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Meditative mark-making

Spring awakening

Join us for a creative session, designed to recharge and awaken the senses
Date
Thursday, 21 March 2024
Time
4 - 5.15 pm (drop-in)
Location
Room 34

About

Welcome spring with Gallery Educator and artist Emily Motto for an immersive workshop designed to refocus the mind and promote wellbeing. Find calm, peace, and balance through the restorative practice of mark making.  

Using a range of mark making tools on various surfaces (coloured papers, tracing paper, mirrors), we will pay close attention to texture and line in paintings in Room 34, collecting moments, marks, and gestures. 

Image: Detail from Adolphe Monticelli, 'Sunrise', about 1882-4

Emily Motto

Emily Motto is a Gallery Educator at the National Gallery and an award-winning artist working in sculpture, installation, and drawing. She studied on the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Central Saint Martins and went on to study BFA Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Art, graduating in 2014. Motto has since exhibited at various galleries including the ICA London, Pangaea Sculptors’ Centre and Beaconsfield Gallery, Vauxhall. 

Creative sessions

Meditative mark-making

Spring awakening

Join us for a creative session, designed to recharge and awaken the senses
Date
Thursday, 21 March 2024
Time
4 - 5.15 pm (drop-in)
Location
Room 34

Free

Although this event does not require booking, we recommend you book a free Gallery entry ticket to gain admission to the National Gallery and save time on arrival. 

Please note, Gallery entry does not guarantee admission to this event. Places are available on a first come, first served basis.