Arts on Site: Life Drawing with David Hamilton

Refine your skills and expand your understanding of the human form in this intensive life drawing session led by renowned artist David Hamilton.

Currently exhibiting David Hamilton: Fragments and Artefacts at the Museum at Inveresk, David brings his deep engagement with form and materiality into the classroom, offering participants a rare opportunity to learn directly from his practice.

Tailored for participants with prior drawing experience, the workshop offers a focused exploration of gesture, proportion, anatomy, and expressive mark-making. Working with a live model, you'll engage in a series of timed poses, primarily using charcoal, designed to challenge and enhance your approach to capturing movement, mood, and structure.

David will share techniques that go beyond representation, encouraging you to explore the emotional and conceptual power of the figure.

All materials provided. Limited places available.

About the workshop

• This workshop is suitable for adults [18+] with drawing experience.
• The registration fee includes all materials.
• Please bring an apron or an old shirt to wear, as charcoal can stain clothing.
• The workshop's location is the Queen Victoria Museum, 2 Invermay Road, Invermay, Launceston.

About the artist

David Hamilton was born and educated in Hobart, Tasmania. For 30 years until 2002 he was Head of Sculpture, University of Tasmania at Launceston. He presently works as a full time practicing sculptor and during 2011 successfully completed a PhD titled Fragments: Beyond the Object.

Over the last ten years David has exhibited in over 30 curated and juried exhibitions both in Australia and overseas. His work is represented in various university, public, corporate and private collections within Australia and overseas. During this time he has also undertaken a number of major public sculpture commissions in his home state of Tasmania.
davidhamiltonsculpture.com/about

About the exhibition

For over four decades, Tasmanian artist David Hamilton has shaped an extraordinary career as a sculptor and educator.

His creative practice is a conversation between material and maker, an exchange that draws on the deep traditions of sculpture while pushing the boundaries of contemporary form.

Spanning sculpture, installation, drawing and digital media, Hamilton’s work moves from intimate, small-scale objects to monumental public commissions. He specialises in metal casting and also works in steel and wood – often in combination – to create striking, technically accomplished works.

Museum at Inveresk, 2 Invermay Road, Launceston

September 2025 — 30 November 2025

Free entry | Open 10am to 4pm daily

About QVMAG's Arts on Site program

Our ongoing series will immerse you in a vibrant blend of art techniques, taking inspiration from our current exhibitions and with expert guidance from our passionate facilitators.

Find out more about this exciting series at www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/Arts-on-Site

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