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13th Oct 2026From The Bayeux Tapestry to Es Devlin and Renoir, see these exhibitions and inspire your drawing -
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Artist Opportunities, Summer 2026
28th Jul 2026There are plenty of exciting opportunities available for artists of all levels right now. To help you get started, we've listed our top five. -
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21st Jul 2026See works by our alumni in London and beyond this summer... -
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Answering your Open Day questions
13th Jul 2026Our final Open Day for the 2027 cohort ran on Tuesday, 8 July. We collated some of our top questions from the session below for everyone to benefit from. -
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Exhibitions to see this summer
13th Jul 2026Our top exhibitions inspiring our drawing this summer, from Frida Kahlo to Henry Moore. -
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Where can the Online Drawing Development Year take me?
30th Jun 2026Find out how the School can support you after graduating from the Online Drawing Development Year. -
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Open day recording | Online Drawing Development Year
25th Jun 2026If you missed our Online Drawing Development Year Open Day, you can now watch the full recording here. -
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22nd Jun 2026"The ODDY programme has had a transformative impact on my practice. It has given me the discipline to maintain a regular practice and the confidence to get back out exhibiting work." Liza shares her experience of the Online Drawing Development Year. -
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Weronika Zareba: student story
15th Jun 2026"I needed a place that would push me to question what, why and how I do things and help me find joy in creating things by hand again." Weronika shares her experience of the Online Drawing Development Year. -
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The Online Drawing Development Year application checklist 2027
18th May 2026A step-by-step guide to help students prepare and submit their application.
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- Exhibitions to see in May
- Drawing inspiration, May 2026
- Liam Walker: student story
- Zoe Andrews, Christie's Award, April 2026
- Artist Opportunities, Spring 2026
- The Drawing Year application checklist
- Exhibitions to see this Spring
- Bart Hajduk about his experience on The Drawing Year
- Tom Houlihan about his experience on The Drawing Year
- Organising your portfolio in a weekend
- Rebecca Willing about her experience on The Drawing Year
- Artist Opportunities, Winter 2025/26
- Finding joy in long format online drawing sessions
- Sketchbook submissions to The Drawing Year
- Drawing inspiration: what we're reading, observing, and listening to
- Grow your sketchbook practice
- More Artist Opportunities, Autumn 2025
- Don Bachardy Fellow 2025
- Exhibitions to see this Autumn
- Olly Williamson about his experience on The Drawing Year
- Jack Fawdry Tatham: student story
- Jack Fawdry Tatham about his experience on The Drawing Year
- Isaac Heard: student story
- Charlotte Ager: student story
- David Gardner about his experience on The Drawing Year
- Ned Elliott about his experience on The Drawing Year
- Charlie O'Sullivan: student story
- Paul Majek about his experience on The Drawing Year
- Natalie Charles about her experience on The Drawing Year
- Louise Reynolds: student story
- Louise Reynolds about her experience on The Drawing Year
- Ella Wright about her experience on The Drawing Year
- Katy Papineau: student story
- Katy Papineau about her experience on The Drawing Year
- Chi Park about her experience on The Drawing Year
- Iain Richardson: student story
- Kathryn Maple: student story
- Alicja Biała: student story
- Zoe Andrews about her experience on The Drawing Year
- Artist Opportunities, Autumn 2025
- Personal statement guidance
- Marie Noëlle van Berkel-Chargois: student story
- Cecilia Hedlund: student story
- The Online Drawing Development Year application checklist
- Imagination drawn: William Blake and the literary image
- Victoria Owen: student story
- Lily Snowden-Fine about her experience on The Drawing Year
- Louisa Chambers: student story
- Maria Fraaije: student story
- Exhibitions to see this summer
- Opportunities beyond The Drawing Year
- Drawing in mezzotint: light from darkness
- A year of drawing: four artists reflect
- RDS recommends with Nikki Gardham
- Louis Pohl Koseda announced as the winner of the Christie's Award
- Where art meets fashion: alumni collaborations
- Create a strong drawing portfolio
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- Graphic Narratives: Bringing drawing and text together
- Mark Cazalet recommends
- A Year of Online Drawing Development
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