Evening events, Visual art

Learn new life drawing skills with a live model, for beginners and experienced painters.

Blocks of weekly life drawing and painting workshops taught by BP Portrait Award winner Nick Archer. Regularly changing models and poses suitable for beginners and professional artists.

Develop life drawing skills with Chris Francis.

Weekly life drawing workshop run on an open studio basis, with a rotation of participants and a free drawing session offered for anyone wanting to lead the process.

A chance to meet and hear from Marieke Stolk, Danny van den Dungen and Erwin Brinkers, the members of acclaimed Dutch design studio Experimental Jetset.

Take control of your camera in this interesting course with both theoretical and practical classes and the chance to improve your snapping skills to no end. Booking is essential.

View the Hayward Gallery's latest exhibition away from the crowds and enjoy a private tour. Please note, this event is free but a ticket is required - booking essential.

• Written by: Michael Pinchbeck

Word Of Warning presents an exploration of time passing, ageing and the relationship between father and son and a poetic meditation on farewells, departures, long journeys and the hunt for a better life.

Works on paper created by the award-winning Japanese artist.

Live music from Yogi, Panda Su and Colour Coded, plus art, a raffle and free popcorn – a pick'n'mix party if ever there was one …

Tutors Dawn Brooks and Jade Montserrat lead a five-week course in papermaking, printmaking and bookmaking, including making paper using recycled materials and create a sketchbook or notebook.

Contemporary wooden furniture.

An opportunity to hear artist Paul Laffoley, whose practice has been defined as 'the conversion of mysticism into mechanics'. Paul Laffoley works with texts and images to create new ways of thinking about time and space, dream and mysticism, magic and consciousness. He has also designed a time machine and a prayer…

Works in slipwares and ceramics inspired by European folk, arts, crafts and culture.

Marking the anniversary of the London 2012 Festival installation artwork by Deborah Warner, this display features a selection of images and poetry, celebrating the beauty of Britain's coastline and the love of poetic language.

Peaches present Yoko Ono's famous performance art piece.

Photographer James Neale shows the skills and techniques needed to improve the taking of pictures of animals.

After the crowds have gone home, let yourself be ‘moved’ by Leonardo’s drawings. This gallery-based course is led by Suzy Willson, Artistic Director of acclaimed performance company Clod Ensemble.

A weekly story reading event, brought to you by Simon Oldfield and Elizabeth Day. Each time, a new line-up of authors, artists, actors and cultural commentators read aloud from contemporary and classic literature.

Creative artists from the worlds of theatre, dance, music, digital installation, live art and spoken word present scratch performances of works in development.