Drawing has always been fundamental to artists, offering great freedom to work out ideas, experiment with techniques, and create striking works of art in a wide range of media. In DRAW: Heat, more than forty contemporary artists from across the United States, including the local Westchester and Hudson Valley region, explore the theme of “heat” in literal and metaphorical ways: the extreme heat caused by global warming, inequities of who is most affected by heatwaves, trends that make ideas “hot,” the passion behind an idea or argument, and even the perceived heat of our current political climate. Utilizing the ephemerality and urgency of drawing, these works engage these moments and their contingent complexities.