Campaign for Drawing

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| name = The Big Draw (formerly the Campaign for Drawing)

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| founder = Guild of St George

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| location = The Big Draw, Electrician's Shop, Trinity Buoy Wharf, 64 Orchard Place London Borough of Hackney E14 0JY, UK

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| leader_title = Director

| leader_name = Kate Mason

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The Big Draw, formerly the Campaign for Drawing, is a British registered charity that promotes drawing and visual literacy. It was founded in 2000 by the Guild of St George, and is now an independent charity.{{cite web |url=http://www.campaignfordrawing.org/about/history.aspx |title=The Campaign For Drawing |publisher=Campaignfordrawing.org |accessdate=2015-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100917/http://www.campaignfordrawing.org/about/history.aspx |archive-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=dead }}

The Big Draw believes that drawing is a universal language that can unite people across generations, backgrounds and borders. It is inspired by the Victorian artist and writer, John Ruskin, whose mission was not to teach people how to draw, but how to see. An arts educational charity, the Campaign demonstrates that drawing is a life skill: an essential tool for learning, expression and invention. Its publications for teachers and other educators provide comprehensive evidence that drawing supports formal and informal learning.[http://www.campaignfordrawing.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511163743/http://www.campaignfordrawing.org/|date=May 11, 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nesta.org.uk/the-campaign-for-drawing/ |title=The Campaign for Drawing - Press releases |publisher=NESTA |accessdate=2013-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213131726/http://www.nesta.org.uk/the-campaign-for-drawing/ |archive-date=2012-02-13 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|author=British Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/secretofdrawing/ |title=Arts - The Secret of Drawing |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2013-10-07}}[http://www.raeng.org.uk/education/stf/pdf/the_big_draw_2007.pdf ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013133744/http://www.raeng.org.uk/education/stf/pdf/the_big_draw_2007.pdf |date=October 13, 2007 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.staffcentral.brighton.ac.uk/clt/projects/bigdraw/bigdraw.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503153730/http://staffcentral.brighton.ac.uk/clt/projects/bigdraw/bigdraw.html |title=Centre for Learning & Teaching - Big Draw |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 3, 2009 |accessdate=April 1, 2015 }}

The charity leads a programme of advocacy, empowerment and engagement, and is the driving force behind The Big Draw Festival – the world's biggest celebration of drawing.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

The charity supports established and emerging artists through The John Ruskin Prize and exhibition, and regular events, awards and competitions.

The Big Draw manages collaborative research projects, campaigns and educational conferences on visual literacy, digital technology and STEAM (Science, Technology, Art, Maths, Science).