Hesketh Hubbard Bursaries 2025. London's largest life drawing group, the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society, is offering three free year-long membership bursaries to young artists aged between 18 and 30. Apply online, free of charge, before Friday 8 November 2024. The bursaries offer: • The opportunity to attend weekly life drawing sessions at Mall Galleries free of charge for a year, starting from January 2025. • Untutored sessions take place on Friday evenings and selected Monday evenings, between 6pm and 8:15pm (understandably there might be times when artists are unable to attend sessions, however frequent absences may result in the bursary being withdrawn). • Currently there are 44 sessions per year. Usually around 70 artists work from 3 models: the 'quick' 15 / 30 minute nude poses, the two-hour 'long' nude pose and the two-hour clothed portrait pose. Who is eligible? • The bursaries are for young artists aged between 18 and 30 at the close of submissions. • The bursaries are intended for those who have had limited access to life and portrait drawing and painting, rather than artists who are already accomplished in this field. • Artists can work in any medium or media, except those that cause damage or disruption to the galleries. For example, dip pens and ink are not allowed due to the risk of staining the gallery floor.
