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HOW WE ADVOCATE Wi t hadvocacywef ocusoncr eat i ngf ai randi ncl usi vepol i ci es andpr act i cest hatwi l lcul t i vat eandensur eequi t abl eaccesst o r esour cesf ort hear t i steconomy,aswel lascul t i vat i ngsuppor t f ort hear t sandar t i st sacr ossbusi nessandpubl i csect or s. Advocacyi ncl udes: •Col l abor at eandl i ai sewi t hl ocalgover nment •Dr i vef undi ngt owar dt hear t s •Suppor tandpr omot et hear t i steconomy •Pr ovi defiscalsponsor shi pt oar t i st sandot heror gani zat i ons •Spear headpubl i ccampai gnst opr omot et hear t s •Cr eat eoppor t uni t i est oshar ear t i st i cr esour ces
WHATWE CELEBRATE Wecel ebr at et hr oughourannualannualpubl i cevent si ncl udi ng Cel ebr at i onoft heAr t s,DRAWATHON,andEcoAr t sWeek. •I nsur er ecogni t i ont hr ought heToddSamar aAr tFundAwar d andRedGoat •Exhi bi t i onst hr oughoutt heyeari nTheDRAW Gal l er ybr i ngi ng ar tt ot hepeopl e •Col l abor at ewi t hgover nmentandot heror gani zat i onst o i ncr easeaudi ence( TheDor skyMuseum,TRANSART,Ci t yof Ki ngst on,Mi ni st r yofMaåt ,Ki ngst onLi br ar y,O+Fest i val ,Radi o Ki ngst on,CCE,Mi dt ownBusi nessAl l i ance,SUNYUl st er ,Eur eka House,Bar dCent erf orCur at or i alSt udi es) •Show/Tel l ,anecl ect i cnew ar t sandl i t er ar ymagazi ne 2025Event sCal endar : •Febr uar y22 / 3rd AnnualJ el l oJ ambor ee–f undr ai serf orYout h Wor kf or ceandTheDRAW •Apr i l25-May2 / 4th AnnualEcoAr t sWeek •J une1 4 / Openi ngRecept i onf orYout hWor kf or cecur at ed Gr oupExhi bi t i onatTheDRAW •August5 / 5th AnnualDRAWATHON •Sept ember20-21/ 3rd AnnualSt eamr ol l erPr i ntFest& Teachi ngAr t i stGr oupShow
WHO WEEDUCATE Maki ngAr t ,Bui l di ngCommuni t y,Tr ansf or mi ngLi ves Wepr ovi deenr i chmentandski l l bui l di ngt hr oughhi ghqual i t y, accessi bl eanda or dabl ear t seducat i onf orever yone,f r om begi nner st owor ki ngpr of essi onal s.Wehel pbui l dagencyand expl or et hecr eat i vepr ocessaswel lascr eat eoppor t uni t i es f ori nt er gener at i onalment or shi psf orl egacy,cont i nui t y,and mut uali nspi r at i on.
THEDRAW TheDepar t mentofRegi onalAr t sWor ker s( TheDRAW)pr ovi des ar t seducat i onpr ogr amsf orpeopl eofal lagesandl evel sand pr of essi onaldevel opmentf orl ocalar t i st sandt eacher s.Thr ough i t sdi ver ser angeoft eachi ngar t i st s,t heDRAW f aci l i t at esan unabashedl ynont r adi t i onal ,cont empor ar y,exper i ment aland pr ogr essi veappr oacht oar tmaki ng. Pr ogr ammi ngi sdesi gnedf orbot hyout h&adul t sando er ed7 days/weekonapaywhat youcant ui t i onscal e.TheDRAW Gal l er y&St udi oi sl ocat edatt heEner gySquar eBui l di ngat2224 I woJ i maLane. Cor eCl assesO er edI ncl ude: •Sat ur dayAr t sLab •Dr awi ngFUNdament al s •Vi sualSt or yt el l i ng •Li f eDr awi ngf orEver yone •Ci t yLookLabf orMi ddl eSchoolages •Ar tPr act i ceandConver sat i on •Wat er col orExpl or at i on •Sof tScul pt ur e
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NEI GHBORHOOD PRI NTSTUDI O Nei ghbor hoodPr i ntSt udi oi sacommuni t ypr i ntst udi oand busi nessi ncubat ordedi cat edt of ost er i ngcr eat i vi t y, col l abor at i on,andaccesst hr ought hear tofpr i nt maki ng. Locat edi nt hePaj amaFact or yat49Gr eenki l lAvenueacr osst he st r eetf r om TheDRAW,t hest udi omai nt ai ns3i nt agl i opr i nt i ng pr esses,scr eenpr i nt i ng,et chi ngandfini shi ngequi pment . ThePr i ntSt udi oo er savar i et yofi nt r oduct or yandadvanced cl assesi npr i nt maki ngt echni ques,i ncl udi ngi nt agl i o,si l kscr een et chi ng,col l agr aph,r el i ef ,pr ont opl at el i t hogr aphy,aswel las bookmaki ng,t aughtbyl ocalpr of essi onal s. BecomeaPat r on TheNei ghbor hoodPr i ntSt udi o,wi t hi t s3, 000sqf tpr of essi onal st udi o,i st heper f ectpl acef orser i ousar t i st sofal lbackgr ounds andski l ll evel st oexpl or et het r ansf or mat i vear tofpr i nt maki ng. J oi nourSt udi oasasuppor t i ngPat r onandgai naccesst o excl usi vebenefit si ncl udi ngdi scount edr at est or eser vest udi o t i meandt opur chasepaperandmat er i al s. LegacyofBenj ami nWi gf al l&Communi cat i onsVi l l age Wedr aw i nspi r at i onf r om t hevi si onar yl egacyofBenWi gf al l ( 1 930201 7) ,embodyi ngourcor eval uesofcr eat i vi t y, col l abor at i on,andcommuni t yempower ment .Ascust odi ansof Wi gf al l s’40”x60”Lagunai nt agl i opr ess,wehonorhi svi si onby pr ovi di ngourpr i ntst udi oasar esour cef ort hecommuni t y.
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