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With special thanks to……..
………For your ongoing support
“Everyone has a different way of viewing the world and I firmly believe that everyone has an ability to draw and paint that view. It's a great meditative process that can still a troubled mind in troubled times. Also there is as much joy in the viewing as there is in the doing.�
Benedict Cumberbatch - Actor Illustration: Hayley Chan
INTRODUCING the big draw award SPEAKERS…….. Bob & Roberta Smith RA Artist
@BobandRoberta
The big draw PATRONS Andrew Marr
Lord Foster of Thames Bank
Gerald Scarfe CBE
Bob & Roberta Smith RA
David Hockney OM CH RA Sir Roger Penrose OM Sir Quentin Blake CBE
Posy Simmonds MBE
INTRODUCING OUR SPEAKERS……..
Mike Leigh Writer-Director of film and theatre
Emma Black Trustee, The Campaign for Drawing
THANKS TO THIS YEAR’S judges Sally Manser Head of ROH Bridge Programme
Caroline Marcus Director, Caroline Marcus Associates
Ian Thompson Head of Extended Schools Partnerships, University of the Arts London
Henry Ward Artist, writer and educator
“The Big Draw is a simple but sustainable initiative that just keeps on giving”. Sally Manser “The Awards show creativity is thriving in communities across the UK and beyond, and the positive impact that drawing can have on the wellbeing of people of all ages”. Caroline Marcus “To see such an incredible range of projects, and so many interpretations of drawing, was inspirational”. Henry Ward “There were drawings about what people loved and were interested in. Drawing was used to explore new ideas and ways of working”. Ian Thompson
@itsourworld2015
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The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust Awards Highly Commended
International Big Draw Big Draw Week & Community Big Draw
Organiser: Richard Harrison Head of Art, Design & Technology
It’s Our World
Organiser: Alison Gray Countryside Centre Coordinator
Pop Up Drawing Together:
House of Wild Plants & It’s Our World Organiser: Dawn Pereira Arts Manager “I Have been reminded how there are no boundaries in art. Anything is possible!” - Playeum Big Draw visitor
Big Draw 2014: It’s A Wrap!
Organiser: Jessica Hartsbourne Learning & outreach officer
A Wild Day In: Nature Roadshow Organiser: Kate Osbourne Learning & skills officer Event supported by RSPB
“Can we do this every Saturday”? - Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery Big Draw 2014 visitor.
The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust Awards Highly Commended Presented by: John Bird MBE Founder and Editor in Chief, The Big Issue
A message from The British School of Beijing, Shunyi‌‌ " Thank you so much for this award, it was a great surprise! I've been a big supporter of the Big Draw since first experiencing one on my PGCE. Many thanks again for recognising our school for one of this years a Big Draw Awards. It's a great recognition and achievement after such a whole school effort to highlight the importance of drawing".
Richard Harrison, Art Teacher
A message from Playeum, Singapore………. “We are delighted with this Thank you, thank you! Our new centre will open this year. The Big Draw has given us a home. I can tell you, The Campaign for Drawing has made such a terrific difference and social impact for Playeum. Without the Campaign - we would be in a very different place”. Sumitra Pasupathy, Executive Director & Co-founder, Playeum, Singapore.
The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust Awards Runners Up
Big Draw Weekend Drawing Festival
Organiser: Katie Theodoros Family Programs Coordinator
Sketchbook Scavenger Hunt Organisers: June Sees and Jenny Robins Collective Co-founders Sponsored by Seawhite of Brighton & The Children’s Scrap Scheme.
Hidden Narratives Dangerous Erasions Organiser: Laura Moreton-Griffiths Projects Director
The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust Awards Runners Up Presented by: David Eldridge The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust
A message from Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts, USA……..
The Big Awards 2015: Trail Blazers
Underworld UV Drawing
Organiser: Deirdre O’Flanagan Art teacher
Time Capsule Retzozi Museum, Kisvarda, Hungary
Organiser: Monika Szarvas Curator
It’s Our Cubist World 3peel Group, Bangalore, India
Organiser: Ruchika Kawlra Motwani 3peel Founder
Middlesex Drawing Week Middlesex University
Organiser: Andrew Pomphrey Senior Technician
The Big Awards 2015: Trail Blazers Presented by: Alison Carlier 2014 Jerwood Drawing Prize Winner
“Thank you Big Draw and the extended family/panel,
It was indeed a great honour to participate in The Big Draw last year and to feel connected with so many organisations all over the world through our passion for drawing. To win this award was such an unexpected bonus! We, Team India, had a great time taking part with the best in the world and reaching this level of success the first time around. We look forward to participating in many more Big Draw events and taking this to a larger audience across India�. Regards, Ruchika (3peel)
The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust Awards Winners
NEATEN & Baltic’s Big Collaborative Draw Organisers: Susan M Coles NEATEN co-ordinator Vicky Sturrs Baltic Schools and Colleges Programmer
The Big Draw on the Allotments
Lead artist: Leslie Holmes
Round in Circles Organised by: Catherine Laing Outreach Assistant, Glasgow Life
In partnership with Scotrail, Queens Park Railway Club and Pollokshields Heritage
The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust Awards Winners Presented by: Sally Carter The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust
The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust Awards Creative School Award Joint Winners
The Big Draw: Tyssen Community School, Hackney, London
Organiser: Mini Mawi Art Co-ordinator
It’s My Manchester Stanley Grove Primary Academy, Longsight, Manchester
Organiser: Emma Martin Creative Lead
The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust Awards Creative School Award Joint Winners
Presented by Paul Bell BBC Big Painting Challenge Winner
National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS) Award
One World Seven Billion Styles Eastbury Comprehensive School, Barking Essex (< Click left to view animation)
Organiser: Darren Bartholomew Art teacher
National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS) Award Presented by Sue Gilbert Head of Young Arts, NADFAS
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Big Draw has been an important conduit to look at cultural roots and identity, conservation and regeneration. It has brought people and groups together, in a deprived area, in a way that many other initiatives have failed to doâ&#x20AC;?. Leslie Holmes, Artist Ordsall Community Arts, Salford Big Draw Award 2014 Winner