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Join us for an afternoon of drawing, eating, drinking, music and festivities.

Multiple models in one afternoon.

Please note the venue is on the first floor, with one set of stairs and no lift. Contact the organisers if you need accessibility assistance.

Featuring models: TBC

Date & Time: Sunday 30 April 2023, 2:00 – 5:30pm
Venue: Princes Hill Community Centre
5 Bagung Lane, Princes Hill
(near the Melbourne General Cemetery)

Please note the venue is on the first floor, with one set of stairs and no lift. Contact the organisers if you need accessibility assistance.

Tickets to attend to draw: https://www.trybooking.com/YZNX
Space is limited so get in quick to avoid disapointment. 

Bring your own materials (paper and drawing implements). Easels, tables and boards are available.

Refreshments, tea and coffee will be provided.

Attendees will be asked to wear a mask at all times. Proof of vaccination may be required to attend.

Fleur, President. 

Recently the Committee has had a query regarding the presence of pets in the drawing studio.

Many artists have pets, and if the pet/s are to be present at the session, this should be discussed with the model at the time of booking to ensure they are aware of the likely presence of your pet. If the model has concerns regarding the presence of an animal in the studio, this should be negotiated at the time of booking. Some models may choose not to take a job where pets or animals will be present, such as in the case of allergies, where it may be unsafe for the model to be in a room with an animal. Some models may be open to posing with the animal/s for an additional fee negotiated when booking the session.

All pets/animals should be kept under control at all times, and not interact with the model while they are posing, unless prior consent and payment arrangements have been made.

For hygiene reasons, no animals are to be allowed on the model’s sheets or other belongings under any circumstances.

Service animals can of course be present in the studio, however as above should be kept at a distance from the model and their belongings. The model should be notified in advance of the presence of a service animal.

We have had a query about the model’s rights with regard to publication of artworks made in their image. Note: this does not include photography. Photographic modelling requires use of a contract, in which all conditions for publication of the photographs are written and agreed to.

As a life model, we are being engaged for the use of our image. The artists are paying us for the privilege of looking upon us, and taking down a version in their artwork.

For some models, privacy is a concern, and they would like to remain anonymous. This is a valid concern. You can ask an artist not to use your real name in their work, and/or use a pseudonym. You can also ask an artist not to tag you or refer to you in their social media or other publication platforms.

It is not reasonable to ask that an artist restrict the use of their artwork (note: this is not applicable to photography). If an artist wants to exhibit, publish, or show their artwork which features you as the model, this is their right. Rights to use of the artwork remain with the artist.

There may be an exception where the artwork depicts you in a manner that is morally in conflict with your values – for example, if you are depicted committing an act of violence. Otherwise, the artist retains the right to use their artwork as they see fit.

If the possible publication of your likeness (drawn, sculpted, painted etc.) is of concern to you, you must make this concern known before you accept any booking. Life modelling for non-photographic artworks may not be a suitable profession for someone with this particular concern.

Please contact the committee if you would like to discuss.

Join us for the last drawing event hosted by the LMS for 2022.

The Spring Extravaganza will feature multiple models posing together and individually over one afternoon – model announcements to follow.

Models booked: Peter H, Chris A, Sofia, Phoebe, Gigi, Nat, Monika A, Gabrielle

Date & Time: Sunday 13 November, 2:00 – 5:30pm
Venue: Princes Hill Community Centre
5 Bagung Lane, Princes Hill
(near the Melbourne General Cemetery)

Please note the venue is on the first floor, with one set of stairs and no lift. Contact the organisers if you need accessibility assistance.

Tickets to attend to draw: https://www.trybooking.com/YZNX
Space is limited so get in quick to avoid disapointment. 

Bring your own materials (paper and drawing implements). Easels, tables and boards are available.

Light refreshments, tea and coffee will be provided.

Attendees will be asked to wear a mask at all times. Proof of vaccination may be required to attend.

Fleur, President. 

There has been a fair amount of coverage in the last few months regarding Monkeypox. Monkeypox may be spread from person-to-person through skin-to-skin contact, contact with contaminated items or surfaces, and respiratory droplets.

People with monkeypox are infectious from the time that they develop their first symptoms (which may be a fever or a rash) and until rash lesions crust, dry or fall off.

Often symptoms and rashes will develop in the genital and anal region, an area of the body usually covered by clothing. When a model is engaged for nude drawing, this region is exposed to contact with surfaces. For more information, refer to the Department of Health warning.

The LMS advises models to bring their own fabric to sit on while posing, however this is even more important as the Monkey Pox may be spread by a models sharing contact with a surface, including fabric.

We advise all models to use only fabric they had supplied to sit on, and never to sit on a surface, such as a chair, stool, or the floor, without a fabric barrier between their skin and the surface. We encourage employers of models to help reinforce this behaviour by asking models to use their own fabric for this purpose, and reminding any models who may forget to use fabric.

Regardless of the responsibilities on models to bring and use their own fabric, we ask employers and venues to uphold high standards of hygiene, including wiping down surfaces with anti-bacterial wipes, and washing of fabric used in the venue.

As with transmission of COVID-19 or any other contagious illness, we remind models and artists alike not to attend a class when they are unwell.

The LMS Working Conditions cover basic health and safety requirements for models, as well as the minimum rates of pay.

These working conditions can be used by any person engaging in life modelling work in Victoria (or beyond).

Life modelling includes any art produced from a model, clothed or nude, for drawing, painting, sculpture or photography.

The Committee has made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person LMS Autumn Life Drawing Extravaganza scheduled for 1 May 2022. 

Future in-person and online sessions will be announced here and via our Facebook and Instagram accounts.