Drawings by hundreds of young people from across Devon and Cornwall, including three competition winners, have gone on display at The Box.
‘For the Joy of Drawing’ is the end result of a drawing competition organised by the city’s award-winning museum, art gallery and archive late last year.
Young people from across the region were invited to submit their favourite drawings and The Box received over 550 entries across three different age categories – primary, secondary and 18-25.
A judging panel featuring artists Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings and The Box’s contemporary art curator Nicoletta Lambertucci, had the difficult task of choosing the winners, who were 10-year-old Milo Smith (primary), 12-year-old Leah Bach (secondary) and 20-year-old Jainey Pickerel (18-25).
All three were invited to The Box to receive their prizes and certificates. Their winning drawings are now on display alongside a selection of many of the other wonderfully imaginative and skilled entries that were received.
‘For the Joy of Drawing’ is inspired by the new series of exhibitions which recently opened at The Box. The spring 2023 programme includes an exhibition of work by artist-duo Quinlan and Hastings, as well as ‘Making Your Mark’ – a beautiful presentation of over 50 drawings from Plymouth’s nationally important Cottonian Collection.
The ‘For the Joy of Drawing’ display, ‘Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings: Portraits’ and ‘Making a Mark: Dazzling Drawings from the Cottonian Collection’ can be seen until June 4. Opening hours are 10am-5pm Tuesday to Sunday and selected bank holidays (including Easter and May). Admission to The Box is free and there’s no need to book.
More information is available from www.theboxplymouth.com.
