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The 43 Uses of Drawing. Explored the practice of drawing beyond the paper surface, via the work of 43 practitioners working in a number of different areas.

Cureton was co-curator of the group exhibition The 43 Uses of Drawing,held at the Rugby Art Gallery and Museum in Warwickshire between 6 September 2011 to 30 October 2011. Significantly ambitious in scope, the majority of the 43 contributors had international standing and were at the forefront of developments within their respective professions. The curatorial premise of the exhibition was to examine the cross-displinary status of drawing as a form of visual communication. A revived interest in drawing has brought the discipline to the forefront of contemporary art. The 43 Uses of Drawing exhibition explored the practice of drawing beyond the paper surface, via the work of 43 practitioners working in a number of different areas. The aim of the exhibition was to ignite debate and discussion by mapping the different practices and uses of drawing across disciplines and beyond the boundaries of fine art. ‘The 43 Uses of Drawing’ exhibition selected international professionals and educational materials and workshops were developed alongside the show. Additional teacher training of 40hours CPD was also conducted to ensure the material became embedded within curriculums. Staff concentrated on performative drawing and narrative, Cureton’s research in representation and drawing within the built environment focused on cartography, landscape and architecture. As a a dialgue the curators each selected particular practioners, Cureton with this research focus, chose West8, Bill Rankin, Dominic Cole and Ben Fry amongst others.

The 43 Uses Exhibition and curatorial brief concerned itself with not being a show about classification and display, of defending and representing the fine art context of a contemporary gallery space. The show's originality, rationale and rigour was to collate works in which associations were made through audience, in the hope of representing the idea of drawing as a wider medium used throughout many areas of work.