June 3, 2011 -
PRLog -- One million drawings is a big target for the world Drawing Day event, but it may just be within reach. “Social networking is more powerful than ever, and once the word spreads, artists will embrace the event,” says Gow. Twitter, Facebook and many online art communities are all rallying for submissions and off to a great start. The official website at http://drawingday.org is becoming highly active with submissions too.
The event has already had a great start before the event started with a successful Drawing Day project on the popular fundraising website http://Kickstarter.com. “We launched our Kickstarter project to raise money for a book to document Drawing Day, and we hit that target pretty quickly,” he proudly adds. The book will showcase drawings submitted on Drawing Day and is part of what’s new with the event this year. The official event website http://drawingday.org showcases the official t-shirts, downloadable posters, and includes all the information anyone needs to participate.
It’s free and simple to participate and you can do so on your own, with a group of friends, or at your local school or community center. If you would like to participate at a local event and can’t find one, you can simply download a poster from
http://drawingday.org, post it on a notice board and organize to meet people in your community. All people need to do is arrive with a pencil and paper (or a computer if you’re a digital artist). Once you have completed your drawings, simply upload them to http://drawingday.org or to any of the participating websites listed.
Technology is definitely helping the Drawing Day mission. The website has created an online drawing application so people can draw directly on the website – and it works on an iPad. Since its launch, the iPad has been embraced by many artists as a digital and portable drawing tool. These artists are set to bridge the gap between traditional and digital methods of drawing and Drawing Day hopes to take advantage of this.
“Drawing Day is for everyone. You can draw using the latest technology, or use the event as an excuse to turn off the computer and spend time with family and friends using nothing more than paper and pencil,” says Gow. Whether you’re nine or ninety-nine years old, Drawing Day is hoping to remind people of the joy of drawing.
