Drawing Festival
Nurture your inner artist at Queensland Art Gallery's free one-day festival celebrating putting pencil to paper.
Overview
Have you ever wandered through a gallery, enjoyed the creative pieces gracing the walls, then felt inspired to pick up a paintbrush, pastel or pencil yourself? That's a regular part of the art experience. When the urge to try to make your own masterpiece strikes, you mightn't know which steps to take next, though. Enter Queensland Art Gallery's new — and free — Drawing Festival.
On Sunday, May 21, budding artists will find activities for all ages — and, crucially, all skill levels — with drawing materials supplied, too. So, whether you're keen on taking a workshop guided by local artists or sketching everything from nature to works in QAG's collection, this 10am–5pm event has you covered.
Drawing from the Collection at QAGOMA / Photograph: M Pricop © QAGOMA.
Bill Platz and Zoe Porter are hosting the instructor-led sessions, both focusing on self-portraiture in different ways. For just drawing when the urge strikes, you can head to multiple spots around the gallery all throughout the day — including the Sculpture Courtyard.
Also on the agenda: watching Queensland College of Art students draw live from 10.30am–4.30pm, listening to Queensland Conservatorium musicians play classical and contemporary tunes from 11.30am–4pm, and both curator's and guided tours.
Draw Along: Mirror Likeness with artist Bill Platz at QAGOMA / Photograph: C Callistemon © QAGOMA.
Top image: Drawing from the Collection at QAGOMA. Robert Macpherson, Australia 1937 -2021 / Mayfair: 4,4,Joe Birch 1999 1999 / Dulux Weathershield acrylic on masonite / Four panels: 122 x 91.5cm (each) / Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2016. Donated under the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Robert Macpherson / Photograph: M Pricop © QAGOMA.
