Roll up, roll up! The Big Draw auction is about to begin

The Big Draw, an annual UK-wide event that gets thousands of people, young and old, to pick up a pencil, pen or paintbrush, has high hopes for a charity's auction starting next week. Hosted by Christie's, a live auction of works by leading artists will be held in London on 10 March, followed by an online auction (10–24 March). The artists who have donated works in aid of the good cause include David Hockney, who is a patron of the event that bills itself as the world's largest festival of