Spark or rekindle your love of drawing during a weekend of creativity and fun for everyone at the Queensland Art Gallery’s free Drawing Festival on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July 2026. Wander the Gallery's Collection on display, join in drawing workshops led by artists, or immerse yourself in life drawing sketching events. It’s all free including materials, no prior drawing experience required, and we've designed the day for all ages and skill levels. Find out more.

Learn tips and techniques from artists who will encourage and guide you, whether you're a first-time drawer or a seasoned sketcher. Is Life Drawing an acquired skill that can be develop with instruction or a natural talent? We’ll let you decide, find out for yourself at the Drawing Festival.

We’ve selected these gorgeous figure sketches in the QAGOMA Collection which highlight delicate graphite lines and expressive shading to study the human form. These artists have put in practice their knowledge of human body proportions and anatomy, using gestural lines to capture the flow of the figure.

You may be familiar with paintings by these Australian artists, some works currently on display in the permanent Collection hang, however does their drawing style match their creative work? Look for works by George W Lambert, Rupert Bunny, Ian Fairweather, Norman Lindsay and Godfrey Miller.