Draw the Line is a growing Liverpool art social event aimed at the artist and everyman alike to unite under one roof and enjoy a casual doodle together.
Since its origin, the event has grown in popularity and has achieved an underground cult status in the city.
The growing networking event is a chance to vent some artistic expression or a place to scribble your name over a drink with friends. Drop in and leave your mark.
Draw the Line first put pen to paper back in 2007 in its spiritual home of Django's Riff. Robin Peters, studying to be a Therapist and former employee of the bar, was introduced to Michael Snowdon, a recent graduate in Graphic Arts, and the concept was born.
The aim was to provide a free event where people of the city could gather and indulge in some creativity together, part social networking, a bit of artistic therapy and all about a love of doodles!
Draw the Line is for anyone who wants to get involved, for the artists of the city and the everyman alike. The paper and pens are there waiting for you and it doesn't cost a penny.
There is no benchmark at Draw the Line. The ability level ranges from the professional to the people who tag their name.
Draw the Line has a following of people across the spectrum of art, from computer game character designers, illustrators, fine artists, graffiti writers to people who sit and crochet in the corner to those who just can't help themselves but to draw something phallic! It's an energetic, colourful cross-section of Liverpool life.
True to its roots and three years later, Draw the Line can always be found in Django's Riff on Wood street on the first Thursday of every month.
The guys were invited by the Bluecoat to host a scribble session at the opening of their "The End of the Line" illustration exhibition last May, have featured on FACT's "Climate for Change" list of events and are due to be involved with the "Up for Arts" project at the end of this month, a collaborative venture between Voluntary Arts England and BBC Radio Merseyside which celebrates arts and creativity across the whole of Liverpool.
This year Michael and Robin are keen to secure some funding for Draw the Line, with the aim of hosting a gallery to showcase some of the work that's been generated over the years.
If you assumed that the paper was discarded after the night, guess again, they've been planning things from the start. Draw the Line are looking forward to being involved with "CGTweetup" again, an annual gathering for digital artists from across the globe to network, showcase and share experience, after a hugely successful night last year held at Circo on the docks.
Their latest project "Square Pen, Round Hole" inviting you to submit a drawing to be part of a giant mosaic the two are stitching together. The scale and ambition of the piece is down to you and there's still time to have your work included, so get sketching!
Draw the Line invites you to enjoy some artistic self indulgence, meet new people, learn new techniques and get involved. Drop in and leave your mark!
Next Events:
Sunday 31st January / Up for Arts - BBC Merseyside / Hanover St / 11am-4pm / Free
Thursday 4th February / Django's Riff / Wood St / 8pm-2am / Free
Visit us at: http://www.drawtheonline.com
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