Big Draw 2003 Eastern Launch

Other launch events: South West, South East, London, East Midlands, West Midlands, North West, Yorkshire, North East, Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland

The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art, UEA, Norwich

Quick on the Draw

11 October 2003

Robert Crowther, illustrator, Big Draw 2003, Sainsbury Centre

There was a wide variety of activities on offer. One of the most popular was the workshop with Robert Crowther (an illustrator with Walker Books) who showed children how to make wacky pop-up cards. Everyone got a small prize but the overall winner was as four-year-old who made a dynamic bi-coloured animated bird.

Big Draw 2003, Sainsbury Centre

Trevor Price, from LSI Architects, took a fresh look at drawing architectural plans in both 2D and 3D in the East Mezzanine Gallery. With a wonderful view over the ground floor, visitors quickly tuned into drawing perspective.

Trevor Price, Sainsbury Centre, Norwich

Artists Bryony Graham and Marilyn Mann assembled an enticing range of devices for drawing against the odds, by using the non-leading hand; shading with rubbers; fixing pencils on long sticks; using fragile chalk on slates.

Big Draw 2003, Sainsbury Centre

The Sainsbury Collections were a rich source of inspiration, but the artists also encouraged many to do rubbings from the many kinds of surfaces available. One of the most captivatating artworks of the day was a tiny scratchy drawing of 'how a banana feels'!

Big Draw 2003, Sainsbury Centre
Big Draw 2003, Sainsbury Centre
Big Draw 2003, Sainsbury Centre
Big Draw 2003, Sainsbury Centre