ETC: ART/WORK with Eleanor Crook

[To join the talk, click THIS LINK]

In the final interview of 6-part series exploring the personal stories of artists we will be speaking to sculptor Eleanor Crook about her career in the arts, the intersection of art and medical science and her how her attitudes to the body have been shaped by a life time of representing the human figure. Feel free to email any questions you’d like us to put to Eleanor to info@draw-brighton.co.uk or ask questions via the Q&A function during the talk. 

Our ETC: ART/WORK series aims to showcase the variety of careers in the arts through conversations with leading figures in art and design. The talks are run by Draw Brighton with support from Cass Art and are funded by our supporters on Patreon. 

 How to take part

The live webinar will be hosted on Zoom and you can watch on your computer or on a phone or tablet with the Zoom app – only the speaker’s audio and video will be enabled. Just click THIS LINK at 7pm on Friday 30th April to join. The talk is free and you do not need to sign up in advance, you will just need to give your name and email address when you sign in – these will not be stored after the talk. We will also be live-streaming the talk on our Youtube channel HERE. 

After the talk

After the talk there be will the optional opportunity to join a 45 minute follow-up ‘pub trip’ where you will be able to join a Zoom meeting to chat about Eleanor’s talk with other people who attended. Once the talk is over, just grab a drink and click the link in the event below; we’ll start at 8:10pm, you’ll need your audio and video on and we will split into random ‘pub’ groups of 6 people on Zoom. You are also welcome to post your reflections on the talk in our Facebook community notice board HERE.  

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About Eleanor Crook 

Eleanor Crook studied classics and philosophy before training in sculpture at Central St Martins and the Royal Academy Schools where she specialised in wax modelling and lost wax bronze casting, studying anatomy and forensic facial reconstruction to imbue her figures with a more convincing sense of life. Her notable sculptures include a bronze and mixed media sculpture of Santa Medicina commissioned by the Wellcome Galleries of Medicine at London's Science Museum, a portrait of Virginia Wolff for King's College, London and ‘And The Band Played On’ – a group sculpture demonstrating historical examples of pioneering reconstructive surgery. 

• You can see more of Eleanor’s work on her website HERE.
• Watch a Wellcome Collection video showing a demonstration of the techniques employed when making a wax model HERE. 

About Draw & ETC

Draw Brighton is an independent art school in Brighton, UK. We believe that good quality drawing education should be accessible to everybody and usually run drop-in, short-term and long-term courses from our Brighton studio. During the pandemic we have moved our life drawing classes online and are providing drawing resources via our Patreon page, where you can support us from £3 per month. Our long running ETC programme is intended to complement our practical workshops with artists’ talks and panel discussions on the themes of drawing, the arts and the body.