Still Life - Historic Fashion Life Drawing with Anna Twinam-Cauchi

Anna Twinam-Cauchi is running a historic fashion life drawing session at the Museum & Art Gallery, Worthing on Thursday 11 March 2027. It's a two-and-a-half-hour class that pairs life drawing with fashion history: you'll draw from a live model dressed in period and reproduction costume, working through the detail, structure and movement of historical dress from around 1900 to 1920.

That particular window — the turn of the century into the early twenties — covers a lot of ground in terms of silhouette, from the structured lines of the Edwardian era to the looser shapes that followed. The whole point of the session is to look closely at how those garments actually worked, so you'll be drawing the way the fabric hangs and moves rather than just sketching a figure. It's as much about the clothes as it is about the person wearing them.

It's pitched at all skill levels, from absolute beginners upwards, so you don't need to be an experienced artist to get involved. Materials are provided on the day, though anyone who prefers their own kit is welcome to bring it along. The session is for ages 16 and over.

It runs from 5:00pm for 150 minutes, and tickets start from £15.75 plus a £0.75 transaction fee.