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Emma McNally

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Wednesday–Sunday 12-6pm

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Wednesday–Sunday 12-6pm or by appointment

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Exhibition

Emma McNally: The Earth is Knot Flat

Can you draw a river exhibition image scaled. Photograph: Mirko Boffelli

Event

Can You Draw a River?

Event

Rift Thinking

Emma McNally & Kathryn Yusoff in conversation

Weave, first session

Event

Re-discovery: Autumn 2024 programme

A creative group for those experiencing dementia and their carers

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We are recruiting a Gallery Coordinator

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Our Library & Research Centre is a growing specialist reference library currently includes approximately 3,500 books and 70 journal titles on international contemporary drawing since the 1970s, and includes rare items not held in other major UK and Irish libraries. The general reference collection includes artists’ monographs featuring drawing, exhibition catalogues, journals, theory, collection catalogues, and surveys on drawing.

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Come and explore Emma McNally's immersive installa

Come and explore Emma McNally's immersive installation 'The Earth is Knot Flat' - pick up a torch at reception and discover the intricate details in the works.

Visitor quote: "It felt like I'd been dropped into this other world or strange land..."

Emma McNally scrambles the elements of drawing, generating multi-dimensional disruptive works that draw attention to the entangled complexity of existence in an age of extractive capitalism and environmental breakdown. By exploding the idea of a self-contained ‘drawing’, she challenges us to develop our own capacity for complexity. Through this, we can collectively imagine alternatives to individualised ways of being that lead to domination, subjugation and destruction.

We are open 12 - 6pm Wednesday to Sunday.

Photos: Eva Herzog
Exhibition supported by The Henry Moore Foundation.

Drawing Room's Co-Directors Kate & Mary are doing

Drawing Room's Co-Directors Kate & Mary are doing the rounds at this year's Frieze Art Fair and are sharing some of their favourite drawings. Here are the first of their Frieze drawing picks:

1) Saad Qureshi 'Night that Witnessed II 2017, is on show at Nature Morte.

2) Simryn Gill 'Mandarin' 2020/2021, is at Richard Saulton.

3) Reena Saini KALLAT 'Hyphenated Lives (Clay coloured-motmot)' 2022, is at Richard Saulton.

#frieze #drawing

Drawing Room's Co-Directors Kate & Mary are doing

Drawing Room's Co-Directors Kate & Mary are doing the rounds at this year's Frieze Art Fair and are sharing some of their favourite drawings. Here are the first of their Frieze drawing picks:

1) Massinissa Selmani's work 'Breach' is on show at Selma Feriani, Booth AA3.

2) Eva Gold’s 'Acts of Violence(after Haneke)' is at Rose Easton, Booth F27.

3) Charlotte Edey 'Bloodshot, Blood Moon' is at Ginny on Frederick.

#frieze #draiwing

Re-discovery: Autumn 2024 programme A creative gro

Re-discovery: Autumn 2024 programme
A creative group for those experiencing dementia and their carers

7 October 2024 – 2 December 2024, 2-4pm

Join us on the first Monday of the month during our exhibitions, from 2-4pm, for our creative sessions for those living with dementia and their carers. This is an opportunity to explore materials and themes in the works on display in our current exhibitions through practical making, discussion or just meeting and connecting with other people over a cup of tea in a relaxed creative setting.

Our autumn sessions will be led by artist Alice Blackstock and sessions will take place on:

Monday 7th October 2024

The session will start with a meet and great with live storytelling about the piece of work in the library, followed by a guided drawing exercises – drawing from imagination as well as prompts.

Monday 4th November 2024

After a catch up, there will be a demonstration of how to weave strips of fabric onto a cardboard loom. Everyone will be given a shaped loom based on their drawing of a river from the previous week. Everyone will begin their weaving, choosing different colours of fabric.

Monday 2nd December 2024

After a catch up we will speak and read a few river related poems or songs, before everyone continues to weave their river. These will be then be unhooked from the cardboard loom, shared and can be taken home.

We have space for 16 participants at each session, please book by emailing yamuna@drawingroom.org.uk

Each session is designed as a continuation of the last, however participants are not required to join all three sessions if they are not able to do so.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided at each session.

Alice Blackstock is an artist, educator and caregiver from Belfast. She crafts tangible imagery that captures human experiences and fleeting moments in time. Alice uses drawing, sound and textiles which she sees as a soft, non-aggressive and nostalgic medium. She is inspired by those striving to discover new skills regardless of barriers to learning.

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