'Drawing Inspiration Award' for Aberystwyth's Maria
Maria Hayes, a Fine Art PhD student at the School of Art at Aberystwyth University, has won a Drawing Inspiration Award which is presented to innovative and engaging drawing events. The Award, given to the best artist-led workshop, can last up to a month and forms part of the Big Draw. Held across the UK, the event aims to create opportunities to draw through a variety of media and explore diverse subjects. Maria documented a 12-day workshop held at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre and submitted the evidence to a panel of art experts. The judges were looking for projects that inspired and engaged with the local community and used innovative methods which encouraged people of all ages to draw. This submission was a unique collaboration between Maria, Aberystwyth University’s School of Art and Aberystwyth Arts Centre, which concentrated on drawing movement whilst using Maria’s newly developed video projection technique. She explains; “I’m delighted to have been awarded this prestigiou...