A friendly drawing tuition session for adults - pay what you can afford

Draw More is a drawing session for adults providing a friendly and welcoming space for adults to learn and experience drawing. Our aims are to:

Provide guided drawing sessions suitable for beginners or more experienced artists

Create a welcoming and friendly environment

Offer creative opportunity for adults of all ages

Encourage the uptake of drawing to promote healthy wellbeing and positive mental health

Encourage drawing for fun - no expectations

Offer creative opportunity without financial restrictions

Please note, you are booking for the session as follows:

Friday 21st August 2026 6pm - 8pm - Drawing a SHELL

All sessions listed above will take place at Pocklington Arts Centre studio (downstairs, at the back of the venue). You do do not need to show a ticket to reception staff, just tell them you are here for the drawing group in the studio and walk to the back of the venue. The venue is fully accessible for wheelchair users. We welcome users of all abilities and needs. If you have any questions about suitability, please contact us. Please note, this session is for adults only.

About the project...

Sessions will run one Friday evening per month (dates are listed above) at Pocklington Arts Centre studio. We wanted to provide something that everyone can access - regardless of financial standing. We are offering the tuition for free and we have gratefully received a small grant from HEY SMILE Foundation to arrange the venue for the trial period and get some equipment to make the sessions run smoothly. We are offering access to these sessions on a 'pay what you can afford' model (suggested donation £5 per session). We also tak donations in cash at the venue. Any donations will be used specifically for this project to cover venue hire, materials and refreshments. (The booking agent may take a very small percentage fee of donations made). Please note this project runs on a month-by-month basis, sbject to the donations reecived. We do not have funding to run this project from November 2025, so we rely on your donations. Our taregt to cover costs os £60 per session.

What to expect...

The session is open from 6pm and we will begin the the session with the opportunity for hot drinks and chat - followed by a guided drawing session beginning at 6.15pm. Holly will guide you through a drawing as you watch her draw on the projector screen and join in. We usually have a comfort break at around 7pm and then we continue our drawing until about 7.40pm. There will be resources provided to use throughout. There will also be time to get a bit of one-to-one advice or support at the end of the session (til 8pm), if you want it. There is no requirement to 'show' or share your work - just join in and enjoy the shared drawing experience. Drawing activities will be suitable for beginners, with the opportunity for more experienced artists to take their drawing a little further if they wish. You are free to take your work with you at the end of the session. We may take photographs in the session but we always seek your consent before doing so. There is no requirement to be in any photographs or videos.

We will also be recording some online drawing tutorials that you can access at home to do, only if you wish to (it isn't homework, we promise).

How many people can attend?

We can accommodate quite a few people, but we do have a limit. Therefore, it is best and preferable to us if you can BOOK your place using our ticket options. If you are booking for a group of people, please ensure you complete a ticket for each participant. When booking, you just need to leave us your name and contact details (in case there is a last minute cancellation of the venue and we need it get hold of you). If you are booking a place online, you will be asked to choose a MAKE A DONATION ticket. Please pay what you can afford - suggested maximum £5. We want everyone to be able to attend.

What is provided?

We provide:

Paper, pencils and quality basic drawing equipment

Clipboard easel to lean on

Source images to refer to

Tuition and support (if desired)

Hot drinks and biscuits(tea, coffee and hot chocolate

Online drawing tutorials to do at home (if you want to)

Do I have to come every month?

No, sessions are booked as and when you want to. We release the sessions booking links around 4 weeks in advance (straight after the previous session) . If you book and cannot make it or need to cancel, just let us know by email or phone on 01759486020.

I am a complete beginner. Can I still come?

Absolutely! You are exactly the person we would like to see join us. Drawing is so much fun and very relaxing. Don't worry if you haven't really drawn before. There is no expectation to share your work so if you are a little shy of other people seeing your work then that's fine. We do sometimes take photos to share online but we would ALWAYS ask your permission.

Is there somewhere to park?

You can use the park

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