12/02/2026

Hare by Marie Connole for National Drawing Day 2020

‘Go big and stay home’: National Gallery of Ireland announces National Drawing Day 2020 will take place in homes around the country: Sixteenth annual celebration of drawing on 16 May 2020 For the very first time in 2020, National Drawing Day is taking place in people’s homes. An initiative of the National Gallery of Ireland, supported by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, National Drawing Day encourages people to get drawing on Saturday 16 May 2020. Asking the public to ‘Go big and stay home’, the Gallery and dozens of partner venues will bring the joy of drawing to homes across the country through online platforms. glór is delighted to partner with The National Gallery to participate in National Drawing Day 2020 and the venue will be presenting a 30-minute drawing tutorial by Clare artist Marie Connole on Facebook, YouTube and on our website www.glor.ie Marie Connole is a visual artist, illustrator and teacher based in Co. Clare, Ireland. Her studio practice combines drawing, painting, installation and animation. She works through highly personal thematic content involving storytelling, the subconscious, and the natural world. In this tutorial Marie will teach participants how to draw one of her beautiful Hare drawings whilst chatting about the folklore and habitat of Ireland’s native Hare, particularly in the context of Co. Clare.

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