Drawing the Body in Motion with Rachel Gadsden-Hayton
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Have a go at fun, relaxing and expressive drawing exercises.
* For Loughborough University staff and postgraduate students only (PGT and PGR) *
About the workshop
In the Body in Motion Drawing Workshop, Rachel will guide you through a series of drawing exercises that will give you the opportunity to relax, have fun and be creatively expressive. Using charcoal, pencil, chalks on small and large format paper, at each stage Rachel will demonstrate how to make exciting drawings. There will be the opportunity to draw on your own and, if you wish, ultimately be part of a large-scale collective drawing.
This workshop is part of LU Arts’ new Creative Health Series for staff and postgraduate students. Curated by Gussi Philippou, this is a year-long journey of six workshops led by artists from different creative backgrounds and will culminate in an exhibition. Over the year, we’ll explore how creative practices can boost health and wellbeing through three core themes: Flow Theory, Community and Sustainability.
The workshop is taking place in room MHL0.13 on the ground floor of Martin Hall.
Accessibility
MHL0.13 is located on the ground floor of Martin Hall. There is step free access into the building (including an external ramp and door leading directly into this room) and an accessible toilet along the ground floor corridor.
If you have any specific access requirements or anything you would like us to be aware of when running the event, please let us know via the booking form or email LUArts@lboro.ac.uk in advance of booking and we will do our best to accommodate them.
For more information about the venue, including photographs, view the access guide for Martin Hall on AccessAble.
About Rachel Gadsden – Hayton
Rachel Gadsden – Hayton is a British visual and performance artist, current Fine Art Doctoral researcher (practice led) at Loughborough, and disability culture activist. Rachel exhibits her art internationally, with the aim to develop cross-cultural dialogues considering notions of humanity.
She was the guest artist for the ‘Big Draw Netherlands Festival 2023 and presented TransHuman at the Museum Arnhem, and Extrapol, Nijmegen.
In 2024 Rachel received the CRIPtic Arts Breakthrough Award 2024, which culminated in performances of PostHuman, at the Barbican Centre, London, November, 2024
Rachel was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from South Bank University for her artistic practice, in 2016. www.rachelgadsden.com