Learn the life-enhancing art of close observation and take your drawing to the next level in an immersive day of learning with Melbourne artist Lily Mae Martin.
Begin the morning with NGV Educators through a series of fun activities and discussions exploring the mark-making techniques of Australian artists.
In the afternoon, join Lily Mae Martin for two rigorous observational drawing workshops across different gallery spaces. Working from sculptural works in the NGV Australia Collection, you will learn to translate what you see into realistic and vibrant representations on the page.
Develop a range of techniques to convincingly render light, tone and form. Address challenges of proportion and composition using the hard-won strategies of a professional artist, before undertaking an extended drawing with guidance and constructive feedback throughout.
Lily Mae Martin is an award-winning Melbourne-based artist whose practice is based primarily in drawing. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in drawing from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). Upon graduating in 2008 Lily Mae was awarded the Lionell Gell travelling scholarship which enabled her to travel to Europe. From there she resided in Berlin, Germany and then Cardiff, Wales for a number of years refining her drawing practice and exhibiting her work.
Since returning to Australia, Lily Mae has continued to exhibit her work and has been teaching drawing to all abilities. She was the winner of the 2016 Ursula Hoff Institute Emerging Artist Acquisitive Art Award in the National Works on Paper exhibition, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery and a finalist for the 2016 Rick Amor Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of Ballarat. She has also been shortlisted for the 2016 Paul Guest Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Adelaide Perry drawing prize 2017 and the Dobell Drawing Prize 2019. Lily Mae is represented by Scott Livesey Galleries in Naarm, Melbourne.
NGV Creativity Club is a series of targeted masterclasses for high achieving students in Years 4–10. Offered during school holidays at the NGV the programs will be led by industry professionals including visual artists, writers and designers. These targeted programs will give students access to opportunities to develop technical skills and extend their creative talents beyond the classroom.
NGV Creativity Club is funded by the Department of Education as part of the Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series. The masterclasses are offered exclusively to Victorian Government School students who are achieving at least one year above their expected level in the relevant subject area.
Information for parents and guardians
- Once booked, a parent or guardian will be required to complete an additional registration form. This form will be sent by email.
- NGV Creativity Club programs are supervised by NGV Learn staff so parents are not required to attend the session, unless acting as a companion with a valid government issued Companion Card.
- Please ensure students bring a packed lunch, snacks, and water bottle.
- Parents and carers may be eligible to receive assistance with transport costs if they will be travelling from outside the Metropolitan Melbourne train network..
