Draw

Saturday 24 July, 12 PM–12 AM at Edmonton's Artist-Run Centres

At Harcourt House: try your hand at life-drawing sessions with live models from 12–6 PM. Work with a variety of materials alongside some of Harcourt House's resident artists.

At SNAP: SNAP offers its facilities from 12–6 PM to show you the nitty-gritty on printmaking. Staff and volunteers will show the facility and help you to create your own print.

At Latitude 53: bring your artworks begun at Harcourt House and SNAP to Latitude 53 to hang in the gallery all afternoon. At 6 PM, the real party starts—Latitude 53 will be dragging out the collaging-tables for a collage party. Again, you can bring the work you’ve created at the other centres to Latitude to continue, or start fresh with a brand new collage.

Plus: FAVA participates with a special scratch-animation workshop from 8–11 PM at Latitude 53, where you can see your drawings come to life. There will also be a bar for 18+ and CJSR special guest DJs.

Read about Draw on the Latitude 53 Blog.

This July 24, the third annual DRAW is expanding across downtown Edmonton! This year’s 12-hour-long collaborative drawing party is stepping out, kicking off with daytime events at SNAP and Harcourt House and concluding with an evening party at its traditional home, Latitude 53. This year, DRAW brings the community together all day long at Edmonton’s artist-run centres, where artists professional or amateur can draw and celebrate through the afternoon and night.

Draw begins at high noon at SNAP and Harcourt House with different activities at each location. At Harcourt House, both buildings will be open to guests for life drawing sessions, featuring Harcourt’s resident artists working alongside visitors. Meanwhile, at SNAP, guests can try their hand at some of the printmaking techniques and equipment which the SNAP studio specializes in. Both sessions run 12–6 pm.

At 6:00 the party takes off at Latitude 53. Bring your art begun in the afternoon at any time and display it on the gallery walls, or keep going with collage supplies provided in the evening—this year’s DRAW is all about forging connections, as Edmonton’s artists young and old move from place to place with their creations. Food, drink and DJs arrive at 8:00 to keep the party going until midnight.