Big Draw 2004 East Midlands Launch
Other launch events: South West,
South East,
London, East,
West Midlands, North West,
Yorkshire, North East,
Scotland, Wales,
N. Ireland
Snibston Discovery Park, Coalville
Big Picture Story
9 October 2004
Around 1100 visitors helped create a fun and inspirational
atmosphere at our Big Draw launch. Artist Liz Minichiello devised three special
tales, each inspired by a different element of the museum, and visiting
families became Big Picture Story illustrators. During the afternoon the tales
were narrated by costumed characters (a miner, an engineer and a train driver).
An illustration was chosen to represent each page of their tale. A black
outline, depicting Snibston, was painted on a long roll of paper. Visiting
families were encouraged to colour this in or add their own inspired
contributions. Drawing with Light was orchestrated through a partnership with
Loughborough School of Art and Design. Drama and drawing combined to create a
unique animated film to the soundtrack 'Whiskey in the Jar'.