Drawing Sound: A Graphic Scores workshop

About the Workshop

Join us and we mix Drawing and Music in the laboratory. In this hands-on session, we'll experiment with sound, shape, and composition, using body percussion, drawing, and collage to create our own visual scores. Inspired by experimental composers such as Cornelius Cardew, we'll translate sounds into shapes, rhythms into patterns, and melodies into striking visual artworks.

What to Expect

🔹 Sound Circle: Use your voice and body to create a variety of sounds.

🔹 Graphic Scores Exploration: Learn how artists and composers use alternative notation.

🔹 Creative Exercises: Translate sounds into shapes and build collaborative compositions.

Who is this for?

This workshop is open to all levels of experience—whether you're a musician, visual artist, or just curious about the relationship between sound and image. No musical training is required!

Join us for a playful and experimental session where music meets visual art—come ready to listen, create, and collaborate!

Venue - Island Social

Join us as we draw in the buzzing London City Island!

If you travel to the venue by Jubilee line, after the ticket barrier, use the exit on your left side. You should see a red bridge right after coming out from the tube station.

About Island Drawing Lab

Island drawing lab is a series of experimental workshops started by the dynamic duo, Danlu and Kelly. We are passionate about fostering collaboration between different disciplines, and make art fun and accessible.

Danlu is a visual artist and theatre maker. With a passion for unraveling the mysteries of the human experience, she uses art creation as a way to connect with people and unveil the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary. Danlu received her BA in Visual Arts from Columbia University in New York. She has performed devised theatre piece Of the Cut at Young Vic, and exhibited her paintings at Tate Modern.

Kelly is a portrait artist and educator with a background in architecture. Kellys paintings explore the themes of identity, memory, and relationships. Kelly studied at The Bartlett UCL and had Atelier training in Barcelona. Kelly has exhibited in numerous national galleries and is two time contestant on Sky Portrait Artist of the Year.

Guest Faciltator - Laoise Corrigan

Laoise studies classical flute at the Guildhall School of Music but has a special interest in contemporary music and alternative notation such as graphic scores. They particularly enjoy exploring the intersection between sound art and visual art using specotgrams (sound when in a graph form). Recently Laoise became a featured young artist with Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble, and performed their original work ‘Crepuscular’ for flute and electronics at Guildhall Science Music Festival 2024.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Island Social, Botanic Square, London, United Kingdom