Guildford Festival of the Arts: Guildford Jazz
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Join us for an immersive evening where music and drawing come together in real time.
Drawing Music is a live event where audiences are invited not just to listen, but to see and respond. As talented jazz musicians, curated in partnership with Guildford Jazz, perform live, you’ll be encouraged to capture the energy, rhythm, and emotion of the music through drawing.
Whether you’re an experienced artist or picking up a pencil for the first time, this is a relaxed, welcoming space to explore mark-making, observation, and creativity in a unique setting. Guests are encouraged to bring their own sketchbook or notepad and a pencil to get involved.
Expect an evening of expressive music, creative experimentation, and a shared atmosphere where sound becomes line, gesture, and form.
Featuring Live Artists
Andrew Curtis
Based in Guildford since 1993, Andrew is a graduate of the Ruskin School of Fine Art, Oxford University. He was Head of Art at the Royal Grammar School for twenty-six years and is a member of GU Art, a collective of professional local artists.
Andrew has drawn jazz and blues musicians in festivals and clubs across Europe and has recently been the official event artist at the Alfold Rock and Blues Festival. His work has been exhibited with the New English Art Club, the Royal Society of British Artists, and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, where he won the 2002 Winsor & Newton Award, as well as in galleries across the UK, Japan, and Europe.
Ronnie Ireland
A graduate of the Glasgow School of Art and The Open University, Ronnie exhibits widely across the South of England. He teaches his own classes and works with numerous art societies, and is an accredited lecturer for The Arts Society.
His practice focuses on the human figure, often drawn from imagination and shaped by allegory and myth, leaving space for the viewer’s own interpretation.
Music
Live performances will be curated through Guildford Jazz, showcasing outstanding musicians from the local and wider jazz scene.
Bring your sketchbook, notepad, and pencil and take part.
Drawing Music is a live event where audiences are invited not just to listen, but to see and respond. As talented jazz musicians, curated in partnership with Guildford Jazz, perform live, you’ll be encouraged to capture the energy, rhythm, and emotion of the music through drawing.
Whether you’re an experienced artist or picking up a pencil for the first time, this is a relaxed, welcoming space to explore mark-making, observation, and creativity in a unique setting. Guests are encouraged to bring their own sketchbook or notepad and a pencil to get involved.
Expect an evening of expressive music, creative experimentation, and a shared atmosphere where sound becomes line, gesture, and form.
Featuring Live Artists
Andrew Curtis
Based in Guildford since 1993, Andrew is a graduate of the Ruskin School of Fine Art, Oxford University. He was Head of Art at the Royal Grammar School for twenty-six years and is a member of GU Art, a collective of professional local artists.
Andrew has drawn jazz and blues musicians in festivals and clubs across Europe and has recently been the official event artist at the Alfold Rock and Blues Festival. His work has been exhibited with the New English Art Club, the Royal Society of British Artists, and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, where he won the 2002 Winsor & Newton Award, as well as in galleries across the UK, Japan, and Europe.
Ronnie Ireland
A graduate of the Glasgow School of Art and The Open University, Ronnie exhibits widely across the South of England. He teaches his own classes and works with numerous art societies, and is an accredited lecturer for The Arts Society.
His practice focuses on the human figure, often drawn from imagination and shaped by allegory and myth, leaving space for the viewer’s own interpretation.
Music
Live performances will be curated through Guildford Jazz, showcasing outstanding musicians from the local and wider jazz scene.
Bring your sketchbook, notepad, and pencil and take part.
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Where is it happening?
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Millbrook, GU1 3UX Guildford, United Kingdom, Cortefiel, Guildford, GU1 3, United Kingdom
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Host or PublisherThe Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
