Campaign for Drawing
The Campaign for Drawing has the aim to get everyone drawing.
An annual programme shows that drawing is the perfect medium for observation, self-expression and fun. Wide-ranging events and themes for all ages span art and science.
The Big Draw proves that drawing can be an enjoyable public activity as well as a private passion. It is inspired by the visionary Victorian artist and writer, John Ruskin. His mission was not to teach people how to draw, but how to see. Drawing Inspiration Awards reward organisers who use The Big Draw to connect their audiences creatively with museum and gallery collections, heritage settings or the wider community. An educational charity, the Campaign demonstrates that drawing is a life skill: an essential tool for thinking, inventing and communicating. Its publications for teachers and other educators provide evidence that drawing supports formal and informal learning.
PATRONS=
- Quentin Blake CBE
- Lord Norman Foster
- David Hockney CH
- Sir Richard MacCormac
- Andrew Marr
- Sir Roger Penrose OM
- Gerald Scarfe
- Posy Simmonds MBE