Deadline: 8 November 2024
London’s largest life drawing group, the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society, is offering three free year-long membership bursaries to young artists aged between 18 and 30.
Benefits
- The opportunity to attend weekly life drawing sessions at Mall Galleries free of charge for a year, starting from January 2025.
- Untutored sessions take place on Friday evenings and selected Monday evenings, (understandably there might be times when artists are unable to attend sessions, however frequent absences may result in the bursary being withdrawn).
- Currently there are 44 sessions per year. Usually around 70 artists work from 3 models: the ‘quick’ 15 / 30 minute nude poses, the two-hour ‘long’ nude pose and the two-hour clothed portrait pose.
Eligibility Criteria
- The bursaries are for young artists aged between 18 and 30 at the close of submissions.
- The bursaries are intended for those who have had limited access to life and portrait drawing and painting, rather than artists who are already accomplished in this field.
- Artists can work in any medium or media, except those that cause damage or disruption to the galleries. For example, dip pens and ink are not allowed due to the risk of staining the gallery floor.
Application Requirements
- All applications must be submitted online, free of charge via Jotform, following which shortlisted artists will be invited for interview:
- Upload up to four example images of your work, an artist statement and biography.
- Images must be in JPEG or PNG format, under 5MB, and represent the human figure.
- Your artist statement should be up to 300 words and answer the question: How will the bursary help to develop your artistic practice?
Review Criteria
- Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee formed of representatives from the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society and Mall Galleries.
Selection Criteria
- Submitting artists will be contacted via email as to the outcome of shortlisting.
- Those shortlisted will be invited for interview at Mall Galleries with the selection committee.
- Shortlisted artists will be asked to present a small portfolio to help with the discussion of their practice during the informal, face-to-face interview.
For more information, visit mall galleries.
