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Museum Drawing - Mixed Ability

Course code: P02639

Subject area: Art & Design

Study level: Part Time

Course level: U

Course details

Course time:

14:00 - 16:30

Days of week:

Wednesday

Course date:

15th Apr 2026 - 24th Jun 2026

Course location:

Ashmolean Museum

Contact details

Phone:

01235 555 585

Drawing at the Museum is a wonderful way to get to know the exhibits and create your own unique art samples! Museum drawing is a practical course that will ensure you can complete it with more sophisticated artistic skills and a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Ashmolean museum’s wide-ranging collection. We will work from museum objects selected by the tutor, following several distinct group exercises which we will bring together in our final studies. The idea is that you sketch and develop your drawings using different tools or media in any way that you choose. There will be opportunities to draw from artworks first-hand in the museum as well as developing your own creative responses to objects, and resources.
The ten sessions will take place in the museum itself. The focus will be on the basics of how to accurately record proportion and shape, mark-making, through the exploration of different drawing materials and tonal techniques that will give your drawings form. Each week the tutor will take you through a specific planned task, demonstrating and supporting you, one to one.

You will need to bring your own basic materials to use in the museum - bulldog clip or masking tape, erasers, and pencils only. Sharpeners must be enclosed or in a plastic bag. Tutor will advise at the first session on soft coloured pencils etc.

Paid parking around the Museum, bus stops near by, cafe on site, free wifi, wheelchair accessible. No session during half terms.

What next?
Further drawing courses can be found on the College website.
Entry criteria
No formal qualification necessary, but students should have had some prior experience of working in art & design e.g. GCSE/O level or evening class work. Enthusiasm and commitment are essential and more important than formal qualifications.
Fee information
The specialist consumable fee set at £18.00 per course covers materials provided for students to try or experiment with, as part of the planned study. This sum includes drawing boards, tinted paper, pastels, colour pencils.

As part of your course we may organise trips to assist you with your learning. Trips are optional, and you will not be penalised if you choose not to participate.

There are bursaries available to help you with other course costs. Call 01235 216 212 for more information.

The rules on fee reduction are complicated and we would encourage you to talk to our Admissions staff on 01235 216 400 to discuss your options. You can find more information on our Fees and Bursaries page - search "Fees and Bursaries" at the top of the page.

19+ Fee:

£147.00

19+ Reduced Fee:

£15.00

Learning & method assessment
As this is a non-accredited course, informal methods of assessment will be used, and you do not need to worry about sitting an exam or doing any coursework.
Teaching & learning methods used:
Lecture, demonstration, individual student practice, pair work, group discussion, peer’s evaluation, quiz, exhibition of students’ completed projects.
How will your work be assessed?
• Observation by tutor
• Informal feedback by tutor
• Self-assessment
• Questions & answers
• Exhibition of student works followed by evaluation of own and peer’s work
To track your progress and achievement you will be required to complete a short document.