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.

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

Sculptural Ceramics

There's a new part time course available in Sculptural Ceramics at WSI Nepean.

The course will focus on handbuilt sculptural Ceramics with experienced teacher and Ceramicist Susan Jorgensen and will run on Tuesday evenings from 17 July until the end of November.

You can download a course information brochure here and enrol online.

Have a look at the ceramicsnepean wikispace to see what's on in Ceramics.

 

Enrol online now for the Certificate II in Visual Arts!

details of artwork produced in a range of NADC fine art courses. From left to right Cole Barrett, Jo McDonald, Julieanne Bartolo, Phillip Murray, Ali Hutton, student at work.

In second semester 2012, NADC is offering the Certificate II in Visual Arts as a full-time introductory course in visual arts studio practice.

The course is offered full-time (3 days per week) over the 18 weeks of Semester 2, with classes running from 9am-4pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

The course is suitable for those who wish to commence full-time study in the visual arts, with an emphasis on hands-on studio practice.

Subjects covered include painting, ceramics, drawing, photography, printmaking and painting.

Many of our students use this as a stepping-stone to further study with in a following year. This course could assist you with entry in 2013 to Certificate IV in Visual Arts, or the Certificate IV in Ceramics.

You can download a Certificate II Visual Arts course information leaflet here: http://wsi.tafensw.edu.au/Handlers/ContentFile.ashx?crsid=5430

You can enrol online now in the Certificate II in Visual Arts by phoning the College on 131 870, or by using the following link:
http://tinyurl.com/6n53x72

An information and enrolment session will be held at 10am on Wednesday 27th of June, 2012 in the Trapezium Gallery, Block P , Gate 2, 12-44 O' Connell St Kingswood. Please attend this session if you have enrolled or wish to enrol in the CII Visual Arts. If you are unable to attend this session, please call the fine arts section on ph 9208 9513.

Click here for details on how to find NADC and the Trapezium Gallery.

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.

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.

Register your interest NOW for the Certificate III in Ceramics 2012

 

detail of ceramic works by recent students from a range of courses. From left to right; Ali Hutton, Kay Bazley, Katherine Kennedy, Peter Lewis, Raku firing, Ilona Ede.

Do you have an interest in hand-built and wheel-formed ceramics? The Certificate III in Ceramics is a full-time, 3 day per week ceramic speciality course, which is completed over 1 year, and an information and assessment session is being held at the Nepean Arts and Design Centre on Thursday December 8 at 12.30pm.

The Certificate III in Ceramics will equip you with the skills, knowledge and experience in a range of ceramic techniques including the use of the pottery wheel, the hand-building of sculptural work, mold-making, surface decoration, glaze technologies and kilns and firing.

For those with an interest in working with clay, this is a fantastic opportunity to gain comprehensive skills in many aspects of ceramics. Why not join other like-minded people in the best ceramic art facilities  in Western Sydney?

For full details, including course fees, location of enrolments and units covered, visit our course information page, and click on the link for Certificate III in ceramics. This will take you to an information leaflet for the course. Bookmark the course info page for the latest info on all our courses on offer in the Fine Arts section.

To register your interest in the course, you can visit the link below.

http://tiny.cc/wzkb0

You can also phone the college (131 870) and register over the phone.

You be required to attend information session on Thursday 8 December at 10am in room C1.09 at Nepean College, Kingswood Campus, 12-44 O’Connell Street Kingswood (enter via gate 2).

Click here for a map and instructions on how to find us.

For more news and views from the ceramics department at The Nepean Arts and Design Centre, visit the ceramicsnepean wiki.

Certificate IV in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft: Apply NOW for 2012!

Drawing by Robyn Gosby, Certificate IV Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft, 2011.

The Certificate IV in Visual Arts is a full-time (3 day per week), 1 year course that gives a solid foundation in key studio areas within visual arts practice. The CIV offers studies in drawing, painting, fine art photography, printmaking, art history/ theory and ceramics. It is also the recommended pathway course for the new Diploma of Visual Arts, which will be introduced at NADC in 2013.

Certificate IV students gain a great deal of skills and inspiration during their studies, and many of our learners this year will go on to enrol in Diploma studies in 2012.

The image above is by 2011 CIV student Robyn Gosby, from a drawing class taught by Dalia Maron. To see more of the wonderful work created in this class, visit our  CIV 2011 Drawing flickr set. 

We are currently taking registrations of interest for the Certificate IV in Visual Arts for 2012. You can register online by visiting this link:

http://tiny.cc/aaerk

You can also phone the college (131 870) to register.

Once you are registered you will required to attend information and selection session on Tuesday December 6 at 10am in room P121 at Nepean College, Kingswood Campus, 12-44 O’Connell Street
Kingswood (enter via gate 2). 

We may also consider late applications, but given the level of interest in the course, we highly recommend registering for the first round offers.

To read more about the Certificate IV in Visual Arts, or any of the other courses we have on offer,
visit the fine arts course information page on the NADC website.

Fine Arts Intro course finishes on a strong note

Printmaking teacher Matthew Ablitt (far right) with students from the 7 week Fine Arts Intro course

In Term 2 and Term 4 of each year, NADC offers a full-time introductory course in Fine Arts. The course is 7-9 weeks in duration, and participants attend for 4 days per week with studies in printmaking, painting, drawing, ceramics and communication skills.

The photo above shows students from our most recent Intro course with a collaborative colour reduction lino print they produced during the course. As well as creating a limited edition of their own original print, the students produced this fun collaborative work. Class teacher Matthew Ablitt guided the students step by step in the skills required to make a colour lino print and the results were very impressive.

The last Fine Arts intro course has just wrapped up for the year, with many participants inspired to go on to further study with us in 2012. Congratulations to all students on their achievements in the course. 

To keep informed about our courses, keep your eye on the blog and our facebook page, or bookmark the course info page on our website. The next full-time Intro course is scheduled to start in Term 2, 2012.

Certificate III in Ceramics exhibition opens Wednesday October 26, 12 noon

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Students from the Certificate III in Ceramics are showing their work in an upcoming exhibition called Trilogy. The exhibition opens on Wednesday the 26th of October at 12 noon in the Trapezium Gallery, and runs until the 4th of November.

You are warmly invited to attend the opening, where many pieces will be for sale. (Please note, purchased work may not be availbale for pick up until after assessment in the first week of December.)

The Certificate III in Ceramics is a three day a week course covering many aspects of ceramics, with an emphasis on wheelwork, handbuilding and mold making and casting. Students also learn about glaze technology, and kilns and firing. If you are interested in studying in the CIII Ceramics next year, please visit http://tiny.cc/wzkb0 and register your interest. You can also call the College on 131 870 and register your interest by phone. To download an information leaflet, visit our course information page here.

Advanced Diploma of Fine Art graduating students exhibit in the Trapezium Gallery

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Our hard-working Advanced Diploma of Fine Art students have an exhibition coming up  in the Trapezium Gallery  on Wednesday October 12 at 6pm. the exhibition will be officially opened by John Kirkman, CEO Penrith Performing &Visual Arts.

To read more about the artists and their graduating exhibition, visit the exhibition website at
http://www.synergy-8exhibition.blogspot.com/

Applications for the Advanced Diploma close on October 28, 2011. (Although late applications may be accepted, on-time applications have priority). For more information, view our course information page here.

Information and enrolment session for our FREE Term 4 fine arts course: this Thursday September 22 at 10.30am

Here's that information again: it's such a good offer for anyone wanting a short course in printmaking, ceramics, painting and drawing, that we thought we'd tell you about it all over again. For those who missed the last post, read on. And don't forget to share it with anyone you know who might be interested.......

from left to right: detail of works by Carl Miranda, Louisa Antico, students at work, Jane Ross, Marcela Vilaplana, and group installation. All artwork from students enrolled in a range of Fine Art courses at NADC over the past few years.

The Fine Arts section at NADC is offering a FREE introduction to fine arts course that runs full-time for 7 weeks.

The course will give learners an opportunity to have hands-on studio classes in drawing, painting, printmaking and ceramics. This course has proven very popular in the past, with many students using it as a stepping stone to further fine arts study.

An information and enrolment session is being held on Thursday September 22, 2011 at 10.30am in the Trapezium Gallery, Building P Nepean College. Interested prospective students should attend this session. For information on how to find us, click here .

The course commences on Monday October 10 and runs for 7 weeks, concluding Thursday November 24.
Classes are from 9.30am to 2.30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during this time.

For more information on this course, download a course information leaflet here or call the section on ph 9208 9513 or customer service on 131 870.

FREE Fine Arts intro course starts October 10

From left to right: details of work by Erika Glynn, Diploma of Fine Art 2009, Jane Ross, Certificate IV in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft 2010, Danielle Higham, Diploma of Fine Art 2010, exhibition by Diploma of Fne Art Year 1 students, 2010, detail of work by Sean Sweeney, Diploma of Fine Art 2010, Matthew Mead, Diploma of Fine Art 2010.

The Fine Arts section at NADC is offering a FREE introduction to fine arts course that runs full-time for 7 weeks.

The course will give learners an opportunity to have hands-on studio classes in drawing, painting, printmaking and ceramics. This course has proven very popular in the past, with many students using it as a stepping stone to further fine arts study.

An information and enrolment session is being held on Thursday September 22 at 10.30am in the Trapezium Gallery, Building P Nepean College. Interested prospective students should attend this session. For information on how to find us, click here .

The course commences on Monday October 10 and runs for 7 weeks, concluding Thursday November 24.
Classes are from 9.30am to 2.30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during this time.

For more information on this course, download a course information leaflet here or call the section on ph 9208 9513 or customer service on 131 870.

Full-time fine arts intro course enrols June 28

  
details of artwork produced in a range of NADC fine art courses. From left to right Cole Barrett, Jo McDonald, Julieanne Bartolo, Phillip Murray, Ali Hutton, student at work.

In second semester, NADC is offering the Certificate II in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft as a  full-time introductory course in visual arts studio practice.

The course is offered full-time (3 days per week) over the 18 weeks of Semester 2, with classes running from 9am-4pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

The course is suitable for those who wish to commence full-time study in the visual arts, with an emphasis on hands-on studio practice.

 Subjects covered include painting, ceramics, drawing, photography, printmaking and history/ theory.

Many of our students use this as a stepping-stone to further study with in a following year, for example the Certificate III in Ceramics (course # 19123), the Certificate IV in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft (Course # 19114) or the Diploma of Fine Art (course # 19145)

Enrollments for this course are being taken on June 28. For full details, visit the course information page of our website, and download a brochure for Certificate II in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft (course #19112)

An information session will be held on Tuesday June 28, at 10.30am in  the Trapezium Gallery, Nepean Arts and Design Centre. Enrollments will follow from 11am until 7pm on that date.

Click here for details on how to find us.

FREE Part time courses in Fine Arts: enrolling Tuesday June 28!

sample images from a range of NADC courses. from left to right: Matthew Mead, Kay Bazley, Katherine Kennedy, Sean Sweeney, Caroline Eadie, and Terry Malone (final image by Edward Davidson)

Nepean Arts and Design Centre at Western Sydney Institute is offering the wonderful opportunity to enrol in a FREE part-time course in either ceramics, printmaking, painting or drawing. Each course runs for 3 hours per week for 18 weeks, and there are no entry requirements other than a willingness and a commitment to undertake the course.

Our classes run in the evenings from 6pm-9pm, plus one Saturday course. Printmaking is held on Tuesday evenings, drawing on Wednesday evenings, and ceramics on Thursday evenings. Painting is held on Saturday morning from 9am-12 noon.

The classes start in semester 2, (week starting Monday July 18, 2011.) 

The courses are suitable complete for beginners, but could also be undertaken by those who need a refresher for their art practice. As well as raw beginners our classes may also suit artists wishing to explore a new medium, or highschool art teachers wishing to undertake some professional development.

 It may be possible to enrol in more than one class.

NADC fine art teachers are all professional artists and instruction is by demonstration and studio practice. Class sizes are limited which means each student has the opportunity for personal feedback, as well as the benefit of group instruction.

Enrollments are being taken in person at The Nepean Arts and Design Centre from  on Tuesday June 28. There is an information session at 10.30am, and enrolments follow from 11am until 7pm.

Details on how to find us can be found here

For a course information leaflet, which includes details on when and how to enrol, visit the course info page of our website, and click on the link to course # 9069 Statement of Attainment in Skills for Work and Training, for the area that you are interested in (painting, printmaking, ceramics or drawing).

FREE Fine Arts intro course

from left to right: detail of works by Carl Miranda, Louisa Antico, students at work, Jane Ross, Marcela Vilaplana, and group installation. All artwork from students enrolled in a range of Fine Art courses at NADC over the past few years.

Nepean Arts and Design Centre is offering a FREE seven week course in Fine Arts studio practice. The course, which starts on May the 2nd,  will run from 9.30am-2.30pm, Mondays-Thursdays, and will give students hands on experience in painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking.

The course is ideal for those wanting an experience of full-time study in the fine arts. Many students go on to enrol in higher level courses such as the Certificate II in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft, the Certificate III in ceramics, the Certificate IV in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft , or the Diploma of Fine Art.

In addition to being practicing artists, all of our Fine Arts teachers have many years of classroom experience, and provide encouraging and inspiring learning environments.

The course is suitable for beginners and/or those with some experience in fine art practice.

An information and enrolment session will be held on Wednesday April 27 at 10.30am in  the Trapezium Gallery, ground floor,  WSI Nepean College, Building P, 12-44 O'Connell St, Kingswood, enter via Gate 2. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.

 Download a course information leaflet here (look for course #9072)
Further inquiries can be made by calling Head Teacher Cath Barcan on 02 9208 9513 on or after April 27.

Studied art before and ready for more: Why not consider the Advanced Diploma of Fine Art?

The Advanced Diploma of Fine Art is a 1 year, full-time program for those wishing to develop their studio and professional practice in the fine arts.

The Advanced Diploma of Fine Art is suitable for those who have recently completed a Diploma of Fine Art (or equivalent, or higher qualification) or for those who are seeking a return to study after a break.

The Advanced Diploma allows students to focus their art practice in a single studio area. Students are immersed in studio practice and mentored in professional practice in small hands-on classes. Included in the program of study is a drawing component which supports the major area of study. History/ theory classes assist you in contextualising your art practice and further develop critical and reflective skills. The professional practice component of the course teaches valuable marketing and promotional skills. Plentiful site visits and guest lectures with art industry professionals helps to reveal inspiring potential industry pathways. Of course, creating a major body of work to a high standard suitable for exhibition is one of the main course outcomes.

If working with a small group of committed fellow students in classes taught by professional artists sounds appealing, call Head Teacher Cath Barcan for further info on 02 9208 9513. Limited places still available for 2011, but hurry!

To download a course leaflet, visit our course information page, and click on the link to course #19146

Cert III in Ceramics enrols Jan 25, 12.30pm

 

detail of ceramic works by recent students from a range of courses. From left to right; Ali Hutton, Kay Bazley, Katherine Kennedy, Peter Lewis, Raku firing, Ilona Ede.

Do you have an interest in handbuilt and wheelformed ceramics? The Certificate III in Ceramics is a full-time, 3 day per week ceramic speciality course, which is completed over 1 year, and enrolments are being taken at the Nepean Arts and Design Centre on Tuesday January 25 at 12.30pm.

The Certificate III in Ceramics will equip you with the skills, knowledge and experience in a range of ceramic techniques including the use of the pottery wheel, the handbuilding of sculptural work, moldmaking, surface decoration, glaze technologies and kilns and firing.

For those with an interest in working with clay, this is a fantastic opportunity to gain comprehensive skills in many aspects of ceramics. Why not join other like-minded people in the best ceramic art facilities  in Western Sydney?

For full details, including course fees, location of enrolments and units covered, visit our course information page, and click on the link for Certificate III in ceramics at the top of the page. This will take you to an information leaflet for the course.

For more news and views from the ceramics department at The Nepean Arts and Design Centre, visit the ceramicsnepean wiki.

Cert IV in Visual Arts enrols Jan 25, 10.30am!

detail of works by 2010 CIV VACC students from left to right: Julieanne Bartolo, Barbara Hellman, Katherine Kennedy, Karl Hellman, Jorge Cusi and Lisa McKay 

The Certificate IV in Visual Arts and Contemporary Arts is a full-time, (3 day per week) course which runs over 1 year, and gives students the opportunity to learn a range of visual art mediums and techniques. The course offers study in a range of studio areas: painting, drawing, ceramics, printmaking and photography, and also has some art history and theory.

The instruction is studio-based and our teachers are all experienced artists. The classes have an emphasis on skills, techniques and creativity, and there is plenty of opportunity to practice under teacher supervision. In the second semester of their course, students have the opportunity to exhibit the best of their work in the NADC's Trapezium Gallery, where many students are surprised and delighted to see how much they have achieved.

To see more images of work produced by our 2010 Certificate IV in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft students, visit our flickr sets of ceramic artwork and drawings.

To be eligible for the course, you must have your HSC or be over 21, and have a willingness and interest to study the visual arts. You must also be available to study 3 days a week for the year (36 teaching weeks). 

Enrollments are being taken on Tuesday January 25 at 10.30am in Building P, Nepean College, 12-44 O'Connell  St Kingswood, enter via gate 2 in O'Connell St. Limited places available!

For more information including timetable, course fees, and units covered, visit our fine arts course info page, and scroll down to Certificate IV in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft, course # 19114. Click on this link for a full course information leaflet.
 Unleash your creativity!