Drawings from our Certificate IV students

Oil pastel drawing by Julieanne Bartolo,

Certificate IV Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft, 2010

The students in Dalia Maron's  CIV drawing class have recently completed a class project based on landscape and colour theory. Students have continued to sharpen their representational drawing skills, whilst also showing form in space with colour.

The same group of students have also been researching and producing  images based on still life and portraiture. These genres have been explored using a range of different media. Please visit our flickr page  linked below to see a full  range of the student's work. We think you will agree there are some terrific results from a dedicated group of students, many of whom first started studying fine art at the beginning of the year.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsifineart/sets/72157625084204179/
For information on our fine art and ceramic courses, visit our website  at http://nadc.wsi.tafensw.edu.au/art/about.aspx

Kendal's PhD show

 Kendal Heyes, 'Shape of Time' (detail), poker work on paper, 2010

Printmaking teacher Kendal Heyes is having his PhD show, and it will open Wednesday November 3 at COFAspace, ground floor, Block E at the COFA campus in Paddington. Congratulations to Kendal, who also recently won first prize in the Tim Olsen Drawing Prize for COFA post-graduate students.

More staff exhibitions!

Drawing teacher Di Holdsworth and drawing and theory teacher Catherine O'Donnell both have exhibitions opening this week.
Di is exhibition in a small sculpture show, 'Defiant Little Devils', at Defiance Gallery in Newtown. The show opens this Wednesday, October 27, at 7pm. For more info, click here
Catherine is showing drawings at Boutwell Draper Gallery, opening this Thursday October 28 at 6pm. For more info, click here



Di Holdsworth, 'Love makes the world go round #1'
Mixed Media Assemblage - with music-box movement
12.5x7x7cm

Di Holdsworth in Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize

Di Holdsworth is currently exhibiting in the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize at the Redleaf Council Chambers in Double Bay. See above for a video of the kinetic sculpture that Di is showing.The exhbition is open until Sunday November 7, 2010. For full details, click here

Studio open days in Balmain and Rozelle, Saturday 23rd, and Sunday 24th of October

Invitation to Studio One+2 open day this Saturday in Rozelle and Balmain. Click for a larger image.

After an excursion to artist studios in the city, Diploma of Fine Art student TJ Combos was inspired to increase his commitment to his art practice by leasing a studio. Read what he has to say:

"For our 2nd year Diploma painting and drawing class, our teacher Shadee Selim took us on an excursion to One+2 Studios in Rozelle and Balmain. It was fantastic to see artists and their working spaces outside of an educational setting. We spoke to a few of the artists and gained an insight into their work, hearing about their aesthetic and philosophical interests and how they help shape their work.

It was very exciting to envision myself working in one of these spaces, so I contacted the director and am now leasing a space in Rozelle. It has proven to be a substantial development in my view towards becoming an established practicing artist. The interaction between others working in the studio has been a very positive experience and has helped me greatly in understanding my own personal interests, as well as having the opportunity to take on board what others are doing in their practices. I feel that my work has benefited greatly from the whole experience so far and it will continue to progress strongly in the future.

One+2 Studios in Rozelle is having an open weekend and group show coming up on Saturday and Sunday the 23rd and 24th of October. I will be displaying my paintings and works on paper in my studio space, as well as organising a collaborative project for all visitors to my space for a bit of fun. It would be great to see you there!"

Out and about in our community

Head Teacher Cath Barcan has been out and about in the community as a guest speaker for a number of local art events. On the 17th of Septermber she spoke at St Paul's Grammar School in Penrith, for their annual 'artscape' exhibition. The show has a featured artist every year, and this year one of our current students, Shirley Ayres from the Certificate IV in Fine Arts was selected for the honour.
The topic of Cath's talk was the nature of creativity, and it's value and application in the community. This was also the broad theme when Cath recently spoke at the Blue Fringe Art Award presentation ceremony in Springwood. Blue Fringe is a mountains-based mental health advocacy body, which specialises in the promotion of creative pursuits. Cath spoke alongside Blue Mountains Mayor Daniel Myles and MP Phil Koperberg. This important annual art exhibition also featured work from some of our past and current students.

Eclectica opening Thursday October 21 at 6pm, all welcome

Kathryn Trippett, 'Still Life with Roses', 2010, colour photograph, 48cm x 74cm

Eclectica is the name of the next show at the Trapezium Gallery, and as the name suggests, it features a wonderfully eclectic range of work from a diverse body of students. The exhibition will showcase ceramics, drawings, prints, photographs and paintings from our talented part-time students.

The exhibition opens at 6pm on Thursday October 21, at the Trapezium Gallery, Nepean College, Kingswood and light refreshments will be served. All welcome!

Information:

Opening 6pm, Thursday October 21. All welcome. Show runs until November 4.
Trapezium Gallery, P Block TAFE NSW – Western Sydney Institute, Nepean College (Kingswood Campus) 12 - 44 O’Connell St Kingswood - enter via gate 2 Gallery hours 9am-4pm weekdays enq ph. Regina Cooper on 92089484

Next up at the Trapezium...

(click to embiggen...)

Blake Prize: Director's Cut

Congratulations to current Diploma of Fine Arts student Carol Ann Fitzgerald and recent Diploma graduate Lenore Gee, both of whom have been selected for the Blake Prize Director's Cut.
The Blake Prize is a prestigious and long running prize for religious art, with 2010 marking it's 59th consecutive year. The Director's cut is an online gallery that showcases the work of artists who were shortlisted for the Prize, but not selected as finalists. This online gallery will be running from October through to January, and showcases a wide range of artwork from emerging and established artists.
The online Gallery can be viewed here: http://www.blakeprize.com.au/galleries/directors-cut
Carol's work can be viewed here: http://www.blakeprize.com.au/works/urban-prophet
and Lenore's work can be viewed here: http://www.blakeprize.com.au/works/karen-and-steve
Congratulations to Carol and Lenore on this achievement.

Blacktown City Art Exhibition: NADC strongly represented

Phillip Murray, This land is your land this land is my land', linocut, 2010. Highly commended, 2010 Blacktown City Art Exhibition.

Fine Arts students from NADC are strongly represented in this year's Blacktown City Art Exhibition. This popular annual prize is held at the Blacktown Arts Centre, and has a high volume of visitors attending the show. Congratulations to our current students who were selected for the exhibition: Adele Bruens, Ronald Frederick Horstmann, Natalie Horvat, Brenda Maccioni, Pauline Tivoli, Elaine Watson, Lyndon Matts, Phillip Murray, Amanda Dobell, Danny Eastwood, Carol Ann Fitzgerald, Arnold Freen, and Suzanne McDonald.

Our former students were also well represented, with works by: Louisa Antico, Catherine Bargwanna, Krystine Bichta, Linda Brescia, Lorraine Maggs, Linda Wilkin (collaboration with Tom Bransdon) and Fiona Ellison on display.

Special congratulations to Phillip Murray (works on paper), Danny Eastwood (Indigenous) and Carole Ann Fitzgerald who received Highly Commended awards in their sections.

For more information and details on the exhibition (which runs until October 16), visit http://www.artscentre.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/exhibition/blacktown-city-art-exhibition.cfm

Jo Ernsten selected for the 2nd Penang International Print Exhibition (PIPE)

Jo Ernsten, 'issum1there', linocut, 2010

Congratulations to printmaking teacher Jo Ernsten who has been selected for the 2nd Penang International Print Exhibition in Malaysia. Jo has been selected for her linocut 'issum1there', pictured above.