Every drawing tells a story The Big Draw Launch 2015 19 September Adam Dant Adam

Chris Riddell book signing at Blackwell’s Bookshop 1-2.30pm FREE workshops and events across oxford www.thebigdraw.org Pick up a free walk & draw trail and discover treasures new and old in creative workshops at nine venues every drawing tells a story At 11am join Philip Pullman and Chris Riddell, Children’s Laureate, to launch the 2015 Big Draw Festival at the Weston Library, Activities for all ages unless stated otherwise Bodleian Libraries, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG

Radcliffe Square, 11am–4pm Weston Library, Bodleian Libraries, 11am–4.30pm 2 Yarn-storming 1 Join woolly street artist Deadly Knitshade in conjuring a street art story with just wool, Workshops inspired by the Marks of Genius exhibition run 11.15am -12.15pm easy-peasy French knitting and a lot of Drawing together with Chris Riddell on a drop-in basis from 11am–4.30pm: imagination. Learn a new skill and bring Sign in on the world’s longest visitor out your inner graffiti artist. book and draw alongside famous and Drawing with camera obscura The Same River Twice (video) budding illustrators. See Chris draw his Experience the magic of drawing with Tamarin Norwood and Anton Viesel’s Museum of the History this historic tool, thanks to the Museum video contrasts romantic and sceptical Laureate’s Log live and large! 3 of Science, 12 noon–4pm of the History of Science. Be inspired attitudes towards genius. Drawing an X-ray Line by beautiful buildings and use your analogy between man-made marks and Join artists from Oxford Brookes University 2–4.30pm Create a bibliotopia drawing to create a linocut print. the natural topography of rivers, it traces and others to experiment with 3D drawing Transform the Bodleian into your own the course of lines from documents in Printing workshop inspired by Harry’s world of X-ray vision and dream library. Documentary drawing Marks of Genius. After capturing an image of Oxford with atomic structure. Open to all. masterclass with artist Adam Dant, a camera obscura, participants can cut official recorder – in drawings – of the Sketch for survival a section in lino and print the image recent General Election, and renowned Join artist Claire Duffy to observe The Story Museum, 10am–5pm with printer Richard Lawrence, adding a for his acute observations of society. the beauty of some of the world’s 4 The Story Museum entry: £7.50 adults, £5 souvenir message on the wooden press. Ages 8+. Booking required at www. endangered birds. Then make postcards children/concessions. Exhibition including Draw Me a Story featuring work by Quentin Blake, bodleian.ox.ac.uk/create-a-bibliotopia. Robotic portraiture to appeal for help to ensure the birds’ Mini Grey, Emily Gravett, Korky Paul & Yasmeen International digital artist Patrick Tresset survival. Ismail. Visit comic artist Neill Cameron 2–4.30pm Five frames of genius has trained his robots to draw portraits. 3D Mapping (The Phoenix) in the Illustrator Zoo! Discover digital drawing with animator Pose for 20 minutes and see if they can Help artist Catherine Watson to construct 10.30am–4.30pm Ready, Steady, Colour! Angus Dick. Produce and screen a capture your likeness. a 3D map of Oxfordshire from the visual collaborative animation for the Library’s Book a table at the world’s most colourful café, Make your own unique artist book language of maps – dots, dashes, lines big screen using Samsung tablets. hosted by artist Anna Bruder. Meet wacky with Studio Hato and colours. Take inspiration from the Ages 8+. Booking required at www. waiters, order a drawn dinner and have fun Meet at the Information desk for a Bodleian’s unique collection of maps. bodleian.ox.ac.uk/five-frames-of-genius. decorating it with ketchup paint and salt ‘n’ 30-minute session every half hour. pepper glitter! Interactive fun for ages 3+ in the Courtyard. Free, but booking advised. Visit www.storymuseum.org.uk 19 September 2015

The Story Museum Continued Ashmolean Museum, 1–4pm 3–4pm Chris Riddell, the Children’s 7 Draw your bow! Laureate, will offer tips and techniques Seek out some archers from around the Every drawing tells a story for budding artists in a special draw- world, make a mini bow and arrow and try along event, followed by a book signing. your hand at painting with arrows. Suitable for ages 6+. Tickets included with museum entry, but places limited. Oxford Museum of Natural Visit www.storymuseum.org.uk. 8 History, 1–4pm The Big Draw Launch 2015 19 September Minibeast masterpieces and dinosaur Modern Art Oxford, 2–4pm doodles 5 Loop the loop Join a cartoon masterclass, or drop in and Contribute to a never-ending draw with microscopes and magnifying collaborative drawing with artists glasses. All ages. Georgie Manly and Judith Brocklehurst. Make the paper run over the walls, Pitt Rivers Museum, 11am–1pm around the ceiling and back again, 9 Drawing the drawers creating an enormous circular drawing. Discover what’s hidden inside Pitt Rivers’ drawers. A family activity exploring secret Old Fire Station, 12–2pm objects inside the drawers. What will you 6 Conjure your drawings to life with discover…? multi-media artist Nicola Armitage and animator Adam Childs in a drop- Blackwell’s Bookshop in workshop using drawing, film and Norrington Room, 1–2.30pm animation to explore themes from Book signing with Chris Riddell Before the Tempest to be performed The Children’s Laureate will be taking a in the Old Fire Station theatre at 2pm. break from the Big Draw launch to sign Visit www.oldfirestation.org.uk. copies of his many illustrated books. FREE book signing. No prior booking is required. For more information call 01865 333623.

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Discover Arts Award at the Oxford University Museums and Collections and Chris Riddell book The Big Draw 2015. The Arts Award Discover logbook is a fantastic way signing at Blackwell’s for children 5-11 to develop creative skills and explore the amazing Oxford Bookshop 1-2.30pm University Museums. Add to your logbook by joining in The Big Draw 2015 with a drawing trail (available at all participating venues) around The Big Draw launch on 19 September, and family-friendly Big Draw activities at the Oxford University Museums and other participating venues during October 2015. Purchase your Discover the Oxford University Museums and Collections logbook (£7.50) and find out more at: museums.ox.ac.uk/arts- award. General information about Arts Award see www.artaward.org.uk. FREE workshops and events across oxford visit thebigdraw.org for full details www.thebigdraw.org