The Art and Business of Life Modelling - one-day workshop

Name: The Art and Business of Life Modelling - one-day workshop
Start: 2024-06-23T10:00:00+10:00
End: 2024-06-23T16:00:00+10:00
Location: Redfern Art Asylum

Schedule

Sun Jun 23 2024 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC+10:00

Location

Redfern Art Asylum | Redfern, NS

Ever wondered about working as an artists’ model?
Think you’d like to try it but aren’t sure where to start? Or perhaps you’ve had a go and realised there’s more to the skill than you thought.
Enrol in this one-day intensive training workshop
devised and run by one of Sydney’s most experienced life models.
PLACES ARE STRICTLY LIMITED - SIGN UP NOW!
Message Jaqi Pascoe to reserve your place.
Life modelling can be a rewarding part-time source of income, an educational and inspirational strand of your artistic practice, a synergistic communion with other artists, and a means to better understand your body, the practice of representation, and the symbolic values of the human figure.
NOT CONFIDENT? NO PROBLEM…
The art world is very body-positive! You don’t need to be especially fit to be a life model - the industry thrives on variety, so while health, youth and beauty are in high demand, there’s also plenty of work for fatter, thinner, less athletic, homelier and older people - to artists, all humans are beautiful. All you need is a knowledge of how to pose in this specialist context: a creative, highly individual and potentially inspiring process. Life modelling is a form of performance art, and an ancient and respected tradition in the fine arts. It’s also a handy source of income for anyone looking for uncomplicated part-time, casual employment.
ABOUT THE TEACHER
This one-day workshop is devised and run by one of Sydney’s most popular and experienced life models, Jaqi Pascoe (NAS, AGNSW, COTA, Sydney Sculpture School, Tom Bass SS, Julian Ashton, RAS, etc). Jaqi has more than twenty years’ modelling experience, working with teachers and artists across Sydney including sketch clubs, art schools, painters, sculptors and photographers. She has also modelled in Melbourne, Brisbane and London. A multidisciplinary artist, her own work can be found at jacklaurianpascoe.com and on TikTok and YouTube as Philosophilia.
ABOUT THE COURSE
The course is designed to give you a comprehensive introduction to the art of modelling for artists and the workings of the small but flourishing life-modelling industry in Sydney and beyond. On completing the course you will be fully equipped with the necessary knowledge to enter the business and, if you wish, already have a gig booked.
SEE THE FAQS BELOW!
WHAT YOU GET
• A fun, friendly, wide-ranging discussion of one of western art’s noblest, most intriguing traditions
• A (clothed) practical workshop on class and session procedure in all disciplines (drawing, painting, sculpture, etc) and all usual circumstances (school, club, gallery, private studio, etc)
• Essential tips on how to choose and hold good poses and deal with problem situations
• A practical session on how to approach bookers, with the option to actually book a gig or two
• Worksheets on business issues, standards, self-care and useful tips
• A list of booking contacts and a reference from Jaqi
• Tea, coffee and laughs
Venue: Redfern Art Asylum, 125A Redfern St, Redfern (Sydney, Australia)
Date: 23/06/24
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: $150/120 (NAS students $100)
Participants will have the option during the workshop to book work to cover the cost of the fee.
All equipment is supplied, light refreshments are provided and lunch is available in the cafes and restaurants downstairs. Bring your own robe or sarong for the afternoon session if you wish.
PLACES ARE STRICTLY LIMITED - SIGN UP NOW
Message Jaqi Pascoe to reserve your place.
The Art Asylum is an intimate venue; there will be a maximum of SIX course participants.
Later dates will be added according to demand.
FAQs
WILL I HAVE TO UNDRESS?
During the workshop, no… If you get work (and Jaqi guarantees you at least one job if you successfully complete the workshop), yes, almost certainly. “Draped” (clothed) sessions are one in a hundred.
Life drawing is an artist’s technical training session, a constant and regular requirement. In a tradition dating back to the Renaissance (when underwear as we know it didn’t exist), models are nude to give an unimpeded view of the form, its structure, musculature, etc. Some sessions welcome or require drapes, props or other elements: sessions with schoolchildren usually require a g-string or body stocking. A small number of models specialise in clothed portrait modelling but opportunities are limited, although cabaret and club sessions are increasingly popular.
SURELY IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE? (Why would I pay $150 for…)
No - but it’s trickier than you might think, and you need to be good at it to make regular income. A model can earn $35-60/hr (venues vary widely) and highly skilled models can work full-time if they wish, though most models prefer to leave time for other arts practice or pursuits. Some have 9-5 jobs and supplement their income with evening and weekend modelling. Many are students or retirees. The successful ones know there are three things bookers look for: availability, reliability, and skill on the daïs. The more you want to earn, the more you need to understand about this historic craft.
SO WHAT WILL WE DO ON THE DAY?
The course covers protocols, technique, conditions, pay rates and systems, certifications, taxes and contacts, and includes a brief outline and discussion of the cultural, social and historical aspects of the tradition, the profession and the process itself. It’s a relaxed, small group session and you’ll make most of the fee back in your first paid booking (guaranteed on successfully completing the course).

SIGN UP FOR A FUN DAY OF LEARNING AND SHARING
This workshop is designed for people who would like to work as life models, those already in the business who feel they could do better with a few tips, the curious who would benefit from a glimpse into a world where the human body is regarded with a wholesome, pragmatic respect, and art students, artists, and art teachers who want to gain a deeper understanding of the experience of the subject on the dais and the interdependent processes of representation.
Message Jaqi Pascoe to reserve your place.