Are you ready to do some drawing? No matter what your background, age, or experience is, there’s a Big Draw LA event for you all over Southern California during October. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated.
Friday, September 25th
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Extreme Character Drawing
For All Ages8:00pmAt Gnomon School of Visual Effects [Hollywood]Music - 2 Models - Drawing - Free Snacks and Drinks at Gnomon School of Visual Effects More info
Tuesday, September 29th
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Drawing Lounge - Gallery Girls
For All Ages7:00pmAt The Art House (Stephen Silver's Studio) [Sun Valley]Live Music and Drawing! More info
Friday, October 2nd
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Friday Night Life Figure Drawing
For Adults6:00pmAt Grand Central Market [Downtown LA]Friday Night Life Figure Drawing at Grand Central Market is a weekly life drawing event. Uninstructed drawing, with live models holding short and long poses, with different costumes/themes each week. More info
Saturday, October 3rd
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Painting at the Altadena Best Fest
For All Ages9:00amAt Streets near Main Altadena Library [Altadena]Bring the entire family for a day of fun and painting at the Altadena Best Fest! More info -
Big Draw LA at Maker City
For All Ages10:00amAt Maker City in The Reef [Downtown LA]Free and fun drawing projects presented by Ryman Arts and local high school students More info
Sunday, October 4th
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SUNDAY ART BRUNCH - GALLERY GIRLS
For Adults10:30amAt Kline Academy of Fine Arts [LA Westside]Two Models | 4-Hour Nude Long Pose | Food Included with Admission More info -
Drawing from the Masters: Gathers and Folds
For All Ages3:30pmAt The Getty Center [Brentwood]Discover techniques for drawing dynamic drapery with artist Kaitlynn Redell. More info
Monday, October 5th
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Daily Dose of Drawing
For All Ages6:30pmAt Daily Dose Cafe [Downtown LA]Join us at the wonderful Daily Dose Cafe every Monday from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Different models and different themes every week. **By Donation (Suggested $5-10)** More info
Wednesday, October 7th
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Los Angeles Plein Air Festival 2015
For Adults9:00amAt Raw Materials Art Supplies [Downtown LA]Through October 11: The 2015 Los Angeles Plein Air Festival is a five-day celebration of outdoor painting in Downtown Los Angeles. It is a festival, exhibition, and competition open to professional and non-professional artists of all skill levels, inspiring more than 100 artists to come to Downtown Los Angeles to paint, draw, and sketch the urban landscape. At the end of the festival, the public can view and purchase these unique visions of Los Angeles at the Festival Exhibition and Awards Reception. More info
Friday, October 9th
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Friday Night Life Drawing
For Adults6:00pmAt Grand Central Market [Downtown LA]Raw Materials Art Supplies hosts a weekly life drawing event at Grand Central Market, every Friday night from 6pm to 8:30pm. These are uninstructed drawing workshops with live models holding poses up to 20 minutes, with different costumes/theme each week. More info
Saturday, October 10th
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Urban Sketching with Don Colley: Grand Central Market & Angel's Flight
For Adults10:00amAt Raw Materials Art Supplies [Downtown LA]Spend the morning with Faber-Castell artist Don Colley and his traveling studio as he leads a group of urban sketchers and plein air painters through DTLA to explore and sketch Grand Central Market and Angel's Flight. More info -
Story Scratch Art
For All Ages10:00amAt Pepperdine University's Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts [Malibu]Pepperdine University's Center for the Arts will team up with The Big Draw LA for their October Family Art Day, where children from the community can participate in the Story Scratch Art Project based off of their favorite tale performed by special guests The Story Pirates, OR from their own imagination. All art materials are provided free of cost and all ages are welcome. Please note that the art project is free, but the performance costs from $10-$15. Theatre attendance is not mandatory to participate in the art event. More info -
The Gathering
For All Ages11:30amAt The Getty Center [Brentwood]Drop-in drawing event focused on drapery at the Getty Center More info -
Urban Sketching with Don Colley: The Broad, MOCA, Disney
For Adults1:00pmAt Raw Materials Art Supplies [Downtown LA]Spend the afternoon with Faber-Castell artist Don Colley and his traveling studio as he leads a group to sketch/paint The Broad, MOCA, Disney Hall, and other iconic architectural gems on Bunker Hill. More info -
Community Mural Workshop with Kristin Donner
For All Ages4:00pmAt Adams Square Mini Park [Glendale]A workshop that involves participants drawing, coloring and cutting out shapes that will be glued on to paper to form a large paper mural that illustrates the local community. More info
Sunday, October 11th
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Urban Sketching with Don Colley: Historic Downtown Farmer's Market
For Adults10:00amAt Raw Materials Art Supplies [Downtown LA]Urban Sketching with Don Colley: Spend the morning with Faber-Castell artist Don Colley and his traveling studio as he leads a group to sketch the Historic Downtown Farmer's Market. More info -
Valley Drink n Draw & Gallery Girls: "Halloween Pin-Up"
For Adults6:00pmAt The Other Door [North Hollywood]Great Music and Drinks - 5's then 25 min poses Come mingle with artists & DRAW models. $15 Donation. 21+ ID Required "Halloween Pin Up" theme with models Jennifer Fabos Patton and Gabby Grave More info
Monday, October 12th
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Open Art Studio at the Zimmer with The BIG Draw LA
For Families3:00pmAt Zimmer Children's Museum [Mid-Wilshire]Join us at the Zimmer Children's Museum for Open Art Studio! This month we will be focusing on drawing cultural foods! The drawings will then be combined to create art work for one of our exhibits! Can you guess which one? More info
Tuesday, October 13th
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Big Draw LA : Abstract Art
For All Ages3:00pmAt Angeles Mesa Branch Library [near Leimert Park]Draw and paint abstract creations inspired by Kandinsky, Mondrian and Pollock. More info
Wednesday, October 14th
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Classic Figure Drawing @Paint:LAB
For Adults7:00pmAt Paint:LAB [Santa Monica]Come DRAW a beautiful Nude Model at PAINT:LAB in Santa Monica with our NEW CLASSIC FIGURE DRAWING WORKSHOP. $20 Includes Wine & Cheese More info
Friday, October 16th
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Friday Night Life Drawing
For Adults6:00pmAt Grand Central Market [Downtown LA]Raw Materials Art Supplies hosts a weekly life drawing event at Grand Central Market this and every Friday night from 6pm to 8:30pm. These are uninstructed drawing workshops with live models holding poses up to 20 minutes, with a different theme each week. More info
Saturday, October 17th
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Chalk the Walk
For All Ages11:00amAt Glendale Central Library [Glendale]An event where families can come and decorate the sidewalk using chalk. More info -
Stress Reliever Adult Coloring
For Adults11:00amAt Cahuenga Branch Library [East Hollywood]Join us for stress reliever adult coloring at the Cahuenga Branch Library. We will provide pencils and coloring pages, all you need to bring is your imagination! October 17 11:00-12:30 No need to RSVP More info -
Fall In Love With Pride!
For All Ages11:00amAt Memorial Park [Pasadena]Join us in creating a road tile for our Road to Equality. We supply the materials and you supply the creativity by drawing what Pride means to YOU! Our Road to Equality will be on display at the event and you can see the contributions made over the past 3 years! More info -
Venice Color Venice Style. A Drawing Festival!
For All Ages1:00pmAt Animo Venice Charter High School [Venice]A Celebration of drawing for the whole family held in the heart of Venice. Face painting, chalk art, mini masterpieces, and more. More info -
Festival for All Skid Row Artists
For All Ages1:00pmAt Gladys Park [Downtown LA]The Festival for All Skid Row Artists is a two-day art and music festival showcasing the diverse range of talents of Skid Row residents. Participants have a chance to hear performers, see visual artwork and participate in workshops and/or creativity stations. More info -
The Big Draw LA - Glassell Park
For All Ages2:00pmAt Avenue to Creativity [Glassell Park]This event will have drawing booths for all age ranges! A large scale line drawing of our beautiful city of Glassell Park where the community will get to fill in with paint. KIds section painting booths and crafts. All are welcomed and FREE FOOD and GAMES! Kids in Halloween Costumes welcomed!! More info
Sunday, October 18th
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Architectural Sketch Crawl Challenge along CicLAvia Route
For All Ages8:30amAt START: Fine Arts Building, END: Grand Park [Downtown LA]The Challenge: sketch as many of the architectural and cultural landmarks along the W. 7th St. and Spring St. sections of the CicLAvia route (from Figueroa to Grand Park) as you can. More info -
DTLA Paint Out @ CicLAvia
For All Ages9:00amAt Ronald F. Deaton Civic Auditorium, LAPD HQ [Downtown LA]On the 1st Sunday of every month, plein air painters and urban sketchers gather to paint/sketch urban landscapes in Downtown Los Angeles - this Sunday, we break with the schedule to paint/sketch on the route of CicLAvia! Want to paint/sketch a car-free Los Angeles? Come join us! More info -
Crafting at the Market
For All Ages9:30amAt Motor Avenue Farmer's Market [Westside LA]Creating art out of your household discards. More info -
Scroll Painting @ CicLAvia
For All Ages11:00amAt Little Tokyo [Downtown LA]RAIN CANCELLED, SORRY! Come join Urban Crop Circle and paint with sumi ink on scrolls, during October's CicLAvia bike event! More info -
Make Your Mark in the Park
For All Ages11:00amAt Grand Park [Downtown LA]A huge festival of drawing produced by Ryman Arts students and faculty, Make Your Mark in the Park is free and fun for all ages and drawing abilities. More info -
Drawing from the Masters: Gathers and Folds
For All Ages3:30pmAt The Getty Center [Brentwood]Discover techniques for drawing dynamic drapery with artist Kaitlynn Redell. Participants are encouraged to bring sketchpads. More info
Friday, October 23rd
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Friday Night Life Drawing
For Adults6:00pmAt Grand Central Market [Downtown LA]Raw Materials Art Supplies hosts a weekly life drawing event at Grand Central Market this and every Friday night from 6pm to 8:30pm. These are uninstructed drawing workshops with live models holding poses up to 20 minutes, with a different theme each week. More info -
Extreme Character Drawing
For All Ages8:00pmAt Gnomon School of Visual Effects [Hollywood]EXTREME CHARACTER DRAWING Presented by Gnomon & the Gallery Girls A Fun Drawing Event with Crazy Themes & Fun Models Music - Live Models - Drawing - Soda & Chips More info
Saturday, October 24th
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49th Worldwide Sketchcrawl at Marsh Park next to Los Angeles River
For All Ages10:00amAt Marsh Park [Atwater Village]Group sketching at Marsh Park near Los Angeles River More info -
Chalk Fest of the Northwest Lincoln Village Festival
For All Ages10:00amAt John Muir High School [Pasadena]Chalk artists, performances, music, arts and crafts for sale, carnival games and booths, exhibits, and lots of fun! More info -
Drawing from Antiquity: Creative/Classical
For All Ages11:00amAt The Getty Villa [Malibu]Put your own spin on classical forms during this creative sketching session inspired by the Getty Villa's Inner Peristyle gardens and architecture. More info -
The Big Draw: Live Model Ink Portrait Sketch with Miles Lewis
For Adults11:00amAt Camera Obscura Art Lab [Santa Monica]Portrait Drawing in Ink with Live Model, led by Miles Lewis. $5, register at https://apm.activecommunities.com/santamonicarecreation/Activity_Search/47149 More info -
Hollywood Forever Dia de los Muertos altar
For All Ages1:00pmAt Hollywood Forever Cemetery [Hollywood]Paint skeletons with us on a long fabric altar, to honor and celebrate those who have passed, at Hollywood Forever's Dia de los Muertos celebration! More info -
Screen-N-Zine
For Adults3:00pmAt Pop-Hop Book & Print [North Highland Park]A workshop combining zines and silkscreen printing. More info
Sunday, October 25th
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Valley Art Day in the Park
For All Ages11:00amAt Moorpark Park in Studio City at Laurel Canyon Ave.Participants will have a choose from Ink, water color , acrylic and chalk pastels. participants will leave with a 11 X 14 drawing on paper More info
Friday, October 30th
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Friday Night Life Drawing: The Koresh Experience
For Adults6:00pmAt Grand Central Market [Downtown LA]Raw Materials Art Supplies hosts a weekly life drawing event at Grand Central Market every Friday night from 6pm-8:30pm. These are uninstructed drawing workshops with live models holding poses up to 20 minutes, with different costumes/theme each week. More info
Saturday, October 31st
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Speaker Series & Pop-Up Art Mart
For All Ages2:00pmAt The Museum of the San Fernando Valley [Northridge]Join us for an artist speaker series and Pop-Up Art Mart where local artists sell crafts, jewelry, original art, prints and more. For this special Halloween event we will have a fun interactive drawing and coloring table for the kids! More info