Talk and draw

Lecturer Edward Dickenson and artist William Goldsmith explore ‘The Petit Bras of the Seine at Argenteuil' by Claude Monet, currently on view at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery until Wednesday 25 March, and at the Grundy Art Gallery from 28 March – 13 June 2026. First, listen to a brief talk, then respond by making your own work in this short, artist-led drawing session.

Please have to hand paper, drawing and coloured pencils, a paint brush and some watercolour or ink as well as anything else you might like to experiment with.

The session will take place online and will last about one hour.

To find out more about The National Gallery Masterpiece Tour: Monet please visit our website, or our partner’s website for more information about their exhibition’s – at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery and Grundy Art Gallery

This session will be accompanied by live speech-to-text transcription supported by Stagetext.

William Goldsmith is an illustrator, writer and one of our Gallery Educators. His work has appeared in a range of publications and exhibitions - both in the UK and internationally - recently the New York Times. His books include the children’s series, Mark Anchovy. William has also worked as a BA Lecturer in Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art, Glasgow School of Art and at the British Higher School of Art and Design in Moscow.

Ed Dickenson is a Gallery Educator who started his teaching career in Japan before teaching in primary schools across London for a number of years. He has since worked in learning teams for Kensington Palace, Ben Uri Gallery, and the Horniman Museum in London.

Adult access provision is supported by The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust