Draw to Perform workshops with Ram Samocha

Draw to Perform Workshops with Ram Samocha
Sunday 19 October 2–4pm & Saturday 25 October 2–4pm

Performative Drawing Workshops with Ram Samocha
In these workshops, participants will be introduced to performative drawing as a dynamic art form that combines drawing with time, movement, and presence. Ram Samocha will guide participants through a series of exercises that encourage experimentation with both traditional and unconventional tools, materials, and surfaces.

The sessions will explore:

• Drawing as performance - how the act of making becomes part of the artwork.
• Movement and gesture - using the body as a tool to create marks.
• Layering and erasure - building complex drawings through repetition, covering, and transformation.
• Sound and rhythm - integrating auditory elements into the drawing process.
• Collaboration and dialogue - sharing space, responding to one another’s marks, and exploring collective creation.

Participants will have opportunities to create both individual works and group pieces, experiencing how performative drawing can exist as both a process and a result. Each workshop will close with a reflection and group discussion about the experience and the different possibilities this practice opens up for creating art in real time.

All materials will be provided, and no previous experience is necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to explore.

Ram Samocha is a multidisciplinary artist, curator and educator. Samocha’s work combines drawing with video, installation, sound, and live performance. Samocha often mixes modern and traditional drawing techniques while searching for new ways to combine between 2D and 3D work.

Samocha is the founder and artistic director of Draw to Perform, an international community for drawing performance practice. Since 2013 Draw to Perform organizing international symposiums and festivals, work with and support emerging and established artists, collaborations with art institutions, and run educational residencies and workshops..

https://www.youtube.com/@RamSamocha/videos

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For more information about Ram Samocha's new exhabition, artist talk, and workshops at the Lewisham Arthouse London, please visit :www.drawtoperform.com

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FAQs

What is drawing performance?

Drawing performance is a stream of performance art in which artists create their artwork in front of a live audience while communicating with the viewers. Mark making in drawing performance is often a result of powerful physical gesture and body movement connecting elements of line, movement, space and time. This exciting art form often combines art, theatre and dance in a vibrant and dynamic way. Drawing performance is gathering a larger fan base in the UK and its art is becoming more widely collected worldwide.

Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?

The workshops can appeals to all art lovers, drawing fans and students. All workshops are suitable for children (12+) and adults.

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

Tube + few buses run from central London to Lewisham Arthouse.

There are few street parking available just near the gallery.

What can/can't I bring to the event?

No professional cameras please, but photos can be taken from time to time with mobile phones.

Is my registration/ticket transferrable?

Yes.

Can I get a refund and cancelling a ticket?

Please contact the organiser.

Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

Where can I contact the organiser with any questions?

websit: www.drawtoperform.com

email: drawtoperform@icloud.com