Life Drawing Night
Next: 8 Oct · 18:00
Then: 22 Oct · 18:00 · 12 Nov · 18:00 · 26 Nov · 18:00 · +1 dates
Uninstructed life-drawing night with short gesture studies and longer figure poses.
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Life drawing in Toronto
Toronto now has a particularly useful public calendar: the Shevchenko Museum publishes seven life-drawing nights through December, while Toronto School of Art runs recurring Sunday and Monday Open Life Drawing throughout the fall term.
Previously published programme
Dates kept for reference. Check the organiser’s current programme.
Upcoming sessions
Recurring sessions are grouped here for faster browsing. Individual dated sessions remain available below.
28 Sep · 18:00
In-person sessionOpen Life Drawing — Monday short pose
Fall 2026 Monday-evening drop-in Open Life Drawing, short-pose format.
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5 Oct · 18:00
In-person sessionOpen Life Drawing — Monday short pose
Fall 2026 Monday-evening drop-in Open Life Drawing, short-pose format.
Details8 Oct · 18:00
In-person sessionLife Drawing Night
Uninstructed life-drawing night with short gesture studies and longer figure poses.
Details22 Oct · 18:00
In-person sessionLife Drawing Night
Uninstructed life-drawing night with short gesture studies and longer figure poses.
Details12 Nov · 18:00
In-person sessionLife Drawing Night
Uninstructed life-drawing night with short gesture studies and longer figure poses.
Details26 Nov · 18:00
In-person sessionLife Drawing Night
Uninstructed life-drawing night with short gesture studies and longer figure poses.
Details10 Dec · 18:00
In-person sessionLife Drawing Night
Final published 2026 Life Drawing Night in the Shevchenko Museum series.
DetailsStudios, schools & groups
Shevchenko Museum — Life Drawing Nights
Uninstructed Toronto life-drawing evenings with a live model, mixing gesture studies and longer figure poses.
Toronto Heliconian Club — Life DrawingToronto figure drawing programme combining quick gestures and sustained poses, open to members and the public.
Toronto School of Art — Open Life Drawing & PaintingDrop-in life drawing and painting in Toronto with short- and long-pose sessions, moderated but without formal instruction.
Museum nights versus weekly open studio
Shevchenko Museum offers C$20 Thursday drop-ins on selected dates, with no registration required. Toronto School of Art publishes Sunday short-pose and long-pose sessions plus Monday-evening short-pose sessions.
The Toronto Heliconian Club remains a useful additional venue, but Stance keeps it at Place/Organizer level when individual upcoming dates are not explicit enough.
Access is straightforward, but formats differ
- Shevchenko Museum: selected Thursdays, C$20 drop-in.
- TSA: first-come, first-served; Sunday and Monday formats differ.
- TSA explicitly cancels Monday 12 October and Sunday 15 November.
Verified organizers
Taras Shevchenko Museum — Life Drawing Nights
Toronto museum hosting published uninstructed life-drawing nights through 10 December 2026.
Toronto School of ArtToronto art school running Fall 2026 Open Life Drawing on Sundays and Mondays as public drop-in sessions.
Toronto Heliconian ClubToronto arts club programming selected public life-drawing sessions in its fall programme.
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