{"title": "Doodle Café", "start": "2026-11-03T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T15:00:00Z", "place": "The Soho Poly", "address": "16 Riding House Street, W1W 7DT London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/soho-poly-83837340913", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing", "wellness"], "description": "Doodle Café is an imaginative doodle story workshop where participants combine colour patches, outlines, words, doodling and drawing into a mixed media artwork. It runs weekly and is part of a soft launch of the Soho Poly Creative Health events. The workshop uses storytelling at its core, uniting images and words, with teas, coffees and snacks provided in a relaxed atmosphere of records and soft lighting. 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Professional artists lead the session and share tips and tricks for improving your drawing. The workshop is designed for members of the 25 & Under scheme, welcomes all abilities, provides basic drawing materials, and no booking is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/drop-in-and-draw-38264/", "official_url": "https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/event/drop-in-and-draw-20261106", "image": "https://noky.io/images/acf8d84cd6d8df0fe2fc61a3f8cf99a24ea6ec5a7cfbc54fd69d85f5a246dc54-600.webp"}, {"title": "MYM Enjoy learning to draw", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T21:00:00Z", "place": "The Mill", "address": "Coppermill Lane 7-11, E17 7HA London", "price": "£120 = 6 workshops", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "A six-week drawing workshop series open to all abilities, with all materials supplied. It is run by Jason Hawkridge, who leads sessions exploring drawing techniques in various mediums, with subjects such as flowers, fruit, chrome and glass. Participants can relax, learn and switch off from phones, tablets and computers on Wednesday evenings. Booking is for six workshops chosen from eight available dates.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mym-enjoy-learning-to-draw-65737/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/62b86baa56969bb96dd753c1ede1fba000c8e0707637269605b1f2fa7005839e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Inky Pathways Adult Art Workshops", "start": "2026-10-28T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-12-02T12:30:00Z", "place": "Rose Theatre", "address": "High Street 24-26, KT1 1HL Kingston upon Thames", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/inkypathways/1801450", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art"], "description": "Inky Pathways Adult Art Workshops are creative, hands-on art sessions for adults. They run at the Rose Cafe on the first and second Wednesday of each month, exploring a different art style or craft in each session. The sessions are fully guided and beginner-friendly, offering a chance to try something new and connect with others. They are organised by Inky Pathways.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/inky-pathways-adult-art-workshops-64927/", "official_url": "https://www.rosetheatre.org/whats-on/inky-pathways-tpbc", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1b532b3da8dca9babf0a6734ef34c583fca44a2b1cac02adb5a4785d6469f69d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Get Drawing", "start": "2026-11-01T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Mill", "address": "Coppermill Lane 7-11, E17 7HA London", "price": "£5.00", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "Get Drawing is a friendly drop-in adult drawing class held in the Living Room at The Mill, for people who want to practise and improve drawing from observation. It is led by local art teacher David Hughes with other local artists, who provide stimulus such as still life objects or natural forms like flowers and fruit, along with teaching and advice. All abilities are welcome, paper, drawing boards and materials are provided, and water colours are fine though not oils or acrylics. It runs as a popular first-come, first-served group, so arriving on time helps secure a place.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/get-drawing-42487/", "official_url": "https://themille17.org/events/get-drawing/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f4260da0b3d3c351bbd970c78957690b272034c9a640916dabb9d6745c304cf2-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Creative Sketchbook (Autumn)", "start": "2026-11-03T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-08T00:00:00Z", "place": "Landmark Arts Centre", "address": "Ferry Road, TW11 9NN Teddington", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "Creative Sketchbook (Autumn) is a six-week drawing and mixed media course taught in the studio, running under the theme Memories and Identity. It is led by Emily Burton, an illustrator and drawing teacher with nearly twenty years' experience teaching adults of all levels. Participants use a sketchbook to explore portraits, design skills and page layouts, working from treasured objects and memories. Projects include making a simple artist's book from an experience or memory and creating images with simple, accessible printmaking techniques.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/creative-sketchbook-autumn-36903/", "official_url": "https://www.landmarkartscentre.org/class/creative-sketchbookautumn/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1a70bbbd496d5edf6b95a8f40c3121ec81d97589380cb104162a81f5045c99fe-600.webp"}, {"title": "Mixed Media Art Session", "start": "2026-11-03T13:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T14:30:00Z", "place": "Lordship Hub", "address": "N17 6NU London", "price": "£7.00", "price_from": "7.00", "price_to": "7.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/mixed-media"], "description": "Mixed Media Art Session is an adults-only workshop at Lordship Hub, a community centre and cafe in Tottenham, London. It is run by Sandra, who teaches tips and techniques for using found and bought art resources to create collage, recycled mixed media art journals and visual journaling. Participants are invited to treat the session as creative self care, with some resources provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mixed-media-art-session-74294/", "official_url": "https://lordshiphub.org.uk/class/mixed-media-art-session-for-adult/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/73dab8cab463f33404515cb202ab069ed190e9285dca3b20d6d4447acd3469f2-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Paint with Darren", "start": "2026-11-12T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Soho Poly", "address": "16 Riding House Street, W1W 7DT London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/soho-poly-83837340913", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Paint with Darren is a painting workshop at the Soho Poly, open to people of all artistic abilities in a friendly space with tea and biscuits. It is led by Darren Hayman, formerly lead singer and guitarist with the band Hefner and a prolific solo artist, who also paints and draws. This first session, Painted Postcards, invites you to bring photographs of places that matter to you and paint them onto real postcards of high-quality watercolour paper. The class is about memory and place, and attendees are encouraged to post their finished cards, with stamps supplied and a walk to the postbox together, taking their painting home if they wish.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/paint-with-darren-70647/", "official_url": "https://sohopoly.co.uk/events/paint-with-darren-3/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2e542ff85f496e12157680f7f7b10d68b17a9f7fb069ad07d7af9ac92a62336d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Cosy Craft Club November", "start": "2026-11-04T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T21:30:00Z", "place": "Old London Road cafe", "address": "Old London Road 52, KT2 6QF Kingston upon Thames", "price": "£5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "https://good-show.co.uk/events/4097", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "Cosy Craft Club November is an evening at a café where crafters bring their current projects to work on together. Every first Wednesday of the month, Old London Road Cafe invites crafty humans to gather, share tips and tricks and build community in a cosy environment. The sessions are hosted by Lucy, a crafty fellow mess maker with experience in multiple disciplines. Tasty treats, hot food, coffee and beers from the fridge are available, and tickets should be reserved in advance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/cosy-craft-club-november-50322/", "official_url": "https://olrcafe.co.uk/event/cosy-craft-club-november/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/da6f1af7d09906cad6fab9c630cf12a153d714dbb5c78a963584e48b37889ba1-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Introduction to Painting and Drawing", "start": "2026-11-09T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T20:30:00Z", "place": "art in the docks", "address": "Shackleton Way 25, E16 2XJ London", "price": "Free to join", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "An open painting and drawing session at a London art space, welcoming everyone from complete beginners to accomplished artists. It is run by Art in the Docks and funded by Newham's People Powered Places, supported by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund and the Royal Docks Trust. Participants can work on their own projects or join a guided session on techniques led by a professional artist, sharing ideas and helping each other. All you need is your imagination and a willingness to try new ideas.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/introduction-to-painting-and-drawing-40958/", "official_url": "https://www.artinthedocks.com/upcomingevents/introduction-to-painting-and-drawing-f29mt-9sec4", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9c577cb9965733337bd4995d99dcdaf7b41f19e641d206cee96aba289a25e702-2000.webp"}]}