Talk and draw: January
'An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump'
Online tickets
This is an online event, hosted on Zoom.
Please book a free ticket to access this event. You will receive an E-ticket with instructions on how to access your online events, films and resources via your National Gallery account.
Please note, only one ticket can be booked per account. Bookings close one hour before the event.
This event is open for Members priority booking until Sunday, November 23, 2025.
About
Lecturer Ed Dickenson and artist Jo Conybeare explore 'An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump', currently featured in our exhibition ‘Wright of Derby: From the Shadows’. First, listen to a brief talk, then respond by making your own work in this short, artist-led drawing session.
Please have to hand a sharp pencil, paper and a rubber. Sometimes we might suggest using different drawing or craft materials, so, if you are able to, please keep a pencil case of different colours, a ruler and a pair of scissors nearby, as well as anything else you might like to experiment with.
The session will take place online and will last about one hour.
This session will be accompanied by live speech-to-text transcription supported by Stagetext.
Speakers
Joanna Conybeare is an artist and Gallery Educator who has worked in Primary and Secondary schools in London and the south coast as a teacher and subject lead for Art and Design. In her own artistic practice, she uses clay, porcelain and terracotta to explore the figure, enjoying the immediacy of the material that enables her to ‘draw’ three-dimensionally.
Ed Dickenson is a Gallery Educator who started his teaching career in Japan before teaching in primary schools across London for a number of years. He has since worked in learning teams for Kensington Palace, Ben Uri Gallery, and the Horniman Museum in London.