Fall 2024
Back to School
at Drawing Room
Join the Fall 2024 cohort. Learn new skills and build community.
Remember the feeling of starting school in the fall? A season of new beginnings, learning, and growth?
Meet your BFFs, pick your classes, see each other regularly, then show-and-tell and sign yearbooks! Come experience a fall semester at Drawing Room.
SOLD OUT
$580
for the entire semester
(originally an $850 value)
Enrollment is closed as we are now at full capacity! Winter semester announcement coming soon.
What’s included in your Fall 2024 semester
Semester structure
The Fall 2024 semester runs October-November. It includes orientation, exclusive gatherings, and an end-of-semester showcase night to structure your fall and feel like a class.
Intentional gatherings and connection
Each cohort gets a private discord channel. Connect with your group, share inspiration, ideas, and plan get-togethers.
We’ll also organize exclusive moments for your group to connect throughout the semester, including:
A BYODinner Party
Coffee meet-ups
Weekly creative prompts
Skill-building classes
Pick 6 classes over the course of the semester, to fit your schedule and interests. Learn new skills and mediums from our professional instructors.
Plus, select one community event, such as Charm Meet, Swap & Upcycle, Collage Potluck, Drawing Party, and more.
Drawing Room as your campus
4 All-Day Passes WITH Art Library access are included, so you can come by during Open Hours (Tues-Sun) to continue practicing, meet up with fellow classmates, co-work, or enjoy with friends.
Tea, coffee, wifi all included. Read more about how the Art Library works here.
Workshop supplies
All materials and supplies needed for your classes are provided on-site. Take home the pieces you create.
Utilize the Art Library with your 4 included All-Day Passes with Art Library access.
Customized merch
Each student gets a hand-printed, one-of-a-kind Drawing Room tote bag and sketchbook during orientation. Use both throughout your semester and beyond!
Course Catalog
Pick 6 from any of the below classes to attend during your semester. Stretch your creative brain and find your favorite medium! All classes and events take place Sat/Sun morning or Mon/Tues/Wed evening.
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Color in Flow
An introduction to fundamental techniques of watercolor painting, and experimenting with other water soluble materials like watercolor pencils and pastels in preparation for a playful and colorful mixed-media painting.
Oct 5 - 9-11:30am, Nov 17 - 9-11:30am
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Carve & Print
An accessible introduction to block printing, a historical type of surface design that has roots in the textile traditions of China, India, Japan, and Egypt! Design and carve your own stamps, plus experiment with shells and vegetables, to print totes and tea towels.
Oc 20 - 9-11:30am, Nov 16 - 9-11:30am
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Claydate
Learn ceramic hand-building and paint your pieces in the same session. Specialty sessions available, including tableware and charms.
Oct 19 - 9-11:30am, Oct 26 - 9-11:30am, Nov 3 - 9-11:30am, Nov 9 - 9-11:30am
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Advanced Clay Series
A 2-day series for pottery enthusiasts. Deepen your skills – build bigger/more complex shapes. Then, learn several other surface decoration techniques like wax resisting, sgraffito, and more. Previous Claydate attendance required. Each session is one class credit.
Oc 22 & 28 - 6:30-9pm
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Pen to Paper
An introduction to creative writing. We’ll work from prompts, exercises, and memories to experiment with syntax. All writing will receive instructor-guided feedback and there will be opportunities for collaboration. Experience the joy and therapeutic benefits of writing.
Oct 13 - 9-11:30am
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Advanced Writing
Take your writing to new heights with evocative and challenging prompts meant to deepen your craft holistically. We’ll explore creative non-fiction, editorializing, and scene crafting. Share your final projects and receive feedback in a group reading and discussion.
Nov 10 - 9-11:30am
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For the Love of Drawing
Explore a multitude of drawing mediums and embrace play. Learn fundamental techniques like drawing from observation, still life, shadows, and more. Create a framed piece.
Oct 6 - 9-11:30am, Nov 5 - 6:30-9pm
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Field Trip
A guided sketchbook adventure to wander, observe, and gather inspiration from the motion of NYC! Learn to draw from observation at the farmer’s market, park, and on your travels. Perfect for those interested in beginning a visual travel diary and making friends as we create on the go!
Oct 12 - 9:30am-1pm, Oct 26 - 9:30am-1pm, Nov 9 - 9:30am-1pm
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Drawing from the Body
Learn to draw the human figure. Warm up with hand-eye coordination exercises. Observe and draw poses by a live model, with instruction and guidance.
Oct 27 - 6:30-9pm
Monday, September 16 at 6:30pm
Orientation Night
Meet and greet our instructors and the rest of your cohort! Then, design your schedule with the classes of your choice. Dates released in advance, but students get first dibs and signup happens during Orientation Night.
Come prepared with your calendar!
Wednesday, November 20 at 6:30pm
Showcase Night
Bring and show off any works you made during the semester over beverages and snacks. Mingle with your cohort and instructors.
Sign each other’s sketchbooks (like yearbooks)!!
Enrollment is closed as we are now at full capacity! Winter semester announcement coming soon.
Why be a part of the Fall 2024 Cohort?
Learn new skills
Experiment with and try new mediums! Deepen skills in mediums you’ve tried. Stretch your creative brain. Become your best creative self this fall.
Be a part of something bigger
Our Back to School series is all about learning and growing, with an emphasis on community-building. Participating is supporting our mission for strengthening community in NYC.
Structure & accountability
Need a little accountability? Join the cohort for that extra push! Doing things with other people who have the same goals is always more fun.
Get the best value
Because you’re buying in bulk, you know you’re getting the best deal! Not only are you getting the steepest discounts, but the semester structure offers so much more, too!
Treat (and care for) yourself!
Creativity is self-care; being creative regularly can help you solve problems more openly and effectively, relieve stress and anxiety, and even improve cognitive function. The only downside is having too much fun!
Ready to enroll for Fall 2024 at Drawing Room?
Whether you’re an actively creative person or you want to tap back into your creative energy and don’t know where to start, this series is for you.
Learning new things and trying new creative mediums is like learning a new language – a new way to express yourself in the world and connect with other humans…plus a new way to get off our screens and get lost in a meditative flow.
We’ve found that many creative workshops and studios just aren’t designed with community-building at their core. But at Drawing Room, we believe that creativity is an amazing common thread by which to build connection–perhaps because it requires open-mindedness, by definition. So, everything we do here is about deepening connections within the community through our shared love of – or curiosity for – creativity in its infinite forms.
This Back to School series is the culmination of everything we’ve been building here at Drawing Room since our opening in January this year (we know, crazy right?). Take a leap and come experience the magic of Drawing Room this fall and join the very first cohort!
Enrollment is closed as we are now at full capacity! Winter semester announcement coming soon.
FAQs
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Yes, of course!
If you are a community member, you'll receive 30% off your enrollment and retain membership benefits like unlimited Open Hours and guest passes. You must prepay for your membership through the end of the semester.If you are a creative member, you'll receive a 85% discount on enrollment, and retain your benefits such as unlimited Open Hours with Art Library access and guest passes. You must prepay for your membership through the end of the semester.
Please reach out to our team at info@nycdrawingroom.com to enroll.
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Our Back to School series is designed to be flexible so you can book classes according to your schedule. We have a series of classes with dates and times listed, and you will choose which you'd like to attend.
We know emergencies happen, so we accommodate one class reschedule from your original schedule booking made during orientation. Reschedule requests must be made no fewer than 24 hours prior to the event start time. Sorry, no exceptions!
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That's ok! For Orientation Night, we'll have you select your classes virtually and send us your selections.
Orientation Night is also a chance for you to meet the rest of your cohort, but we'll have plenty of other opportunities to mingle and meet your classmates :-)
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All the classes are also open to the public, but you're getting an unbeatable, exclusive deal when it comes to price and cohort programming. You can expect to see the familiar faces of your cohort classmates in each of these classes, and you'll get first dibs and get to sign up together before its opened up to public registration.
As a part of this series, we are also hosting several activities throughout the semester that are exclusive to the cohort students, including the Orientation Night, Showcase Night, BYO Dinner Party, coffee meets, private discord channel, etc.
We want this to feel like you are growing through a creative learning journey, together!
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All enrollments are final. However, if you find you are unable to join us for the semester for whatever reason after booking, you can let us know at least 7 days before Orientation Night to get credits. This will allow you to use the dollar value as credit towards other events or a membership. They can also be (partially) transferred to a friend.