Jul 26, 2012

Ceramics Master Class


Susan Jorgensen will be offering a master class in Modelling a Human Head in Clay at WSI, Nepean. The class will run over 3 Saturdays 10:00am - 3:30 on August 11, 18 and 25th.

Susan will demonstrate techniques that she has developed over years of ceramic studio experience, including techniques particular to her practice. Workshops will begin with basic skills and move to more advanced techniques, and students will be given a step-by-step guide in creating a sculpture of the human head. Susan will discuss and demonstrate possible surface treatments for the work, including texture demonstrations and oxide/glaze treatments. Participants will be encouraged to design work that goes beyond the purely representational. Clay and firing is included in the course cost of $330 per person.

http://nadc.wsi.tafensw.edu.au/fine-arts/course-info/ for more info, download the pdf and register online, or call ph 9208 9442 to register your interest.

K9 Memorial, Tahmoor

Peter Lewis graduated from ceramics at Nepean a couple of years ago, and recently won a commission to create a bronze memorial to Police dogs killed in the line of duty. The original model was made in clay and then cast in bronze. The commission is now complete and has been officially opened.

"My sculpture was unveiled on 5th July and it was quite a ceremony. Despite a very cold wintery day about 200 people attended the memorial including the Mayor of Wollondilly, MP Jai Roland, Acting NSW Police Commissioner Catherine Burn APM, NSW Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Hon Michael Gallacher, Sgt Sean McDowell (police dog handler of K9 Titan who was stabbed to death while apprehending an offender), and a number of other dignitaries", said Peter.

The official guests admire the sculpture by NADC graduate Peter Lewis

Jul 23, 2012

Tim Allen solo exhibition and student excursion


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Fine Art teacher Tim Allen currently has a solo exhibition at Defiance Gallery, Sydney. The show is a result of a trip to the Northern Flinders Ranges in South Australia to work plein air, which led to a series of large scale paintings produced in the studio.

On Saturday 28th July at 2pm Tim will hold an artist floor talk at the gallery, in conversation with Richard Morecroft, to discuss the processes, ideas and experiences behind the artworks.

Second year Diploma painting students will visit the exhibition as part of a series of commercial gallery visits on Tuesday 31st July. Gallery owner Campbell Robertson-Swann will give a talk to the students about aspects of forging a career as a professional artist. The students will be joined on excursion by 2nd year painting students from Hornsby TAFE (with teacher Stephen Hall) in order to encourage an exchange of ideas between art schools.
The exhibition runs until 11th August. Defiance Gallery is located at 47 Enmore Rd Newtown.

Jul 16, 2012

The Fine Art of Photography: A pop up show in the Trapezium Gallery


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Come along and check out the work in the Trapezium Gallery by students studying fine art photography at NADC. The students are enrolled in the Diploma in Fine Art, or as part of a Program of Selected Study. Photography is one of a range fine art subjects the students are studying as part of their course.

This is a ‘pop–up’ and in some cases ‘pin-up’ show, put together somewhat spontaneously. We saw a gap in the exhibition program and decided to put together some work and work-in-progress gathered from the recent mid-year assessments. 

The show is open on weekdays from 9am-4pm until next Thursday July 26.

A vital part of the process of developing artwork is to take the opportunity to look at the work you are making, and reflect, evaluate, and gather feedback, and plan how the work can be improved or refined. This exhibition gives the selected artists an opportunity to do just that.

The represented classes will use the exhibition as a learning tool in numerous ways including creating a platform for discussion and ideas generation.

Studies in fine art photography gives the student an opportunity to not only develop technical skills in the medium of photography, but also to develop and refine a personal aesthetic or visual style. Projects are developed over numerous weeks, and students are mentored in the production of a body of work, a process that includes research, capture, editing, re-capture (if required) and printing.

The generation of photographic images has never been more prolific than it is now in the digital age. The study of art photography ensures that an image moves beyond capture into a well-considered print that has been refined, finessed and presented to create an art object suitable for exhibition. This pop-up show is a valuable tool to assist the artists on that journey.

 To find out more about studying fine art photography as an elective, or as part of a Program of Selected Study, contact Head teacher Cath Barcan at Catherine.barcan@tafensw.edu.au

Jul 14, 2012

Bruni's in the Silk Cut too!

The work by Bruni Guenther-Tsapilis selected in the Silk Cut Award

Stop Press! A THIRD printmaker from NADC is included in the prestigious Silk Cut award! A print by 2011 Advanced Diploma of Fine Art graduate Bruni Gunther Tsapilis  has also been selected. Congratulations to you too Bruni!

Jul 12, 2012

Two fine art students selected for the Silk Cut Award

Dead Love' by Carol Ann Fitzgerald, selected for the 2012 Silk Cut Award for Linocut Prints


 Congratulations to Carol Ann Fitzgerald, Program of Selected Study, printmaking, and Ruma Hort, Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts, who have both been selected for the Silk Cut Award for Linocut Prints. The Silk Cut Award is one of the country's most prestigious printmaking awards, and many of Australia's finest printmakers vie for selection in this exhibition. Congratulations to our students on their selection, and good luck with the judging in September, we have our fingers crossed for you!

'Syzygy,' by Ruma Hort selected for the 2012 Silk Cut Award for Linocut Prints