Sketching in the Galleries: Nusantara

A person holds a clipboard in front of them, so that the person standing next to them can see its surface. Clipped to the board is paper with a sketch. The two people are visible from the chest down. A pencil and a couple other items rest on the seat of a folding stool in front of them.

The program Sketching in the Galleries, 2025

Inaugurated in 1867, Street Hall—today part of the Yale University Art Gallery—housed the first school of art in the country. Its curriculum permitted students from a variety of disciplines to sketch from live models and original works of art. Take part in this centuries-old practice by joining us for an evening of guided sketching in the exhibition Nusantara: Six Centuries of Indonesian Textiles. Generously sponsored by the Martin A. Ryerson Lectureship Fund.

Open to all ages and levels of drawing experience. Materials are provided.