Drawing in Social Space

2022 - 23

In these projects ‘drawing’ has been re-imagined as a tool for thinking, discovery, storytelling and communication, creating new connections that explore place, mapping, identity and politics.

Led by Camberwell College of Arts (Fine Art) and Drawing Room

  • Mujeres Creando (Bolivia)

    Exploring what it means to be part of a collective through the work of the feminist, activist collective Mujeres Creando. Read

  • Gluklya (Russia/NL)

    Exploring modes of collaboration, mapping and storytelling inspired by Gluklya’s interest in time, labour and play. Read

  • Hassan Issah (Ghana)

    Exploring the locality of Bermondsey in response to the brief to ‘Go To Town’. Read

  • Film: Issah with The Blue Youth

    Produced by Renee Okine Odjidja for the exhibition - Watch

  • Exhibition at Drawing Room (2023)

    See

  • Project Zines

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  • Essay: Testing a Model Outside the Gallery

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Drawing in Social Space is an 18-month knowledge exchange partnership between Camberwell College of Arts (Fine Art) and Drawing Room, occurring during the gallery’s period of closure. It explores contemporary drawing practices beyond the gallery walls through a series of projects connecting BA Fine Art students, Drawing Room’s local community partners and artists/collectives from outside of the UK including Bolivian activist collective Mujeres Creando, Amsterdam-based Russian artist Gluklya and Ghanaian artist Hassan Issah. An additional project extended the partnership to the University of Nevada, Reno, working with Moroccan artist AZ OOR through a similar design, but outside the urban context.

DISS co-curators:

Kelly Chorpening, Professor and Chair of Art University of Nevada Reno

Misty Ingham, Projects and Partnerships Curator, Drawing Room

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Rights In Focus Conference with Autograph, Camberwell UAL, South London Gallery (2023)