Binghamton University Art Museum to host 24-hour drawing marathon
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The Third Annual Drawing Marathon at the Binghamton University Art Museum will take place from 10 a.m. Friday, March 23 to 10 a.m. Saturday, March 24. The event is free and open to the public, but attendees should be at least 18 or older.
The 24-hour marathon will require 10-12 selected artists to complete a finished figure drawing in the time allotted. Artists will draw with charcoal on large sheets of prepared paper (provided by the organizers) from a live model who will pose for the entirety of the marathon. Short breaks will be given, but artists will be at work for the run of the marathon. Visitors may observe the artists throughout the 24-hour period. The drawings will remain on view in the museum through Tuesday, March 27.
Two cash prizes will be awarded on the morning of Saturday, March 24: the jury prize of $500 and the people’s prize of $250. The people’s prize will be awarded on the basis of comments posted on the Binghamton University Art Museum Facebook page or in a comment box at the museum. The jury prize will be awarded by the jurors: Rick Pirozzolo, executive director and curator of the Arnot Art Museum; Diane Butler, director of the Binghamton University Art Museum; and Blazo Kovacevic, assistant professor of art and design at Binghamton University.
“The Drawing Marathon is a chance to discover one’s artistic second wind, when powerful creative energy is released at the very time physical energy diminishes,” said Kovacevic. “This second wind reinvigorates both mind and body, and can result in a rewarding, even spectacular, artistic creation.”
The marathon is sponsored by the Binghamton University Department of Art and Design, the Harpur College Dean’s Office, United Health Services, the Binghamton University Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development, the Vice Provost’s Office for Undergraduate Education, and Commercial Art Supply.
For more details, visit: http://www.binghamton.edu/art-museum.