Presented by The Drawing Center & Big Screen Plaza, Pathways: Drawing In, On, and Through the Landscape runs from September 21–24, 2011, at 855 Sixth Avenue & 29th Street in New York City (located in the plaza behind the Eventi Hotel, FoodParc, and Bar Basque). Pathways: Drawing In, On, and Through the Landscape investigates the medium of drawing through six short films shown in succession. In these animated and live action shorts, drawing takes place atop, from within, and while travelling through diverse landscapes: urban and natural, as well as public and private. While some films in this presentation use drawing as a means of recording the ever-changing landscape, others present creative responses to specific physical or environmental conditions. In all instances, drawing serves as a means of connecting its practitioners to a dynamic world. This project includes films by seven internationally recognized mid-career and emerging artists: Ann Carlson & Mary Ellen Strom, Mark Harris, Jessica Mein, Terry Nauheim, Candida Richardson, and Gosia Wlodarczak. Hours: September 21, 7–9pm; September 22-24, 11am–6pm

Image: Ann Carlson and Mary Ellen Strom, Four Parallel Lines, 2007, Still from video. Courtesy Alexander Gray Associates, New York, NY.