Melbourne's life drawing scene is thriving. Dozens of sessions are scattered across websites, Instagram pages, Facebook groups and event platforms. I created this free directory to make them easier to find in one place.
Listings include both tutored and untutored sessions across Greater Melbourne. Information changes frequently, so always check venue links before attending.
It's okay to be a beginner. Arrive early. Respect the model.
If I've missed a session or something is out of date, please let me know via the contact form below.
Melbourne CBD and City Centre
CDW Studios Open Life Drawing
Southbank
Traditional untutored open studio drawing.
Bring your own drawing materials. Easels and tables provided.
Fridays during the CDW Studios semester 6:00pm
$15 (Public) + Booking fee
$8 + booking fee for current B-VEED students - Use the code from Discord.
Drawing Straws Burlesque Life Drawing at Speakeasy Theatre
Southbank
Performance and burlesque life drawing.
Drawing board, paper and materials provided.
Tuesdays 7:30pm
$22.10 - $26.28 including booking fee.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/drawing-straws-burlesque-life-drawing-class-tickets-1568629616409
@drawing.straws
Life drawing at Coates Community Arts
Melbourne CBD
Traditional untutored casual sessions, good tunes.
Drawing board, paper and materials provided.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays 7:00pm
$22
Victorian Artists Society
East Melbourne
Traditional untutored life and portrait drawing.
Bring your own drawing materials, easels and tables provided.
Fridays Portrait 4:00pm and Life Drawing 6:30pm, and Saturdays Life Group 3:00pm
$20-$25 for members, $30-$35 for non-members.
They also run classes and workshops.
Melbourne North & West
The Art Room
Footscray
Traditional untutored sessions, shorter to longer poses.
Bring your own drawing materials, easels and tables provided, paper available for purchase.
Wednesdays 7:30pm and Saturdays 10:00am
$24.30 member, $27 non-member
They also run classes and workshops.
https://the-art-room.com.au
@theartroom.au
Curves Life Drawing
Brunswick
Traditional untutored sessions, shorter to longer poses.
Materials and drawing boards provided.
Fortnightly Wednesdays 6:30pm
$35 plus booking fee
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/c-u-r-v-e-s-life-drawing-tickets-1990373915962
@_c_u_r_v_e_s__lifedrawing
Drop In Life Drawing
Fitzroy North
Social untutored sessions.
Drawing materials provided.
Wednesdays 7:00pm
$25 plus booking fee
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1107185
Last Peek Life Drawing
Preston
Performance themed and long pose sessions.
Bring your own drawing materials.
Times and days vary.
From $24
Loosends Life Drawing
Fitzroy North
Social and experimental weekly life drawing with creative prompts.
Drawing boards and some materials provided.
Thursdays 7:00pm
$35 plus booking fee
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1497422
@loosends_lifedrawing
Miss Muse
Collingwood
Social life drawing with bar atmosphere.
Drawing boards, pencils and paper provided.
Tuesdays 7:00pm
$25-$30
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/miss-muse-melbourne-life-drawing-23204486288
@missmusedraw
The Motley Bauhaus
Carlton
Social figure drawing with occasional light instruction.
Drawing materials provided.
Drop-in Life Drawing Wednesdays 6:00pm
Long Pose Mondays 6:00pm
$15 plus booking fee
https://events.humanitix.com/life-drawing-wednesdays
https://events.humanitix.com/usd15-long-pose-monday/tickets
https://themotleybauhaus.com
https://www.instagram.com/changing_room_gallery
Princes Hill Community Centre
Princes Hill
Traditional untutored short to long poses sessions and express life drawing.
Bring your own drawing materials, easels and tables provided, paper available for purchase.
Fridays 10:30am
First Sunday of the month 10:20am
$24 plus booking fee
https://events.humanitix.com/friday-morning-life-drawing-2026
https://events.humanitix.com/express-life-drawing
https://princeshill.org.au/?page_id=123
Shebang! Sessions: Life Drawing
Northcote
Performance based, mark making lesson each session.
Paper, boards, pencils and charcoal provided.
First Friday of each month.
$55 seat with board (may BYO easel) or $60 easel with board or 'multi-pass' discount x multiple months
https://events.humanitix.com/shebang-sessions-life-drawing-14
@s_h_e_b_a_n_g
Studio 79
Flemington
Traditional untutored short to long poses, relaxed vibe, good tunes, donuts and lollies supplied.
Bring your own materials. Easels and tables provided, paper available for purchase.
Tuesdays 6:30pm
$25 plus booking fee
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1013115
@studio_seventy_nine
Top Secret Life Drawing
Various inner North locations.
Performance based alternative life drawing.
Bring your own drawing materials. Basic art materials and boards provided with a gold coin donation.
Approximately 12 sessions a year
$35 plus booking fee
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1630233
@topsecretlifedrawing
Trans Life Drawing
Brunswick East
This service is for transgender, gender diverse, and nonbinary people.
Traditional figure drawing. Tutored class covering a number of drawing techniques.
All materials are provided.
Various dates.
$5 plus booking fee
https://events.humanitix.com/host/transgender-victoria
Unassigned Gallery
Brunswick
Social, relaxed, loosely tutored life drawing classes.
Drawing materials provided.
Tuesdays 6:00pm
Mondays weekly 7:00pm
Tuesdays (most) 6:00pm
Monthly dog life drawing
From $17.19
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/life-drawing-unassigned-gallery-tickets-1288074257779
@unassigned_gallery
Melbourne South & East
Brighton Art Society
Brighton
Traditional untutored sessions.
Current BAS Membership is required to access Untutored Model Sessions.
Times and days vary.
$20 - $30
They also run classes and workshops.
Box Hill Art Group
Traditional untutored sessions
Bring your own drawing materials, easels and tables provided, paper available for purchase.
Saturdays once a month 1:30pm
$25 members, $35 non-members
https://boxhillartgroup.com.au/13057-2
Firestation Print Studio
Armadale
Traditional figure drawing.
easels provided.
Tuesdays 7:00pm
$23 members, $25 non-members
Gasworks Life Drawing
Albert Park
Traditional sessions.
Bring your own drawing materials, easels provided.
Fridays during school term. 9:45am
$30
https://gasworks.org.au
https://gasworks.org.au/whats-on/friday-life-drawing
Hawthorn Artist Society
Hawthorn
Traditional tutored and untutored short to long, long pose and portrait sessions.
Easels and boards provided.
Multiple sessions per week
$20 members, $25 non-members
They also run classes and workshops.
https://hawthornartistsociety.org/life-drawing
@hawthornartistsociety
Melbourne Painting Workshop
Gasworks Creative Precinct, Albert Park
Traditional academic tutored long poses, easels provided.
Weekends and term times
Cost varies
https://themelbournepaintingworkshop.com.au
Mr Manns Life Drawing
Prahan
Social untutored sessions focussed on the Male Form.
Bring your drawing materials (some backup gear available)
Mondays 7:00pm
$25 - $30, plus booking fee.
https://events.humanitix.com/host/mr-mann
@mrmannslifedrawing
Richmond Life Drawing
Richmond
Traditional life drawing.
Bring your own drawing materials, easels and tables provided.
Wednesdays 7:00pm, Thursdays 10:00am
$25 plus booking fee
https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/1170949
@richmondlifedrawing
Outer Suburbs & Regional Victoria
Warrandyte
Traditional untutored sessions.
Drawing boards and drawing materials provided.
Monthly Thursday sessions 7:00pm
$35 plus booking fee
Living and Learning Hub
Eltham
Traditional untutored life drawing for all levels of experience.
Encouragement and advice are available for beginners.
Bring your own art materials. Easels, backing boards and side tables provided.
Thursday 7.30pm and also now Monday beginner sessions 7.30pm
$256 for a term - 10 sessions ($230 concession)
Apparently this is popular and books out fast.
Oak Hill Gallery
Mornington
Traditional untutored life drawing for artists of all levels, with gentle guidance for beginners.
Bring your own drawing materials.
Bookings are essential.
Saturdays 10:00am
$38.37
They also run classes and workshops.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/life-drawing-untutored-sessions-tickets-1994279474593
@oak_hill_gallery
Tipsy Sketching Club
Rotation of venues in Ballarat, Bendigo, Belmont, Geelong, Brunswick East and possibly more.
Social untutored life drawing in various bars and pubs.
Basic art materials are supplied, bring you own supplies if you have them.
Times and days vary.
$35
https://www.tipsysketching.club/events/tickets/vic
@tipsysketching
Various Melbourne Locations
Advocate for better pay and conditions, and for recognition and respect for life models.
They run life drawing salons and life modelling workshops.
The salons are traditional life drawing sessions. Bring your own drawing materials.
Various dates and times.
Costs vary.
https://events.humanitix.com/host/life-models-society