THE Drawing Box A5 Pop-Up Show launched at the Modeenagh Studio in Tempo on Saturday, December 12, and is running until December 19.
An open studio exhibition, the pop-up show features work by more than 60 international artists from the Drawing Box collective created during 2020.
This exhibition is a specifically curated event, featuring small-scaled A5 drawings, five by each artist which were made during the pandemic.
The Drawing Box Facebook group was originally established by Diane Henshaw in Winter, 2012, with founding members John Crabtree, Andrew Crane and Patil Rajendra.
The idea of the group was to link artists within a national and international context who had an interest in contemporary drawing and global networking; this went on to manifest itself in the form of a major small works unframed and unfunded touring exhibition, and online network for members.
Eventually the original Drawing Box expo went to archive, and was gifted a post-international tour to The National Irish Visual Arts Library in Dublin.
In 2020, Diane Henshaw, whilst on furlough from her usual job as Arts Officer for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, decided to re-initiate the activities of the original, and growing, members group.
She invited 51 selected and culturally diverse members to post pre-recorded studio video clips and stills of art work with some online engagement associated with their creative practice during lockdown.
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland awarded Diane some emergency arts funding to administrate the studio visits for the group.
2020 programming has helped to give artists hope and some unique and unusual opportunities to be profiled internationally through the networks created, as well as through programming being developed.
A key focus of the events and programming has been to visually nurture members and their interests by sharing information, creating connections, and in general being there for each other.
Modeenagh Studio (202 Gardiners Cross Road, Modeenagh, Tempo) is open daily from 10am to 4pm for viewing until December 19. For more information please contact Diane - Drawingboxinternational@gmail.com or visit the Facebook event page - https://fb.me/e/xQCa6u9r
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