The Campaign for Drawing has one aim: to get everyone drawing!
Why? Drawing helps us to think, invent and communicate – regardless of age and ability. The Campaign for Drawing took its initial
inspiration from the visionary Victorian artist and writer, John Ruskin, who drew in order to see the world more clearly.
Every October over 1200 UK venues, from scout huts and schools to national museums and palaces, take part in The Big Draw.
This annual programme demonstrates that drawing is the perfect medium for learning, observation, self-expression and fun.
Wide-ranging events and themes span the arts and sciences, proving that drawing can be an enjoyable public activity as well as a private passion.
For the Campaign's tenth anniversary, activities will take place throughout October, with 2009 Big Draw Day on 10 October.
From July you can search here for The Big Draw nearest to you.
The Campaign celebrates the hundreds of creative ways artists, teachers, cultural educators and others use drawing to connect people
with museum and gallery collections, their heritage or wider community. Drawing Inspiration Awards
reward and share innovative activities. Visit our gallery of past award winners.
Power Drawing Professional Development provides a year-round programme for teachers, cultural educators,
artists and others interested in developing drawing in schools, cultural and community venues.
Power Drawing publications show how drawing supports formal and informal learning.
Support us. An arts educational charity, the Campaign sees drawing as a life skill: a
vital tool for learning, creativity, design and action. Our work needs champions. Donations, however small, make a big difference.
Please contact us for details.