We host a range of art programming at NADAS, including open-level art classes and workshops, a weekly art group, exhibitions, and artists-in-residency programme. Classes and workshops cover a range of mediums including drawing, collage, charcoal, watercolour, and printmaking.
Below you will find a selection of previous art class series. For upcoming art programming please visit our instagram pages: @nadasabirak or @nadasistanbul.
During this workshop, participants will learn the basics of creating a miniature scale painting with watercolour. Participants will be introduced to traditional and contemporary miniature painting techniques and have a chance to apply what they learn to an individual project. This workshop is open to participants of all levels, whether they are new to painting or looking to improve their skills.
Read MoreDuring this workshop, participants will be introduced to the basics of oil painting, including colour theory and application techniques. Over the course of the workshop, participants will develop the first layers of a still life painting with individual instruction and assistance. This class is open to all levels of practitioners, whether you are new to painting or looking to expand your skills.
Read MoreDuring this workshop, participants will learn a variety of drawing techniques and build basic knowledge in working with pen and watercolour. Through online instruction, followed by an exploration of their own neighbourhood, participants will learn to create an on location sketch, as a way to respond to their personal surroundings. This workshop is open to all levels, whether you are new to urban sketching or drawing or looking to expand your skills in observation.
Read MoreJoin us this Sunday online, for an artist talk and workshop to cultivate and articulate a sense of surroundings through creative writing prompts and poetry practice, led by Wyoming-based Dr. Julia Whyde and Dr. Valerie Innella Maiers. This event is donation-based.
Read MoreDuring this online series, participants will learn a variety of gouache painting techniques and build basic knowledge in colour theory, observational painting, and how to apply gouache to a variety of surfaces. Through online instruction, participants will learn the very basics of the medium and be guided to create several finished pieces. This series is open to all levels, whether you are new to painting and drawing, or looking to expand your skills in observation.
Read MoreDuring this workshop, participants will learn a variety of on-location sketching techniques and build basic knowledge of drawing with pen and watercolour. The course will immerse participants in several of Istanbul's coastal neighbourhoods by way of Hop on Hop Off Ferry, where they will create several on-location sketches as a way to respond to their surroundings. This workshop is open to all levels of students, whether you are new to drawing, or looking to expand your skills in on-location sketching.
Read MoreIn this workshop, participants will be introduced to a variety of watercolour techniques and learn how to apply this medium to life drawing. The course will explore basic colour theory, materials, and application processes, and will focus on creating several studies of the human figure. This workshop is open to all levels of students, whether you are new to watercolour or looking to expand your skills in observational painting.
Read MoreDuring this workshop, participants will be introduced to a variety of charcoal drawing techniques and learn how to apply this medium to figure drawing. The course will explore basic elements of human proportion, materials, and application processes, and will focus on creating several studies of the figure. This workshop is open to all levels of students, whether you are new to drawing or simply looking to expand your skills.
Read MoreIn this workshop, students will be introduced to a variety of watercolour and pen techniques and build basic knowledge of these mediums. The course will explore basic color theory, materials, and application processes, and will focus on creating several studies of simple objects from life. This workshop is open to all levels of students, whether you are new to watercolour or looking to expand your skills in observational painting.
Read MoreDuring this workshop, participants will learn a variety of on-location sketching techniques and build basic knowledge of drawing with pen and pencil. The course will immerse participants in Istanbul’s Archaeological Museum, where they will create an on location sketch as a way to respond to their surroundings. This workshop is open to all levels of students, whether you are new to drawing, or looking to expand your skills in on-location sketching.
Read MoreIn this workshop, students will learn a variety of urban sketching techniques and build basic knowledge in combining watercolour with pen. The course immerses students in Yeldeğirmeni neighbourhood, where they will learn to create an on-location watercolour sketch as a way to respond to their surroundings. Led by Gabrielle Reeves
Read MoreIn this workshop, participants will be introduced to a variety of watercolour techniques and learn how to apply this medium to life drawing. The course will explore basic color theory, materials, and application processes, and will focus on creating several studies of the human figure. Led by Gabrielle Reeves
Read MoreIn this workshop, students will learn a variety of urban sketching techniques and build basic knowledge in combining watercolour with pen. The course immerses students in Yeldeğirmeni neighbourhood, where they will learn to create an on-location watercolour sketch as a way to respond to their surroundings. Led by Gabrielle Reeves
Read MoreIn this workshop, participants will be introduced to a variety of watercolour techniques and learn how to apply this medium to life drawing. The course will explore basic color theory, materials, and application processes, and will focus on creating several studies of the human figure. Led by Gabrielle Reeves
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