The thought of stepping in front of a roomful of artists as a figure drawing model for the first time was nerve-wracking for Michelle Long. She recalls nervously rehearsing for her modeling debut in ...

Annabel Wharton, 79, of Durham paints during a long pose figure drawing class at the Durham Arts Council. Credit: Photo by Angelica Edwards I wasn’t allowed to go to art school. So I went to Wesleyan ...

One by one, five artists file into a small studio space on the second floor of a multitenant building at 707 N. Cedar St. on the edge of Kendall Yards. Each carries their preferred art medium: ...