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"Flowers in art from Botticelli to Hockney" talk by Gail Brown followed by ‘Meet the Artists’ with Cathy & Nick Pearce
Art
@ Marden House
• 14 Oct
"Flowers in art from Botticelli to Hockney" talk by Gail Brown followed by ‘Meet the Artists’ with Cathy and Nick Pearce
"I'm drawing a painting"
Art
@ St Edmunds Nursery School and Childrens Centre
• 18 Oct
Parents and Carers are invited to join the Nursery School Children to explore paint and colour in their outdoors area
"I'm Rainbowing"
Art
@ Strong Close Nursery School
• 5 Oct, 12 Oct to 19 Oct
Digital drawings created by 3 and 4 year olds on an iPad.
(in)Visibility: Aesthetic Dimensions of Perception
Art
@ Columbia Museum of Art
• 28 Oct
Hands-on and collaborative art projects allow participants to investigate ideas about perception and (in)visibility by creating prints, drawings in two and three dimensions, clay sculptures and more....
30 Days Of Creativity: a Wellbeing Challenge for September
Art
@ Online from home
• 1 Sep to 30 Sep
Try a daily creativity challenge this autumn - from home in your own time.
A Big Draw to Remember
Art
@ York Army Museum
• 22 Oct, 24 Oct, 29 Oct, 14 Feb to 18 Feb
Come join in our Big Draw to Remember
A Secret Garden Art For Wellbeing Challenge
Art
@ Online from home
• 1 Jun to 30 Jun
A Secret Garden is a daily art for wellbeing challenge for June, to enjoy from home in your own time
A Touch and Feel Drawing Experience
Art
@ Northlight Art Studios
• 8 Oct
Using Touch to explore objects without observing, we will investigate mark making and creating the feel of objects.
Acrylic Painting Workshop – Rocky Beach Using Texture Paste
Art
@ Online - Milamarts
• 11 Oct, 18 Oct
Acrylic Painting Workshop – Rocky Beach Using Texture Paste Wednesdays 11th and 18th October 2023 7pm Online workshops Create a loose painting of a rocky beach scene at sunset with guidance...
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Art Course (12 sessions) Online
Art
@ Online @ArtwithTricia
• 20 Sep, 27 Sep, 04 Oct, 11 Oct, 18 Oct, 1 Nov, 08 Nov, 15 Nov, 22 Nov, 29 Nov, 06 Dec, 13 Dec
This course is suitable to all levels as you will work through simple tasks to explore the mediums you want to use!
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Art Course for all abilities (12 sessions)
Art
@ Westhampnett Hall
• 19 Sep, 26 Sep, 03 Oct, 10 Oct, 24 Oct, 31 Oct, 07 Nov, 14 Nov, 21 Nov, 28 Nov, 05 Dec, 12 Dec
This course is suitable to all levels as you will work through simple tasks to explore the mediums you want to use!
Art in the Forest
Art
@ Wyre Community Land Trust
• 21 Oct
Nature-based art workshops in Wyre Forest for all ages
Art of Kindness
Art
@ HFarm International School Rosá
• 9 Oct, 12 Oct, 23 Oct, 24 Oct, 26 Oct
The “ Art of Kindness” Big Draw. Hands on activities for all the family at HFarm Rosá throughout the month of October.
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Art Online workshop
Art
@ Online @ArtwithTricia
• 25 Oct
Online art workshop
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Art Online workshop
Art
@ Online @ArtwithTricia
• 6 Sep
Online art workshop
Barnstaple Big Chalk Drawing
Art
@ The square outside Barnstaple museum
• 29 Jul
Free community art day where everyone can come and help create the Barnstaple Big Chalk Drawing.
Barnstaple Pannier Market Big Draw
Art
@ Barnstaple Pannier Market
• 23 Sep
North Devon Arts and Barnstaple Pannier Market will be producing a Big Draw frieze to celebrate the reopening of this historic space.
Big Draw Art Festival: Drawing with Senses
Art
@ epsom square
• 13 Oct to 14 Oct
Chalk and pastel drawings, illusionistic faux painting, clay modelling, art iand sound installations
Big Draw at Tower Bridge: Make Your Mark
Art
@ Tower Bridge
• 24 Oct
Let your visit to Tower Bridge make a lasting impression by helping us bring a giant picture to life.
Big Draw Back to cover
Art
@ Mulberry Academy shoreditch
• 26 Jan to 27 Jan
Lunch time drawing activity
Big Draw Day @ North Hertfordshire College
Art
@ North Hertfordshire College
• 24 Oct
Big Draw Day is on Tuesday 24 October 10.30 am till 2.30 pm NHC Hitchin campus are opening their doors for a family fun event this October half term. Activities will include pizza decorating, mask...
Big Draw does the Big Make!
Art
@ Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon
• 25 Oct
Big Draw does the Big Make! North Devon Arts, in partnership with Barnstaple Museum, will be running a free event at Barnstaple Museum on Wednesday 25th October.
Big Dune Draw
Art
@ Gwithian Chapel & Gwithian Green Nature Reserve
• 28 Oct
The Big Dune Draw at Gwithian: by The Friends of The Towans Art Club and the Dynamic Dunescapes project.
Big Totem Draw
Art
@ Kirkton Church Hall
• 29 Oct to 02 Nov
A colourful collaborative drawing installation in Kirkton Hall on the theme of Totems involving schools, artists and community groups.
Brilliant Blooms Drop in Flower Making
Art
@ Royal Society of Sculptors
• 23 Oct
Plant a sculptural flower in our community garden!
Calne Life Drawing
Art
@ Marden House
• 8 Oct
Life Drawing session will be held in the main hall of Marden House surrounded by the Open Art Exhibition
Calne Music & Arts Festival Drink & Draw
Art
@ Lansdowne Strand Hotel
• 9 Oct
Calne Music & Arts Festival Drink & Draw at the Lansdowne
Calne Music & Arts Festival Family Day
Art
@ Marden House
• 7 Oct
To start the Calne Music & Arts Festival week, join us for a FREE family day of music and art activities for all.
Calne Music & Arts Festival Open Art Exhibition
Art
@ Marden House
• 7 Oct, 09 Oct, 11 Oct to 14 Oct
Calne Music & Arts Festival Open Art Exhibition
Children's Half Term Art
Art
@ Harrow Art Centre
• 24 Oct
Fun and colourful art workshop for kids aged 7-16, mixed ability
Children's workshop - decorate your own picture frame
Art
@ Knole, National Trust
• 25 Oct
Take inspiration from Knole's grand collection of frames and paintings and using paints, jewels and pens you can decorate your own wooden frame to take home.
Christmas card Mono-printing workshop
Art
@ Gwithian Chapel and St Gothian Sands Local Nature Reserve
• 25 Oct
fun art workshop for adults and families so they can learn about the unique and rare plant Sea Holly whilst creating their own Christmas cards
COLOUR SPLASH
Art
@ RIA Centre
• 19 Nov, 2 Dec
COLOUR SPLASH
Come back to colour - The importance of looking after our sea
Art
@ Ramsgate Arts Primary School
• 11 Nov
The theme for the event this year is ‘Come Back To Colour
Come Back to Colour VR Gallery
Art
@ MOS
• 8 Feb
Students across KS3 to KS5 in the MOS Secondary school were invited to develop a piece of work based on the topic 'Come Back to Colour'
Course: 10 Freehand Lessons
Art
@ Eye to Pencil Studio
• 10 Jan, 17 Jan, 24 Jan, 31 Jan, 07 Feb, 21 Feb, 28 Feb, 6 Mar, 13 Mar, 20 Mar
In these 10 evening lessons we will investigate different fundamental facets of drawing and give you confidence in your ability to sketch and make visible your ideas more effectively.
Course: The Figure in Space and Motion
Art
@ Eye to Pencil Studio
• 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 04 Mar, 11 Mar to 18 Mar
This course will focus on drawing the figure within our surrounding space and capturing movement.
Creative Art Course (12 sessions)
Art
@ Felpham Hall
• 18 Sep, 25 Sep, 02 Oct, 9 Oct, 16 Oct, 30 Oct, 06 Nov, 13 Nov, 20 Nov, 27 Nov, 04 Dec, 11 Dec
This course is suitable to all levels as you will work through simple tasks to explore the mediums you want to use!
Creative Dyslexia Drop-Ins
Art
@ Royal Society of Sculptors
• 23 Oct, 28 Oct
Join artist and designer Lucy Grainge for Creative Dyslexia Workshops at the Royal Society of Sculptors
Creative Nature Journaling - Online course
Art
@ Online - Milamarts
• 2 Oct, 9 Oct, 16 Oct, 23 Oct to 30 Oct
Creative Nature Journaling Mondays 2nd – 30th October 2023 2pm – 4.15pm 5 week Online Course £47Regain your curiosity and wonder at the natural world through drawing and painting in this...
Day of the RED Portrait Party
Art
@ 1 Lamb Street
• 8 Oct
A free outdoor portrait party with Colour Queen Sue Kreitzman and friends!
Deer themed ceramic workshop with Emily Chilvers
Art
@ Knole, National Trust
• 18 Oct
Using the setting of Knole and the wild deer herd as inspiration, join potter Emily Chilvers and create your own deer themed creation in clay.
Dover's Big Draw 2023
Art
@ Future Foundry Project Space
• 23 Oct
Dover;s Big Draw this year joins the Dover Youth Festival in collaboration with Future Foundry
Draw the Line
Art
@ Oriel CARN
• 27 Oct
Gweithdy cerdded a darlunio | Walk and draw workshop
Draw the longest minuet
Art
@ National Trust - Bath Assembly Rooms
• 21 Oct to 29 Oct
During October half term we're inviting you to help us draw the longest minuet.
Draw Through the Room, Using Your Whole Body
Art
@ Northlight Art Studios
• 14 Oct
Movement, awareness of the body, drawing, mark making and sculpture!
Drawing from the Senses: Online Meditation Drawing
Art
@ Meditation Drawing ONLINE
• 17 Oct
Drawing with Senses: Online Meditation Drawing Workshop
Drawing Ground - TTD 2023 SYMPOSIUM
Art
@ Brew Draw Studio
• 29 Sep to 01 Oct
Saturday 23rd October -Thinking through Drawing annual drawing symposium - Unlocking & Rethinking
Drawing Morning and Community Art Share
Art
@ Royal British Legion
• 28 Oct
Drawing morning and Community Art Share
Drawing with Senses
Art
@ St George's CE Primary School
• 30 Sep
Big Draw at St George's - a fun experimental drawing day!
Drawing with Senses
Art
@ Malvern Theatres
• 1 Nov to 02 Nov
The 5 senses of Touch/ Sight/Smell /Taste and Smell will prompt us to us a hold host of different drawing materials and substances to create images and offer experiences. We are seeking to find...
Drawing with senses
Art
@ South Oxford Community Centre
• 28 Oct
A day of drawing using all your senses
Drawing with Senses
Art
@ Gallery Oldham
• 25 Oct
A fun family art and craft session in collaboration our partners at Hunion this October half term
Drawing with Senses Museum Trail
Art
@ St Albans Museum + Gallery
• 23 Oct to 27 Oct
Use your senses to help you explore and draw in St Albans Museum + Gallery.
Drawing with Senses Trail
Art
@ Verulamium Museum
• 23 Oct to 28 Oct
Use your senses to help you draw and explore in Verulamium Museum.
Drop in and Draw
Art
@ Melbourne Library
• 2 Oct, 4 Oct, 06 Oct, 9 Oct, 11 Oct, 13 Oct, 16 Oct, 18 Oct, 20 Oct, 23 Oct, 25 Oct
Drop in and Draw at Melbourne Library on Monday's, Wednesdays & Fridays in October
Drop in and Draw
Art
@ Creative Melbourne Gallery
• 4 Oct, 07 Oct, 11 Oct, 14 Oct, 18 Oct, 21 Oct, 25 Oct to 28 Oct
Drop in and Draw at Creative Melbourne Gallery
Drop In and draw
Art
@ Romsey Abbey
• 18 Feb
FREE Drop In and Draw session at Romsey Abbey to create a collaborative drawing installation!
Drop in Drawing with the Senses
Art
@ Royal Society of Sculptors
• 9 Oct, 31 Oct
Celebrate the Big Draw this October with multisensory drawing activities
Edible Art Workshop
Art
@ Royal Society of Sculptors
• 24 Oct
Design and decorate an edible picture book
Emotions Discovery Taster Session
Art
@ Meredith Road Baptist Church
• 21 Oct
Do you or your child struggle to express, explain & deal with feelings? Is bottling things up getting too much? Are emotions a mystery?
Emotions Discovery Taster Session
Art
@ Meredith Road Baptist Church
• 1 Nov
Do you or your child struggle to express, explain & deal with feelings? Is bottling things up getting too much? Are emotions a mystery?
Emotions Discovery Taster Session
Art
@ The LEC
• 30 Oct
Do you or your child struggle to express, explain & deal with feelings? Is bottling things up getting too much? Are emotions a mystery?
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Exploring Composition
Art
@ Westhampnett Hall
• 8 Aug
During this workshop you will explore compositions using Acrylic and collage.
Exploring Drawing Through Senses and Surfaces
Art
@ Ken Aston Square
• 23 Sep
Join us for a FREE drawing event that encourages participants to explore drawing using various senses and surfaces, from small sticky notes to large cloth, drawing inspiration from famous artists....
Family Friendly Exhibition Preview | Constellations of Multiple Wishes
Art
@ The Mosaic Rooms
• 16 Feb
Join us for the family friendly opening of the exhibition Constellations of Multiple Wishes; with activities for children.
Family Station: The Big Draw
Art
@ The British Library
• 29 Oct
Join us at the Family Station to explore and play using our senses, as part of the Big Draw Festival 2023.
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Follow on Workshop: Ancient Egyptian Secret Art - from THE BIG DRAW masterclass
Art
@ online with June-Elleni Laine
• 20 Nov
Join June-Elleni to create your life goals in this live stream workshop, using the Ancient Egyptian Secret of drawing out the future!
Game Design & Worldbuilding
Art
@ Royal Society of Sculptors
• 27 Oct
Work as a team to design, draw and play within a whole new world of your making
Have Fun with Geli Plate Printing
Art
@ Felpham Hall
• 7 Aug
Have fun with Gelli plate printing Learn this amazing mono-printing technique that uses acrylic paints and stencils to create colourful images on paper.
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How to begin Watercolour Painting - 4 weeks
Art
@ Westhampnett Hall
• 18 Aug
Suitable for complete beginners this 4 week course takes you through everything you need to know to begin painting with Watercolours.
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InSEA meets the Big Draw 2023
Art
@ Online with Padlet
• 1 Oct
InSEA members in over 70 countries will be invited to submit images to our 2023 Padlet Board/Map.
Inspirational Senses!
Art
@ World of Wedgwood
• 1 Oct, 4 Oct, 08 Oct, 11 Oct, 15 Oct, 18 Oct, 22 Oct, 25 Oct to 29 Oct
Join the team at World of Wedgwood for a sensory filled experience of touch, smell, sight and hear what's inside the cauldrons!
INSPIRE- celebrating ASIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
Art
@ Durgapur
• 6 Oct, 1 Oct, 20 Oct, 27 Oct
INSPIRE - Celebrating Asian Heritage
Into The Woods: An art for wellbeing challenge
Art
@ Online from home
• 1 Nov, 3 Nov, 05 Nov, 7 Nov, 09 Nov, 11 Nov, 13 Nov, 15 Nov, 17 Nov, 19 Nov, 21 Nov, 23 Nov, 25 Nov, 27 Nov to 29 Nov
Boost your wellbeing this November with a tree-themed art challenge to try from home in your own time.
Introduction to Egg Tempera Painting - One Day workshop
Art
@ East Oakley Village Hall
• 26 Aug
Introduction to Egg Tempera Painting One Day workshop 26th August 2023 10am – 4pm At East Oakley Village Hall (Green Hut) £57.00 Explore the techniques of egg tempera painting and learn how...
Join illustrator Elsa and author Becky for some Animal Train themed Creating!
Art
@ Canalside Heritage Centre
• 25 Oct
Join artist & illustrator Elsa Rickett-Trueman and author & singer Becky Syson for a creative session themed around 'The Animal Train'
KIRKTON BIG DRAW WEEKEND
Art
@ Kirkton Church Hall
• 28 Oct to 29 Oct
An exciting weekend of sensory drawing activities for the whole community featuring local artists and musicians.
Lecture on painting conservation with Melanie Caldwell
Art
@ Knole, National Trust
• 3 Oct
Join Paintings Conservator Melanie Caldwell as she talks about projects undertaken on paintings at Knole.
Lessons And Activities For Primary Schools - Kapow Primary
Art
@ Online with Kapow Primary
• 27 Sep
Lesson ideas, resources and tips from our Art & Design expert to help you celebrate The Big Draw Festival.
Life Sculpture With Wire
Art
@ Northlight Art Studios
• 7 Oct
A day workshop 3D Drawing with wire!
Lino Print a Fabric Lampshade
Art
@ Felpham Hall
• 14 Aug
Lino print your own fabric and learn how to make into a lampshade to take home.
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Lino print a holiday postcard
Art
@ Westhampnett Hall
• 15 Aug
Create a set of 8 Lino printed postcards.
Lino printing with The Littlest Falcon
Art
@ Head of Steam @ Firthmoor Community Centre
• 14 Oct
Join artist The Littlest Falcon to create your own beautiful prints to take away and contribute to our giant Big Draw collaborative creation
Llinellau Gwahanol | Different Lines
Art
@ Oriel CARN
• 14 Oct, 19 Oct, 21 Oct, 26 Oct, 28 Oct, 2 Nov, 04 Nov, 9 Nov, 11 Nov, 16 Nov, 18 Nov, 23 Nov to 25 Nov
Arddangosfa gwaith darlunio | Exhibition of drawing artwork
Make your Mark with Nature!
Art
@ Haltwhistle Library
• 31 Oct
Inclusive fun sessions for 2-4 year olds this October half-term in a Northumberland Library near you!
Make your Mark with Nature!
Art
@ Prudhoe Library
• 2 Nov
Inclusive fun sessions for 2-4 year olds this October half-term in a Northumberland Library near you!
Make your Mark with Nature!
Art
@ Berwick Library
• 3 Nov
Inclusive fun sessions for 2-4 year olds this October half-term in a Northumberland Library near you!
Make your Mark with Nature!
Art
@ Amble Library
• 3 Nov
Inclusive fun sessions for 2-4 year olds this October half-term in a Northumberland Library near you!
Make your Mark with Nature!
Art
@ Morpeth Library
• 2 Nov
Inclusive fun sessions for 2-4 year olds this October half-term in a Northumberland Library near you!
Making Sense of Drawing
Art
@ Durham Sixth Form Centre
• 21 Oct
An exciting afternoon of 'drop in' diverse creative activities based on Drawing with Senses. Come on in!
Mindful Drawing Workshop @ Saluda Shoals
Art
@ Mindful Drawing Workshop @ Saluda Shoals
• 11 Nov
Experience the sensations of autumn through drawing, as we gather for mindful seeing and marking at the Saluda Shoals Park in Columbia, SC. This half-day workshop is a playful exploration of a range...
Multi-Sensory Masterpieces: Drawing the Craven Museum Collection
Art
@ Skipton Town Hall
• 31 Oct
Join us to explore a variety of museum objects and resources through touch, smell, sound and sight!
Owl Whoo Hoo
Art
@ St Edmunds Nursery School and Childrens Centre
• 3 Oct, 10 Oct to 17 Oct
Nursery children and their families will be offered lots of sensory opportunities to explore elements of the book, The Owl Babies
Painting Workshop – Flying Geese in Watercolour
Art
@ Online - Milamarts
• 27 Oct, 3 Nov
Painting Workshop – Flying Geese in Watercolour Friday 27th October and 3rd November 2023 7pm Online workshops Create a watercolour painting of migrating Greylag Geese with guidance from...
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Photographic Talk – ‘Arctica’ with Pam and Eddy Lane
Art
@ Calne Town Hall
• 15 Oct
Photographic Talk – ‘Arctica’ with Pam and Eddy Lane
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Playing with colour and Pattern in a Sketchbook
Art
@ Westhampnett Hall
• 1 Aug
During this workshop you will be playing with gouache and spend the day mixing colours to explore patterns and designs.
Poppy Pebble Painting
Art
@ York Army Museum
• 12 Nov, 14 Feb to 18 Feb
Paint a Poppy Pebble
Portrait painting with Martin Wells
Art
@ Knole, National Trust
• 27 Sep, 10 Oct
Join this two-day workshop (Wednesday 27 September and Tuesday 10 October) with local artist Martin Wells, where you will learn the technique of underpainting and take away your own piece of art.
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Rangoli Mirrored Cosmos
Art
@ Greenwich Peninsula
• 7 Oct, 08 Oct, 14 Oct, 15 Oct, 21 Oct, 22 Oct, 28 Oct to 29 Oct
In the lead up to Diwali, join us to illustrate a giant mandala as part of outdoor artwork Rangoli Mirrored Cosmos by artist Murugiah.
Sefton's Big Draw
Art
@ Old Christ Church Waterloo
• 21 Oct
Sefton's Big Draw community event.
Set Aside Daily Art For Wellbeing Challenge
Art
@ Online from home
• 1 Feb to 28 Feb
Set Aside is a daily art for wellbeing challenge running for the month of February.
Sgwrs | Talk: Beth yw Darlunio? | What is Drawing?
Art
@ Oriel CARN
• 26 Oct
Arddangosfa gwaith darlunio | Exhibition of drawing artwork
Sketch Your Surroundings
Art
@ York Army Museum
• 7 Oct to 08 Oct
Visit buildings and open spaces around the city and draw the things which capture your imagination
Sketching in autumn colour with Amber Halsall
Art
@ Knole, National Trust
• 11 Oct
Use the autumnal colour of Knole Park as inspiration as you discover techniques needed to portray the colours and textures that surround us at this time of year.
Still Life Drawing with a Sewing Machine
Art
@ Northlight Art Studios
• 15 Oct
Use a sewing machine for freestyle drawing
TASTZIN - zintuiglijk tekenen met de Haagse stadstekenaar
Art
@ Centrale Bibliotheek, Den Haag
• 11 Nov
Op 11 november geeft stadstekenaar Babette Wagenvoort een workshop in het kader van het internationale tekenfestival 'The Big Draw', dat dit jaar als thema 'Drawing the Senses' heeft.
The 2023 Big Draw Festival Delaware
Art
@ Mispillion Art League
• 7 Oct
Drawing with Senses - all day free, family-friendly art activities for all ages and artistic abilities!
The Bare Necessity: Marathon Life Drawing Event
Art
@ Craven Arts House
• 14 Oct
Life drawing marathon event to raise money for Cancer research charities
The Big Draw
Art
@ St Paul's Cathedral
• 26 Oct to 28 Oct
Join the Schools & Family Learning team to discover the Big Draw at St. Paul's Cathedral!
The Big Draw
Art
@ National Trust Sandilands
• 1 Oct to 31 Oct
Be part of the world's largest drawing festival at Sandilands this October.
The Big Draw - Capturing the magic of Glastonbury Abbey at night
Art
@ Glastonbury Abbey
• 4 Oct, 11 Oct, 18 Oct, 25 Oct
Adult drawing classes throughout October at Glastonbury Abbey. All levels are welcome. Throughout the night time drawing sessions, we will light up parts of the abbey in colour for you to enjoy...
The Big Draw - Drawing with Touch
Art
@ Eltham Centre Library
• 21 Oct
Drawing with Wire
The Big Draw 2022: Come Back to Colour Exhibition
Art
@ Worksop Library
• 18 Jan
The Big Draw 2022 theme invites us to rediscover ourselves through colour and community: the results of which burst onto display in this exhibition!
The Big Draw 2022: Come Back to Colour Exhibition
Art
@ West Bridgford Library
• 2 Mar
The Big Draw 2022 theme invites us to rediscover ourselves through colour and community: the results of which burst onto display in this exhibition!
The Big Draw 2023 At Glastonbury Abbey - Day Draw Workshop
Art
@ Glastonbury Abbey
• 1 Oct
The day time drawing workshop will focus on exploring the abbey grounds and creating individual compositions. We will look at the importance of thumbnails and how photographs can be useful when...
The Big Draw 2023 Community Event
Art
@ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles
• 14 Oct
Join us in Downtown Los Angeles for a participatory exhibition tour of ‘Harmony Korine. AGGRESSIVE DR1FTER.’
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The Big Draw 2023 Community Events
Art
@ Hauser & Wirth Menorca
• 7 Oct
Join Hauser & Wirth Menorca for community events inspired by The Big Draw Festival 2023 theme 'Drawing with Senses.'
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Exhibition at Beeston Library
Art
@ Beeston Library
• 17 Feb
The work on display in The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Exhibition shows the story of the project: a mixture of work by visual artists Mandy Keating and Tracey Meek, sculptor Chris Campbell and...
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Exhibition at Mansfield Central Library
Art
@ Mansfield Central Library
• 30 Sep
The work on display in The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Exhibition shows the story of the project: a mixture of work by visual artists Mandy Keating and Tracey Meek, sculptor Chris Campbell and...
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Exhibition at West Bridgford Library
Art
@ West Bridgford Library
• 4 Jan
The work on display in The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Exhibition shows the story of the project: a mixture of work by visual artists Mandy Keating and Tracey Meek, sculptor Chris Campbell and...
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Exhibition at Worksop Library
Art
@ Worksop Library
• 4 Nov
The work on display in The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Exhibition shows the story of the project: a mixture of work by visual artists Mandy Keating and Tracey Meek, sculptor Chris Campbell and...
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Workshop at Arnold Library
Art
@ Arnold Library
• 31 Oct
Come and join artist Tracey Meek at a library drawing workshop this half term. Enjoy discovering your inner artist in this fun family workshop.
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Workshop at Beeston Library
Art
@ Beeston Library
• 31 Oct
Come and join artist Tracey Meek at a library drawing workshop this half term. Enjoy discovering your inner artist in this fun family workshop.
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Workshop at Bingham Library
Art
@ Bingham Library
• 2 Nov
Come and join artist Tracey Meek at a library drawing workshop this half term. Enjoy discovering your inner artist in this fun family workshop.
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Workshop at Hucknall Library
Art
@ Hucknall Library
• 21 Oct
Come and join artist Mandy Keating at a library drawing workshop this half term. Enjoy discovering your inner artist in this fun family workshop
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Workshop at Kirkby-in-Ashfield Library
Art
@ Kirkby in Ashfield Library
• 28 Oct
Come and join artist Mandy Keating at a library drawing workshop this half term. Enjoy discovering your inner artist in this fun family workshop
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Workshop at Mansfield Central Library
Art
@ Mansfield Central Library
• 27 Oct
Come and join artist Mandy Keating at a library drawing workshop this half term. Enjoy discovering your inner artist in this fun family workshop
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Workshop at Newark Library
Art
@ Newark Library
• 24 Oct
Come and join artist Mandy Keating at a library drawing workshop this half term. Enjoy discovering your inner artist in this fun family workshop
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Workshop at Retford Library
Art
@ Retford Library
• 4 Nov
Come and join artist Tracey Meek at a library drawing workshop this half term. Enjoy discovering your inner artist in this fun family workshop.
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Workshop at Southwell Library
Art
@ Southwell Library
• 24 Oct
Come and join artist Mandy Keating at a library drawing workshop this half term. Enjoy discovering your inner artist in this fun family workshop
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Workshop at Sutton-in-Ashfield Library
Art
@ Sutton-in-Ashfield Library
• 27 Oct
Come and join artist Mandy Keating at a library drawing workshop this half term. Enjoy discovering your inner artist in this fun family workshop
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect Workshop at West Bridgford Library
Art
@ West Bridgford Library
• 2 Nov
Come and join artist Tracey Meek at a library drawing workshop this half term. Enjoy discovering your inner artist in this fun family workshop.
The Big Draw at Chichester Cathedral
Art
@ Chichester Cathedral
• 27 Oct
The Big Draw Festival returns to Chichester Cathedral! The Cathedral’s historic stone floor will be covered in paper, for you to draw, colour and get creative - inspired by Peter Walker’s magical...
The Big Draw at Gunby
Art
@ National Trust Gunby Estate, Hall and Gardens
• 1 Oct to 31 Oct
Come along and use your senses to draw the beautiful garden at Gunby.
The Big Draw DC
Art
@ Adams Morgan - Eats in the Streets
• 29 Jul
The DC Arts Center is hosting The Big Draw DC at Adams Morgan's Eats in the Streets festival! Come join us!
The Big Draw Festival 2023 Community Drop-In
Art
@ Hauser & Wirth London
• 10 Oct
Join Hauser & Wirth London throughout October to celebrate The Big Draw Festival 2023 theme ‘Drawing with Senses’ in response to the exhibition ‘Avery Singer. Free Fall.’
The Big Draw Festival 2023 Community Event
Art
@ Hauser & Wirth New York 18th Street
• 24 Oct
Hauser & Wirth New York 18th Street invites slow looking, close observation, and creative responses to ‘Louise Bourgeois. Once there was a mother’.
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The Big Draw Festival 2023 Community Event
Art
@ Chillida Leku
• 28 Oct
Celebrate The Big Draw with Chillida Leku, the international festival that celebrates drawing as a tool for learning, communicating, and creating.
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The Big Draw Festival Community Event 2023
Art
@ Hauser & Wirth Somerset
• 22 Oct
Join Hauser & Wirth Somerset for a free creative workshop to celebrate The Big Draw Festival 2023 theme ‘Drawing with Senses.’
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The Big Draw Festival Schools Event 2023
Art
@ Hauser & Wirth Somerset
• 10 Oct, 11 Oct, 17 Oct, 18 Oct, 31 Oct
Primary and secondary schools are invited to join Hauser & Wirth Somerset to celebrate The Big Draw Festival 2023 theme ‘Drawing with Senses.’
The Big Draw Weekend at Knole
Art
@ Knole, National Trust
• 28 Oct to 29 Oct
The Big Draw festival returns to Knole in 2023 with a new theme and different crafts and activities for all.
The Paper Museum
Art
@ University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum
• 2 Oct
Come to the Zoology Museum to add your drawing to The Paper Museum.
The Walt Disney Family Museum Presents The Big Draw: Drawing with Senses
Art
@ The Walt Disney Family Museum
• 15 Oct
Join us at The Walt Disney Family Museum as we once again celebrate The Big Draw, the world’s largest drawing festival! The Big Draw Festival 2023 is about letting loose, embracing happy accidents,...
TogetherFest: Build a Spirobot!
Art
@ Dorman Museum
• 3 Nov
Robots vs Art in this tinkering robot workshop which gets you building and creating with our experts from Junior Stem.
TogetherFest: Comic drawing with James Brady
Art
@ Hartlepool Art Gallery
• 1 Nov
Join James Brady from Teesside University for a free comic drawing workshop.
TogetherFest: Night Photography - Painting with Light
Art
@ Preston Park Museum and Grounds
• 2 Nov
Come and learn how to take amazing photographs with other young people using light props in the dark streets of the museum at night!
Togetherfest: Paint Off! Competition
Art
@ Kirkleatham Museum
• 1 Nov
Have you got what it takes to create a winning painting? Join us for an afternoon of painting and win art prizes worth £100!
Watercolour Dragonfly Art Workshop
Art
@ Harrow Art Centre
• 11 Nov
Watercolour dragonfly art workshop (Beginners)
Watercolour Floral Workshop
Art
@ Harrow Art Centre
• 30 Sep
Watercolour floral workshop (Beginners)
Watercolour Seascape Workshop
Art
@ Harrow Art Centre
• 14 Oct
Watercolour Seascape workshop (Beginners)
Watercolour workshop with Suzanne Abraham
Art
@ Knole, National Trust
• 5 Oct
Using the landscape at Knole as inspiration, learn watercolour techniques and experience the joy of painting spontaneously.
Wild Life Drawing: Mythical Owls
Art
@ Royal Society of Sculptors
• 26 Oct
Celebrate Halloween with this magical drawing class with real-life owls.
Wondrous Sensations
Art
@ Strong Close Nursery School
• 4 Oct, 11 Oct to 18 Oct
With children 2-4years old ,exploring as many of the senses that we can fit in in 3 sessions inside class and in the outside area
Workshop for Families | Sensing Our Way
Art
@ The Mosaic Rooms
• 18 Feb
Help Artist and Educator Sarah Marsh create a design that will be used in the making of ‘SOW’; the new Sensory Toolkit coming to The Mosaic Rooms!
Workshop: Book Look Beware
Art
@ Eye to Pencil Studio
• 19 Jan
Join Artpedagogy’s Chris Francis for a day of creative professional development to draw, collaborate and re-imagine art room antics in practical and profound ways.
Workshop: Collage and Composition
Art
@ Eye to Pencil Studio
• 12 Jan
Join artist Joana Galego for a workshop that explores the potential of collage to edit drawings and navigate the imagined space one can create on paper.
Workshop: Drawing and the Unconscious: Getting Out from a Stuck Place
Art
@ Eye to Pencil Studio
• 9 Jan
Join artist Giulia Ley for a workshop that uses found text and dream diaries to explore Freud's concept of 'freedom through limitation'.
Workshop: Sketchbooks
Art
@ Eye to Pencil Studio
• 1 Feb
Sketchbooks can be receptacles for notes, and visual observations. This workshop is led by Molly Martin who shares ideas on forming drawing habits and how to capture everyday things around us.
Workshop: Sketchbooks in the Gallery
Art
@ Eye to Pencil Studio
• 29 Feb
In Molly Martin’s second workshop, we will be working in sketchbooks between the National Gallery and the studio, drawing from paintings.
Workshop: The Book of Art Education
Art
@ Eye to Pencil Studio
• 23 Feb
Join Artpedagogy’s Chris Francis to write, draw, and collaborate on a book about art education!
Yoga in Art with 11:11 Yoga Studio
Art
@ Marden House
• 10 Oct
Yoga in Art with 11:11 Yoga Studio at Marden House
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