DRAWING ACTION- Campaign for Drawing Associates

Photos- Susan M Coles

I spent a couple of days in London with a group of 18 professionals working in the arts who have been choosen to become associates of the Champaign for Drawing.

These 18 cover the nine regions in England with myself and Helen Ackroyd, Art Education and Outreach Officer at Rufford Abbey Country Park, as the representatives for the East Midlands.

We spent the two days sharing ideas about how we use drawing in our own practice and roles and finding out more about the resources and support the Champaign for Drawing offers through publications and their website. We also had the chance to attend the Drawing Awards for the best Big Draw events held in October last year. A collection of exciting and inspiring ideas.

The aim of the associates is to develop and support the use of drawing in our area, our first role is to contribute case studies documenting how we use drawing in our own practice and with those we work with. This will document the breadth of activity to which drawing is a relevant and useful tool.

We will also be working to find out what support and training is needed in our area to help, inspire and encourage everyone to get drawing.