Practice-based research by Land/Water artists Polly Macpherson and Kayla Parker is featured in The Purpose of Drawing exhibition, curated by Jacqui Knight and Patrick Lowry. The exhibition of recent work by staff from University of Plymouth and Partner Colleges is in the Cube Gallery at University of Plymouth from 7 June to 2 July 2010, and open to the public 10am - 5pm from Monday to Friday.

The Purpose of Drawing exhibition is curated by Jacqui Knight and Patrick Lowry and brings together the diverse range of drawing work and its uses within the University of Plymouth Partnership; there will be an associated symposium held at the university in autumn 2010.

The broader context for the development of the exhibition is the continuing debate around the nature, value, and status of drawing as a contemporary practice, particularly within art and design education. The exhibition has been developed as a platform to illuminate, evaluate, and disseminate current drawing practices within the University Partnership, and to inform debate, both in current practice and in education.

What constitutes ‘a drawing’ is entirely up to exhibitors to decide. The exhibition shows drawings in the widest range of media and intends to provide a context – ‘the purpose of drawing’ – where a sketch on the back of an envelope, a computer generated diagram and a meticulously crafted observational illustration have equal validity.

The Purpose of Drawing is supported by the UPC Arts Subject Forum and the HELP CETL Award Holder Scheme, and is a HELP CETL funded initiative.