Big Draw Scotland Launch 2004

With the Museum of Transport kickstarting the launch, an ambitious program of Big Draw events took place across the Glasgow museums network - Burrell Collection, McLellan Galleries, People's Palace and Winter Collection, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Scotland Street School Museum and GOMA.

Led by artists Mark Campbell, James McLardy and Belinda Guidi at MOT, creating line drawings while skateboarding proved a popular activity, while workshops drawing trams and trains catered for those who preferred to remain static. The same weekend, visitors to the Burrell's exhibition 'One Million Days in China' were further inspired by Chinese artists exploring calligraphy on a grand scale, accompanied by composer Kimho's music ensemble. Chinese Zodiac Animal Masks and Fantastic Fans workshops for families were well attended; outreach workshops were enjoyed by children at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill. A Degas pastel workshop for adults, led by artist Allan Ramsey, was so successful that it might become a regular part of the Burrell's Education programme.