Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2025 - Education & Events Programme - 9-19 October

Chloe Briggs Leading a Drawing Session at Trinity Buoy Wharf

Chloe Briggs Leading a Drawing Session at Trinity Buoy Wharf

The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2025 exhibition is accompanied by a range of educational materials including a fully illustrated publication, an education pack, and a daily programme of events to join in during the exhibition from 9-19 October 2025.

The educational programme and materials aim to engage a wide audience with the annual open exhibition from children to adults, artists and experts, to those encountering an exhibition of contemporary drawings for the first time. We aim to encourage the exploration of drawing as a means of ideation, communication and expression informed by the themes, content and subjects of drawings selected for the exhibition.

The free Education Pack devised by Drawing Projects UK & Drawing is Free will accompany the exhibition and tour. This will be available as a free download or to purchase as a printed copy in the exhibition once the exhibition has opened on 9 October.

The Daily Drawing Events Programme will take place at Trinity Buoy Wharf during the exhibition, and online. Some events are online and ready to book and information and booking for other events will be available very soon! Please pencil the dates in your calendar, we lo to join in and book where this is available.  

Thursday 9 October. 11am to 5pm: A one-day symposium - Drawing Our Worlds - at Trinity Buoy Wharf (Chain Store). More information and how to book here.

Thursday 9 October at 5.30pm: A free introduction to the exhibition for Educators with Anita Taylor and Chloe Briggs at Trinity Buoy Wharf. More information and booking here.

Friday 10 October, 5pm to 6.30pm: Drawing Session with Curtis Holder at Trinity Buoy Wharf. More information and booking available soon.

Saturday 11 October, 10am to 12noon: Drawing Session at Trinity Buoy Wharf. More information and booking available soon.

Sunday 12 October, 11am to 1pm: Drawing Session at Trinity Buoy Wharf. More information and booking available soon.

Monday 13 October, time tbc: Online Drawing Session. More information soon and booking available soon.

Tuesday 14 October at 6pm: Drawing Discussion online with Anita Taylor & exhibiting artists. More information and booking available soon.

Wednesday 15 October at 6pm: Drawing Discussion online with Anita Taylor & exhibiting artists. More information and booking available soon.

Thursday 16 October at 6pm: Online Drawing Session. More information and booking available soon.

Friday 17 October at 8am: Girl Friday Breakfast Club Special with Anita Taylor and guest. More information and booking available soon.

Friday 17 October, time tbc: Drawing Session at Trinity Buoy Wharf. More information and booking available soon.

Saturday 18 October at 1pm: Tour of the exhibition with Director, Anita Taylor. More information and booking here.

Sunday 19 October time tbc: Online Drawing Discussion. More information soon.

The Education & Events Programme is kindly supported by a grant from the Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust enabling us to subsidise the costs of tickets for the Daily Drawing Programme of events and the Education Pack.

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