Stephen Hall's upcoming exhibition

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NADC Fine Arts teacher Stephen Hall has a solo show coming up at Incinerator Arts Space, opening  Sunday the 11th of June at 3pm. The Incinerator Arts Space is a located at 2 Small street, Willoughby, and is one of 2 former incinerators in Australia designed by Walter Burly Griffen, both of which have been converted into art spaces.

 

A public program accompanies the exhibition including an exhibition tour, artist talk, and drawing workshop. For more details contact the Curator and Visual Art Co-ordinator on ph 9777 7972, or email alison.clark@willoughby.nsw.gov.au

Fine Arts photography students past and present in 'Head On' exhibition.

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Three photographers who met whilst studying fine art photography at Nepean Arts and Design Centre are holding a joint exhibition as part of the Head On photographic festival.

Sue Storry, Marcela Vilaplana and Wendy Watson met whilst studying photography units from the Diploma of Fine Arts at NADC. Their exhibition, entitled themountains opens in the Theatrette at the National Parks and Wildlife Service in Govetts Leap Road, Blackheath, on Saturday May 26th from 2pm-4pm.

The trio's exhibition is part of the Head On photographic festival, which is currently on at locations and venues all over Sydney. Head On has grown to become one of the world's largest photographic festivals. Congratulations to Marcela, Sue and Wendy on their inclusion.

Toni Warburton's artist talk

 Toni Warburton, 'garland a watercourse', mixed media, dimensions variable, 2010

Advanced Diploma of Fine Art cultural productions teacher Toni Warburton is giving an artist talk this Wednesday, May 25, at 1pm at the National Art School in Sydney. Toni's art practice is centred around ceramics and installation. In her work she engages with a range of media and situations to explore meanings and relationships between place, objects and social transactions and space, processes and systems within natural environments.

Toni is interested in the idea of an encounter through the notion of a"returning gaze‟ :
“Occasionally on a familiar walk, a surrealist kind of visual encounter might occur: a perceptual jolt into the tantalising realm of the uncanny. A desire to sustain strangeness as a form of noticing has led me to create these works.”

Something you knead to know: Bad Pun epidemic sweeps Nepean College

A epidemic of bad punning has swept across Nepean College since work began in the Fine Arts section last week on a large mural made of toast.

First to show symptoms was Eoin Ocaoimh, Head Teacher of Adult Basic Education, when he 'hoped the students knew which side their bread was buttered on'. This caused Technical Officer Peter Helm to state that the 'whole thing was rather crumby'. Fortunately Nicola Read, photography teacher, did not lower herself to this level as she comes from an Upper Crust family.

Fine Arts Technical Officer Ricardo Della-Ricca is demonstrating severe symptoms, and has been heard to comment that the whole thing was a tip-top idea. He did express some concerns as to whether any buns  would be included in the video documentation, and wondered if everything would jam in to the picture. 'Oh crumbs', said photography teacher Darren Edwards.

Printmaking teacher Jo Ernsten felt that all  information on the artwork should be on a kneads to know basis.

Manager of Educational Programs, Julie Fugaccia thinks the whole thing is fantoastic. Whilst thrilled with the progress of the mural, Fine Arts Head Teacher Cath Barcan has concerns that one or two students may be loafing.

With the completion of the toast mural drawing closer, anyone who is concerned they have been effected by the punning epidemic is encouraged to seek appropriate assistance. Symptoms include excessive and unexplained use of a thesaurus, and lying awake at night obsessing about bread.

Toast images pop up

The image starts to take shape

We will keep on popping up images from the toast mural as it develops. Keep an eye on http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsifineart/sets/72157626745612492/ for more images as the work progresses.

Join us on Wednesday May 25 at  12 noon in the Trapezium Gallery to view the finished work, or drop by earlier for a slice of the action.

Toast Masters!

Georgina Taylor, Lynette Williams, and Jackie Graves are whipped into action by Peter Simpson on the toast production line.

NADC Diploma of Fine Art Year 2 students are working on a collaborative experimental drawing with a difference. Based on an image by American realist painter Edward Hopper, the student's version has a twist: it will be made of toast.

In collaboration with their drawing teacher, Di Holdsworth, the students  have planned a toast mural some 4  metres long. With over 90 loaves of bread to toast to different shades in order to represent the different tones in the image, the students soon realised that their domestic toasters may not be quite up to the job.

Peter Simpson, Operations Manager, Tourism and Hospitality at Nepean College was enlisted to help the students, assisting the students to toast 56 slices of bread at a time in the College's commercial kitchen.

With some difficulties arising in obtaining a rich  (burnt) black, a decision has been made to use vegemite on some of the toast to achieve the darkest tone.

Watch this space for more images of the toast drawing as it develops!

Staff members exhibiting

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NADC Fine Arts teachers Dianne Holdsworth and Jo Ernsten  are  exhibiting with four other artists  at  The Hawkesbury Regional Gallery in a show opening  at  6pm on Friday 10th  May. The exhibition  is called 'The Golden Age' and reveals  each artists  interpretation  on the theme. Works include paintings, prints and sculptures.

Marian Marcatili's group show

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NADC ceramics teacher Marian Marcatili is part of an exhibition of ceramic artists who are using light in their work in a range of ways. The exhibition is entitled 'Lucent: glowing with light' and opens this Friday May 20th at Kerrie Lowe Gallery in Newtown. Marian is showing with 10 other ceramic artists working with light in a range of forms from table lamps through to installations. 

The exhibition runs until June 7.

Where are they now? : good news from a NADC Fine Arts student

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Jennifer Gabbay's group show at UWS

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 You are cordially invited to Jennifer Gabbay's group show at UWS, opening Thursday May 19 at 2pm.  Jennifer is currently enrolled in the Diploma of Fine Art at NADC, and was recently included in the Calleen Art Prize.

The artists involved in the show will be present and speaking about their work. For more information on Jennifer and her art practice, check out her new website:www.jennifergabbay.com

How to find Nepean Arts and Design Centre

You can find Nepean Arts and Design Centre on the Kingswood Campus of Nepean College: 12-44 O'Connell St Kingswood: enter via Gate 2 in O'Connell St, and proceed to Building P. See below for a map of the Nepean College Campus. Fine Arts and Commercial Photoimaging inquiries can be answered in building P,  rooms PG.39 P1.23, or P1.24. The Trapezium Gallery  is located on the ground floor, Building P. For ceramics inquiries , please go to Building C (enter via Gate 2, park in the first carpark on your left) To get to NADC: If coming from the city by car:  Take the M4 west and take the Northern Road exit.  Turn right at Northern Road then turn right into Bringelly Road Continue until first round about and turn right into Second Avenue. Continue to the end of the street where you reach O’Connell Street and the College.   Turn right into O’Connell Street and then immediately left into Gate 2 and follow the road to the end to Block P. Initial inquires should be made in PG39 or P121 Search for 'Nepean Arts and Design Centre' on google maps http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&tab=wl If travelling by train: Take a Western Line train that stops at Kingswood  Turn left from the station on the Great Western Hwy - Note it’s a 20min walk. If travelling by Bus: Take the 774 from Penrith or St Marys Interchange - departs every 15min. Exit on O'Connell St. Use the Gate 2 entrance on O'Connell St to Nepean College, and proceed up the driveway to Block P. To assist you in planning your journey if coming by public transport, the NSW government public transport trip planner website can be found here.

Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize calls for entries

Archie Moor, Humpy Goona, winner 2010 Woollahra small sculpture prize.

Those who have entered NADC's annual mini-works exhibition in the past, or plan to enter this July, may also wish to consider entering the Woollahra Small Sculture Prize

The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize is now in its 11th year, and is the only national prize for free standing sculptures with dimensions less than 80 centimetres. Entries for the annual prize opened on the 1st of May.

The prize will be judged by leading art identities Dr Gene Sherman AM, Executive Director of the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, and Professor Ted Snell AM, Chair of the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council, Director of the Cultural Precinct for the University of Western Australia.
The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize includes:

• An acquisitive award of $10,000;
• The Special Commendation, non-acquisitive award of $2,000; and
• The Viewer’s Choice, non-acquisitive award, of $1,000.

Woollahra Mayor Isabelle Shapiro said more than 500 entries are expected this year. “Size is certainly no obstacle when it comes to creativity or imagination,” she said.

“Over the past decade, we have seen an amazing variety of sculptures from a flying horse made from bullets, shells, chrome and blue tongue lizard skin to a forest made of sandstone.

“Some of the other unique materials that have been used to create sculptures have included stainless steel pot scourers, entomology pins, kangaroo fur, a pair of old boots and concrete.

“I am looking forward to seeing what kind of surprises there will be in this year’s competition.”

Entry forms are available on the website from 9am on Sunday 1 May. Sculptures must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 5 August. Finalists will be selected in mid-August with winners being announced on Friday 21 October. Go to http://sculptureprize.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/

The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize Exhibition will be open to the public from Saturday 22 October to Sunday 6 November.