Big Draw 2002 Scotland Launch
Other launch events: London,
N. Ireland,
Wales
Finale event: Royal Institution of Great Britain
Royal Museum & Museum of Scotland
19 October 2002
Over 1100 visitors of all ages got creative in galleries and
public spaces through the day. Subjects ranged from Ancient Eygpt to
architecture, human portraiture to elephants and giraffes, and anotomy to
archaeology. They projected huge images and made bright reproductions in felt
tips, created lightning-quick charcoal sketches and collections-inspired
cartoons, as well as collages of Super Mario for the youngest budding artists.
They were joined by Fionna Carlisle, Kate Charlesworth, Helen
Denerley, George Donald, Kate Downie, Ron O'Donnell and George Wyllie. Kate
Downie was busy all weekend making The Big Drawing, a giant 'sketchbook'
page drawing of the Royal Museum's Main Hall, in the same proportions as her
normal sketchbook is to her studio, and inspiring others to tackle the vast
architecture in their own drawings. Her completed artwork was displayed on the
floor of the Main Hall for the rest of the week as a reminder of the great day!
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Imagination's Chamber 18 - 28 October Sponsored by
Edinburgh City Council
Children and their parents flocked around Jonny Boatfield,
children's author and illustrator, at the Royal Museum. Over 11 days his
workshops inspired about 350 children to create their own imaginary characters,
draw them and then write a little book about them.
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