Oriel Davies

Location:

Powys

A contemporary gallery invites both novice and assured ‘drawers’ to celebrate a local landmark.

Organised by Clare Martin and Helen Kozich, Education Officers

Drawing Inspiration Awards 2005 - Winner

Participants of all ages spent a day developing a bold and dynamic artwork in response to an ancient monument – a medieval fort in a nearby park.

Inspired by Brendan Stuart Burns’s paintings in the gallery, and his enthusiasm as workshop leader, the group made their own observations, collected evidence outdoors (drawings, rubbings, soil, feathers, stones and sticks) and shared these experiences in the gallery.

They transformed 80 square metres of paper-lined floor and walls into a striking re-creation of a mysterious wooded environment.

Under Brendan’s guidance, participants experimented with inventive mark-making and created a walk-through installation, which they were proud to share with visitors over the week it remained on show.