Students were invited to participate in NSCAD’s two-day drawing marathon, Big Draw Night!
Participants made panoramic, collaborative drawings in the Fountain Campus student lounge in response to a variety of prompts and themes, including found-object sculptures, large-scale still-life, live models, video projections, music, and verbal prompts.
Time: February 26 & 27, 3 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Location: D241
This event was organized by NSCAD’s Drawing and Painting program.
Event Format:
Each timeslot had a corresponding theme/prompt for drawers. See below:
February 26, Marathon Day 1
- 3-6p.m.: Opening, beginnings, Fibonacci series
- 6-9 p.m.: Noise, the crowd, waves, drowning + diving
- 9 p.m.-12 a.m.: Breadth, depth, looking closely
- Midnight-3 a.m.: Nocturnal life, passageways, looking up, looking down
February 27, Marathon Day 2
- 3–6 p.m.: Layers, unearthing, archaeology (erasure, collage)
- 6–9 p.m.: Theme Joy
- 9 p.m.–12 a.m.: Alternate planes, the other-worldly (ghosts, memories, fables)
- 12–3a m.: Exquisite corpse, arising from the ashes; the menagerie, the circus; the speak-easy.
Sponsored by:
Stonegate Properties Inc.
William Barker and Elizabeth Church
Free pizza and snacks provided by Freeman’s Little New York! 🍕
