This year (2025) #the100dayproject officially begins on the 23 February but if you’ve missed the deadline, don’t panic. Just pick it up whenever you can and carry it through for 100 days from then.
If you have never heard of the 100 Day Project, it’s an annual art challenge in which participants commit to create something every day for 100 days. What they create is entirely up to them. It could be as broad as just committing to draw every day, or you could pick a theme such as drawing a different hat each day. It doesn’t even have to be an artistic project. You could create with photography, cookery, embroidery, pottery – it’s up to you. Participants are also encouraged to share their work (or pictures of it) on Instagram using the hashtag #the100dayproject.
Here are some of the animal drawings I did during my first attempt at this challenge. Each drawing was on a small square of paper approximately 3″ x 3″. I used images from Unsplash as references. Ultimately, I didn’t complete the 100 days, but overall, it was an immensely satisfying project and I was happy with my results.
The official site can be found at https://the100dayproject.org/ On this website you’ll find further details as well as suggestions for creative projects if you’re not sure what you’d like to do. They recommend you choose a project that will only take about ten minutes a day to complete so that you keep the daily commitment manageable. You also need to choose something you can realistically sustain for 100 days. You don’t want to run out of ideas after the first few days. You can also find details on instagram @dothe100dayproject and Facebook @the100dayprojectgroup/
some ideas to Inspire you
- Draw or paint a specific item every day e.g. a flower, a bird, a tree, a household object, an animal – or just commit to draw something every day. You could make a list of 100 objects from cars, to household items, and then choose one randomly every day.
- Take a photo every day or take a photo of a specific object eg a different car, or a different bird.
- Choose a colour, then everyday take a photo using that colour as your theme.
- If you are a writer, you could commit to writing a set number of words every day, or a poem every day.
- If you want to learn a new language you could commit to learning a new phrase every day.
- Paint an abstract piece each day using a limited palette of 3 colours (click here for colour inspiration)
some images from Instagram to Further inspire you.
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