Talk and draw: September
'The Winnower'
Online tickets
Free
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 House and Exhibition Members priority booking until Thursday, August 21, 2025.
About
Lecturer Fiona Alderton and artist Jo Conybeare explore 'The Winnower' by Jean-François Millet, currently featured in our exhibition 'Millet: Life on the Land'. 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
Fiona Alderton is a Gallery Educator and storyteller. With a background in performing, she writes and gives sessions for adults and children, including commissions for various organisations such as the National Portrait Gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery, and the Royal Opera House in London.
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.
Supported by
Adult access provision is supported by The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust