Big Draw North East Launch 2004
Other launch events: South West,
South East,
London, East,
East Midlands, West Midlands,
North West, Yorkshire,
Scotland, Wales,
N. Ireland
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle
Drawn Together
2 October 2004
Throngs of visitors made friends with people with different
backgrounds, experience and beliefs. What would Heath Robinson (on exhibition)
have designed to get things going? The Friend-Ship...a fantastical voyaging
machine specially constructed for making friends of all kinds. Its cargo
swelled with drawings, designs and textiles, reflecting the cultural variety of
the region. Family activities took place under the eye of the Friend-Ship's
Captain, and visiting artists. Visitors also enjoyed a workshop led by Steve
Webb, a leading children's book illustrator with Random House.