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| Venue: | Accord Housing Group |
| Address: | c/o18 Caldmore Green, Caldmore, Walsall, West Midlands WS1 3RL
Tel: 01922 728201 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | In the weeks leading up to Big Draw season we're inviting all our customers to submit their drawings for exhibition. Every submission will be exhibited during October, whether on our website(s), in meeting romos, reception areas, galleries and shops with which we have a connection. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | Some work displayed at our group AGM in Walsall at the New Art Gallery on Sept 23rd, evening and by invitation only |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: tbc |
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| Venue: | Bilston Craft Gallery |
| Address: | Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV14 7LU
Tel: 01902 552507 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw with Dave Gunning" |
| Description: | Join acclaimed Bilston-born artist Dave Gunning and be inspired by his exhibition Manufacturing Monuments to explore mark making on a large scale and create a collaborative landscape based on the places you know and love. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 23
11am - 3pm - drop in throughout these times |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: FREE |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw with Jenny Gunning" |
| Description: | Printmaker Jenny Gunning will be at the Gallery to show you how to transform drawings into prints. Be inspired by the exhibition Manufacturing Monuments to learn about different printmaking techniques and have a go yourself. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 23
11am - 3pm drop-in throughout these times |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: FREE |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw in Craftplay" |
| Description: | Our pre-school activity space Craftplay will be open for big drawing for our little visitors. Make your drawing bigger using our projector or make it 3D using cardboard! For 0-7 year olds and their carers to experiment making their mark! |
| Audience: | Children
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 23
11am - 3pm drop-in throughout these times |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: FREE |
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| Venue: | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery |
| Address: | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, West Midlands B3 3DH
Tel: 0121 303 1966 Website |
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| Event title: | "Adult workshop:'Exploring Drawing' with Paula Woof" |
| Description: | Experiment with different drawing materials and texhniques in this friendly and relaxed workshop with experienced tutor, Paula Woof. Tickets £10.00 (advance booking essential) - basic materials included. To book at ticket call the box office on 0121 303 1966 or book online at www.bmag.org.uk/events |
| Audience: | Adults
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9
11am - 4pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: £10.00 |
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| Venue: | Blessed William Howard Catholic High School a Specialist Arts College |
| Address: | Rowley Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire ST17 9AB
Tel: 01785 244236 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | "Making your mark on the future" |
| Audience: | Members of the school and community
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9
10-3 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: donations for charity |
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| Venue: | Blue-Ginger Gallery |
| Address: | Home End Farm, Stiffords Bridge, Cradley Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 5NW
Tel: 01886 880240 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw - Portrait Postcards" |
| Description: | Customers, artists, schoolchildren , students - in fact everyone- is invited to submit a postcard sized portrait of a person or an animal , or a fantastical creature. Entries will be exhibited on the gallery walls and visitors are invited to make a bid for their favourite(s). All proceeds to Acorns Childrens' Hospice, Worcester. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
10am - 5.30pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: no charge |
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| Venue: | Escape Community Art in Action Workshops |
| Address: | Stratford Escape, No 1 Garden Cottage, Shakespeare Street Stratfford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 6RN
Tel: 01608 666013 |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | "Making your mark on the Future". |
| Audience: | Adults
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 6, 13, 20, 27
10am - 1pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: n/a |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | "Make your mark on the Future". Painting and drawing based project. |
| Audience: | Adults
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 19, 26
Also on 2 and 9 November 2010, 10:00am - 1pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: No charge |
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| Venue: | Flax Mill Arts |
| Address: | c/o 87 Allerton Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Sy1 4qj
Tel: 01743 340 500 |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | This event will explore the Flax Mill building and its heritage through drawing |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: tbc |
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| Venue: | Fordhall Community Land Initiative |
| Address: | Fordhall Farm, Ternhill Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire TF3 1AW
Tel: 0130 638696 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | TBC!!!! |
| Audience: | Family
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 17
11am - 4pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: FREE |
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| Venue: | Heritage Motor Centre |
| Address: | Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwick, Warwickshire CV35 5OJ
Tel: 01926 641188 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw at Heritage Motor Centre" |
| Description: | Come along to the Heritage Motor Centre on 28 October and join in our 'Big Draw' family activities running from 11am to 3pm in our Education Room. The activities are free but normal museum entry fees apply. Plus draw in our giant 'Big Draw' visitors book! |
| Audience: | Family
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 28
11am to 3pm |
| Cost: | Normal admission charge
Event: Free Big Draw activities |
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| Venue: | Hodge Hill Girls' School |
| Address: | Bromford Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands B36 8EY |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | tbc |
| Audience: | Students
This event is closed to the public |
| Dates: | October 20 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: tbc |
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| Venue: | Howley Grange Primary School |
| Address: | Howley Grange Rd, Halesowen, West Midlands B62 0HS |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | tbc |
| Audience: | Parents and children of the school
This event is closed to the public |
| Dates: | October 6 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: tbc |
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| Venue: | Ironbridge Society of artists. |
| Address: | Maws Craftcenter, Ferry Road, Jackfield Telford, Shropshire TF8 7LS
Tel: 01952419146 |
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| Event title: | "The Gorge through your eyes" |
| Description: | Visitors to and residents in The Gorge are invited to take part in our large scale record of views, thoughts and memories of this unique place. Draw, doodle, write, scribble, express. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 23, 24
10am-4pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: free |
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| Venue: | Manor Way Primary School |
| Address: | Briar Mill Road, Halesowen, West Midlands B63 3HA |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | tbc |
| Audience: | Parents and children of the school
This event is closed to the public |
| Dates: | October 5 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: tbc |
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| Venue: | Our Lady and St Kenelm RC Primary |
| Address: | Bundle Hill, Halesowen, West Midlands B63 2AT
Tel: 01384 816880 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | tbc |
| Audience: | Members of school and parish community
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | November 3rd 2010, 3.30-4.45 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: tbc |
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| Venue: | RBSA Gallery |
| Address: | RBSA Gallery, 4 Brook Street, St. Paul's Birmingham, West Midlands B3 1SA
Tel: 0121 236 4353 Website |
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| Event title: | "Dynamic Drawing!" |
| Description: | Join Gordon Shaw, RBSA and Sue delaHaye, ARBSA and explore the various wonderful ways to create dynamic drawings.
All ages welcome. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential. Please call the Gallery on 0121 236 4353 to book. |
| Audience: | Family
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9
11:00am - 1:00pm and 2:00pm - 4:00pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: free |
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| Venue: | Rugby Art Gallery and Museum |
| Address: | Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, Little Elborow Street, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3BZ
Tel: (01788) 533201 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | Explore your hidden talent and get creative! Join us for a range of exciting art activities working with artists, for all ages and abilities. With a variety of activities we invite you to participate in events, meet artists and creative professionals, and try your hand at something new. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 16 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: Free |
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| Venue: | St Goeorge's CE Primary School Worcester |
| Address: | St George's Lane North, Worcester, Worcestershire WR1 1RD
Tel: 01905619454 |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw - Make Your Mark on the Future" |
| Description: | The pupils at St George's will be creating drawings about Making Their Mark on the Future. The drawings will be transfered onto hoardings surrounding the exciting new university development in the centre of Worcester. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: tbc |
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| Venue: | St Kenelms Primary School |
| Address: | The Parish Office, Bromsgrove Road, Romsley, West Midlands B62 0LF |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | tbc |
| Audience: | Parents and children of the school
This event is closed to the public |
| Dates: | October 7 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: tbc |
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| Venue: | St, Micheals Church , Stockton |
| Address: | church street, stockton, Southam, Warwickshire CV 47 8
Tel: 01926 814878 |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | tbc |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9
stocckton school will be invited for thier own session on the 8th Oct, tbc |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: donations |
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| Venue: | Staffordshire Arts and Museum Service |
| Address: | Shire Hall Gallery, Market Square, Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2LD
Tel: 01785 278345 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | This year we are celebrating the Big Draw by decorating lifesize paper dolls with our own designs! We think that you will be able to complete the activity in 10 minutes, but you are welcome to stay longer! We ask that children participating are accompanied by an adult at all times. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9
10:00 - 4:00 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: Free of Charge |
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| Venue: | The Barber Institute of Fine Arts |
| Address: | University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TS
Tel: 0121 414 7335 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Art of Drawing on Walls" |
| Description: | Discover the ancient art of graffiti as part of this year’s Big Draw at the Barber Institute. Exciting tales of times gone by, ancient Egyptian magic spells and a Mummy’s coffin from the University of Birmingham's Research and Cultural Collections will spark off your expressive and lively wall drawings. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9
11am-4pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: Free, drop-in event |
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| Venue: | The Commandery |
| Address: | Sidbury, Worcester, Worcestershire WR5 3SY
Tel: 01905 361821 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | Through its rich layers of history and characters, the Commandery has borne witness to the changes which forged England's past.By painting and drawing posters,placards and banners,being inspired by our contemporary scultures, make your mark on the changes you would like to see for the future. |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 16
11.00 - 4.00 |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: no charge |
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| Venue: | Warwick Words Festival |
| Address: | Warwick Library, Barrack Street, Warwick, Warwickshire CV32
Tel: 01926 776438 Website |
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| Event title: | "Oodles of Doodles" |
| Description: | Have some doodletastic fun with
free doodles, masks, postcards and
stickers courtesy of Buster Books.
Children can have oodles of fun
doodling half-completed scenes
that include giving crocodiles their
teeth, designing fun flip-flops,
decorating a dream car and drawing
some colourful tail feathers for an
exotic bird.
Volunteers will be on hand to help
keep your kids well entertained and
books will be available to buy at
Warwick Books. |
| Audience: | Family
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9
10.30am - 2.30pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: FREE EVENT |
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| Event title: | "Cartoon Workshop" |
| Description: | Writer and Comic Book Editor
Tim Quinn conducts this unique
workshop in cartooning - including
figure drawing, emotion, storytelling
in pictures, character and story
creation, and comic book history.
If you love to draw or just want to
visit the world of comics/cartoons
then you will have a whale of a time
with the man who personally knows
Beryl the Peril, Spider-Man, Iron
Man, Korky the Cat, the Incredible
Hulk and so |
| Audience: | Family
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9
10.00am - 12noon |
| Cost: | Normal admission charge
Event: £5.00 per ticket (Family Ticket £18.00 2 adults/2children) |
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| Event title: | "How to... Tell a Story in Pictures" |
| Description: | Join Tim Quinn, writer for the
Guardian newspaper, former Editor
of Marvel Comics Spider-Man and
X-Men in this interactive and fun
workshop.
The workshop will nurture, enhance
and develop your drawing skills,
allowing you to create characters
and their personalities on the page.
Become part of this unique method
of visual storytelling! |
| Audience: | Family
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9
2.00pm - 4.00pm |
| Cost: | Normal admission charge
Event: £10.00 (£8.00 inder 16s) |
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| Venue: | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum |
| Address: | Foregate Street, Worcester, Worcestershire WR1 1DT
Tel: 01905 25371 Website |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw - Make your mark of the future" |
| Description: | We are asking everyone to contribute to our huge painted 'rainbow of hands' and to think about our World's endangered environment. Take inspiration from our wonderful Natural History collection - treasures from the oceans, animals, birds and beasties, then paint, draw or make a 3D logo to help save our natural world. |
| Audience: | Family
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9
11.00am - 4.00pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: FREE Admission |
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| Venue: | Worcester Porcelain Museum |
| Address: | Severn Street, Worcester, Worcestershire WR1 2ND
Tel: 01905 21247 Website |
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| Event title: | "Its all done with mirrors" |
| Description: | Come and see how porcelain designs were recorded in the past and have your own design saved for posterity in the 'Big Draw 2010 Archive Book'. See the magic of our Mirror Box in action! |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9
10.30am to 4.00pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: free entry for Big draw participants |
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| Event title: | "The Big Draw" |
| Description: | Take a behind-the-scenes look at our fabulous archives and see how porcelain designs of the past were saved for the future. Try your hand at creating your own design and preserve it for posterity in the 'Big Draw 2010 Archive Book'. Marvel at the magic of our Mirror Box which will transform your designs! |
| Audience: | All ages
This event is open to the public |
| Dates: | October 9
10.30am to 4.00pm |
| Cost: | No admission charge
Event: Free entry to Big Draw participants |
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