21-02-2025
BU hosts annual 24-hour Drawathon
VESTAL, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Ten BU students were selected to compete in the annual drawathon, where they draw for 24 hours straight, for a good cause.
The Drawathon is open to the community. It's being held in Room 358 of the Fine Arts Building on Binghamton University's campus.
The competition started at 10 Friday morning and challenges the artists to draw a still-life arrangement using charcoal and large canvases.
The drawathon is also collecting non-perishable foods to be donated to Outreach Ministries.
Ashley Gibs is a member of the art department's student advisory committee, and says the canvases are setup in a circle, surrounding the still-life display, so each artist sees and creates different perspective.
'Right now, we have a still life setup in the middle of the room as you can see. And depending on where your easel is, that's the different perspective that you have on the same images. So, you can choose to include everything you see, you can choose to include some things. It's completely up to the artists' discretion,' said Gibs.
The students take 20-minute breaks here and there, but for the most part, they'll be drawing throughout the night.
Judges will select the top three winning pieces.
Judging will begin around 9:30 Saturday morning with the people's vote.
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