June 6th is Drawing Day! While not specifically a local Calgary event, Drawing Day is a fantastic opportunity for artists (of all ages, shapes, sizes, and experience levels) to pick up a pencil, make a mark or two, and help spread our immeasurable and passionate love of drawing. The very ambitious goal of Drawing Day is to create 1,000,000 drawings globally! And they can only accomplish that with the amazing talents of artists worldwide!
Below is a brief snippet from DrawingDay.org:
What is Drawing Day?
One day a year, the world stops to remember that joy we had when we first picked up a pencil and created our first piece of art – that’s what Drawing Day is all about. The goal for Drawing Day is simple – to create enough drawings to make some noise worldwide for the sake of art. 2008 was the first year of this initiative. Our goal is definitely a long-shot, but we continue to aim for 1 million drawings worldwide. We have no precise measure to know if we reach this goal. If we come close we will all definitely know. Even if we reach 10% of our goal in the first year of this initiative, it will be a great achievement but we will continue aiming for the magic million.Why is Drawing Day important?
Illustrators and artists alike often go unappreciated. The creation of art and illustration captured our minds ever since we were children and our parents turned the pages of our first book. These stories came to life via the illustrations that took us to an imaginary world full of inspiration.Whether you’re a professional illustrator or you just enjoy the occasional scribble, you can give back to the illustration community by drawing on this day. By injecting more and more illustration and art into our community, we are not only showing our appreciation to our fellow artists, but we are spreading awareness of the joy of drawing. It is important that you contribute – Drawing Day will only be a success if we all participate and make some noise. So, please tell your friends and spread the word.
For more information about how you can participate, please visit the Drawing Day website!
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