Every three months join us for Late Shift Extra special guest-curated and themed evenings, when the Gallery is open until 22.00 and every floor is buzzing with music, installations, performances and a wide range of free events, from photo sessions, masterclasses and film screenings to DJs, debates and walking tours.

Late Shift Extra: Draw the Line

Friday 18 May
18.00 – 22.00

In partnership with FTI Consulting

All activities are free

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Due to capacity some events will be ticketed, see links below to book.

Inspired by Lucian Freud Portraits, Late Shift Extra: Draw the Line sees the Gallery transformed into an art studio and you are the artist. Pick up a sketchbook and pencil and get creative, taking inspiration from artists, performers and the portraits around you.

• Take part in a life drawing class led by Sophie de Stempel, who will also talk about her time modelling for Freud for over 10 years. Limited tickets available on the night
• Draw Nicola Bateman as she models for a life drawing session and shares her memories of being painted by Freud alongside her husband Leigh Bowery. Limited tickets available on the night
• Join a life drawing class with artist Lucy Ribeiro celebrating the flesh. Limited tickets available on the night
• Spark your creative imagination with the Late Shift Tour sketchbook, created by illustrator Marion Deuchars.
• Watch, listen and draw at an interactive performance of Still Life, a play about Henrietta Moraes, model and muse for Lucian Freud. This event is fully booked
• Discover more about Lucian Freud with a screening of Inside Job, directed by his assistant David Dawson.
• Explore the London Freud knew on guided tours around Soho. Tickets available on the night.
• Look out for our roaming artists around the Gallery who’ll create your portrait.
• Join artists and art historians on tours of the Collection.
• Plus enjoy a drink at the Late Shift Bar and take in the sounds of Klezmer violinist Miriam Kramer and jazz singer Alicia Hart.

Part of Museums at Night

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Past Late Shift Extra events

Glamour Factory 7 October 2011

ReAnimate 5 August 2011

Capturing the Capital 13 May 2011                                   

Snapped   11 February 2011                 

Noise of Art  10 December 2010

What is a Portrait? 10 September 2010

India Noir  14 May 2010