ANNOUNCEMENTS

BFAC is hosting an exciting literary event! You are invited to a free reading by two local, prize-winning authors, Josh Barkan and Jennifer Haigh on Thursday, March 30. For more details and to RSVP, see the event here.

Damon Lehrer's Drawing as Meditation is moving to a new venue and a new night! The workshop will continue on Wednesday evenings from March 8 to March 29 at the Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA 02421.

Read the class description here.

Drawing as Meditation will continue in Somerville as a monthly workshop, beginning April 1, led by Adam LoRusso and Aleksey Mafusalov. Read the class description here.

We have a space available for rent in our studio. See the News page for more information.

Be sure to check the News page and Events listings for more information and registration.

MODELS

If you are interested in modeling for us, please read the information on the Models Page before contacting us.

ARTISTS

Please be sure to read the information on the Studio Etiquette page before attending sessions at BFAC.

Our current schedule:

• Sunday Morning Month-Long Pose, 9:30AM-12:30PM
  
• Monday Evening Short Pose, 7PM-10PM
  
• Thursday Evening Long Pose, 7PM-10PM
  
• Saturday Evening Short Pose, 7PM-10PM
  

Our Saturday Morning Month-Long Pose session is on hiatus for the time being.

Note that our sessions are (almost) always held as scheduled, regardless of how many people have registered. Some artists register at the last minute or drop in without registering.

We rarely cancel sessions, only for certain holidays or for seriously bad weather.

Note that Sunday morning long-pose sessions are month-long sessions with one pose repeated weekly for the calendar month. You do not have to attend the entire month; you are welcome to drop in any week and draw or paint, but be aware that artists who have been attending previous weeks have first choice of easel location.

If you have registered in the past, but haven't attended in a while, your membership may have been deactivated. Email us and we will reactivate it.

Our monthly membership option has been reinstated. See the Join Us page for details.

Masks are now optional for all attendees (but see the News page for more details). We have removed the attendance cap and are once again welcoming walk-ins.

Thank you for your patience and ongoing support during this difficult time.

We look forward to drawing and painting with you soon!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

BFAC is looking for volunteers! We have several opportunities for getting involved: Managing our online scheduling, website, and social media, answering email inquiries, buying snacks and drinks, hosting sessions (on a regular basis or as a substitute), and so on. (And the session host gets to draw or paint for free!)

Interested? Email us at bfacmanagement@gmail.com for more information.

Founded in 2009 by award-winning Boston artist and teacher Damon Lehrer, Boston Figurative Art Center is an artist’s cooperative focused primarily on figure drawing and painting. Located at 6 Vernon Street in Somerville, MA, the center offers a variety of regularly scheduled sessions including classic shorter pose life drawing and long pose painting or drawing sessions (where the same pose is held during an entire 3-hour class or over a series of meetings). The majority of our sessions are not instructed, but occasionally one of our members or visiting artists will offer a class with instruction. Except when otherwise noted, sessions are held in our Vernon Street studio.

In addition to encouraging the serious practice of art, BFAC is a welcoming community that shares occasional social or travel events. While attending sessions, artists can discuss their work with other participants, and provide each other feedback, in a respectful and supportive manner. Free beer, wine and snacks are provided to session participants.

BFAC invites anyone interested in practicing their art to attend our sessions! Participants range from complete novices to professionals; artists with all levels of experience are encouraged to attend. You are welcome to drop in on any scheduled session, however participation is limited by the size of our studio. In order to ensure that there will be a spot for you, session participants are encouraged to join as a member (with discounts on session fees) and pre-pay online . We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event!