Lifelong Learning Institute
![LLI watercolors A man and a woman talk over a desk in a classroom.](/content/outreach_vt_edu/en/engagement/engaged/photo-galleries/gallery-lli/_jcr_content/article-image.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
The Lifelong Learning Institute at Virginia Tech taps into the cultural and educational resources available in the region to provide enriching classes on a variety of subjects to curious adults 50 and older. On this day, students in a watercolors class learned about charcoal drawing at the Blacksburg Community Center.
![A woman with gray hair bends over a art set with colorful paints and pencils.](/content/outreach_vt_edu/en/engagement/engaged/photo-galleries/gallery-lli/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_copy_c/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
![A woman draws with charcoal on an art pad while looking at a photo of a marble statue on her propped up cellphone.](/content/outreach_vt_edu/en/engagement/engaged/photo-galleries/gallery-lli/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_copy_c/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage_1601894357.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
![A woman sits with an art pad on her lap as she looks at a white marble statue of an angel.](/content/outreach_vt_edu/en/engagement/engaged/photo-galleries/gallery-lli/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_copy_c/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage_1147476990.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
![Two women talk about their drawings in front of a projector screen showing a charcoal drawing.](/content/outreach_vt_edu/en/engagement/engaged/photo-galleries/gallery-lli/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_copy_c/vt-items_0/adaptiveimage_114747.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
![A man in a mask and blue gloves works on a charcoal drawing at a table.](/content/outreach_vt_edu/en/engagement/engaged/photo-galleries/gallery-lli/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_copy_c/vt-items_1/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
![A woman works on a charcoal drawing at a table.](/content/outreach_vt_edu/en/engagement/engaged/photo-galleries/gallery-lli/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_copy_c/vt-items_1/adaptiveimage_843413016.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
![A woman sits holding a ruler up vertically toward a marble bust while a man studies the light on the statue from where he's standing to one side.](/content/outreach_vt_edu/en/engagement/engaged/photo-galleries/gallery-lli/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_copy_c/vt-items_1/adaptiveimage_1475652910.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
![A man draws on a white art pad.](/content/outreach_vt_edu/en/engagement/engaged/photo-galleries/gallery-lli/_jcr_content/content/vtmulticolumn_copy_c/vt-items_1/adaptiveimage_114747.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)