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An adult drawing session brings a live modern dancer into LACMA’s Modern Art Galleries, with the surrounding collection part of the exercise.
All times are local to the venue · America/Los Angeles
Here, the figure is only one part of the subject: participants draw a live modern dancer while considering movement, gallery space and the relationship between dance and visual art.
LACMA describes this as a guided, skill-building figure-drawing workshop for adults. The announced focus extends beyond drawing the human form: participants sketch the dancer among works on view and explore how movement and space can be depicted, and how different art forms relate.
The listing presents a drawing workshop, not a dance performance. It does not name the dancer, identify a dance style or specify a drawing technique, skill prerequisite or materials. If those details affect what you bring or whether the session suits your experience, check with LACMA before you go.
Further reading: Modern Dance Figure Drawing | LACMA ↗
LACMA’s Modern Art galleries span work made from 1900 through the 1960s. European and U.S. art predominates, alongside examples from the museum’s American and Latin American collections. The installation includes Michael McMillen’s immersive environment Central Meridian (The Garage) (1981), as well as paintings, sculpture and works on paper.
The collection description also names artists including Jacob Lawrence and Diego Rivera. That breadth gives context to the workshop’s attention to space and the interplay of art forms, though LACMA does not promise that any particular work will be the drawing subject. The museum identifies its Modern Art presentation at BCAM, Level 3; the event listing does not give a specific group meeting point.
Further reading: Modern Art | LACMA ↗ · Modern Dance Figure Drawing | LACMA ↗
The workshop is one entry in Third Weekends at LACMA, a monthly calendar of free and ticketed programs inspired by the collection and special exhibitions. That series context does not establish that this particular drawing workshop recurs monthly.
For Friday, November 20, the calendar lists Behind-the-Scenes: Lighting from 4 to 5 pm, free with RSVP. It begins when the drawing workshop ends, but is a separate program rather than a continuation. The same day’s calendar also lists Public Tours; LACMA says those tours are free with general admission, volunteer-led and subject to cancellation, with day-of details available from museum staff.
Further reading: Third Weekends at LACMA | LACMA ↗ · Modern Dance Figure Drawing | LACMA ↗
The schedule lists a single two-hour session. The separate 4 pm program and other Friday options are described in the article, not included in the workshop booking.
Friday, November 20, 2026, from 2 to 4 pm. LACMA describes the workshop as being for adults.
Modern Dance Figure Drawing | LACMA ↗ · Third Weekends at LACMA | LACMA ↗
The workshop costs $40, or $35 for LACMA members. LACMA provides a ticket link, but the workshop listing does not say whether its ticket includes general museum admission; confirm that before budgeting. Separately, LACMA’s general-admission rates are $25 for adults residing in L.A. County and $30 for adults from outside the county. Visitors with disabilities pay $21 and $26, respectively. Members enter free, and L.A. County residents with valid ID receive free general admission after 3 pm on weekdays. A professional personal care attendant accompanying a paying visitor who requires care may also receive free general admission; ask at the Ticket Office. These are general-admission terms, not confirmed rates or inclusions for the workshop ticket.
The event listing does not state booking or cancellation terms. Check the ticket information for current details.
Third Weekends at LACMA | LACMA ↗ · Modern Dance Figure Drawing | LACMA ↗ · Visit-Plan-Tickets | LACMA ↗
LACMA does not specify what drawing materials are provided, whether participants should bring supplies, or the exact meeting point within the galleries. The listing also gives no drawing-level prerequisite. If any of these details affect your plans, contact LACMA at [email protected] or 323-857-6000.
LACMA says every gallery is wheelchair accessible and motorized wheelchairs are welcome. Complimentary wheelchairs, rollators and gallery stools are available at the Ticket Office during regular museum hours; requests to reserve these during museum hours may be made by emailing [email protected].
Sensory Inclusive bags, which include items such as noise-canceling headphones and tactile fidget tools, are available to check out at the Ticket Office. For accessibility questions, contact [email protected] or call 323-857-6010 between 10 am and 5 pm. The published accessibility information is museum-wide; ask LACMA about any workshop-specific accommodation.
The event is at LACMA’s Modern Art Galleries, at 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036. LACMA identifies its Modern Art presentation at BCAM, Level 3, but the workshop listing does not give an exact check-in point.
Modern Dance Figure Drawing | LACMA ↗ · Modern Art | LACMA ↗
The Metro D Line serves LACMA directly at Wilshire/Fairfax Station.
Modern Dance Figure Drawing | LACMA ↗ · Visit-Plan Your Visit | LACMA ↗
LACMA lists the Pritzker Parking Garage on Sixth Street, just east of Fairfax Avenue. It is open daily from 5 am to 10 pm; the published flat rate is $24. Parking is first-come, first-served, with no advance reservations. LACMA also notes additional parking in nearby garages and on the street.
Accessible parking is on level P1. The garage clearance is 6 feet 10 inches. LACMA identifies an accessible drop-off on Wilshire Boulevard at S. Ogden Drive, in front of Urban Light.
Visit-Plan Your Visit | LACMA ↗ · Visit-Accessibility | LACMA ↗
No. LACMA lists a guided adult figure-drawing workshop with a live modern dancer; it does not announce a separate performance.
The workshop listing does not say. Confirm with LACMA before buying; its general-admission page lists separate rates and free-admission conditions.
Modern Dance Figure Drawing | LACMA ↗ · Visit-Plan-Tickets | LACMA ↗
The listing gives no drawing-level prerequisite and does not say what materials are provided. Ask LACMA if either detail affects your plans.
The Third Weekends calendar lists Behind-the-Scenes: Lighting from 4 to 5 pm, free with RSVP. It is a separate program.
The Metro D Line serves Wilshire/Fairfax Station directly at the museum.
Modern Dance Figure Drawing | LACMA ↗ · Visit-Plan Your Visit | LACMA ↗
5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
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Event, planning and background information checked 2026-11-04 against the linked sources.