Find a drop-in session or course near you, book a professional life model, or list your own event. Free to join, free to browse.
Sessions from £11 · models earn £14.34–£50 an hour. See how UK life drawing prices and model pay break down.
Professional life, portrait and figure models across the UK. View a portfolio and message directly to discuss dates and fees.
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This is a zoom event full naked pose 20 mins and a brief break
Sat, Aug 15 · 12:00 PM to 2:00 AM (GMT+1)
12:00 PM to 2:00 AM (GMT+1)
Fee:
Ryde
Newnham Road
Ryde
PO33 3TE
The course sets out to build on an understanding of the visual language of drawing through the focus on the figure. The course is a little more experimental than the Saturday courses as the sessions a...
Tue, Aug 18 · 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (GMT+1)
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (GMT+1)
Fee:
Check booking link
Third party booking:
Booking linkRichmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College, Parkshot, Richmond, UK
Whether you see art as a hobby or a profession, consistency and discipline can lead to productive habits and growth. I use life drawing as a tool to engage with this concept, supporting artists and th...
Thu, Aug 20 · 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (GMT+1)
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (GMT+1)
Fee:
£11
Vaughan Road
140 Vaughan Road
Harrow
HA1 4EB
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Open modelling work posted by groups, art schools and private organisers across the UK. Currently £14.34–£50 an hour.
Meetup Art brings artists, life models, organisers and tutors together. Browse upcoming life drawing sessions and portrait classes, book a professional art model, join a local art group, or list your own session — from a single drop-in evening to a multi-week course. Listings cover London, the South East, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh and the rest of the UK, plus online Zoom sessions you can join from anywhere.
Find drop-in life drawing, untutored portrait sessions and longer courses run by experienced tutors. Filter by event type and distance, see the model before you book, and pay online in a couple of clicks.
Browse sessionsBuild a public profile, list your styles and rates, and get discovered by groups, schools and private organisers. 14 paid modelling jobs are open right now — apply directly with a single click.
Create a model profileRun drop-in sessions, courses or online Zoom workshops with built-in ticket sales, attendance tracking and a public group page. Paid plans cut the per-ticket fee to a low 2%.
List your first sessionStraight answers on what happens in a session, what to bring, what it costs and what models get paid.
The format, the etiquette, what to bring — and why nobody looks at your drawing unless you want them to.
No qualifications needed. What the work involves, getting your first booking, and what to charge.
How rates are set, what moves them, and where to see live averages from current job listings.
Venue, models, break-even pricing, running the room, and automating the admin.
A complete starter kit under £20, what to skip, and matching materials to pose lengths.
What sessions cost and what art models earn, computed from current listings. Also see the glossary.
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Create a free accountMeetup Art is a UK-based community platform that connects artists, life models, organisers and tutors. Browse upcoming life drawing sessions, portrait classes and creative meetups, book a professional model, list your own art event, or post a paid modelling job — all in one place.
Yes — browsing events, models, groups and the gallery is completely free, and creating an account costs nothing. Organisers can list unlimited Zoom events on the Free plan, and paid Solo, Studio and Agency tiers cut the per-ticket platform fee to a low 2% and unlock additional tools for artists, groups and casting agencies.
A professional model poses, usually nude, while everyone draws. Sessions typically open with short warm-up poses of one to five minutes and build to longer poses of twenty minutes or more. Untutored drop-ins have no teaching and no critique — you simply draw. Tutored classes and courses include instruction. No experience is required and nobody looks at your work unless you invite them to. See our guide to your first class.
Search the events directory by location and distance, or start from a city page. Filter by event type — drop-in, course or online — to narrow the list. Each event shows the date, time, location, fee and a direct link to book.
Yes. Browse the model directory, view portfolio photos and session styles, then message a model directly to discuss dates, fees and bookings. Models on Meetup Art include life models, portrait sitters and figure models across the UK.
Rates are set by each hirer rather than fixed by the platform, and vary with location, session length and whether the work is for a private group, a school or a university. Live averages and the current range are computed from open job listings and published on the statistics page, with more detail in the pay guide.
Sign up for a free account, create your group or event, and your listings appear in the events directory and on your own public group page. Paid tiers add ticket sales without per-ticket platform fees, a public gallery and additional management tools.
No. Untutored drop-in sessions have no teaching, no critique and no standard to meet — people turn up at every level, from complete beginners to professionals, and work side by side. Nobody comments on your drawing unless you ask them to. If you’d rather be taught, book a tutored class or a course instead. Our first-class guide walks through the whole thing.
Usually, yes — an untutored life drawing session normally works from an undraped model, and that is the tradition the discipline is built on. It isn’t universal: clothed, costumed and portrait sessions are common, and every listing states which it is before you book. Models set their own boundaries about the work they accept, shown as styles on their profiles.
Prices are set by each organiser, not by Meetup Art. Across the sessions currently listed, the lowest price is £11 and the average is £11. Drop-in sessions are usually paid per session, while multi-week courses are booked as a block. Some groups also offer a concession rate for students and the unwaged. See live UK prices.
Yes. Online sessions run over Zoom with a live model, and work from anywhere with a connection — useful if nothing is running near you, if you’d rather start at home, or if travel is difficult. They’re listed alongside in-person sessions and marked as online.
Two separate things. A Meetup Art account requires you to be at least 13, as set out in our terms of service. Attendance at a session is set by the organiser running it, not by the platform — many sessions working from an undraped model are restricted to over-18s, while tutored and clothed sessions are often open to younger artists accompanied by an adult. The age policy is stated on each listing, and the organiser is the person to ask.
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