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The Draw More project is growing! We are now pleased to be offering FREE drawing workshops in the following areas:

Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire

Patrington, East Riding of Yorkshire

Bransholme, Hull​

 

Draw More is a series of regular drawing sessions for adults providing a friendly and welcoming space for adults to learn about and experience drawing. Our aims are to:

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  • ​Provide guided drawing sessions suitable for beginners or more experienced artists

  • Create a welcoming and friendly environment

  • Offer creative opportunity for adults of all ages 

  • Encourage the uptake of drawing to promote healthy wellbeing, social interaction and positive mental health

  • Encourage drawing for fun - no expectations

  • Offer creative opportunity without financial restrictions​

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Our project began in 2024, with a 9 month trial in Pocklington, with funding from the HEY Smile Foundation to get started. Due to the success of the project, we applied for and gratefully received funding from the Hull and East Yorkshire Charitable Trust to run the project in three areas over a 6 month period, with an intention to try and extend the project further. Have a look at some of the work created in our Pocklington sessions and some of the feedback the project received.

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Session Dates

 

​Pocklington​​

Sessions held at Pocklington Arts Centre Studio (downstairs), Market Place, Pocklington

Friday evenings, once a month

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  • Friday 25th April 2025 6pm - 8pm - DAFFODIL BOOK NOW VIA EVENTBRITE

  • Friday 23rd May 2025 6pm - 8pm - CAT open for booking from 8pm on Friday 25th April

  • Friday 22th June 2025 6pm - 8pm - SHOE open for booking from 8pm on Friday 23rd May​

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Patrington

Sessions held at Patrington Village Hall (large hall), 17 Westgate, Patrington, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU12 0NA 

Thursday mornings, once a month

  • Thursday 24th April 2025 10am - 12 noon - BIRD BOOK NOW via Eventbrite

  • Thursday 22nd May 2025 10am - 12 noon - FLOWER - open for booking from 12 noon on Thursday 24th April

  • Thursday 19th June 2025 9.30am - 12.30pm - BUTTERFLY ​- open for booking form 12 noon on Thursday 22nd May

More dates coming soon​​

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Bransholme

Sessions held at Community Centre@87 Goodhart Road, Bransholme, Hull, HU7 4EF

Friday mornings, once a month

  • Friday 25th April 2025 10am - 12 noon - BIRD BOOK NOW via Eventbrite

  • Friday 23rd May 2025 10am - 12 noon - FLOWER - open for booking from 12 noon on Friday 25th April

  • Friday 20th June 2025 10am - 12 noon - BUTTERFLY - open for booking from 12 noon on Friday 23rd May

  • Friday 25th July 2025 10am - 12 noon - DOG - open for booking from 12 noon on Friday 20th June

  • Friday 22nd August - HARE- open for booking from 12 noon on Friday 25th July

  • Friday 26th September - FOX  - open for booking from 12 noon on Friday 22nd August

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How do I book?

You can book a FREE ticket or a MAKE A DONATION ticket via Eventbrite. If making a donation, we suggest a maximum of £5 per person. But donations are entirely optional. Although we welcome drop-in attendees if we have spaces, it does help us to keep track of numbers if you can book a place beforehand as places are limited. You can also make donations via this link which will take you to our Paypal donation page (you can donate by Paypal or by debit/credit card). Please note, you can only book for the next available session.

The Eventbrite booking link for each session is listed next to the dated above. You can also book via email to Holly at threadandpress@gmail.com or call on 01759486020.

Please check the date of the session you are booking. Tickets for the next session will be available to book by the end of the current session. Please check session timings carefully as they may vary between venues. 

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What should I expect?

The session is open from 10am or 6pm and we will begin the the session with the opportunity for hot drinks and chat - followed by a guided drawing session usually starting around 10 min into the session. Holly will guide you through a drawing as you watch her draw on the projector screen and join in. We usually have a comfort break halfway through and then we continue our drawing until about 11.40am/7.40pm. There will be resources provided to use throughout. There will also be time to get a bit of one-to-one advice or support at the end of the session, if you want it. There is no requirement to 'show' or share your work - just join in and enjoy the shared drawing experience. Drawing activities will be suitable for beginners, with the opportunity for more experienced artists to take their drawing a little further if they wish. You are free to take your work with you at the end of the session. 

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We will also be recording some online drawing tutorials that you can access at home to do, only if you wish to (it isn't homework, we promise).

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Why are you taking donations and how are the donations used?​

We are passionate about drawing and we have set up this project to run for a trial period with the intention that we will run the project for longer.  However, to evaluate whether this project has good uptake and is sustainable, we need time to allow the project to develop.  We have kindly received funding from the HEY Smile Foundation and the Hull ad East Yorkshire Charitable Trust to cover some of the costs, for a set period. Thread and Press CIC cover any shortfall in costs. We do get asked if people can contribute to their place - for this reason we accept donations. If we deem that any donations received would be in excess to requirements, we would stop collecting any donations for this project. Any donations are used for this project only and are used to

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  • Cover any additional expenses incurred (such as additional materials or resources reasonable required, or tutor delivery costs where applicable)

  • Cover any additional expenses such as venue hire rate increases or unforeseen project costs

  • Cover any venue hire or materials costs for sessions beyond the project trial end date. 

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We reserve the right to change the project after the current funded period ends (September 2025) and after any donations have been spent - meaning we may revert to paid tickets or other options after the trial period, if the free or donation model is not sustainable. We should also make you aware that the booking agents or PayPal may take a small percentage of any donations made before we receive them.​

 

Who can attend?

We welcome all adults, even if you haven't drawn for years! Please note, this is an adult only session.

We can accommodate quite a few people, but we do have a limit. Therefore, it is best and preferable to us if you can BOOK your place using our Eventbrite booking page, by email or by telephone. However, you can just turn up on the day if there are places available. If you are booking for a group of people, please ensure you contact us or book online before attending. When booking, you just need to leave your name and contact details (in case there is a last minute cancellation of the venue and we need it get hold of you).  If you cannot book online, you can call us on 01759 486020 (Mon - Sat 9am - 5pm) and book a place over the phone.

 

​Please note, we do give priority booking to those who have attended the previous session and allow then chance to sign up before online tickets are released, but we will always try and accommodate as many new people as we can. 

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What is provided?

We provide:

Paper

Pencils and quality basic drawing equipment

Clipboard easel to lean on

Source images to refer to

Tuition and support (if desired)

Hot drinks and biscuits(tea, coffee and hot chocolate)

Online drawing tutorials to do at home (if you want to)​

Do I have to come every month?

No, sessions are booked as and when you want to. Tickets for each session will be released during the previous session (around 4 weeks in advance) (straight after the previous session) . If you book and cannot make it or need to cancel, just cancel your place via Eventbrite or let us know by email or phone on 01759 486020.​

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​Is there somewhere to park?

This depends on the venue. Currently, Pocklington is on-street parking (please check if any restrictions apply). Patrington and Bransholme have a car park area for use (spaces may be limited)

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Are venues accessible?

Yes, we only use wheelchair accessible venues for this project. 

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How can I stay in touch?

We will share information and links for booking tickets via our newsletter. You can SIGN UP to our newsletter if you haven't already done so.  

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​How long will the project run for?

We initially ran the project for a trial of 9 minths in Picklignton We are now runnign this for another trial of a further 6 months until September 2025.  In this period we will evaluate whether the project is sustainable with regard to costs suitability and participation.

 

We welcome feedback on the project and we will set up a MONITORING AND EVALUATION link that can be completed anonymously. All information provided will be used to monitor and evaluate the project. We kindly ask that particpants please complete the link at least once during the duration of the trial period.

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