You and your kids can express yourself at the 2022 The Big Draw Lake Mac Drawing Festival in October.
The Big Draw Festival is a worldwide celebration of drawing! The Big Draw promotes the universal language of drawing as a tool for learning, expression, and invention.
The 2022 Big Draw Festival theme, Come Back To Colour, is a love letter to each other and the world around us. The world has changed over the last two years and there is no going back to ‘normal’.
The Big Draw theme encapsulates the hope of rediscovery, vitality, health, care, and vibrancy. The hope of capturing, celebrating, and finding joy within the beautiful and wondrous things that remain in everyone’s lives after what has been a challenging few years.
The festival will feature all-ages events, including artist lead adult drawing workshops and family-friendly drawing programs at the Multi-Arts Pavilion, Museum of Art and Culture, the Wangi Creative Hub, and on the Lake’s edge at Warners Bay Foreshore.
The benefits of drawing are endless. Sketching helps develop different areas of the brain, lets you express yourself as well as helping develop hand-eye coordination. Join in the fun in October to develop your skills in a fun and supportive environment.
There are a number of activities in the lead up to The Big Draw but the main event is the Art Walk Warners Bay to Speers Point Park on Saturday 15 October 2022.
School Holiday Activities
Thursday 6 October – Beautiful Bugs & Butterfly Wings – Create your own butterfly wings and collaborate on a BIG DRAW of a bug friendly garden. A hands on workshop where kids can create their own pair of stained glass butterfly wings to wear, and join in on a large drawing. Suitable for ages 3-10. Cost $5. Bookings required.
Friday 7 October – Build a Raft – Join Lake Art Prize artist Liss Finney to build your own creative raft using found objects and natural materials. At this workshop kids will go on a tour of the wonderful exhibition. Then design and build their own raft to take home. Suitable for ages 6 to 16. Cost $12. Bookings required.
Friday 7 October – Drawing with Wire – A hands on workshop where kids do drawing exercises then create a wire sculpture. If kids could bring an A4 photo or photocopy of a friend or family member they would like to make a sculptural portrait. Suitable for ages 8 to 16. Cost $12. Bookings required.
Sunday 9 October – ARTSPACE free family artmaking – Young children and their families can enjoy simple art activities guided by friendly art museum educators every Sunday morning at MAC (Museum of Art and Culture). Free but bookings required.
October 15: Art Walk Warners Bay to Speers Point Park
11am – 1pm – Explore the public artworks at Warners Bay Foreshore by collecting your art booklet at the Markets then walk to the sculptures to claim your stickers.
2pm – 4pm – Join in the Pride Festival Celebration with three memorable artmaking stations including drawing with thread, colour powder explosions and large scale drawing. The Rover will also be onsite with Pride festival themed books.
Find out more about the BIG DRAW: Art Walk Warners Bay to Speers Point Park
More Family Art Activities
Friday 21 October – Free Immersive Digital Drawing using VR – Learn to draw in the virtual realm in the CUBE. Immersive digital drawing for all ages. Join the Multi Arts Pavilion, mima team to explore what the cutting edge arts space can offer. No booking required. More info.
Sunday 23 October – Young children and their families can enjoy art making inspired by the BIG DRAW theme Come Back to Colour, guided by friendly art museum educators. To celebrate the international drawing event , ARTSPACE is running a free pop-up workshop on Sunday 23 October out the front of MAP mima. Free but bookings required.
Tuesday 25 October – Creative Play for Under 5’s – Enjoy hands-on activities, where you and your child can explore and discover together. Suitable for ages 5 and under. Stories, music, songs, art, science, dance …. there is something different each month. Come and enjoy a morning of fun hands-on activities. A great way to meet other parents. Free but bookings required.
As well as family activities, there are adult drawing activities throughout the month at MAC. Find out more about The Big Draw Festival.
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