The Life Models’ Society was formed in 1989 when a group of models decided to organise themselves in order to advocate for better pay and conditions for people working as life models in Melbourne.

Since then we have grown to a thriving and diverse workers collective with models in Melbourne and beyond. We continue to be by models, for models.

We are a volunteer-led organisation with an elected committee of up to 9 people.

The LMS is an incorporated association and private organisation.

We provide training to aspiring models and new members before they are invited to join the LMS. This means all LMS member models have the same foundation level of knowledge whether they are new to the profession or new to the LMS.

We advertise tickets to our workshops here, as well as other events such as our seasonal Salons and Extravaganzas, which are special life drawing events for the artistic community.

Please note our refund policy for Workshops:

Refunds for change of mind or other reasons are only available up to three days (72 hours) prior to the event. If you have previously registered your EOI to be notified when bookings open for a workshop, you will remain on that EOI list for future workshops and we will email you as soon as they open. You can register your EOI here, if you have not done so previously.

If you become ill within 72 hours of the workshop we ask you to notify us as soon as possible. Please do not attend if you are unwell or infectious. If you cancel due to illness prior to 24 hours of the workshop, we will refund 50% of your ticket cost. No refunds are available for cancellations within 24 hours of the workshop.

We do not offer refunds or rescheduling for no-shows, cancellations within 72 hours, or for attendee errors, such as attending on the wrong day or without required equipment. We are a not-for-profit organisation and try to keep our workshops as affordable as possible, so ticket prices only cover our costs such as the fees for staff; unfortunately there is no room for credits or transfers to other workshops.

Contact the host of Life Models' Society Model Workshop (BCAS) September 2026