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Art @ Northumbria University, City Campus • 17 Oct

Exhibition of work created by students from Fine Art, Interior Design, Fashion and Graphic Design at Northumbria University.

2B OR NOT 2B: WHY DRAW?

Art @ MESSUMS WILTSHIRE • 19 Oct

A panel discussion on why we draw in collaboration with the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize

Family Day: Swarm mini-banner workshop with Hannah Ford

Art @ Vestry House Museum • 13 Oct

This month, make a piece of statement art in the form of a mini-banner using reclaimed fabric.

"Kelping" Climate Change

Art @ Catalina Island Museum • 23 Oct to 25 Oct

Help us create a kelp forest in our lobby! This year’s International Big Draw event theme is A Climate of Change. Our island's sea life is so unique and it relies heavily on the strength of our kelp...

Creating a Kelp Forest for our Museum Lobby

"On your Marks, get set ....Draw"

Art @ Strong Close Nursery School • 20 Jul

An invitation in the Summer Holidays for families from Strong Close Nursery to make or record their marks made near and around their homes.

@dover_bigdraw 'Climate of Change

Art @ @dover_bigdraw • 26 Oct

Dover Big Draw on Instagram, an online event

<> Inside <> Outside <>

Art @ The Pop-Up Gallery with Garden • 3 Oct, 04 Oct, 10 Oct, 11 Oct, 17 Oct, 18 Oct, 24 Oct, 25 Oct, 31 Oct

What's inside and what's outside? What do you see and what do you feel?

1. Paint Scraping (with Stencilling) 2. Note to Self 3. Colourful Continuous Line

Art @ New College Lanarkshire • 11 Oct, 21 Oct

Our workshop has been designed to show students that art is a valid way of managing every day stresses.

100 Frogs!

Art @ online • 31 Mar

Create a tree frog to add to our online gallery.

2B - Drawing Changes. TtD Symposium

Art @ Brew Draw Studio • 16 Oct to 18 Oct

TtD 2020 SYMPOSIUM 2B Drawing Changes OCTOBER 16-18 2020 online symposium

2B Drawing Changes Workshop

Art @ Brew Drawing • 5 Dec

Sharing practices & drawing together

7mo. Festival de Dibujo

Art @ Fundacion De Arte Arawak • 11 Oct to 13 Oct

This festival aims to stimulate the production, conservation, promotion, collecting drawings and consolidate it as the most important artistic medium

A Climate for Change - young activists

Art @ Meadowbrook Primary School • 16 Oct

Meadowbrook pupils will be learning about climate activism and creating their own placards.

A Dose of Drawing

Art @ Shellharbour Civic Centre • 10 Oct

A Dose of Drawing ~ Botanical Illustration

2858 miles away

A forest in the city

Art @ Palau Baltà • 17 Oct

A forest in the city

A Letter in Mind

Art @ Oxo Gallery, London • 5 Nov to 08 Nov

*DEADLINE for entry is 11 September!* The National Brain Appeal’s art fundraiser A Letter in Mind is back, asking artists to get creative on an envelope!

A Moment in Time

Art @ Durham Sixth Form Centre • 26 Oct

Join us for an all age family event where we explore the use of drawing as a tool for well being and for enjoying many sensory experiences.

A Portrait of WMC

Art @ The Working Men's College • 19 Oct

Collaborative Drawing for all the Community. Create a Portrait of London Contact annas@wmcollege.ac.uk for any queries

A Sneak Peek and Etch and Sketch

Art @ Newcastle Cathedral • 29 Oct

Have a quick tour behind the scenes, then have a go at drawing some of our wonderful objects using recycled materials and scribers.

A talk with Eduardo Ciampi and Alessandro Di Adamo

Art @ online • 8 Oct

Eduardo Ciampi and Alessandro Di Adamo will join us for a special live streaming on the book "John Ruskin e la musica".

A Walk in the Park

Art @ Avenham and Miller Parks • 5 Oct

A creative group walk exploring ways to be inspired by the surrounding landscape.

A Walk in the Park (2)

Art @ Avenham and Miller Parks • 13 Oct

A creative group walk exploring ways to be inspired by the surrounding landscape.

A Walk in the Woods

Art @ Cromwell Road Health and Well Being Centre • 19 Oct, 23 Oct, 26 Oct to 30 Oct

Drifting around the woods...

Aan tafel! (Tea Time!)

Art @ MidWest • 31 Oct to 01 Nov

A weekend of free workshops by local artists for participants of all ages. The theme is food/eating/getting together.

Across the Line

Art @ The Art Room • 19 Oct

ACROSS THE LINE is a 12 hour drawing marathon Can you last the distance?

Action Doodle and Take a Shape

Art @ Scrapstore Hull Play Resource Centre • 30 Oct

Action Doodle - Magical moving journey. Take a Shape - A voyage of discovery with some wonderfully surprising outcomes.

2859 miles away

Action, reaction, drawing

Art @ Claustre de la Trinitat • 17 Oct

Action, reaction, drawing

Adult Flashlight Tour

Art @ Biggs Museum of American Art • 9 Oct

Join the Biggs Museum of American Art for an exclusive after-dark tour of its galleries.

All about Me: Portraits

Art @ ISLAND Arts Centre • 2 Oct, 9 Oct, 16 Oct, 23 Oct

Unique self portraits in a quirky style

Alphabeterflies artgame

Art @ artgames online • 1 Aug, 1 Feb

Everyone is invited to create their own 'Alphabeterflies' Drawing

Amazing Animal Animation

Art @ The Collection Museum, Lincoln • 5 Oct, 12 Oct, 19 Oct, 26 Oct

Amazing Animal Animation: Get creative in our animal themed animation course, taking inspiration from the V & A exhibition at The Collection Museum.

The Collection Museum & Usher Gallery October 2019

AMC life drawing featuring Jessica Martin

Art @ Cartoon Museum • 6 Oct

Art Model Collective’s partnership with the Cartoon Museum continues with a session inspired by the current In Focus capsule exhibit. This time the limelight is on Jessica Martin's new book, Life...

An Animal-tastic Family Day!

Art @ The Barber Institute of Fine Arts • 2 Nov

Join us for animal-tastic activities in the gallery!

Analog connections, My Book, My Voice

Art @ Asker Bibliotek • 16 Nov

Exhibition

Animal!

Art @ Reading Museum • 28 Oct

Drawing and making activities for all ages.

Anna and Arjis Broom Cupboard

Art @ Online A Line Art • 15 Jun, 22 Jun, 29 Jun, 6 Jul, 13 Jul, 20 Jul, 27 Jul, 3 Aug, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, 31 Aug, 07 Sep, 14 Sep, 21 Sep, 28 Sep, 05 Oct, 12 Oct, 19 Oct, 26 Oct, 02 Nov, 9 Nov

A 5 minute TV show where Anna Bruder and Arji Manuelpillai from A Line Art share interactive playful art and craft activities, stories, poems and games for the whole family to make and play at home.

Apple Art Competition

Art @ Create at Home • 1 Oct, 31 Oct

Apple Art: Tag us when you upload your Apple- related picture, for your chance to win a £10 voucher to spend at Made in the Marches Gallery!

Art Adventures: living winter gardens for pollinators

Art @ Vestry House Museum • 13 Oct

Design and create living flower gardens to help bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Children will use their imaginations and creativity to make a welcoming habitat for the visiting pollinators.

Art after Dark

Art @ Pontypridd Museum • 25 Oct

A evening of art and adventure at Pontypridd Museum. Drawing in the dark, science and light explored with artist Anne Mei Melis.

Art Lab for Kids: Animating Cartoons with Sirron Norris

Art @ Apple Union Square • 5 Oct

Join artist Sirron Norris to celebrate The Big Draw Festival and discover how to bring a cartoon to life on iPad. Norris will show kids how to animate a cartoon head with facial expressions and...

Art Lab for Kids: Creating Cute Comics with Kristy Hon

Art @ Apple Causeway Bay • 19 Oct

Celebrate The Big Draw Festival with your kids as you create cute comics with illustrator, Kristy Hon. She’ll show kids how to find inspiration in the curiosities around them. They’ll get hands-on...

Art Lab for Kids: Draw Critters and Creatures with Ping Zhu

Art @ Apple Williamsburg • 22 Oct

Discover how to draw fun and fantastic animals with Brooklyn-based illustrator Ping Zhu during The Big Draw Festival all month long. Kids will get hands-on using the Procreate app on iPad with Apple...

Art Lab: A 10-Year Retrospective with Khalid Mezaina

Art @ Apple Dubai Mall • 15 Oct

Join acclaimed UAE artist-designer Khalid Mezaina for a retrospective of his work. As we celebrate The Big Draw Festival this October, he’ll share his creative journey over the past decade,...

Art Lab: Beating Creative Block with OwaikeO

Art @ Apple Dubai Mall • 25 Oct

Join illustrator Ahmed Al-Refaie — better known as OwaikeO — and discover how to beat creative block, in celebration of The Big Draw Festival. You’ll learn how he gets through difficult moments in...

Art Lab: Crafting Comics with Will Varner

Art @ Apple Fifth Avenue • 15 Oct

As part of The Big Draw Festival, join illustrator Will Varner and explore ways to combine words and visuals to tell a compelling story. You’ll discover how he weaves together language and imagery to...

Art Lab: Create a Trash Doves Sticker with Syd Weiler

Art @ Apple Michigan Avenue • 17 Oct

Design your own moody Trash Doves sticker during The Big Draw Festival with illustrator Syd Weiler. She’ll show you her favorite custom brushes and painting tools in the Adobe Fresco app. Then you’ll...

Art Lab: Creating Fantasy Murals with Deb

Art @ Apple Third Street Promenade • 26 Oct

Unleash your creativity on a local building with muralist Deb during The Big Draw Festival. Deb will share the inspiration behind some of her mural art, a mixture of fairy tales and fiction. Then...

Art Lab: Customized Lettering with Angela Bardakjian

Art @ Apple Dubai Mall • 22 Oct

Explore the art of graphic lettering with artist-designer Angela Bardakjian, as part of the Big Draw Festival happening all October. She’ll share the creative process behind her designs and offer...

Art Lab: Dare to Doodle with Jia Lee

Art @ Apple Orchard Road • 13 Oct

Join illustrator Jia Lee as part of The Big Draw Festival and gain the confidence to draw freehand without drafts, grids or sketches. You’ll explore simple exercises that will get you drawing...

Art Lab: Design a Positive Quote with Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn

Art @ Apple Michigan Avenue • 27 Oct

Join Chicago-based illustrator Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn to design a quote centered on well-being during the final week of The Big Draw Festival. She’ll supply coloring book layouts and phrases to...

Art Lab: Designing Tattoos with Imani K. Brown

Art @ Apple Carnegie Library • 20 Oct

Discover how to design tattoos with illustrator Imani K. Brown as part of The Big Draw Festival. She’ll show how body art can be a vehicle for positive self-expression. You’ll get hands-on with iPad,...

Art Lab: Digital Henna Tattoos with AZRA

Art @ Apple Dubai Mall • 19 Oct

Explore the art of henna tattoos with AZRA founder Azra Khamissa, as part of The Big Draw Festival happening all October. You’ll hear how the different professions and cultures she’s experienced feed...

Art Lab: Doodle Imaginary Cityscapes with Hyesu Lee

Art @ Apple Williamsburg • 19 Oct

Brooklyn-based illustrator Hyesu Lee is known for her intricate city designs. Join her to draw your own imaginative cityscapes during The Big Draw Festival throughout October. Lee will show examples...

Art Lab: Doodling and Layering with Kervin Brisseaux

Art @ Apple Williamsburg • 25 Oct

Join illustrator Kervin Brisseaux during The Big Draw Festival to discover how doodling can unleash creative ideas. He’ll share his technique for layering colors and drawings over images using the...

Art Lab: Draw Stars, Planets, and Pizza with Robin Eisenberg

Art @ Apple Third Street Promenade • 12 Oct

Explore how to sketch your universe with artist Robin Eisenberg as The Big Draw Festival continues all October. She’ll share how she developed her style of drawing relatable alien beings using pastel...

Art Lab: Draw Your Truth with Reyna Noriega

Art @ Apple Aventura • 19 Oct

Discover how to find your creative truth with visual artist Reyna Noriega during The Big Draw Festival throughout October. She’ll explain how she taps into photography, writing, painting, and design...

Art Lab: Draw Yourself as an Emoji with Ilan Galkoff

Art @ Apple Covent Garden • 30 Oct

Gain confidence in drawing with 16-year-old artist Ilan Galkoff, who’ll guide you to unleash your creativity through digital art. An ambassador for The Big Draw Festival, Ilan will show you how to...

Art Lab: Drawing African Patterns with Láolú and Friends

Art @ Apple Fifth Avenue • 31 Oct

As The Big Draw Festival comes to a close, join artist-musician Láolú and friends to craft artwork inspired by Nigerian patterns, mythology, and the music of Fela Kuti. You’ll discover how to draw in...

Art Lab: Drawing by Observation with Andrew Tan

Art @ Apple Orchard Road • 12 Oct

Discover a simple technique to turn real scenes into sketches with illustrator Andrew Tan, as part of The Big Draw Festival. He’ll take you through his creative process, showing you how he breaks...

Art Lab: Drawing Caricatures with Felix Chan

Art @ Apple Causeway Bay • 17 Oct

Create a caricature of your favorite performer with artist Felix Chan as part of The Big Draw Festival. He’ll share how a love of theater inspires his work, and drawing techniques to play up an...

Art Lab: Drawing from the Antique with the Royal Academy

Art @ Apple Regent Street • 18 Oct

Join painter and printmaker Mark Hampson in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Arts, as part of The Big Draw Festival. You’ll get hands-on with iPad and Apple Pencil to discover the secrets of...

Art Lab: Drawing Out Narratives with Shian

Art @ Apple Orchard Road • 26 Oct

Discover how to use cut-up techniques, distortion and repetition to unleash your creativity with illustrator Shian, as part of The Big Draw Festival. She’ll share alternative methods that guide her...

Art Lab: Drawing Scenes in AR with Ee Shaun

Art @ Apple Orchard Road • 20 Oct

Discover how to create augmented reality drawings with artist-illustrator Ee Shaun, as part of The Big Draw Festival. He’ll discuss his career in the arts, sharing insight into his creative process....

Art Lab: Drawing Still Life and Casts with the Royal Academy

Art @ Apple Regent Street • 25 Oct

Art Lab: Drawing with Jay Shuster of Pixar Animation Studios

Art @ Apple Union Square • 10 Oct

Explore how to bring characters to life with production designer Jay Shuster from Pixar. He’ll share his creative path as an animator, then lead a drawing exercise using a template he designed....

Art Lab: Etched Botanicals with Tiffany Lovage

Art @ Apple Orchard Road • 19 Oct

Explore nature in detail with illustrator Tiffany Lovage, as part of The Big Draw Festival happening all October. She’ll share how she blends traditional and digital mediums to create her etched...

Art Lab: Eyes in Detail with Vincent Chu

Art @ Apple Causeway Bay • 9 Oct

Join illustrator Vincent Chu and discover how to draw your own eye, in celebration of The Big Draw Festival. He’ll offer insights on drawing realistic self-portraits. Then you’ll get hands-on with...

Art Lab: Faces of Carnival with Mindflyer

Art @ Apple Orchard Road • 27 Oct

Get into the carnival spirit and create a vibrant mask with illustrator Mindflyer, as part of The Big Draw Festival. Inspired by his bold and beautiful style, you’ll dream up your own mask idea and...

Art Lab: Illustrate with Mark Ulriksen

Art @ Apple Union Square • 24 Oct

Celebrate The Big Draw Festival and illustrate a trading card featuring your portrait with New Yorker artist Mark Ulriksen. He’ll share how his style has evolved from using traditional paints to...

Art Lab: Illustrating Recipes with Ruth Burrows

Art @ Apple Dubai Mall • 24 Oct

Discover how to draw mouthwatering recipes as part of The Big Draw Festival, guided by illustrator Ruth Burrows. From pencil to iPad, she’ll take you on a journey through her process and colorful,...

Art Lab: Inspired by Screen-Printing with Tracie Ching

Art @ Apple Carnegie Library • 18 Oct

Create sketches inspired by screen-printing with digital artist Tracie Ching as part of The Big Draw Festival. She’ll share how years of silkscreening led to her signature style of using a limited...

Art Lab: Joyful Drawing with Maggie Enterrios

Art @ Apple Michigan Avenue • 1 Oct

Discover how to spark your creativity with illustrator Maggie Enterrios during The Big Draw Festival throughout October. She’ll show you how drawing freely can be a meditative process and open up...

Art Lab: Layering Up Stories with Lok

Art @ Apple Causeway Bay • 12 Oct

Discover how to tell rich visual stories with illustrator Lok, in celebration of The Big Draw Festival. She’ll share how she creates vivid illustrations using layers and contrasting textures. Then...

Art Lab: Layering Up Stories with Lok

Art @ Apple Causeway Bay • 12 Oct

Art Lab: Make a Statement with Tatyana Fazlalizadeh

Art @ Apple Fifth Avenue • 17 Oct

As part of The Big Draw Festival, explore how to pair a portrait with a statement to create a powerful piece of art with Tatyana Fazlalizadeh. She’ll share her creative process for using inspiring...

Art Lab: Making Your Mark with Liz Atkin

Art @ Apple Covent Garden • 17 Oct

Join artist and mental health advocate Liz Atkin as we celebrate The Big Draw Festival this October. She’ll share how she creates charcoal drawings on discarded newspapers to refocus her compulsive...

Art Lab: Mapping Your New York with Sophia Chang

Art @ Apple Fifth Avenue • 22 Oct

Celebrate The Big Draw Festival and sketch your own map of NYC with illustrator Sophia Chang. She’ll share how being from Queens inspires her work and live-sketch landmarks in New York. You’ll choose...

Art Lab: Out of this World Imagery with Dan Mumford

Art @ Apple Covent Garden • 16 Oct

Discover how to create breathtaking fantasy or sci-fi scenes with illustrator Dan Mumford, in celebration of The Big Draw Festival. You’ll get hands-on with iPad and the Adobe Fresco app as he guides...

Art Lab: Playful Animations with Jon Burgerman

Art @ Apple Williamsburg • 18 Oct

Celebrate The Big Draw Festival and explore how improvisation can allow for new ways of making art with author and artist Jon Burgerman. He’ll share how making mistakes and experimenting are part of...

Art Lab: Reimagined Places with Black Lamb Studio

Art @ Apple Aventura • 12 Oct

Discover how to capture the spirit of your favorite place with designer Isabel Serna from Black Lamb Studio as we celebrate The Big Draw Festival during October. She’ll show you how to reimagine a...

Art Lab: Sketch Characters & Letters with Illuminated Notes

Art @ Apple Union Square • 16 Oct

Celebrate The Big Draw Festival and explore how to make everyday notes extraordinary with the artists behind Illuminated Notes. Forest Stearns and Adam Rosendahl will share how they make memorable...

Art Lab: Sketch Your City with Jorge Colombo

Art @ Apple Fifth Avenue • 10 Oct

See your city in a new way and celebrate The Big Draw Festival with artist Jorge Colombo. To help kick off the New Yorker Festival, Colombo will tell stories of creating cover art for the magazine....

Art Lab: The Female Figure with the Royal Academy

Art @ Apple Regent Street • 11 Oct

Art Lab: The Joyful Everyday with Tink

Art @ Apple Covent Garden • 10 Oct

Draw the joy in everyday life with illustrator Tink, as part of our celebration of The Big Draw Festival. She’ll share how she uses art to gain fresh perspectives on the world, and how empowering it...

Art Lab: The Male Figure with the Royal Academy

Art @ Apple Regent Street • 24 Oct

Art Lab: The Neon City with Elaine Chiu

Art @ Apple Causeway Bay • 10 Oct

Join painter Elaine Chiu and capture Hong Kong’s neon lights in brushstrokes, in celebration of The Big Draw Festival. You’ll get hands-on with Apple Pencil and the Procreate app on iPad to paint...

Art Lab: Unexpected Portraits with Kei Meguro

Art @ Apple Fifth Avenue • 29 Oct

In celebration of The Big Draw Festival, create a custom self-portrait with illustrator Kei Meguro. She’ll share her creative process of adding unexpected elements to her sketches of people. You’ll...

Art Lab: Visual Storytelling with Dilara Polat

Art @ Apple Causeway Bay • 23 Oct

Tell a story through pictures with illustrator Dilara Polat as part of The Big Draw Festival. She’ll share the power of visual storytelling and reveal how a vivid backdrop gives a story mood and...

Art Model Collective at LARA

Art @ LARA • 26 May, 14 Jul, 29 Sep, 10 Nov

Model-led themed life drawing.

Art of the Gut

Art @ The Forum, Norwich • 23 Oct

Create a 'rubbing'/drawing of a body organ as a Hope for Health to hang on a giant microbe using templates and learn about science.

Art Space 86 Big Draw Event

Art @ The Walter Anderson Museum of Art • 19 Oct

Celebrating a love for drawing at The Walter Anderson Museum of Art

Art Therapy Workshop Taster Session

Art @ Thrive @ Connect • 10 Oct

Free Drop in Art Therapy taster session

Art Walk: Inspired by Symmetry in Nature with Sara Kaplan

Art @ Apple Aventura • 27 Oct

Join graphic designer Sara Kaplan to celebrate the final week of The Big Draw Festival. We’ll head outside to the Apple Aventura garden and get inspired by the patterns and symmetry of plants. You’ll...

Art Workshop – Colourful Ecosystems

Art @ Nene Park • 24 Oct

join us at Ferry Meadows to create Art-the-Park. Inspired by the work of Artist-in-residence Madhu Manipatruni, Rangoli artworks and the wildlife in Nene Park, budding artists will contribute to a...

Art: A Powerful Form of Expression

Art @ Imperial Stroke Centre • 29 Oct

We’re delighted to showcase our art exhibition Art: A Powerful Form of Expression 2019/20 of works by stroke survivors at the Imperial Stroke Centre in conjunction with the Imperial Health Charity...

Drawing from the 'Art Inspires Living Series' by stroke survivor B.A.

Artist Intervention Week: katie Schwab

Art @ UHArts, Art and Design Gallery • 1 Oct to 03 Oct

Join artist Katie Schwab as she experiments with new ideas, turning the Gallery into an open studio.

Artist Led Drawing Workshop

Art @ Ferens Art Gallery • 31 Oct

As part of the Big Draw celebration week, join local artists, the Dirar Family, for a chance to take part in a drop-in drawing experience that looks at the theme of journeys.

Arts Award: Drawing Toy Stories

Art @ One Hoe Street • 5 Oct

Take part in the arts and gain a special Arts Award Discover qualification as part of Waltham Forest’s year as London Borough of Culture 2019

ASPIRE@WLD

Art @ Walton-le-Dale High School • 14 Oct

The Art Department at Walton-le-Dale High School are taking part in this year's The Big Draw to get all students drawing and being creative.

Astonishing Animal Adventures

Art @ The Collection Museum, Lincoln • 22 Oct

Astonishing Animal Adventures is a family fun day and we will be taking over the Usher Gallery. Come and join in the fun!

At One With Natures Wild World

Art @ Bayton CofE Primary School • 20 Oct

At One With Natures Wild World Reception Children of Bayton School

Autumn Art School

Art @ Clarence House • 28 Oct

28th + 29th OCTOBER Morning and afternoon workshops

2995 miles away

Autumn BBQ

Art @ Ambrit International School • 12 Oct

Finally the Big Draw returns to the Ambrit International School Autumn BBQ!

Autumn Forests

Art @ The Chocolate Quarter Art & Pottery Studio • 28 Sep, 5 Oct, 12 Oct, 19 Oct to 26 Oct

Come and draw on Huge sheets of paper over 2 metres wide and create an evolving piece of artwork.

Autumn Oak Leaves Drawing

Art @ artgames online • 1 Oct

How to make your own Autumn Oak Leaves Drawing

Autumnal Lanterns Workshop

Art @ Globe Arts Studio • 28 Oct

Decoupage Autumnal Lanterns

Awareness through walking

Art @ The Barn Arts • 16 Oct

Awareness Through Walking

Back To School Doodlethon

Art @ The Mercury • 2 Sep to 03 Sep

Join us 2nd/3rd Sept for our back to school Doodlethon! With local artists, creating huge community 'Back to School' mural - FREE gift inc.

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BAHRAIN TO INDIA: Celebrating NATURE through ART across miles

Art @ Online Zoom • 30 Nov, 02 Dec, 4 Dec, 07 Dec, 9 Dec, 12 Dec, 17 Dec, 19 Dec, 21 Dec, 24 Dec, 27 Dec to 30 Dec

A series of creative sessions which will explore the artistic connection between India and Bahrain themed around nature, sharing globally.

BAM'S BIG DRAW MONTH

Art @ Bury Art Museum and Sculpture Centre • 1 Oct

Drawing prompts everyday leading to Postcard auction in November and Spirit of a Place exhibition in January

Throughout October we will ne posting daily drawing prompts and ideas as a result of this we are hoping everyone to be inspired to create postcard art to be included in a charity postcard auction which will be displayed in the main gallery during November.

Batik design evening workshop

Art @ Alton School • 3 Oct

Batik design workshop

Beck Big Draw

Art @ Beck Primary School • 23 Oct

Beck Primary School will be hosting a 'Big Draw' open to children and parents of the school.

Better Together – Big drawing of big ideas led by Aboriginal Artist Saretta Fielding

Art @ Warners Bay Foreshore • 2 Oct

The green BIG DRAW 2020 Amid a year packed with climate change, bushfires, protests, and pandemics, we have a series of creative events that focus on a greener, brighter future.

Big Draw

Art @ Arnolfini • 10 Dec

Gallery and online activity packs to accompany the exhibition, A Picture of Health, designed by Drawing and Print students from UWE Bristol.

Big Draw

Art @ Number 6 Studio Gallery • 31 Oct

Come and join us as we create a Big Draw bunting using natural materials such as charcoal, earth paints and berry inks...

Big Draw - Drawn to Life

Art @ Arnolfini • 29 Oct

A family drawing workshop inspired by Still I Rise at Arnolfini.

Big Draw - Little animals

Art @ Olivia's Coffee House • 28 Oct

Join illustrator Jessica Hartshorn from Jessi Illustrates to paint an endangered animal and attach to your own wooden disc.

Big Draw - Snow 'Globe-Trotters'

Art @ The Mercury • 1 Dec

Big Draw - Snow 'Globe-Trotters'

Big Draw 2019

Art @ Amesbury School • 17 Oct

A day of exciting & varied mark making and drawing activities to promote a sense of well being for our school community of pupils and staff.

Big Draw Art Camp

Art @ Wigan STEAM • 22 Oct to 24 Oct

This October half term we’re holding The Big Draw Art Camp, three days jam-packed full of creative activity for young people.

Big Draw at the Foreshore

Art @ Warners Bay Foreshore • 8 Oct to 10 Oct

Bring your imagination to life at the Big Draw Festival 2019 with giant chalk boards.

Big Draw at Tower Bridge

Art @ Tower Bridge • 19 Oct, 22 Oct

The Big Draw is coming to Tower Bridge!

Big Draw Belton Country Park

Art @ Belton Kitchen & Visitor Centre • 25 Oct

Discover your very own Greenway, and write or draw on our giant perspex.

Big Draw Day Cowcross Street ABA Gallery

Art @ ABA Gallery • 20 Oct

The Society of Architectural Illustrators holds a building drawing workshop event with tuition for all ages from its members.

Big Draw Family activities at York Castle Museum

Art @ York Castle Museum • 26 Oct to 03 Nov

Drop in Family Friendly Big Draw sessions. Use everyday objects from York Castle Museums collection to inspire your drawing. Included with Museum entry.

Big Draw Festival

Art @ Lansbury Lawrence Primary School • 21 Oct

The whole school drawing together through a virtual sketchbook assembly.

Big Draw Morning

Art @ Robin Hood Primary School • 10 Oct

Each class will be opening their doors for you to join your child for a morning drawing activity. Get creative together.

Big Draw Sketching Evening

Art @ Alderbrook School • 21 Oct

Sketching Evening with still life and real life model

Big Draw week

Art @ Weetwood Primary School • 19 Oct to 22 Oct

Big draw week

Big Draw week

Art @ Weetwood Primary School • 19 Oct to 22 Oct

Big draw week

Big Draw week

Art @ Weetwood Primary School • 19 Oct to 22 Oct

Big draw week

Big Draw with family

Art @ Sandgate Primary School • 16 Oct

Drawn to life with parents and children - let's draw

Big Draw with Laurie Plant

Art @ Bingham Gallery • 5 Oct

Free drop in drawing activity for all ages led by Laurie Plant

Big Draw Workshop

Art @ william howard • 28 Nov

Big Draw event

Big Draw Workshop

Art @ The Whitehaven Academy • 2 Dec

Big Draw event

Big Draw Workshop

Art @ Workington Academy • 12 Nov

Big Draw event

Big draw, children, parents and carers.

Art @ Weetwood Primary School • 8 Oct to 10 Oct

Big draw family activity.

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BIG DRAW: FAMILY SATURDAY

Art @ Hauser & Wirth Somerset • 5 Oct

BIG DRAW: FAMILY SATURDAY

Big Draw: Green Screen Films

Art @ The Foundling Museum • 23 Oct

Join artist Paul Crook to create an experimental film that explores drawing, performance and theatre design.

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BIG DRAW: SCHOOLS EVENT

Art @ Hauser & Wirth Somerset • 10 Oct

Join Hauser & Wirth Somerset for an event open to 100 school children to celebrate The Big Draw.

BIG DRAW; DRAWN TO LIFE

Art @ The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum • 5 Oct, 12 Oct

Big Draw: Drawn to Life

Big Family Drawing Workshop

Art @ St John the Baptist Junior School • 26 Sep

Drawing activities for the whole family!

Big Green Draw @ St George's

Art @ St George's CE Primary School • 2 Oct

Big Green Draw @ St George's

Big Green Online Draw-A-Long

Art @ Gloucester Cathedral • 27 Oct

Big Green Online Draw-A-Long with illustrator & author Hannah Shaw!

Big Prints!

Art @ Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery • 22 Oct to 24 Oct

Create your own stamps with artist Kate Munro.

Bike&Draw ~ Urban Sketch Fiesta

Art @ Shellharbour Civic Centre • 12 Oct

Take a bike tour of the town of Shellharbour with a few stops along the way to learn the basics of Urban Sketching

Birds, Nests and Feeders Digital Activity Pack

Art @ Southwark Park Galleries, Dilston Gallery • 26 Oct

Make artworks inspired by some of the beautiful bird species that live in Southwark Park and celebrate our amazing natural world.

Book Cover Illustrating

Art @ Milford Public Library • 8 Oct

Illustrate a Book Cover for your Favorite Book!

Breakfast Art Club

Art @ The Mercury • 1 Jul

Free Art Club to learn how to paint using watercolours

Breakfast Art Club

Art @ The Mercury • 5 Aug

FREE Breakfast Club - Art class with Nigel Hubbard

Breakfast Art Club

Art @ The Mercury • 2 Sep

FREE Art class learning the art of painting using watercolours

Breakfast Art Club

Art @ The Mercury • 7 Oct

FREE Art Class to learn the skill of paint using watercolours

Breakfast Art Club

Art @ The Mercury • 4 Nov

Free Art Club to learn how to paint using watercolours

Brilliant Light Forms!

Art @ St Peter's Church, Petersfield • 29 Oct to 30 Oct

Make a drawing on paper into a beautiful lantern - a 'sculpture-drawing' for display in St Peter's Church.

Bristol Summer School

Art @ LARA Bristol • 1 Jul, 8 Jul

Summer School provides a wonderful introduction to sight-size cast and figure drawing and painting, and a perfect insight into studying at LARA.

BUEN INICIO FEB 2020

Art @ CREA (Centro Regional de Expresión Artística) • 21 Feb

BUEN INICIO FEB 2020 (GOODSTART FEBRUARY 2020)

BUENINICIO 2020

Art @ CREA (Centro Regional de Expresión Artística) • 18 Jan

BUENINICIO 2020 (GOODSTART 2020)

Butterfly Dreams

Art @ The Museum in the Park • 28 Oct, 30 Oct, 1 Nov, 04 Nov, 8 Nov, 11 Nov, 15 Nov, 18 Nov, 22 Nov

Help make a collection of beautiful butterflies!

Tropical butterfly - photograph by Theo Deproost

Café y dibujos de ultratumba

Art @ CREA (Centro Regional de Expresión Artística) • 26 Oct

An afternoon of drawing session involving the themes Day of the dead and Halloween.

Café y dibujos de ultratumba

Art @ CREA (Centro Regional de Expresión Artística) • 26 Oct

An afternoon of drawing session involving the themes Day of the dead and Halloween.

Cambridge Open Art Exhibition 2019

Art @ Swavesey Village College • 12 Oct to 13 Oct

Children’s art activities will be running alongside the exhibition on Saturday and Sunday in the cafe area.

CANCELLED Draw a Green Future

Art @ Telegraph Hill Centre • 29 Oct

Make large collaborative drawings to express your feelings about our changing planet, and your visions for a greener future for our area.

Can't Draw Club gets Drawn To Life

Art @ Ebb and Flo Bookshop • 4 Oct

Two hours of drawing for the process. Celebrating the marks we make without fear or judgement.

Can't Draw Club gets Drawn To Life

Art @ The Alabaster Jar • 10 Oct

Two hours of drawing for the process. Celebrating the marks we make without fear or judgement.

Captain Flinn: The Magic Cutlass

Art @ Greenwich Theatre • 24 Oct to 25 Oct

This October Half Term join Greenwich Theatre in drawing your favourite moment some fantastic family productions...

Capture the Castle!

Art @ Norwich Millennium Library • 5 Oct, 12 Oct

Family friendly drop-in workshops drawing in unexpected ways!

Card Catalog Art

Art @ Milford Public Library • 8 Oct

Draw on old Library Catalog Cards!

Cast Drawing Workshop

Art @ LARA • 29 Apr to 03 May

Learn sight-size cast drawing and the key principles of all representational drawing.

Celebrating Autumn

Art @ Millgate Community Centre • 28 Oct

Fun with autumn leaves and colours

Character Design and Illustration Workshop with Craig Phillips Illustrator and co founder of Wildling Books

Art @ Shellharbour Civic Centre • 12 Oct

Character Design and Illustration Workshop with Craig Phillips Illustrator and co founder of Wildling Books

Character muscles in the school community

Art @ Wyvern Primary School • 23 Oct

Wyvern Primary school show off their character muscles

Charcoal Challenge

Art @ Globe Arts Studio • 26 Sep

Our first ever drawing workshop with the fantastic Lindsay Norman!

Charles Darwin's Passion for the Natural World

Art @ Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery • 14 Feb to 16 Feb

We’re taking part in the Campaign for Drawing’s Big Draw festival this year and giving it a Darwin theme. Drop-in between 11-3 to create bug, butterfly and fossil inspired artwork to celebrate...

Charles Poulsen - Drawings

Art @ MESSUMS WILTSHIRE • 10 Oct, 13 Oct, 16 Oct to 19 Oct

A selection of recent three-dimensional drawings by Charles Poulsen on show in Messums Wiltshire's Long Gallery

Chatsworth Arts Festival

Art @ Chatsworth House • 20 Sep to 22 Sep

A dynamic weekend of culture, thought and performance from artists, makers and designers.

Children's Flashlight Tour

Art @ Biggs Museum of American Art • 10 Oct

Grab your PJs and explore the Biggs Museum at night.

Coffee & Sketch

Art @ Leicester Sketch Club at The Cosy Club • 13 Oct, 27 Oct

Pop in for a coffee & sketch session in Leicester's The Cosy Club. Tea, coffee, or brunch to buy at the bar and great background music. A chance to meet people and practise your drawing skills in a...

Collaborations

Art @ St Thomas More RC College • 2 Oct

3 students per page, starting points provided, fill the space, involve everyone. What will they create?

Color Pencil Workshop

Art @ Biggs Museum of American Art • 29 Oct

Open to all skill levels. Participate in-person or virtually to develop your skills with color pencils.

Colour and Collage

Art @ Henry Moore Studios & Gardens • 29 May

Join the Henry Moore workshops team for this May Half Term session which takes inspiration from 'Henry Moore Drawings: The Art of Seeing'

A collage artwork based on Henry Moore's techniques

Come and Make Halloween Decorations from recycled materials with us here in Tooting Market

Art @ Tooting Market • 26 Oct

Come and celebrate the Big Draw Festival with Meet & Make Spaces in Tooting Market, funded and supported by The National Archives.

Come and Throw Paint at the Walls!

Art @ TCW Creative Hub • 28 Jan

A day of playing with paint to decorate the new art room

Community mural

Art @ The Oven • 7 Nov to 09 Nov

A mural made by the community, for the community

Community Open Studio: The Healing Power of Nature

Art @ Oxygen Art Centre • 29 Sep

Oxygen Art Centre is pleased to present an all-ages three-part series of collaborative drawing workshops in connection with the world-wide event known as The Big Draw. The theme for 2019 is...

Competition - Draw to Life King Arthur's Round Table

Art @ The Great Hall Winchester • 1 Oct to 31 Oct

Think you have what it takes to redesign King Arthur's Round Table?

Costumed portrait drawing workshop

Art @ Ceredigion Museum • 4 May

Expressive portrait drawing with costumed model

Coventry University Big Draw River Trail

Art @ Coventry University Online • 26 Oct to 30 Oct

Coventry University Big Draw Event – River Trail (throughout half term, 26 – 30 October) Discover history, nature and wildlife on the trail of Coventry’s River Sherbourne. Designed by staff from...

Coventry University Big Draw Workshop - Aquatic Assembly

Art @ Coventry University Online • 29 Oct

Aquatic Assembly – Drawing with Scissors! Come and join the Art and Design staff to create a series of aquatic creatures from prehistoric underwater predators to endangered Sticklebacks and water...

Coventry University Big Draw Workshop - Clear Stream Sounds

Art @ Coventry University Online • 28 Oct

Clear Stream Sounds Come and work with our Graphic Design team, inspired by River bank sounds create Word-scapes that capture everything the River Sherbourne was and could be! In this project, we...

Coventry University Big Draw Workshop - Under the City River Beasties:

Art @ Coventry University Online • 27 Oct

Under the City River Beasties: Create your own imagined versions of creatures that could live under the city of Coventry in the underground Sherbourne River. In this workshop we’ll show you some...

Craft yourself – portrait making!

Art @ Hands on History Museum • 26 Oct

Join us at the museum to be inspired by these faces and create your own portrait of yourself, your family or friends. Perhaps it too will be on display in a museum one day!

Crafting Wilberforce

Art @ Wilberforce House Museum • 28 Oct

You can use a selection of art materialsto have a go at completing Sir Thomas Lawrence’s famous unfinished portrait of William Wilberforce. Free, drop-in

Creative and Experimental Figure Drawing

Art @ The Royal West of England Academy • 4 Oct

Experiment with materials and mixed media to develop exciting ways of drawing from the model over a whole day.

Creative and Experimental Figure Drawing

Creative Design with the GoMA Youth Group

Art @ Gallery of Modern Art • 31 Oct

An evening of accessory design and making led by the GoMA Youth Group

Creative Kids: Big Draw special

Art @ William Morris Gallery • 10 Oct

Animate your own puppet tale.

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Creative Space

Art @ Creative Space • 21 Sep, 28 Sep, 05 Oct, 12 Oct, 19 Oct, 26 Oct

A 6 - week online course for people who want to make more space for creativity in their lives.

Creative Works @ Abbeydale: Explore and Draw

Art @ Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet • 26 Oct, 30 Oct to 02 Nov

From drawing without pencils to creating pictures with words. Each session has a different thing to look for onsite and drawing activity to go with it! Come along to find out more.

Creative Workshop: 'Painting nature' - drawing birds

Art @ Sir Duncan Rice Library • 30 Oct

A drawing workshop inspired by Audubons 'Birds of America', using animals and birds from the University of Aberdeen museum’s collections.

'Creativity and Wellbeing for All' - Express yourself through art inspired by our natural world on a gigantic scale! In house event only.

Art @ Cricklade Manor Prep School • 18 Oct

'Creativity and Wellbeing for All' - Express yourself through art inspired by our natural world on a gigantic scale! In house event for CMP children.

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Daily Draw Challenge!

Art @ Online • 1 Oct to 31 Oct

Jolin the Arts Narrogin Creative Community & receive daily drawing prompts throughout the month of October!

Dance Drawing

Art @ Cheadle Hulme High School • 29 Oct to 30 Oct

Dance Drawing

Day of the Dead Pavement Art

Art @ 20-21 Visual Arts Centre • 24 Oct

Decorate the pavement outside 20-21 Visual Arts Centre

De Wondertuin (The Miracle Garden)

Art @ MidWest • 5 Oct to 06 Oct

A weekend of drawing nature! Free workshops for all ages and a growing nature art exhibition and installation.

Design a Bunting Flag

Art @ Join in at Home! • 1 Oct, 1 Nov

Design a bunting flag inspired by a mighty oak tree and join in with Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries 2020 Big Draw!

Design a Skeleton

Art @ 20-21 Visual Arts Centre • 23 Oct

Make life sized decorated skeletons

Design Lab: Customize Characters with Yiying Lu

Art @ Apple Union Square • 3 Oct

In celebration of The Big Draw Festival, customize characters with the artist behind the dumpling emoji, Twitter Fail Whale, and more. Yiying Lu will share her belief that art and design can create...

Design Lab: Illustrate Your Life with Brandon Land

Art @ Apple Union Square • 17 Oct

Explore how daily observation can be a therapeutic practice that inspires creativity with illustrator Brandon Land as part of The Big Draw Festival, happening all October. He’ll guide you through a...

Design Lab: Tell Stories through Type with Juan Carlos Pagan

Art @ Apple Fifth Avenue • 24 Oct

As part of The Big Draw Festival, join designer Juan Carlos Pagan and explore ways to use type to tell a story. He’ll lift the lid on his creative process, sharing the inspiration for the typography...

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Design your own dominoes

Art @ National Portrait Gallery • 24 Oct

Create domino tiles inspired by portraits on display in the Gallery, then play a matching game together with your family.

Digital Graffiti Wall

Art @ Royal Society of Sculptors • 26 Oct

Unleash your inner street artist with our interactive digital graffiti wall! Experiment with a number of engaging and interactive artistic features such as stencils, different paint effects, animated...

Director's Lecture: Sculptors' Drawings

Art @ Henry Moore Studios & Gardens • 25 Sep

Godfrey Worsdale O.B.E. reprises one of his popular Christmas Lectures.

Henry Moore, 'Two Studies of a Female Nude' 1928

Doodle book

Art @ Etonbury Academy • 1 Oct, 31 Oct

Etonbury's Big Draw - Doodle book - Only open to Etonbury students.

Doodle Books

Art @ St Peter's Church, Petersfield • 29 Oct to 30 Oct

Design and make your very own Doodle Book.

Doodle Jam

Art @ saltburn community and arts association • 6 Oct

Doodle Jam!

Doodlefest

Art @ Westside Community Centre • 26 Jun

Drop in and draw at this free, all-day, mood boosting, doodle-fest with artist PJ Preston during Basingstoke Festival Week.

Pre schoolers floor drawing at Doodlefest

DOVER BIG DRAW 2019

Art @ Biggin Hall • 22 Oct

DOVER BIG DRAW 2019: DOODLE JAM

Draw Famous Artists on Perspex

Art @ 20-21 Visual Arts Centre • 24 Oct

Draw a portrait of a famous artist on perspex

Draw The Line

Art @ Kunstpodium T • 10 Oct, 13 Oct, 18 Oct, 20 Oct, 25 Oct, 27 Oct, 1 Nov to 03 Nov

Draw The Line, exhibition with sketchbooks + Art from talented Artists.

Draw-a-thon Cafe

Art @ Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts • 27 Oct

Our Draw-a-thon Cafe will offer an afternoon of drawing at TCFA.

Drawings of Apples (in a basket of apples)

drawing a story

Art @ Ceredigion Museum • 6 Jul

Using drawing as a storytelling tool

Drawing and Wellbeing Walk: Suburbs Edition

Art @ Midlands Arts Centre • 5 Oct

Drawing for wellbeing in Birmingham suburbs!

Drawing Dance

Art @ Sutton Community Dance • 3 Oct, 10 Oct, 17 Oct, 31 Oct

Take part in a collaborative community wall drawing celebrating drawing and movement

Drawing from a costumed model

Art @ Ceredigion Museum • 1 Jun

Drawing from a costumed model

Drawing From Imagination

Art @ Apple Union Square • 28 Oct

Rediscover the power of your imagination and be a part of the hands-on stream of conciseness drawing session with Ilya Mazurkevich.

Drawing From Scratch

Art @ Bury Art Museum and Sculpture Centre • 26 Oct

Drawing workshop with artist Lee Crocker - for those of all abilities and who aren’t always brave enough to put pen to paper.

Drawing in the Gallery

Art @ Royal Society of Sculptors • 21 Oct to 26 Oct

Drop-in to our gallery during Big Draw week and create your own drawings inspired by our current exhibition, Inside/Out: Jiro Takamatsu and Keiji Uematsu in conversation. Make use of the materials...

Drawing Life

Art @ Canolfan Pennar/Mountain Ash Community Hub • 30 Oct

Come to Mountain Ash Library at Canolfan Pennar and draw creatures big and small. Create shadows and trees for your paper insects to nest and fly in.

Drawing Live

Art @ Malvern Theatres • 1 Nov

Come and pick up a pencil and sketch the characters that pose before you.

Drawing Live

Art @ Malvern Theatres • 1 Nov

Drawing Live- we offer you an opportunity to draw, from life, two actors striking a pose, the process aims to make you smile.

Drawing on Dreams

Art @ Number 42 • 18 Jul

Drop in to help us commission an artist for the Big Draw

Drawing on Dreams

Art @ Number 42 • 14 Aug, 15 Sep

Join us to help us choose an artist to lead our Big Draw activity in Half Term

Drawing Shapes

Art @ Chisenhale Studios • 26 Oct

Come and try your hand at drawing with local studio artist Kevin Harrison and Joy Girvin

Drawing Techniques with Susie Hunt

Art @ The Barn Arts • 30 Sep, 14 Oct to 21 Oct

In this unique workshop, artist and NEOS founder Susie Hunt will teach you formal and representational techniques, to the expressive and experimental.

Drawing the weird and wonderful

Art @ Ceredigion Museum • 31 May

Exciting space to draw in

Drawing to Feel Good!

Art @ Paris College of Art • 17 Oct

Come to draw, be drawn and share your experience of how drawing makes you feel!

Drawing with Clay

Art @ MESSUMS WILTSHIRE • 19 Oct

Bring clay to life and be part of an art installation in the 13th century tithe barn at Messums Wiltshire during the major solo show by leading observational sculptor Laurence Edwards.

Drawing with Scissors

Art @ North London Collegiate School Dubai • 16 Oct

Inspired by Matisse add to a mural by drawing using scissors and paper.

Drawing without green

Art @ St Thomas More RC College • 30 Sep, 2 Oct, 04 Oct, 7 Oct, 09 Oct, 11 Oct

Connecting with our newly landscaped green space, students are connecting with nature using a range of techniques.

Drawings of the Blind and Sighted

Art @ Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History • 7 Oct

Dr. John Kennedy, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto shares insights on Drawings of the Blind and Sighted.

Drawn to be Wild

Art @ The Arts House at University Centre Somerset • 17 Oct

Contribute to a collaborative drawing installation.

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Drawn to Greenfeild Valley

Art @ Greenfield Valley Heriatge Park • 12 Oct

Draw your favourite places and spaces at Greenfield Valley. Explore with natures colours and tools. Enter your drawings into our classes - prizes to be won.

Drawn To Imagine

Art @ The Heong Gallery • 6 Oct

Join Gloria at the Heong Gallery for this year’s Big Draw event, inspired by the work of Yoko Ono. Go cloud-spotting in her ‘Sky Piece’ and use your imagination to draw, collage, and create...

Yoko Ono, Helmets, 2001/2019. Installation view, YOKO ONO: SKY PIECES, The Heong Gallery, Cambridge, England (June 15 — October 6, 2019).

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Drawn to Kibera

Art @ Maasai Mbili art collective • 7 Oct

My Book, My Voice

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Drawn to Kibera, My Book, My Voice

Art @ Kibera Kids club, ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX CHURCH KIBERA PARISH • 6 Oct

Drawing workshop

Drawn to life

Art @ Kings School Worcester • 5 Oct

Drawn to life

Drawn To Life

Art @ Loughborough High School • 8 Oct

An in-house event for pupils and staff of Loughborough High School

Drawn to Life

Art @ The British School New Delhi • 30 Jan to 31 Jan

The Big Draw Festival comes to New Delhi!

A tree with a heart - Students beginning their tree mural

Drawn to Life

Art @ The d.@rt Centre • 19 Oct

A fun and art filled day to celebrate and explore the benefits of being actively creative to make positive change and improve wellbeing! Enjoy taking part in a variety of exciting art workshops...

Drawn to Life - Celebrating our school community

Art @ Woodmansterne School • 29 Oct

Big Draw Festival - Drawn to Life. Whole school collaborative workshops to celebrate our wonderful and diverse community.

Drawn to Life - Creativity and Wellbeing at School 21!

Art @ School 21 • 30 Oct

The School 21 community are getting together to create some amazing artwork to represent wellbeing and positivity!

Drawn to Life - Under the Microscope

Art @ Huddersfield Art Gallery • 1 Nov

Mixed art form exhibition of work- please join us as we explore drawing with microscopes. Free entry www.hootcreativearts.co.uk

Drawn to life @ New Hinksey Arts

Art @ South Oxford Community Centre • 5 Oct

A chance to draw to life with help from local and established artists

Drawn to life exhibition

Art @ Ultracomida • 19 Mar

Drawn to life exhibition

Drawn to Life Exhibition of students' work

Art @ St Thomas More RC College • 24 Oct

Come and see the work students have been creating as part of the Big Draw 2019 with an opportunity to try something yourself.

Drawn to Life: creativity and wellbeing

Art @ Sharnbrook Primary • 10 Oct

All are welcome to come along to Sharnbrook Primary school and enjoy being creative together.

Drawn to Life: HX School Life

Art @ Hallcross Academy • 23 Oct

A collaborative art work situated in Hallcross Academy Library.

Drawn to Life: Spiders, Ghosts and Phantoms

Art @ Haynes International Motor Museum • 26 Oct to 03 Nov

Join us for a week long Big Draw and Halloween themed event; “Spiders, Ghosts and Phantoms”. With help from our education team for lots of art based activities in our Museum’s family space.

Drawn to Life: Understanding the World through Drawing

Art @ Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History • 3 Nov

September 18, 2019 to November 3, 2019 As part of the international Big Draw Festival 2019, Drawn to Life: Understanding the World through Drawing invites visitors to explore examples of how...

Drawn to Life: Understanding the World through Drawing Graphic

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Drawn to Ndejje

Art @ Hope of Refugee-Artists HRA, next to Telnets Uganda • 26 Sep

A blue cup in many colors, drawing workshop

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Drawn to NIAAD

Art @ Nagenda International Academy of Art & Design • 30 Sep to 03 Oct

Drawn to NIAAD. Drawing and painting using local resources

Drawn Together

Art @ Hull Minster • 1 Nov

A free Michelangelo-inspired national “Big Draw” event, exploring different ways of making art and using hands as inspiration.

Drink & Draw: Life Drawing

Art @ The Oxford Arms • 23 Oct

Life Drawing: Drink & Draw at The Oxford Arms

Drop in and Draw

Art @ St Peter's Church, Petersfield • 31 Oct

A free for all morning of Drawing at St Peter's Church.

Drop in and Draw! Family Art Activities

Art @ Gnarojin Community Garden • 10 Oct

Come and draw the exciting things you can discover in the garden!

Drop-in Life Drawing | Quick Poses

Art @ LARA • 1 May, 8 May, 15 May, 22 May, 29 May, 5 Jun, 12 Jun, 19 Jun, 26 Jun, 21 Aug, 28 Aug, 4 Sep, 11 Sep, 18 Sep, 25 Sep, 2 Oct, 09 Oct, 16 Oct, 23 Oct, 30 Oct, 06 Nov, 13 Nov

Looking for a relaxed weekly life-drawing session with great models and in a professional studio? Visit LARA and get a taste of life at the atelier.These sessions are fun, informal, untutored and...

Drop-in Life Drawing | Two Hour Pose

Art @ LARA • 29 Apr, 6 May, 13 May, 20 May, 27 May, 3 Jun, 10 Jun, 17 Jun, 24 Jun, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, 2 Sep, 09 Sep, 16 Sep, 23 Sep, 30 Sep, 07 Oct, 14 Oct, 21 Oct, 28 Oct, 04 Nov, 11 Nov, 18 Nov, 25 Nov

Looking for a relaxed weekly life-drawing session with great models and in a professional studio? Visit LARA and get a taste of life at the atelier.

Drop-in Portrait Drawing

Art @ LARA • 2 May, 9 May, 16 May, 23 May, 30 May, 6 Jun, 13 Jun, 20 Jun, 27 Jun, 22 Aug, 29 Aug, 5 Sep, 12 Sep, 19 Sep, 26 Sep, 3 Oct, 10 Oct, 17 Oct, 24 Oct, 31 Oct, 07 Nov, 14 Nov

Looking for a relaxed weekly life-drawing session with great models and in a professional studio? Visit LARA and get a taste of life at the atelier.

Dunmow Big Draw

Art @ Dunmow Library • 12 Oct

Join us for the 9th Drawing in Dunmow Big Draw. Fun & free creative activities for all ages.

Education Research - Drawing and Technology

Art @ Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History • 16 Oct

A panel discussion from 7 pm to 9 pm in the Museum of Natural History auditorium.

Emotional Kaleidoscope - The Big Draw Extravaganza

Art @ Gallery of Modern Art • 12 Oct

Join us at GoMA for a Big Draw event for all ages, with artist Gregor Wright, features in our current exhibition "Mark-making: Perspectives on Drawing". At this day-long event, you can contribute to...

Evening School

Art @ LARA • 16 Apr, 28 May, 20 Aug, 1 Nov to 12 Nov

Sustained-pose figure drawing in an atelier art school.

Everyone's an artist

Art @ SS Peter and Paul RC Primary School • 9 Nov

The whole school community will be creating artwork stimulated by a variety of themes which will be exhibited in a virtual gallery.

Exclusive: Push Your Creativity with LATE NITE ART

Art @ Apple Union Square • 23 Oct

As part of The Big Draw Festival, join the team behind LATE NITE ART and explore the benefits of creating with others. Adam Rosendahl and Forest Stearns will guide you through a playful, interactive,...

'Experimental' drawing for Yr6'

Art @ Lodge Park Academy • 8 Oct

A Fun drop in drawing session for primary school children. A chance to explore and experiment with different ways of drawing

EXPERIMENTAL DRAWING WORKSHOP

Art @ The Old Church Centre • 17 Oct

Experimental workshop with artist Katy English

Experimental Drawing Workshops

Art @ Royal Society of Sculptors • 24 Oct to 25 Oct

Have a go at a variety of experimental drawing styles and techniques. This is a family-friendly drop-in workshop suitable for all ages.

Exploring Climate of Change through Digital Art

Art @ Caterham School • 5 Oct

A series of digital drawing workshops within and beyond the school curriculum highlighting the immense creativity using drawing apps on Ipad

Exploring colour

Art @ Ceredigion Museum • 2 Aug

Exploring colour workshop

Exploring London Life Through Art

Art @ The Working Men's College • 16 Feb

You are invited to come and join Foundation Diploma and Childcare learners in the production of a Huge Collaborative drawing depicting London life in all its diversity. All are welcome and equipment...

Expressive painting course

Art @ Aberystwyth Arts Centre • 3 Oct

Bold, big and beautiful painting!

Family Day: Big Draw special

Art @ William Morris Gallery • 26 Oct

Join us by the walled garden for outdoor ceramic tile drawings.

Family Drawing Activities

Art @ St Thomas's Church • 20 Jul

Easy and fun family drawing activities for our younger friends. Handprints and pattern making - drawing your space!

Family Drawing Activity

Art @ General Office Gallery and Studios • 3 Aug, 5 Oct to 19 Oct

A fun morning or afternoon playing with pattern and hand prints - marking your space!

Family Drawing Workshop

Art @ Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) • 28 Oct

Join us for a fun drawing session for all the family

Family Drop In: The Big Draw Halloween Special

Art @ Cartwright Hall Art Gallery • 31 Oct

Use the Young Open 2019 exhibition as inspiration and create your own spookiness.Join Musarat Raza, artist, as she makes Halloween hats and masks. Join the team of Cecil Green Arts to make your very...

Young Open 2019 11 year - 16 year old mask

Family Fun Day

Art @ Zoology Museum, Aberdeen University • 16 Oct

Doodling Ducks : learn to draw birds with children's book illustrator Shirin Karbor.

Family Hands

Art @ Hull and East Riding Museum • 30 Oct

Turn your hand prints into Mortimer the mammoth at Hull and East Riding Museum!

Family Outdoor Art Challenge

Art @ Beaver Road Primary School • 14 Nov to 22 Nov

Family Outdoor Art Challenge

Family SketchCrawl

Art @ National Waterways Museum Gloucester • 27 Oct to 31 Oct

Spending time by water, enjoying nature and taking part in creative activities can make us feel happier and healthier, so let's go outdoors on a SketchCrawl at The National Waterways Museum...

Family at The National Waterways Museum Gloucester

Family SketchCrawl

Art @ National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port • 24 Oct, 28 Oct, 31 Oct to 01 Nov

Family SketchCrawl

Art @ Anderton Boat Lift • 24 Oct, 26 Oct, 30 Oct to 01 Nov

Family SketchCrawl

Family Sketchup!

Art @ Mousetrap Theatre Projects • 16 Nov

Kids! Parents! Come draw and be drawn at this playful portrait workshop for the WHOLE family.

Family studio: head to toe

Art @ Royal Academy of Arts • 27 Oct

Get inspired by Antony Gormley and use your body as an art tool in this free drop-in art making workshop for families

Fantastic Flints

Art @ Henry Moore Studios & Gardens • 21 Aug

Visit Henry Moore's former home for this summer holiday workshop looking at flint sculptures and repeating patterns.

Farnham Big Draw 2020 : A Climate of Change

Art @ instagram bigdrawfarnham2020 • 1 Oct

Due to covid restrictions Farnham Art & Design Education Group [ FADEG ] goes online with artist Helen Locke to explore animal extinction.

Fashion Illustration bags

Art @ Clarence House • 3 Nov

Come and create your own fashion illustration tote bag

Festival de día de muertos / Día de muertos festival

Art @ Colegio Del Bosque • 30 Oct

Promote our traditions and customs through different artistic manifestations.

Festival of Crafts : Big Draw

Art @ Farnham Maltings • 17 Oct to 18 Oct

'Demolition and Regeneration': will Farnham be 'drawn to life' as much of its centre is being recrafted? Draw your thoughts.

Finding a Place

Art @ Dalston CLR James library • 19 Oct

Explore well-being through art & mark making as an adventure of discovery. Can you find a secret location hidden within a larger drawing?

Foundation Diploma Big Draw College Portrait

Art @ The Working Men's College • 6 Nov

Foundation learners will be introducing a large scale portrait of the college using collaborative drawing practices

Free Drawing - Found Things

Art @ New Brewery Arts • 28 Oct

Enjoy a day of free, liberating drawing. This workshop will look at mark making and movement of line. Free drawing is your own handwriting released through drawing with no calculated plan.

Free Range Drawing

Art @ Incinerator Gallery • 1 Oct, 27 Oct, 29 Oct to 31 Oct

FREE Range Drawing for all!

Free, Online Mini-Course: The 6 Stages of a Realistic Drawing

Art @ The Drawing Source • 5 Sep, 18 Sep, 1 Oct to 15 Oct

Want to learn how to create stunning, realistic drawings? Get started with this free, online Mini-Course!

Learn realistic drawing at The Drawing Source!

Gallery Sketchers

Art @ Incinerator Gallery • 30 Oct

We’re celebrating the world’s largest drawing festival, The Big Draw, through October, and invite you to take part in Free Range Drawing. This year’s theme ‘Drawn to Life’ is all about creativity for...

Garden Wildlife Sketchers Win A Big Draw T-Shirt Competition

Art @ Garden Wildlife Sketchers FB Group • 14 Oct

An online group designed to encourage people of all ages and abilities to connect with the wildlife on their doorstep through drawing.

Gemau Tir // Land Games

Art @ Oriel Myrddin Gallery • 12 Oct

Create a collaborative drawn landscape exploring ownership, resources, boundaries, co-operation, scarcity, common land and more.

Gesture Drawing

Art @ Biggs Museum of American Art • 15 Oct

Learn how to rapidly capture figures in movement.

Get Drawing at Chatsworth

Art @ Chatsworth House • 30 Jul, 01 Aug, 6 Aug, 08 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug to 29 Aug

Get Drawing @ Chatsworth is part of a learning campaign to promote the links between inspired drawing, creativity and well being

Get Drawing at Chatsworth

Art @ Chatsworth House • 28 Oct to 31 Oct

Enjoy the inspiring surroundings of Chatsworth in Autumn and experience the benefits of drawing for relaxation

Getting to Know You

Art @ Art & Soul • 25 Oct to 31 Oct

In our Big Draw Festival event ‘Getting to Know You’ we invite people of all ages to draw a portrait of someone, either that they know or are just meeting for the first time whilst they chat over a...

Ghost Drawing Workshop with Katie Chappell

Art @ The Gymnasium Gallery • 26 Oct

For the start of half-term join our family workshop led by artist Katie Chappell inspired by ghost stories!

Globe Arts Studio's The Big Draw FREE Family Event

Art @ Globe Arts Studio • 19 Oct

Here at Globe Arts we are holding a free event for families in our Create Space, creating art under 'The Big Draw' month long, international celebration. This year's theme is "Drawn To Life:...

Graffiti Day

Art @ York Army Museum • 26 Oct

Work with local artists to create colourful wall banners and artwork inspired by the museum's graffiti exhibition.

Green Sketching

Art @ Gilbert's Slade, Epping Forest • 31 Oct, 01 Nov, 13 Dec, 20 Dec, 10 Jan, 24 Jan, 7 Feb to 21 Feb

All-weather sketching to forge a greater connection/appreciation of nature and help improve sense of wellbeing. No experience necessary.

Don't over-think, try working intuitively.

Green Sketching Walk

Art @ Made in the Marches Gallery • 4 Oct

Join three local Art & Nature enthusiasts on a sketching walk around some of Kington's green spaces.

Guildford Borough Big Draw @ Watts Gallery

Art @ Watts Gallery • 13 Oct

Turn the ordinary into the extraordinary, with artist Jo Carter.

Guildford Borough's Big Draw @ Dapdune Wharf

Art @ Dapdune Wharf • 19 Oct

Join artist Beth Hopkins for a sewing workshop on a canal boat!

Guildford Borough's Big Draw @ G Live

Art @ G Live • 2 Nov

Dress for mess and join artist Diana Burch to make a spotty, dotty painting using your breath!

Guildford Borough's Big Draw @ Guildford Cathedral

Art @ Guildford Cathedral • 30 Oct

Explore a relaxing method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns with artist Marina Jurjevic.

Guildford Borough's Big Draw @ Lakeside Fun Day

Art @ Lakeside Nature Reserve • 30 Oct

Join artist Ruth Wheeler for a day of mindfulness and mandalas.

Guildford Borough's Big Draw @ Newlands Corner

Art @ Newlands Corner • 6 Oct

This Free activity is delivered by Surrey Hills Arts and is part of their 'Inspiring Views' programme.

Guildford Borough's Big Draw @ Park Barn Centre

Art @ Park Barn Centre • 12 Oct

Have fun with paint with artist Flora Gare. Don't forget to dress for mess!

Guildford Borough's Big Draw @ Surrey Arts Wardrobe

Art @ Surrey Arts Wardrobe • 27 Oct

Learn about drawing with dye!

Guildford Borough's Big Draw @ The Boileroom

Art @ The Boileroom • 28 Oct

Illustrator Andrew Thomson is the creative brains behind this monthly session. For fans of doodling the night away, ages 18 and over.

Guildford Borough's Big Draw @ The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

Art @ Yvonne Arnaud Theatre • 5 Oct

Use wordplay techniques to create a unique message of appreciation: a hand-drawn design on a kraft envelope with matching paper insert.

Habs Climate of Change Art Installation

Art @ Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School • 29 Oct

A large-scale Art installation created from recycled paper origami cranes. Each with a written personal pledge for the environment.

Halcyon Gallery

Art @ Halcyon London International School • 28 Oct, 20 Nov to 22 Nov

BIG DRAW work from Halcyon students

Half Term Coat of Arms Workshop

Art @ The Great Hall Winchester • 28 Oct

Learn to decode the heraldry of ancient kings and then design your own Coat of Arms.

Halloween Family Event: Explore the Galleries by Torchlight

Art @ The Royal West of England Academy • 31 Oct

This Halloween bring the whole family along to RWA and experience the galleries by torchlight, with Halloween-themed children's art workshops, drinks, nibbles and more! Who knows what you will find...

Halloween Half Term

Art @ Henry Moore Studios & Gardens • 30 Oct to 01 Nov

Three special days of family activities for October Half Term, including drawing workshops using some of Henry Moore's favourite techniques.

Halloween Special! Face your Fears: Spooky Skeletons & Deathly Drawings - Windsor Great Park

Art @ Windsor Great Park Environmental Centre • 28 Oct

Join us (if you dare!) to celebrate The Big Draw: see our fascinating display of skeletons, skulls and bones and create your own deathly drawing.

Halloween Special! Face your Fears: Spooky Skeletons & Deathly Drawings - Woolley Firs

Art @ Woolley Firs Environmental Education Centre • 30 Oct to 31 Oct

Join us (if you dare!) to celebrate The Big Draw: see our fascinating display of skeletons, skulls and bones and create your own deathly drawing.

Haring Figures

Art @ North London Collegiate School Dubai • 15 Oct

Human figures strike an action pose and are filled with Haring style doodles and patterns.

Harlow's Big Draw

Art @ Gibberd Gallery • 19 Oct

Join us on Saturday 19 Oct for an art full day, with a trail through Harlow to see our sculptures and fun artist led activiites.

Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes...

Art @ Online Event • 25 May, 1 Jul

Join in with our new online drawing event!

Here & Now

Art @ Oxford Sixth Form College • 21 Oct to 25 Oct

Here & Now: An opportunity to make marks and explore drawing as a tool for well being and creativity

Hillview Community Challenge Big Draw

Art @ Hillview School for Girls • 16 Oct

Hillview Inter-Community Challenge Big Draw - Hillview students and staff

Hives of Wellbeing

Art @ Clyro Church in Wales Primary School • 24 Oct, 7 Nov

Hives of Wellbeing

Holiday Family Workshop with Johnny White

Art @ The Point, home of darts (Doncaster Community Arts) • 28 Oct

Get hands on and inspired in these fun workshops for families!

Holiday Family Workshop with Karen and Moony

Art @ The Point, home of darts (Doncaster Community Arts) • 31 Oct

Get hands on and inspired in these fun workshop for families!

Hopefield's First Ever Big Draw Day

Art @ Hopefield Animal Sanctuary • 25 May

Hopefield is proud to announce our first ever participation in The Big Draw!

Hospice Drawn to Life

Art @ Dover smART Project - my GALLERY • 18 Oct

Our hospice patients will be picking up their pencils and celebrating life through drawing.

How Can I Help?

Art @ Greenfield Arts • 27 Oct

The Big Draw - Join us, be creative and be part of a campaign for a climate of change. Artist Paul Murray will be leading the sessions where young people will have the chance to create a zine and be...

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