Filling a gap in our thriving arts
community, Art of Modeling provides:
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Daily Virtual Figure Drawing
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MONDAY/Daily Plein Air Figure Drawing
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Instructed Drawing Classes
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Online Art Gallery Exhibitions/Sales Opportunities
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An Unofficial Association of Fine Arts Models in the Boulder/Denver Metro Area
The Art of Modeling is a woman/artist/model
owned business in Boulder, CO
Art of Modeling is a proud member of
The Boulder County Arts Alliance
Art of Modeling is a proud member of the
NoBo Art District
Art of Modeling is a proud Colorado Start Up
OUR
STORY
The Art of Modeling is a booking agency, fine arts model training provider and an informal professional association of fine arts models in the Boulder-Denver metropolitan area.
Boulder, Colorado has the third highest per capita rate of artists in the country and Art of Modeling is thrilled to promote the performing art of figure modeling & to provide this service to the thriving arts community here!
Our Mission and Goals include:
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To promote fine arts modeling as a legitimate and artistic profession
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To encourage models’ safety and respect
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To raise the level of professionalism within the fine arts modeling industry
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To facilitate both the hiring of models & finding work as a professional fine arts model
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To promote a wage that is equitable to the profession
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To create and provide figurative drawing opportunities for the arts community
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to support figurative artists careers by hosting an online gallery to connect art buyers with figurative artist members, who retain 100% of their sales
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To educate artists & models on industry appropriate conduct
Ellen art modeling in Los Gatos, CA
Illustration in progress by Artist, John Peck
ELLEN ALLEN, founder
Boulder Artist and Art of Modeling Founder, Ellen Allen, is an award-winning artist with a traditional arts training (A.O.S. Graphic Design) from Pratt Institute, NY, NY and a BA (Psychology) from the University of Colorado at Boulder, with additional coursework at Parson's School of Design at the New School, NY, NY. Ellen was a sought-after fine arts model in the San Francisco & Monterey Bay Areas. For almost a decade, Ellen has managed a professional commercial fashion model with dual representation in Denver & San Francisco, working directly with booking agents at two major talent agencies. Ellen has worked in arts administration for the Boulder County Arts Alliance, the Arts Hub Performing & Visual Arts Center, and for the NoBo Art District. Ellen also volunteers in the Boulder arts community and has donated time & experience to the Dairy Arts Center, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA), The Boulder County Arts Alliance (BCAA), The NoBo Art District, The City of Boulder's Office of Arts & Culture's (BAC) Boulder Arts Week (BAW), Arts Parts Creative Reuse Center, and Art Walk Longmont.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please help AOM survive COVID-19!
We will use the funds to keep our models modeling plain air in the park for as long as possible, and if we secure enough funds to also help the models by reimbursing them for a portion of their cancelled due-to-Covid bookings
Thank you to our generous Sponsors & Affiliates
