Education and Community Programs at The Drawing Center are made possible by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc. Major support is provided by the Evelyn Toll Family Foundation and the LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation. Additional support is provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
Drawing All-Stars 2022
From January until June 2022, high schoolers grades 9-11 gathered for a free pre-professional development program led by Teen Art Salon’s Isabella Bustamante in partnership with The Drawing Center.
Over the course of six months, the students drew inspiration from the exhibitions on view, Ways of Seeing: Three Takes on the Jack Shear Drawing Collection, Fernanda Laguna: The Path of the Heart and Drawing in the Continuous Present. During the in-person sessions, the rising artists strengthened their observation skills, catalyze ideation, and develop individual artistic styles.
From the 10th grade sketchbook of artist Osayamen Okungbowa, Sketch, inspired by Chris Ofili's works on paper. IG: @yamen_ok
From the 11th grade sketchbook of artist Sadie Chorao. Exercise: pay homage to an awkward or bizarre moment, think of the beautiful, the ugly, the strange.
From the sketchbook of artist Osayamen Okungbowa, Floating Heads at Sea. Exercise inspired by Walter Price’s hard pressure color blocking techniques. IG: @yamen_ok
From the 11th grade sketchbook of artist Lucia Tsurumaki, Searching for Direction. Exercise inspired by Walter Price’s hard pressure color blocking techniques. IG: @ciat013
From the 9th grade sketchbook of artist Lia Shorer. Exercise inspired by Walter Price’s hard pressure color blocking techniques. IG: @liashrr
From the 9th grade sketchbook of artist Noelia Gallego-Depeyrot, Solo Veo Belleza, inspired by the affirmations of Fernanda Laguna
From the 9th grade sketchbook of artist Joselyn Chimbo. Exercise: pay homage to an awkward or bizarre moment, think of the beautiful, the ugly, the strange. IG: @accjoselyn
From the 9th grade sketchbook of artist Kyla Guimaraes, Movie set Monster. Exercise inspired by Walter Price’s hard pressure color blocking techniques. IG @chrysanthemumart_
From the 11th grade sketchbook of Maya Cubarle. Exercise inspired by Walter Price’s hard pressure color blocking techniques
From the personal high school sketchbook of artist Sadie Chorao, Pencil linework
From the personal high school sketchbook of artist Kaleo Aitcheson, Pen drawings 4. IG: @kaleosol
From the personal high school sketchbook of artist Kaleo Aitcheson, Pen drawings 3. IG: @kaleosol
From the personal high school sketchbook of artist Sadie Chorao, Color pencil sketchbook spread
From the personal high school sketchbook of artist Adriana Gonzalez, Interior Study page 1. IG: @lemon_girl_here
From the personal high school sketchbook of artist Adriana Gonzalez, Interior Study page 2. IG: @lemon_girl_here
From the personal high school sketchbook of artist Audrey Ramer, Pose practice spread. IG: @tin.snail
From the personal high school sketchbook of artist Adriana Gonzalez, Action poses spread page 1, IG: @lemon_girl_here
From the personal high school sketchbook of artist Adriana Gonzalez, Character Design spread page 2. IG: @lemon_girl_here
From the personal high school sketchbook of artist Vera Hanjani, Color pencil portrait
From the personal high school sketchbook of artist Kaleo Aitcheson, Pen drawings 1. IG: @kaleosol
From the personal high school sketchbook of artist Vera Hanjani, Prismacolor studies