Timeless Materials: A Conversation on Drawing with Contemporary Artists | Friday, 27 June at 4 pm
In a lively discussion moderated by Annette Wickham, three artists, Joana Galego, Nicholas C Williams, and Pippa Young will discuss their use of traditional drawing materials and techniques. The conversation will focus on how looking at the practices of the past informs how they approach their own work in the studio.
This event is organised by Trois Crayons in partnership with The Drawing Foundation.
Women Artists in Focus: Curating New Narratives | Saturday, 28 June at 2 pm
Organising exhibitions centred on historic women artists presents a distinct set of challenges and opportunities. In 2023, Jennifer Higgie released The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art & the Spirit World, in 2024, Amy Lim was research curator for Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520–1920 at Tate Britain, while Rachel Sloan is currently developing an exhibition on British women artists and landscape, opening at The Courtauld Gallery in 2026. In this session, moderated by Euthymia Procopé, Director of Development, Rediscovering Art by Women, panellists will present their projects before engaging in a lively discussion around the complexities, discoveries, and rewards of charting overlooked art historical territory.
The Drawings of John Constable | Monday, 30 June at 4 pm
Drawing was central to John Constable’s working life. Detailed sketches from nature, sometimes on a tiny scale, underpinned his exhibition works; they could provide inspiration for a watercolour of Stonehenge or information about a specific type of plough. And yet his drawings could also have an emotional dimension: Constable’s most private, soul-searching works are not in oils but in ink and graphite. In this talk, Susan Owens will explore the wide range of his drawing practice from his early Gainsborough-influenced views of East Bergholt lanes to the visionary ink blots of his later years.
Dr Susan Owens, former Curator of Paintings at the V&A, is an independent art historian. Her recent book, The Story of Drawing: An Alternative History of Art, won the Apollo Book of the Year award in 2024. She is currently preparing a book on Constable, to be published in 2026.
Piccadilly Jim: The discovery of James Gibbs’s designs for the façade of Burlington House | Tuesday, 1 July at 4 pm
In the No.9 Cork Street auditorium, located just a few hundred yards from the Royal Academy of Arts at Burlington House, William Aslet delves into his fascinating reassessment of James Gibbs’s unexecuted designs for the façade of Burlington House at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
William Aslet, Scott Opler Fellow, Worcester College, University of Oxford
This event is organised by Trois Crayons in partnership with The Burlington Magazine.
New Ways of Looking at Italian Renaissance Drawings | Wednesday, 2 July at 4 pm
How can we find fresh perspectives on Italian Renaissance drawings? This panel delves into how traditional connoisseurship and cutting-edge technology can combine to enrich our understanding of Old Master drawings. Rachel Hapoienu and Tom Nevile will present on the innovative research afforded by emerging tools such as the VSC scanner and the Trois Crayons Museum Forum. Following these presentations, Martin Clayton and Catherine Whistler will lead a discussion on recent and ongoing research projects in the field of Italian drawings. The panel will be hosted by Luca Baroni, L’IDEA | Testi Fonti Lessico ~ Disegni.
This event is organised by Trois Crayons in partnership with L’IDEA.
The Intimate Collector: Why Drawings Thrive in the Digital Age | Thursday, 3 July at 4 pm
Why are drawings capturing the imagination of a new generation of collectors – especially younger and first-time buyers? This session, moderated by Bethany Woolfall, Arcarta Vice President of Customers, explores how digital platforms are transforming access to works on paper, reshaping the way collectors discover, connect with, and build trust in galleries online. From social media to virtual viewing rooms, we’ll consider the tools driving this shift – and what it means for the future of the drawings market. Alesa Boyle, Co-founder, Trois Crayons, London and Gallery Director, Stephen Ongpin Fine Art, London, Gregory Rubinstein, Sotheby’s, Senior Director and Head of the Old Master Drawings Department Worldwide, and Lorna Tiller, Senior Gallery Partnerships Manager, Artsy, will join the panel.
This event is organised by Trois Crayons in partnership with Arcarta.
Between Drawings and Ceramics | Friday, 4 July at 4 pm
Trois Crayons is delighted to launch a new collaboration with Maak through a lively panel discussion that brings together the worlds of drawings and ceramics. The conversation will explore the parallels and contrasts in how these two mediums are collected, appreciated, and understood.
This event is organised by Trois Crayons in partnership with Maak.
The Drawings of Jean-Antoine Watteau | Saturday, 5 July at 2 pm
Watteau has been the subject of two major exhibitions this year: one at the Château de Chantilly and another at the British Museum. In this panel, Axel Moulinier, co-curator of The Worlds of Watteau, and Grant Lewis, curator of Colour and Line: Watteau Drawings at the British Museum, reflect on their distinct curatorial approaches to the 18th-century master. Following brief presentations on their exhibitions, Jennifer Tonkovich, Associate Editor at Master Drawings and Eugene and Clare Thaw Curator of Drawings and Prints at the Morgan Library & Museum, will moderate the discussion.
This event is organised by Trois Crayons in partnership with Master Drawings.