‘Drawing Attention’ is a British Museum touring exhibition that is coming to Hartlepool Art Gallery this May.

This exhibition gives you the chance to discover some of the most compelling up and coming names in the field of contemporary drawing such as Charmaine Watkiss (that’s her ‘Double Consciousness’ pictured). These pieces will be presented alongside works by celebrated artists including the likes of Mary Delany, Edouard Manet, Barbara Hepworth, Andy Warhol and Yinka Shonibare. In this surprising and thought-provoking selection, emerging artists take the medium of drawing in new directions and use innovative approaches. A wide range of techniques and practices are represented, with artists showing how drawing, often considered a “quiet” or private medium, can be used to challenge social norms, explore identity and protest injustice.

Drawing Attention, 18 May-24 August, Hartlepool Art Gallery, culturehartlepool.com