9:50am Friday 30th July 2010
BUDDING artists are being encouraged to dig out their sketchbooks this summer in preparation for a national drawing initiative taking place in October.
Many Cumbrian schools and clubs regularly take part, but this year, as part of Cumbria's See it Do it arts awareness campaign, Cumbria County Council wants people to get involved and start preparing in the summer so that even more people can join in and discover the joy and power of drawing.
One event already in the pipeline for The Big Draw is The Big Face, where self-portraits of thousands of schoolchildren from across Cumbria and Lancashire will be used to create a gigantic artwork of a human face.
It is hoped 29,000 self-portraits will make up each pixel of the massive artwork being created by artist Louise Bradley. ArtisanCam, who are organising the project, will be asking every primary school in Cumbria and Lancashire to take part. The winner of the best self-portrait will receive an iPod touch and the winning school will get the services of an artist for a day.
Big Draw month will run throughout October, with the main Big Draw day on October 9.
Art groups, schools, clubs and organisations are all being encouraged to develop activities this summer and post their events on the See it Do it website www.seeitdoit.org.uk Drawing is a powerful form of expression that has been part of human life for thousands of years and can be done by all ages at very little cost,” said Cherrie Trelogan, CCC’s arts participation officer. “Techniques are boundless and can range from designs drawn in the sand to computer animation, from maps and technical drawings to cartoons or drawings with light beams. Let's show the rest of Britain what a creative county Cumbria is."
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