Well, this one is different. Until this week we hadn’t heard about this new initiative, but given that this is the launch party that isn’t really surprising – but we do like the concept behind it. Basically, they have a big roster of illustrators, and anyone can go to their website and order a drawing or illustration from one of them by commission. It’s not a new concept, but it is a much more streamlined one from what we’ve seen before, and, with the backing of the National Grid, it certainly has a bit of heft.

“Ever wondered what’s essential for quality illustration? A Drawing Arm – of course!

The Drawing Arm is an illustration agency representing a collective of hand-picked, top-notch, super-impressive contemporary artists and illustrators from Australia and beyond.

We are a ‘subsidiary limb’ of The National Grid :: Design Distillery, a Sydney-based design agency – expert in delivering outstanding creative solutions on time, on budget and right on brief.”

So, this coming Friday, they are going to be having a showcase of a bunch of work from their stable of artists – and as we love drawing of all forms, we really enjoy seeing this line up of artists!

Head down to the National Grid to check it all out, and, if you want a  drawing from one of them, you know where to get one …

Who: Bec Winnel, Edwina Buckley, Brandon Els, Marty Schneider, Debaser, Georgia Hill, Lara Allport, Jeremy Lord, Donn Pattenden, Ian Mutch, Numskull, Ben Brown, Beastman, Ryan Hanrahan, Luke Morrell, Stuart Smythe, Mia Taninaka, Andrew Fairclough, Caspian de Looze, Saxon Shing & more.
What: The Drawing Arm Launch Party
Where: The National Grid, 24 Chard Road, Brookvale, Sydney
When: Show opens Friday 1st June from 6pm til 9pm

Check out the Drawing Arm website, the National Grid as well as the Facebook event page for more info.