Night of 1000 drawings is the world’s biggest, inner-city A5 art exhibition event,
brought to life using an expression of art created by members of the public with a mission to support South Africa’s youth. BUY TICKETSEvent InfoDON’T MISS OUT! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Makers Valley Festival
Johannesburg's heart of social & creative enterprise. Join the Festival 27-29 March.
Buy Tickets
Buy your tickets now and invite colleagues, friends and/or family too.
Become a Vendor at the Event
Contact us if you would like to exhibit or host an artisanal food outlet or a craft drink pub at the 1000 Drawings 2020 event.
Volunteer for the Event
Become a volunteer and we will gladly welcome you to our growing support team for this empowerment project.
Donate Cash via SnapScan
If you can’t be part of the event or simply wish to add that bit extra, then you can just Snap and Donate today!
THE EXHIBITION
Night of a 1000 Drawings will take place from Friday, 27 to Sunday, 29 March at Victoria Yards, Lorentzville.
Watch this space for more detail of the 2020 exhbition.
ABOUT NIGHT OF 1000 DRAWINGS?
In 2006, when the Paballo Ya Batho delivery vehicle was stolen, Felix Frankenberger and David Quan Chong, who served as volunteers at the time, came up with the concept of Night of a 1000 Drawings to raise funds to replace the vehicle. While in the planning phases, a bakkie was donated but everybody agreed to continue with 1000 Drawings as the project started gaining momentum. Friend and event organiser Kelly McGillivray was roped in to pull together this unique inner-city art exhibition.
In South Africa many underprivileged youth battle with access to a good quality education due to circumstances beyond their control and art can be the change for many…
All the public art is collected after months of drawing, sketching, painting, photographing and scribbling and are then hung in a massive inner-city art exhibition. Everyone is then encouraged to come to the exhibition and buy art for R150 knowing they will be making a difference. You can get your hands on a one-of-a-kind, original piece for you to enjoy!
In 2019, the doodles of many have helped raise R150 0000 for our chosen non-profit organisation partners who are supporting the youth of South Africa in a practical and tangible way.
PURCHASE TICKETS TO THE EVENT
A weekend of ART, doing good, poetry, fashion, entertainment, friends and food.
A5 DOODLE SHOP
THE FESTIVAL OF ART IS HERE
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LATEST NEWS, EVENTS AND BLOGS
An Exhibition is a Series of Conversations
1000D Festival of Art is a growing series of conversations, particularly with our diverse art aisle sponsors and eclectic curators from the fine art, film and TV world. With incredible support from:Supporting 1000D through doodling and now an art aisle. Global...
Makers Valley Festival
Night of a 1000 Drawings Festival of Art is part of the Makers Valley Festival. In essence, the Festival is as a three-day celebration of creativity and enterprise in the City of Joburg and will include a street parade, placemaking activations and a colloquium by...
5 Days Until Doodle Drop-Off Deadline
Only a 5 days for doodlers to drop their A5 art at one of our doodle drop-box destinations.The deadline for submissions is end February to give us time to collect and prepare the art for curator sessions.
MAKE IT A FAMILY OUTING!
South Africa’s biggest, A5 inner-city art exhibition and sale to raise funds for education
2020 SUPPORTERS
