TAKEA LEAP THIS FEBRUARY WITH 28 DRAWINGS LATER
ArtistVictoria Evans invites you to help create the biggest, most inclusivedrawing exhibition,bothon and offline, ever to be mounted in the UK
VictoriaEvans gave up a career in television drama to become a visual artist.In February 2011 she made a public commitment online to create onedrawing per day during the month of February. She named her artisticendeavour 28 Drawings Later. Her February drawing challenge wasconceived to help improve her own skills but as the online communityaround her engaged with the project and wanted to join in too,Victoria found the sense of community around drawing and art was justas important as her creative progress. The result was an evolving,month-long, participatory online gallery which encouraged everyone,artists and non-artists alike, to see what might happen if they madetime to draw every day for a month.
Thisyear, with sponsorship from Millers Creativity Shop and Aye-Aye Booksas well as some clever, creative use of Facebook, Victoria is opening28 Drawings Later to an even wider audience. Participants in theinclusive arts project will share their daily drawings with the 28Drawings Later Facebook profile page and receive feedback andcomments from other members of the community. Dedicated drawers willeven be able to win prizes as reward for their contributions.Victoria urges everyone, to take part: “From stickmen characters tointricate sketches, regardless of style or ability, I believe anyonecan learn to express themselves through drawing once they stopworrying about making mistakes and 'getting it right'”.
Incelebration of the 2012 leap year, 28 Drawings Later will culminatein a week long, offline exhibition of work at The Old Hairdressers inGlasgow City Centre. Anyone who successfully completes the onlinechallenge will be invited to exhibit their work.
Totake part, just 'like' the 28 Drawings Later Facebook page and begindrawing on 1 Feburary!
Listings
(i) 28Drawings Later: A fun and inclusive social networking & drawingproject
Wednesday1 February – Wednesday 29 February
Takingplace online via the 28 Drawings Later Facebook profile
(ii)
28Drawings Later Exhibition Launch
Sunday4 March - 6pm 'til late
TheOld Hairdressers
RenfieldLane
Glasgow
G26PH
Testimonialsfrom 28 Drawings Later participants...
JoannaMcKenzie, Physicist –"Ihad my first daughter in November 2010 and 28 Drawings Later was agodsend to me: it allowed me scope for my creative and intellectualside, provided a challenge unrelated to babies, and incidentally gaveme an excellent excuse to take half an hour to myself every day"
PaulCameron, Digital Producer –"Itwas good to do on the train home rather than reverting to the laptopand the kids really got into it as well".
BrodieCameron - 4 years old –"Iliked all the things. I just drawed."
HelenFrances Barlow, Artist –"My2011 new year's resolution was to do a sketch a day. Coming acrossthis project was a joy because it gave me a place to share theseworks and an added motivation to keep it up."
NatalieMcCall – "Istumbled across the challenge and was so glad I did: it was a lovelyway to come out of winter hibernation. It was great to feel part of atemporary art community too!
28Drawings Later 2011 culminated in the creation of a book of drawingsselected by the participants themselves – available to view or buyonline at http://www.blurb.com/books/2143715
ArtistVictoria Evans invites you to help create the biggest, most inclusivedrawing exhibition,bothon and offline, ever to be mounted in the UK
VictoriaEvans gave up a career in television drama to become a visual artist.In February 2011 she made a public commitment online to create onedrawing per day during the month of February. She named her artisticendeavour 28 Drawings Later. Her February drawing challenge wasconceived to help improve her own skills but as the online communityaround her engaged with the project and wanted to join in too,Victoria found the sense of community around drawing and art was justas important as her creative progress. The result was an evolving,month-long, participatory online gallery which encouraged everyone,artists and non-artists alike, to see what might happen if they madetime to draw every day for a month.
Thisyear, with sponsorship from Millers Creativity Shop and Aye-Aye Booksas well as some clever, creative use of Facebook, Victoria is opening28 Drawings Later to an even wider audience. Participants in theinclusive arts project will share their daily drawings with the 28Drawings Later Facebook profile page and receive feedback andcomments from other members of the community. Dedicated drawers willeven be able to win prizes as reward for their contributions.Victoria urges everyone, to take part: “From stickmen characters tointricate sketches, regardless of style or ability, I believe anyonecan learn to express themselves through drawing once they stopworrying about making mistakes and 'getting it right'”.
Incelebration of the 2012 leap year, 28 Drawings Later will culminatein a week long, offline exhibition of work at The Old Hairdressers inGlasgow City Centre. Anyone who successfully completes the onlinechallenge will be invited to exhibit their work.
Totake part, just 'like' the 28 Drawings Later Facebook page and begindrawing on 1 Feburary!
Listings
(i) 28Drawings Later: A fun and inclusive social networking & drawingproject
Wednesday1 February – Wednesday 29 February
Takingplace online via the 28 Drawings Later Facebook profile
(ii)
28Drawings Later Exhibition Launch
Sunday4 March - 6pm 'til late
TheOld Hairdressers
RenfieldLane
Glasgow
G26PH
Testimonialsfrom 28 Drawings Later participants...
JoannaMcKenzie, Physicist –"Ihad my first daughter in November 2010 and 28 Drawings Later was agodsend to me: it allowed me scope for my creative and intellectualside, provided a challenge unrelated to babies, and incidentally gaveme an excellent excuse to take half an hour to myself every day"
PaulCameron, Digital Producer –"Itwas good to do on the train home rather than reverting to the laptopand the kids really got into it as well".
BrodieCameron - 4 years old –"Iliked all the things. I just drawed."
HelenFrances Barlow, Artist –"My2011 new year's resolution was to do a sketch a day. Coming acrossthis project was a joy because it gave me a place to share theseworks and an added motivation to keep it up."
NatalieMcCall – "Istumbled across the challenge and was so glad I did: it was a lovelyway to come out of winter hibernation. It was great to feel part of atemporary art community too!
28Drawings Later 2011 culminated in the creation of a book of drawingsselected by the participants themselves – available to view or buyonline at http://www.blurb.com/books/2143715
