Time: June 2nd  2021 11:00 AM London
       
      
        Jun 2, 2021 11:00 AM
        Jun 9, 2021 11:00 AM
        Jun 16, 2021 11:00 AM

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89977443534?pwd=SnJzNlVmQVF3U2JTWFI5VHpYUS9Pdz09

Meeting ID: 899 7744 3534
Passcode: art

I hope to see you somewhere soon, until then stay safe.