The Drawing Weekender at Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Watch the highlights from the Royal Drawing School’s ‘Drawing Weekender’ at Hauser & Wirth in Somerset, where people of all ages and abilities came together to draw and find inspiration across the gallery’s architecture and gardens.

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In the summer of 2026, the Royal Drawing School reimagined the architecture and gardens of Hauser & Wirth Somerset as a vibrant, site-wide studio. ‘The Drawing Weekender’ offered an expansive programme, from drawing outdoors in the Oudolf Field and site-specific classes within Durslade Farmhouse to artist-led conversations and classes within the Radić Pavilion. Participants of all ages and abilities came together for a unique festival dedicated to the art of drawing.

When we sit down to draw, or stand to draw, we bring everything in us to that process, to that activity.”

Catherine Goodman CBE LVO

Founding Artistic Director of the Royal Drawing School