'Infusion' opens this Thursday, Trapezium Gallery, 6.30pm

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The Trapezium Gallery is a hive of activity as students from Year 1 of the Diploma of Fine Arts prepare for their exhibition, which opens this Thursday, August 25 at 6.30pm.

A vibrant array of works are starting to clad the walls and preparations for the catalogues and catering are being finalised.

The first year of the Diploma of Fine Arts is a wonderful foundation training in the fine arts, with students developing skills in ceramics, painting, photography, drawing and printmaking, as well as studying  art history.

Infusion is a terrific showcase of al the skills our first year students develop, and an opportunity for them to learn something about the professional practice required in order to mount an exhibition.

The exhibition opens this Thursday, August 25 at 6.30pm at the Trapezium Gallery, Block P, Nepean College. All welcome.

Applications for the 2012 intake of the Diploma of Fine Arts are now open. For more details, visit our course information page, and download a Diploma of Fine Arts leaflet.

Photographic Workshops for Teenagers at Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest

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Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest is please to present a wonderful series of photography workshops for teenagers. The workshops complement SNAPSHOT 2011 teenage photographic exhibition  which will be on show from 10 September – 13 November, a unique show that is exclusively for teenagers.

To make your booking,call Amanda Palmer at the Gallery on ph 4535 1100

Eclectica closing Party: Tuesday 16th August, 12 noon

installation shot, Eclectica, 2011

You are warmly invited to the closing party of 'Eclectica', to be held on Tuesday August 16, at 12 noon in the Trapezium Gallery. This elegant exhibition showcases the work of three fine art photographers and three ceramic artists currently studying part-time at Nepean Arts and Design Centre.

This closing party will be your last chance to see the work from the show, so come along and enjoy some light refreshments, as well as a chance to meet the artists.

Eclectica features work by Margaret Lewis, Marcela Vilaplana, Nicholas Sar, Kathryn Trippett, Brenda Maccioni, and Kay Bazley.

Peter Lewis Completes Memorial Commission

Peter Lewis, who studied Ceramics at WSI Nepean last year,  has won a commission to produce a bronze memorial.

"This work will be sent to a metal foundry to be cast in bronze for a K9 memorial being installed at Tahmoor, NSW to honour police dogs which have died in the line of duty.

I used the free form coil building technique to create the work using the skills that I was taught at TAFE by Sue Jorgensen and Rob Linigen. This meant the the sculpture is hollow (therefore lightweight) and I did not need a metal armature to support the work. " Peter Lewis

You can also check out an article about Peter's commission that appeared in the Penrith Press.
http://penrith-press.whereilive.com.au/news/story/castlereagh-sculptor-completes-first-stage-of-police-dog-memorial/