THE Royal West of England Academy (RWA) turns the focus on drawing for Spring 2015 with a veritable feast of exhibitions including its biennial open submission exhibition Drawn, featuring invited artist Tania Kovats; The Drawing Lab – a gallery dedicated to play – and Drawing On… turning the spotlight on Modern British Art with a host of renowned artists from the twentieth century from The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art.

Artists whose work is included in the 'Drawing On' exhibition including Edward Burra, Cecil Collins, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Mary Fedden PPRWA, Elizabeth Frink, Barbara Hepworth, David Hockney, Keith Vaughan, Henry Moore, John Nash, Ceri Richards and Stanley Spencer, amongst many more

The definition of drawing has, like taste, evolved over time and this captivating selection of works from the Ingram Collection represents the development of various narratives in drawing and Modern British Art. The work selected covers a wide range of techniques and styles, considering drawing in its widest possible sense, including sculptural studies, figurative sketches and coloured landscapes, some highly worked, others scribbled and fragmented. Drawing On… creates signposts suggesting the influence of 20th century work on current practice, seen in the accompanying exhibition Drawn.

Also back by popular demand in 2015 is the open submission exhibition 'Drawn', aiming to raise the profile of drawing by presenting it as both an autonomous discipline and an interdisciplinary tool. As a means of communication and navigation, drawing has taken on a universality and accessibility unlike any other medium. It is a building block of creativity, key to the visualisation and translation of ideas and practices, fundamental in making, doing, testing, failing, designing, thinking, playing and living.

Returning alongside Drawn is the ever-popular Drawing Lab, a space designed to encourage interaction and participation, welcoming all ages and abilities to come inside: investigate, discuss, test, create and play.

The Royal West of England Academy (RWA) is England’s only regional Royal Academy of Art and is situated in the academic heart of Bristol at the Clifton Triangle opposite the Victoria Rooms.

For a full list of artists working in the space, activities and workshops from March 21 to June 7, as well as admission charges, please visit www.rwa.org.uk