i  Artists throughout the ages have joined together to learn to learn from each other through the friendly exchange of expertise, information, informed critiques and simply seeing how others “do it”. Blackheath Art Society is continuing this very useful creative tradition and practice. The use of the studio for painting, drawing, printing and other approved uses is for members only via key-code access. The studio has easels and work tables but artists will need to bring their own special equipment and materials.

Studio Groups meet weekly.. The studio fee is $5 payable at time of use, with additional contributions for models and materials, depending on the group.

Casual access is by keycode, which members can request from the Membership Officer by emailing info@blackheathart.com.  There is no casual access when models are present, or from Tuesday before an exhibition to its last day, or during committee meetings, workshops and courses.  These dates are on the Calendar page of this website.

MONDAY 1pm – 3pm

We have excellent models and poses are arranged for 2-minute and 5-minute sketches and then for a combination of 10, 15 and 20 minute poses.

THURSDAYS 915AM TO 12.15PM

This life study is a fixed pose for periods of up to ten weeks depending on model availability, of three hours each week. It is a rare opportunity to do this type of extended academic study from life.
NOTE: The pose is unchanged for the whole duration, not just the session. This is so that an in-depth drawing or painting from the same viewpoint can be worked on for the whole period, in a similar way that classical ateliers overseas work.