FREE courses for beginning students in painting and drawing

 drawing produced in evening class, 2011

Fine Arts at NADC are pleased to offer two options for beginning students wishing to enrol in painting and drawing.

This semester, we are offering a painting and drawing class, which will run on Mondays from 9am-4pm for 18 weeks, commencing February 6. The course is suitable for those seeking an introductory course in painting and drawing with a view to further study in fine arts. As well as developing foundation skills in observational painting and drawing, the course will teach various basic computer and study skills. 
 A course information leaflet for this enrolment (course number 10443) can be found here.
If you are interested in a place, it is strongly recommended that you register for the course online. 
Once registered, you will need to attend an information session on Monday January 30 at 10am in room P121 to confirm and complete your enrolment.
Should you have any difficulty in registering online, please call the fine arts Head Teacher on  ph 9208 9513 during business hours.

Our other part-time study option for intro courses is a beginners painting course, which runs on Wednesday evenings from 6pm-9pm for 18 weeks commencing Wednesday the 8th of February.
A course information leaflet for this enrolment (course number 10442) can be found here. 
PLEASE NOTE: On our course info page this is currently listed as a drawing course, however it is a painting course. Details to be updated asap. Within this course the basics of drawing as they relate to painting will also be covered.
If you are interested in securing a place, it is strongly recommended that you register for the course here.
To complete and confirm your enrolment, you will need to attend an information session at the College on Wednesday February 1 at 6pm in room P121.
Should you have any difficulty in registering online, please call the fine arts Head Teacher on  ph 9208 9513 during business hours.

Details on how to find us at NADC can be found here.

A good start to the year for Tim Allen

 Above Gorge Country (2011) : Tim Allen's work featured in the SMH, 26.1.12

It's been a great start to the year for NADC teacher Tim Allen. Tim has been teaching fine arts with us for many years, and  this year, he has just been awarded a full-time position at NADC.

In other good news, Tim was also featured in the Australia Day edition of the Sydney Morning Herald in their 'Great Australian Landscape' feature. You can see Tim's work and the other featured artists here.

The artists featured in the Sydney Morning Herald are all part of an exhibition currently on view until January 29 at:

Tim Olsen Gallery,
63 Jersey Road, Woollahra
Tuesday to Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm
9327 3922
timolsengallery.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/the-great-australian-landscape-20120125-1qhrp.html#ixzz1kbDj4HXl

Stephen Hall in the Dobell Prize for Drawing

Stephen Hall's Drawing that is currently showing in the Dobell Prize for Drawing at the Art Gallery of NSW

Fine Arts teacher Stephen Hall has been selected as a finalist in the Dobell Prize for Drawing, which is currently on exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW. The Dobell Prize is one of Australia's most prestigious drawing prizes, and has a long and well-respected history.

Congratulations to Stephen on his inclusion in the Prize. Stephen has also been included in the Dobell in several previous years.

If you haven't had a chance to see the show yet, hurry, it closes on Feb 5, 2012.

Read more on the AGNSW website here.

Cath Barcan in a Suitable group exhibition

PURSUIT DELHI 2012 • INDIA ART FAIR • NEW DELHI • 25 – 29 JANUARY 

Pursuit, Australia’s hottest contemporary art gallery, is now global. Riding on the coat-tails of its success at the Melbourne Art Fair in 2010, Pursuit will unveil a brand new exhibition at the India Art Fair. With one of the world’s fastest growing economies and an expanding collector base, India is a fitting location for a tailor-made collection of Australian artworks.

Pursuit offers gallery visitors a unique viewing experience and takes the hassle out of buying art. Peter Burke (Director) invites you to peruse artworks by 30 of Australia’s most collectable artists inside a roaming suit jacket. This is no off-the-cuff invitation. Pursuit has a vested interest in tailoring blue chip opportunities for well-suited collectors. If you would like to make an investment, or are feeling hot under the collar please contact the Director.
http://www.peterburke.com.au/peter-burke-projects/pursuit/ 

Di Holdsworth and Toni Warburton in group show

Fine Arts teachers Di Holdsworth and Toni Warburton are exhibition in a group show at Damien Minton Gallery based on the famous Australian poem 'Five Bells' by Kenneth Slessor. The exhibition, which is called 'Five Bells -An Ode to Sydney, opens at the Gallery on Saturday February 4, between 2-4pm.
For more information, vuisit the Gallery's website at http://damienmintongallery.com.au/artists/five-bells

Ruma Hort selected as a finalist for the Toni&Guy Yen Awards

Congratulations to Ruma Hort, for her inclusion as a finalist in the Toni and Guy Yen Art Awards. Ruma studied the Diploma of Fine Art with NADC in 2011, and her selected work, 'Bhangra Tango II' was part of her portfolio produced in her 2011 studies. This striking work is a digital print embroidered with horse hair. You will be able to see Ruma's work in the Trapezium Gallery in February, as she has also been selected as a finalist in our upcoming Student Acquisitive Art Prize. Congratulations Ruma! Check out more of Ruma's work here.

Late applications being considered: Info sessions for fine arts courses!

learn skills in fine arts through one of our courses at NADC

It's not too late to apply for a fine art course with a few places still available in most of our courses.

Information sessions are being held this week and next, or you can ring the section on ph 9208 9513 for more information if you can't make the info session, or have missed the date. 
 
INFO SESSION DATES AND TIMES:

CIII ceramics: Tuesday January 24, 10.30am, C Block, room C1.09
CIV Visual Arts: Tuesday January 24, 2pm, P Block, room P121
Diploma of Fine Arts: Wednesday January 25, 10am, P121
CI in Access to Work and Training (painting and drawing) Monday Jan 30, 10am P1.21
CI in Access to Work and Training (Introductory- drawing) Weds Feb 1, 6pm Block P, room 1.21

 For a course information leaflet for all these courses, visit our course info page.

A chance to work with master printmaker Matthew Ablitt

Six-week printmaking masterclass commences Saturday February 18, 2012.

Artists with some experience in printmaking will have a opportunity to work with master printmaker Matthew Ablitt this year, by enrolling in a six-week printmaking masterclass which starts on February 18, 2012. This exciting masterclass will run for six consecutive Saturdays from 9am-3pm, and will provide an invaluable opportunity for participants to develop new work in the medium of intaglio printmaking.

The Course Content

This course is an exciting opportunity for artists with some experience in printmaking to work with a master printer to develop further skills and insights into intaglio and multiple plate processes. Workshops will begin with basic techniques and move to more advanced intaglio techniques. Participants will have the freedom to develop their own motifs and themes using the techniques shown.

Teacher and Mentor

Matthew Ablitt is an artist and master printmaker who recently moved to Sydney from London where, over the last 10 years, he has worked for the top London editioning studios: Hope Sufferance Press, Paupers Press and Thumbprint Editions. Matthew has worked with artists such as Damien Hirst, Paula Rego, Anish Kapoor, Peter Doig, Jake and Dinos Chapman, and John Hoyland, helping them realise their artistic vision in printmaking.

In addition to working in the UK, Ablitt has also printed in Australia at Basil Hall Editions and Northern Editions in Darwin and more recently in Sydney for Griffiths Studios and at Whaling Road Studio.

Students will have the opportunity to examine an array of European and Australian Printers Proofs from Matthew's collection and he will explain how the different artists worked towards their final print.

This Printmaking Masterclass is being run as a WSI short course, and has a fee of $665. For more information about enrolling contact the College Business Unit, on  ph 9208 9241 or lyn.dennis@tafensw.edu.au 

For more course information, contact Jo Ernsten on ph 9208 9490 on or after January 23, 2012.

To enrol online, click here.