Milton Keynes Gallery Receives National Award For Big Draw Event |
 Last October, 1,250 events took place in 1,100 venues across the UK and out of all these Big Draw programmes, Milton Keynes Gallery won the Runner Up Award for their Big Draw event. The Awards took place at The British Museum on 30 March. Nyla Elahi, Education Assistant at Milton Keynes Gallery received the Award and a commemorative certificate designed by leading illustrator and campaign patron, Quentin Blake. Sue Grayson Ford, Campaign Director, commented "Milton Keynes Gallery fully demonstrated the Big Draw's aims of bringing people together, engaging them creatively and supporting active learning - all through drawing. I am amazed how organisers constantly expand the boundaries of drawing by bringing vast amounts of enthusiasm and imagination to their events."Over 400 children and adults took part in the Big Draw Family Day, joining professional artists, scientists, volunteers and staff in workshops inspired by the art and science themes of Gilberto Zorio's exhibition at the Gallery in October 2008. Activities included shadow puppetry, drawn animation on 16mm film, spin drawings on potters' wheels, the use of chemical reactions to make planetary drawings, pendulum painting and UV cosmic drawings made with glow wands in a dark room. The day concluded with a glow in the dark 'Ultimate Frisbee' game on Margaret Powell Square outside the Gallery. These activities were supported by The Open University Science Festival, Adult Continuing Education, volunteers from the University of Northampton, Milton Keynes Parks Trust, Milton Keynes Theatre, Cranfield University and the gallery staff team.  The Big Draw 2008's focus was on teachers' professional development and science in art. In partnership with Adult Continuing Education, Milton Keynes Gallery also ran 'Inspired by …' workshops to experiment with energy, and draw with light and chain reactions. Artists provided taster sessions for teachers, student teachers and art students, building their confidence to develop cross-curricular art and science projects. |
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