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We Are… starting small to dream big
Ever wanted to exhibit your work? Then welcome to Desk Drawer Exhibition, a chance to learn, create, build and ultimately put on an online exhibition all from a desk drawer!
What is Desk Drawer Exhibition?
For aspiring artists, whereas much of our time may be spent sitting numbingly at the desks of our day jobs, privately our passions might be elsewhere. And we fight to make room for this, keeping it close but also often hidden away.
The desk drawer could well be that space. A space that could exist for hopes and dreams. For something that lays within oneself, something that despite its safe cocoon reveals and allows us to be seen. Opening up to an alternative world of possibilities, full of creativity and wonder…or anything else that comes to mind.
Participants are invited to create/stage a mini exhibition contained in a drawer. The exhibition can include drawings, paintings, or objects made by themselves that reflect on the themes above and stretch them further. Participants are free to interpret them as they wish, be as creative as possible, express themselves and be open to imagination.
After creating their works, participants can submit their mini-exhibition as a series of photographs and a video, along with a brief write-up. The visual presentation of the work is open to each artist to create as they like. Thereafter, each participant will have their mini exhibition displayed on a custom webpage as part of the Desk Drawer Exhibition project.
Highlights of the projects
Nicola Berresford – Vitruvian Queen
Kushag – Lest One Forgets
The details
When does it start?
The project is open to all WAA members. Dates will be announced next year.
What’s involved?
There will be four online art sessions (on Thursdays) running throughout the submission period to support and advise participants:
Introduction to the Exhibition (Session 1) - date TBA (FREE)
Building a Collection Workshop (Session 2) - date TBA (£5 / free for paid members)
Creating Together (Session 3) - date TBA (£3 / free for paid members)
Creating Together (Session 4) - date TBA (free session/donations)
The big finale
The project will culminate with a celebratory sharing event online where the works will be shown, where participants can invite their friends/family
Exhibition Opening Celebration Session - date TBA (by Invite for all participants and their friends and family)
What to submit?
Up to 5 images (max) and 1 video (max 30 seconds) of their desk drawer exhibition
For example:1 image showing the whole exhibition in the drawer
2-5 images showing the artwork in your exhibition
1 video (30 seconds) of the drawer opening to reveal your exhibition
Text of 250 words (max) about themes and ideas of your desk drawer exhibition. Please include a title of the exhibition and your artist name, along with instagram/website links
All images/video/text must be clearly labelled with the artist’s name and title of exhibition
The final submitted works will be collated by WAA into an online exhibition of the project with a dedicated webpage that will show each participant’s work and the themes behind them.
Thereafter the works will be shown one-by-one on WAA social media channels, tagging the artist and links to their WAA profile/personal website/Instagram. WAA will also collate the entire project into a video that will be shown on social media channels.
Get involved?
Throughout the period participants can join the Desk Drawer FaceBook Group to collaborate with other participants and ask any questions they may have.
Introduction to the Exhibition (Session 1)
date TBA
This first session will introduce the project to give an overview of what the exhibition is all about, how to take part and be a chance for members to ask any questions they may have! (FREE)
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Building a Collection (Session 2)
date TBA
This session is a workshop about Building an Art Collection, led by Cindy Haustant, who will share their knowledge and experience of recent collections they have exhibited at galleries. (£5/free for members)
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Creating Together Session (Session 3)
date TBA
This session is all about creating together to help support artists to develop their works to submit. It’ll be a chance to get feedback from others in a safe and supportive space (£3/free for members)
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Creating Together Session (Session 4)
date TBA
This session is all about creating together to help support artists to develop their works to submit. It’ll be a chance to get feedback from others in a safe and supportive space (Free session/donations)
Register