The Halloween Drawing Table - A Collaborative Drawing Evening

Ten people. One table. One enormous piece of paper. No pressure to be good at drawing. The Drawing Table is a different kind of creative evening. Ten people gather around one large sheet of paper to draw, experiment, talk and make something together. You don't need to be an artist. You don't even need to think you're good at drawing. In fact, The Drawing Table was created especially for people who love art and creativity but don't always have the confidence, time or space to make it part of their lives. I'll gently guide you through a series of playful drawing exercises designed to get you out of your head and into the act of making. There are no mistakes, no pressure to produce something "good", and no individual artworks to compare. Instead, your lines meet other people's lines. Drawings overlap. Someone adds to something you've started. Colours spread across the paper. Slowly, eight individual contributions become one shared artwork. You don't have to know what you're doing. That's rather the point. Around the table at Brusco The setting is an important part of The Drawing Table. We'll be gathering at Brusco, an intimate, characterful space in Brighton that feels a little more like being invited somewhere special than arriving for an art class. The table will be laid with flowers, interesting objects and beautiful materials, with music playing quietly in the background, drinks poured and everything ready for you to simply arrive and begin. Warm, relaxed and just a little bit decadent, the atmosphere is deliberately designed to help you slow down, feel at ease and give yourself permission to create. The evening We'll begin by settling around the table with a drink. You'll choose an intention card for the evening and receive a small crystal to keep. We'll start with a few playful drawing exercises to loosen up and take away some of that but I can't draw feeling. Then we'll begin drawing together. Flowers and objects arranged around the table will give us something to respond to, but there's no prescribed outcome. Prompt cards will appear throughout the evening to encourage you to experiment, move around the paper, respond to other people's marks and try things you might not normally do. Later we'll introduce colour and allow the drawing to evolve. There'll be time to chat, have something to eat, enjoy a cocktail, listen to the music and become completely absorbed in making something together. And then we'll step back and see what eight people have created. After the evening The finished drawing doesn't simply disappear. I'll divide the collaborative artwork into eight original pieces. Your piece will be carefully packaged and posted to you after the event. You won't necessarily receive the section you personally drew. That's intentional. What arrives through your letterbox is a piece of something we made together. Your ticket includes • A two-hour guided Drawing Table experience • A maximum of ten people • All drawing and art materials • Your intention card • A crystal to take home • Alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails (approx. 2 per person) • An original section of the finished collaborative artwork, packaged and posted to you after the event Who is The Drawing Table for? The Drawing Table is for the curious. It's for people who love art but don't make enough of it. People who haven't drawn since school. People who keep buying sketchbooks and never quite use them. People who already make art but would like to experience creating differently. People who'd like to meet others without the pressure of simply walking into a room and making conversation. And especially anyone who has ever said: "I'm not very good at drawing." You are very welcome at this table. No previous drawing or art experience is needed. Just come as you are. Tickets Early Bird — £25 (until 10th October) Standard — £30 Returning Drawing Table guest — £21 (with code until 10th October) There are just ten seats at the table. All materials and refreshments are included. Monday 26 October 2026 7–9pm Brusco, Brighton & Hove Come and leave your mark.