International Drawing Research Institute

The International Drawing Research institute is a consortium created to advance research into and through the discipline of drawing.

The institute will inquire into and promote the seminal role of drawing within art, design and architecture and - by extension - interdisciplinary visual discourse across any or all of the disciplines of higher education. The Institute comprises its three founding members, (College of Fine Arts) COFA, UNSW in Sydney, (China Central Academy of Fine Arts) CAFA in Beijing and (Glasgow School of Art) GSA. Other institutions, agencies and individuals may participate on specific projects, through the agency of one of the founding members.

The Institute is committed to research within a triangular structure - a 'trialogue' - a collaborative strategy that seeks alternative modes of enquiry and discourse to the dualism of East's and West's distinctions of contrasting cultures.

Mike Esson - IDRI Director Australia,  Prof. Dai Shi He - IDRI Director China,  Dr Naren Barfield - IDRI Director Scotland