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Graffio Arts 12/30/23 Graffio Arts 12/30/23

The Life Drawing Sessions

Institute hosts an ongoing series events for anyone interested in developing their drawing abilities.

Institute is hosting an ongoing series of sessions for anyone interested in developing their drawing skills. Classes are organised and lead by Martyn Blundell.

The sessions have proven very popular and sell out fast so keep an eye on social media for new dates.

Martyn has an MA in Fine Art and has been teaching drawing for more than 20 years at Loughborough University, Central St Martins, Nottingham Trent and Norwich University of the Arts. He has worked with fine art, graphic design, textiles, fashion and 3D design students. He is very widely travelled and currently organises drawing holidays to Spain, Poland, Thailand and Indonesia.

Institute is interested in developing creative knowledge and skill within the local area and drawing is probably the best place to start for new creatives and the backbone of much creative work. The sessions do not require any drawing experience and you will be taken as you are and encouraged to find the ways to draw that suit you.

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“I believe that drawing is a natural part of human expression. At an early age we all draw fluently and beautifully but most adults, perhaps for the moment, have just forgotten how!”

— Martyn Blundell

SEASON 03 BOOKING

We are about to launch Season 03 of The Life Drawing Sessions.

27th January Life Drawing Session: 3 hours /@ £12 / 10 places / 2-5 pm

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17th February Life Drawing Composition Workshop: 4 hours @ £26 / 8 places / 12-5pm

(will have an hour lunch break)

24th February Life Drawing Session: 3 hours /@ £12 / 10 places / 2-5 pm

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2nd March Life Drawing Session: 3 hours / @ £12 / 10 places/ 2-5 pm

30th March Life Drawing Session: 3 hours/@ £12/ 10 places/2-5 pm

13th April Life Drawing composition Workshop: 4 hours / @ £26 / 8 places/ 12-5pm (will have an hour lunch break)

11th May Life Drawing Session: 3 hours/@ £12/ 10 places/2-5 pm

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Graffio Arts 7/20/23 Graffio Arts 7/20/23

Student Life Hacks

Recently, Compound hosted the fist Hackathon at Loughborough College, engaging T-level students with some real-world problem solving.

Recently, Compound hosted the fist Hackathon at Loughborough College, engaging T-level students with some real-world problem solving.

Compound brought a team to Loughborough College. They explained basic principles of low code systems and introduced the students to some easy to use tools. The students were broken into teams and went through to complete a sample project surprisingly easily.

At lunch time and in the spirit of coding culture, a huge stack of pizza was devoured. In the afternoon, the student teams pitched their own projects based on the mornings discoveries. At the end, the teams showed off their work and prizes were given out for the most ambitious and promising results.

The hackathon was a day to show the students some examples of real-world code applications and working practices. We kept an eye out for promising students and we be heading back to Loughborough college in September to offer some of them, Institute internships.

If you’re interested in software solutions, lowcode system development or Institute’s mix of art, design and technology, get in touch here.