31st of January – 7th March 2017
2.30 – 4.30pm Advanced
€120 six week course
“Wann’s work is imbued with feeling and memories of the experience of being in the places he draws so skillfully” – Brenda Moore-McCann, Irish Arts Review.
Michael Wann, a celebrated Sligo-based artist will be holding ‘The Art of Drawing with Michael Wann’ a 6 week master class course in The Model, Sligo. The drawing classes commence on the 31st of January and will come to a close on the 7th of March. Michael Wann’s classes have long been a fixture of The Model’s programme as Michael provides his students with excellent expertise, a new skill-set and positive encouragement to explore your artistic side.
Why you should take Michael class?
That’s a fair question. We would not expect you to take classes from an instructor with no credentials, the same way you wouldn’t take etiquette lessons from Trump. Luckily Michael has a long list of achievements and experience to put your mind at ease. Here are just some of the honours and accolades Michael has garnered along his journey of artistic exploration:
Since graduating from the Sligo Institute of Technology in 2003, Wann has exhibited continuously in numerous solo and group shows. In 2004, his work was selected for the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) Annual Exhibition. He won the AXA Insurance Drawing Prize at the RHA Annual in 2006 and was an invited artist to the Exhibition in 2009. He also had a solo exhibition “Humble Remains,” at the RHA’s Ashford Gallery in 2009. Other prizes followed in 2010 when his work was selected by Hughie O’Donoghue for the Tom Caldwell Drawing Prize at the Royal Ulster Academy’s Annual Exhibition. Wann was also awarded the Sean Keating Prize and Silver Medal at last year’s 186th Annual at the Royal Hibernian Academy & has the honor of being invited back to the R.H.A. this year.
His work is held in both private and public collections in Ireland and Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
Who should take “The Art of Drawing by Michael Wann?
Another great question. Wann’s classes are aimed at any one with a basic level of drawing experience, however if you are a complete beginner and passionate about learning to draw, this class is definitely for you. On what the class entails, Wann remarked, “The class aims to encourage participants to enjoy the act of observing and drawing in an easy going and informal atmosphere.”
The classes could also be a perfect gift for a creative friend or family member. Give the gift of artistic confidence and send a loved one to Wann’s classes, where they will up their skill level in the safe hands of a talented & highly experienced artist.
How to sign up:
To book a place on “The Art of Drawing” you can contact Michael directly on: 087 9303528 or email: studio@michaelwann.com