{"title": "Experimental Drawing & Creative Play", "start": "2026-11-21T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T16:00:00Z", "place": "Southlands Arts Centre", "address": "The Green 75, UB7 7PW West Drayton", "price": "£33", "price_from": "33.00", "price_to": "33.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "Experimental Drawing & Creative Play is a hands-on two-hour workshop in drawing and creative play. It is led by illustrator Bea Ysolda, who guides participants through letting go and artistic techniques that inspire play, including continuous line-drawing and playing with scale to create unexpected results. 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Game packs with two counters, a pencil, a small sketchbook and a flyer about Sarina Mantle can be borrowed for free from the Front Desk.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/play-explore-draw-family-activity-37646/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fac23921b4b9b278f91d884f46c33e71765ec398461b302150a283823310ea25-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Create, Draw, Meet", "start": "2026-11-11T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Poplar Union", "address": "Cotall Street 2, E14 6TL London", "price": "Donation", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing", "diy/textiles"], "description": "Create, Draw, Meet is a relaxed, informal creative meet up for all, with a cuppa, biscuit and chat while trying drawing, painting, collage and textiles. It is facilitated by Keren, a textile designer and educator who works as a print designer in the fashion industry and is a member of the Learning Workshop Team at the Royal Academy of Arts. 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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. Attendees can bring their own materials or use what is in the room.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/doodle-cafe-70644/", "official_url": "https://sohopoly.co.uk/events/doodle-cafe-3/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/811feed62acd6fef39c47969bff6231a76b1309627cae0fa68647142fa4ea875-600.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", "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. 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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"}, {"title": "Look and Draw", "start": "2026-11-12T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Wallace Collection", "address": "Manchester Square, W1U 3BN London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "A guided drawing session in front of a vast seascape painting, held in the Great Gallery of the museum. Tutor Karly Allen leads participants through looking closely at Van de Velde's work and translating it into black-and-white mark-making with pen and paper. 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Whether a beginner or experienced practitioner, participants can join a friendly community of art lovers and nurture their creativity. Drawing boards and a selection of basic materials are provided, though only dry materials are allowed in the galleries. The model for this session, Marina, is a London-based professional fine art model, visual artist and performer with a background in dance and performance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/life-drawing-at-the-museum-35952/", "official_url": "https://www.estorickcollection.com/events/life-drawing-at-the-museum-18-november", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3a4080de74cfb30dec38e6b2c4b89f6bc21b6690da0ef44e9ee14e64982ff181-2000.webp"}]}