Glass Cannon Animation Workshop

This was a rare chance for children, and their parents, to look behind the scenes of a thriving, small animation studio, to learn about making moving pictures, and to try it themselves. Given valuable support to explore the world of stop frame and other animation techniques, children from across Yorkshire discovered the secrets of making drawings move. These sessions in York offered a great family day out and may have inspired some future animators. Participants received a DVD of their animation as a souvenir of a very creative day's work.

Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust Awards

The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust aims to increase public appreciation of the arts and music. Their awards recognise educators, artists, teachers and others who use The Big Draw to extend their audience’s perception of drawing and to engage them in innovative activities. They reward organisers whose events relate to their setting, local environment or community, show a clear purpose and good results. Individual drawings may have been used to create a collective artwork, or a public display to celebrate participants’ achievements.