The aim of the Prince’s Drawing School is to raise the standard and profile of drawing through teaching and practice. It is one of only a few institutions in the world offering in-depth, quality tuition for those who wish to develop their observational drawing skills.
As well as a Drawing Year Postgraduate Programme, the School runs a broad range of affordable courses designed for both professional artists and other interested adults, including master classes in the life room, in museums and galleries and in the streets and parks of London. Drawing instruction is delivered by distinguished artists and teachers from leading institutions including The Royal Academy, The Royal College of Art and The Slade. Over 3,000 students have attended classes since 2000; there are over 130 alumni of the Postgraduate Programme. The School, founded by The Prince of Wales, is based on the top floor of a converted warehouse in Shoreditch, Hackney, an area rich in galleries and design studios.
The School is also committed to making it possible for every child with an interest in, or aptitude for drawing to achieve their potential. The School provides serious, sustained tuition and mentoring, for children age 10–14, from all backgrounds, through affordable programmes which are provided when and where it works for students.
The Prince’s Charities is a group of not-for-profit organizations of which The Prince of Wales is President: 17 of the 19 charities were founded personally by The Prince.
The group is the largest multi-cause charitable enterprise in the United Kingdom, raising over £110 million annually. The organizations are active across a broad range of areas including opportunity and enterprise, the built environment, responsible business, education and health.
The charities reflect The Prince of Wales’s long-term and innovative perspective and seek to address areas of previously unmet need.
