‘Drawing is Free’ was created in 2013 by artist Chloe Briggs in Paris.
Published: September 2022
Published: September 2022
Drawing is Free is an initiative designed to bring people together around the pleasure and practice of drawing. It began as an invitation to a school community – students, faculty, administration, support staff and friends – to draw together. The idea was to offer drawing sessions that were free to attend and were free from judgement and critique (often reasons why people stop drawing).
The heart-beat of the project settled into weekly meetings for one hour on Monday mornings. Each participant took it in turns to draw and to be drawn to the length of one track of music.
In March 2020 in lockdown, these sessions transferred online and participants join from around the world.
Drawing is Free collaborates with and has been commissioned by different institutions to design free educational resources and events to encourage people of all ages, backgrounds and experience to draw.
Recent commisions include:
Drawing is Free has been supported by the Arts Council England, Mairie de Paris, and various respected Arts and Education institutions in the U.K. and Europe.
In June 2022, Chloë launched a Patreon with the ambition to grow Drawing is Free’s scope and reach. More than 4500 people are now part of the free community there, and Patreon supporters now allow Chloë to work on Drawing is Free full time.
The heart-beat of the project settled into weekly meetings for one hour on Monday mornings. Each participant took it in turns to draw and to be drawn to the length of one track of music.
In March 2020 in lockdown, these sessions transferred online and participants join from around the world.
Drawing is Free collaborates with and has been commissioned by different institutions to design free educational resources and events to encourage people of all ages, backgrounds and experience to draw.
Recent commisions include:
- Drawing Projects UK
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Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize
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Aga Khan Centre Gallery
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Foundation Press
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Ecole du Breuil
Drawing is Free has been supported by the Arts Council England, Mairie de Paris, and various respected Arts and Education institutions in the U.K. and Europe.
In June 2022, Chloë launched a Patreon with the ambition to grow Drawing is Free’s scope and reach. More than 4500 people are now part of the free community there, and Patreon supporters now allow Chloë to work on Drawing is Free full time.
The Drawing is Free Approach
Drawing is Free is an approach - an evolving philosophy for drawing practice. Chloë has tried to summarize a few of the key thoughts she offers to people in support of their motivation to draw.
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With love,
Chloë
#drawingisfree
Drawing is FREE is PERMISSION TO:
- Buy the art materials and books you need for your drawing practice.
- Travel explicitly and for the sole reason to see things that will feed your imagination: exhibitions, the sea, a city...
- Take up space to draw
- Say ‘No’ and draw rather than do things that tire, frustrate, bore and make you feel not good.
- Draw alongside people at work and at home knowing that this practice brings good energy.
- Draw what you want.
- Draw without feeling you have to explain why, what it is, what it is for and what it means.
- Let your drawings be sensual and free!
With love,
Chloë
#drawingisfree
Collaborators, Supporters and Commissions
