Example of a Mad Scientist.
Sunday, April 6 , 2025, 1 – 3 pm
Delavan Studios, room 413
enter through 501 W Fayette St
We will be drawing a Mad Scientist.
Themed Drawing sessions are the 1st Sunday of every month, except sometimes when the 1st Sunday is a holiday weekend. Refer to OFD’s calendar for exact dates of future events.
Same prices & rules apply for all drawing sessions at Delavan Studios.
More information about our various Sunday sessions.
Thursday, April 10, 2025, 7 – 9 pm
Delavan Studios, room 413
Hosts: Iver Johnson & Mike
Help us write a mission statement for roundtables, the model’s role, and policies for sessions.
Here are some starting points for the missions statement:
- To educate all levels of models from novice to professionals and identify the benefits and dispel the myths.
- To enlighten model coordinators to the availability, needs, and problems of models.
- To work towards open communications between artists, models, and coordinators to promote professionalism.
The event is free! Donations accepted. Free pizza. Contact Iver Johnson to request you favorite pizza toppings.
Thursday, May 22, 2025, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Everson Museum, 401 Harrison Street, Syracuse, NY
Open Figure Drawing is traveling to the Everson Museum on the 4th Thursday in May, May 22.
Entrance to the Everson is pay-what-you-wish, with a minimum of $1 on every Thursday. There is no charge to participate in the event.
The Everson will be supplying easels, drawing boards, & chairs.
Please use dry, non-dust-creating materials, such as pens and pencil. Charcoal, pastels & paints, are not allowed in the Sculpture Court.
We would like to thank Cathrine Walsh for helping us organize these figure drawing events at the Everson Museum.
The Portrait Show is now hanging!
End of Show:
Sunday, June 22, 2025,
during Wednesday on Sunday
Open Figure Drawing will have 4 show this year & every year. This year, they are:
1. Mike Show
2. Portrait Show
3. Anything But People show
4. Clothed show featuring Fashion Drawings
If you have artwork in our studio from the Mike Show, you must pick it up at the latest by March 19, (7 – 10 pm) or any time before then.
Please read the rules below.
Rules:
- Anyone who has joined us for a drawing session in the last year may submit clothed 2D artwork.
Artwork must be of a clothed person & not have been shown in a previous Group Show with OFD. - How to Enter
Submit an entry form with your artwork. Your artwork cannot have been part of a previous group show. - Deliver artwork to Delavan Studios on Wednesday, March 19, between 7 – 10 pm, during Open Figure Drawings session. You can submit as much artwork as will fit on 2 cables using our hanging system. If you have smaller artwork, you will be able to fit more pieces.
The show ends Sunday, June 22, 1-3 pm. - Identify your artwork. Include your name and phone number (or e-mail or street address). Optionally, include a title, media, and size information. We also suggest signing and dating your work.
- Artwork must be framed and ready to hang from our hanging system.
- Work can be for sale, but does not have to be. Open Figure Drawing takes a 10% commission on all sales.
- Optional: Package your artwork.
Since we will not be transporting the artwork for this show, it is up to you if you think it needs packaging to deliver it safely to us. Please take all packaging with you after you deliver your artwork.
Our Mike Show catalog contains over 70 submissions from 41 or 42 artists. Now this, not the 35th Anniversary Group Show catalog, contains the greatest number of artists we’ve ever had!
All the artwork is of our best model, Mike!
Available at any Open Figure Drawing session at Delavan Studios for $15 each. Buy one at your next visit to OFD.
Many other catalogs from previous OFD group shows are available for $10 each. Thirty-fifth Anniversary Group Show catalogs are available for $15 each.