Talk and draw: November

Lecturer Tilly Scantlebury and artist Bethan Durie explore 'A Coastal Scene' by Théo van Rysselberghe, currently featured in our exhibition 'Radical Harmony: Helene Kröller-Müller's Neo-Impressionists’.

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.

Bethan Durie is one of our Gallery Educators. After completing an MA at the Royal College of Art, she went on to work in the learning departments of the Victoria & Albert Museum, Garden Museum, and most recently with us at the National Gallery. Her specialisms include design, contemporary illustration, and printmaking.

Dr Tilly Scantlebury is an art historian and one of our Gallery Educators at the National Gallery. Since completing their doctorate in 2021, Tilly has been delivering outreach workshops to young people and adults, which aim to widen access to art history. Alongside public programmes, Tilly also writes and delivers lectures in their research specialism of feminist, queer modern and contemporary art.

Adult access provision is supported by The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust.