The Big Draw Drawing Festival Returns to Italy with Workshops Across Multiple Cities
The Big Draw, renowned as the largest drawing festival globally, is set to take place in Italy for its 2018 edition from the second week of September until the first week of October. This festival, which originated in England in 2000, draws in around 300,000 participants each year in the UK. In Italy, it has been held since 2015 with the support of Fabriano paper mill. Key activities will occur at Milan's Castello Sforzesco, featuring free workshops, demonstrations, labs, and talks in various Italian cities. Artists such as Sandra Borszcz, Anna Bruder, and Guido Scarabottolo will participate. Highlighted events include a suminagashi workshop in Legnano on September 20, a notebook course in Rome on September 22, a Morandi-inspired lesson in Bologna on the same day, and a cyanotype workshop in Turin on October 5.
Key facts
- The Big Draw originated in England in 2000 as a charity.
- The festival attracts 300,000 participants annually in the UK.
- In Italy, the event is supported by the Fabriano paper mill.
- The Italian edition began in 2015.
- Milan's Castello Sforzesco is a key venue for the 2018 edition.
- The festival runs from the second week of September to the first week of October 2018.
- Participating artists include Sandra Borszcz, Anna Bruder, Anusc Castiglioni, Dario Cestaro, Eleonora Cumer, Maurizio De Bellis, Angelo Gorlini, Piero Guerriero, Francesco Lucchese, Claude Marzotto, Daniela Moretto, Massimo Gonzato, Giulia Orecchia, Fabio Persico, Alessandro Sanna, and Guido Scarabottolo.
- Workshops include suminagashi, creative notebook use, Morandi-inspired drawing, en plein air watercolor, calligraphy, kitchen lithography book-making, and cyanotype printing.
Entities
Artists
- Sandra Borszcz
- Anna Bruder
- Anusc Castiglioni
- Dario Cestaro
- Eleonora Cumer
- Maurizio De Bellis
- Angelo Gorlini
- Piero Guerriero
- Francesco Lucchese
- Claude Marzotto
- Daniela Moretto
- Massimo Gonzato
- Giulia Orecchia
- Fabio Persico
- Alessandro Sanna
- Guido Scarabottolo
- Silvia Bruzzi
- Ginevra Bria
Institutions
- The Big Draw
- Drawing Room
- Royal Academy
- Fabriano
- Castello Sforzesco
- SPAZIO7
- Casale Vigna Cardinali
- Parco della Caffarella
- Laboratorio D’Arte di Silvia Bruzzi
- Scalamata gallery
- Ghetto Vecchio
- Imperfect Comunicazione
- Isisuf – Istituto Internazionale di Studi sul Futurismo
- Artribune
Locations
- England
- Italy
- Milan
- Legnano
- Codroipo
- Rome
- Bologna
- Longone al Segrino
- Como
- Florence
- Venice
- Cannaregio
- Turin
- Castello Sforzesco, Milan
- Casale Vigna Cardinali, Rome
- Parco della Caffarella, Rome
- Scalamata gallery, Venice
- Imperfect Comunicazione, Turin