Seattle and Seattle land area artist.  My school is conducting an open invitation for an all day drawing festival!  It's $10 for non students and $5 for students.  You pay at the door.  Here is more information, I hope to see you there!
 
(from The Gage Academy Website..www.gageacademy.org)
Events | 12th Annual Drawing Jam12th Annual
Drawing Jam
Saturday, December 3, 2011
9:00am - 9:00pm
Gage Academy of Art, 1501 10th Ave E, Seattle

Volunteers are Needed! Sign up to volunteer using this handy form. You'll receive free entry to the entire event and a t-shirt!

The biggest Gage event is about to get even bigger! The 12th Annual Gage Drawing Jam features more opportunities to draw from the model than ever before from 9:00am to 9:00pm on Saturday, December 3.


Named a “must-do event” by Seattle Magazine, the Drawing Jam features free art supplies, food, dozens of models, music and three floors of space — and now the event is expanding to the Skinner Auditorium next to Gage. Dancers, musicians and performers act as gesture models, figure models pose up to an hour at a time, and costumed portrait models sit for drawing.

'Stars of Seattle' Model All Day
Costumed models include the “Stars of Seattle” — a group of local celebrities, this year features Teatro ZinZanni's Ariana Lallone (and former PNB star), SeaFair Pirates, Sylvia O’Stayformore, Purple Mark cast members from the Rocky Horror Picture Show presented by The Schoolyard.

The Drawing Jam is geared for artists of all ages and abilities, and families are especially encouraged to attend. Kids have a room of their own to draw, paint, sculpt and craft during the day, and teens also have their own dedicated studio for the event. As always, kids and teens enter for free.

Take a break from drawing to tour the studios, watch professional artist demos (by Gary Faigin, Larine Chung, Michael Lane & Juliette Aristides), and view three exhibitions currently showing at Gage. The exhibitions feature artwork from the recently published book by Gage atelier instructor Juliette Aristides, a group show of work by Gage alumni, and a solo show of works by Gage teaching artist Larine Chung.

View photos from last year's event in the Drawing Jam scrapbook!

Gage Artist Happy Hour
Klara Glosova and Sierra Stinson will bring Visual Art Happy Hour, last seen at CityArts Fest 2011, to Gage Academy of Art as part of the 12th Annual Drawing Jam.

After the hustle and bustle of the day, there will be a little something extra for the 21+ crowd. Starting at 6 p.m., NEPO founder Glosova and Sierra Stinson, Seattle curator of Vignettes, will present the Gage Happy Hour. Join a rotating cast of local artists as they serve their own unique concoctions alongside original video works created to compliment the cocktails!

Guest artists are:
Zack Bent
Gala Bent
Klara Glosova
Amanda Manitach
Lindsey Apodaca
Rodrigo Valenzuela

All bar proceeds go toward supporting Gage!