Ruma Hort at PRG

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This new work by Diploma of Visual Arts graduate Ruma Hort is currently showing at the Penrith regional gallery & The Lewers Bequest in conjunction with the exhibition ' Crowning Glory'. Congratulations Ruma on your regional Gallery showing!

Mid-Year Intake for Visual Arts: Book your Interview Now!

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We still have a few spots left in the Diploma of Visual Arts July intake. If you or someone you know has a passion for visual arts, then this course is an ideal grounding in many aspects of visual arts studio practice. 

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

 Graduates of the Diploma of Visual Arts may later go on to specialise in advanced studies in one or more studio areas in the Advanced Diploma of Visual Art.

To book your interview for our July intake, call Regina now on ph 9208 9484.

Join us for our first Head On opening tomorrow!

Sam Friebel, Nate Moss, Destyn McMinn and Malcolm Nash, four of the artists from 'The Speed of Light'. Artwork on the wall by Caitlin Chapman and Mara Peralta.

Nepean arts and Design Centre is hosting two exhibitions ths year as part of the Head On Photo Festival. The  first one opens tomorrow at 12 noon in the Trapezium Gallery. Please join us! For more information visit our facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/wsi.nadc#!/events/371640719614111/



NADC Visual Arts Students in Head On exhibition!

Mara Peralta, work in progress for  'The Speed of Light'

The Speed of Light is the name of an upcoming exhibition of Visual Art photography students at NADC. The exhibition is part of the Head On Photo Festival, and will be held at the Trapezium Gallery at NADC from Tuesday May 21-until the 29th of May, with the exhibition event being held at the Gallery on Wednesday the 22nd of May at 12 noon.

The exhibition is experimental in nature, with the artists working within the Gallery space to explore image possibilities which may or may not stay within the confines of the rectangle. This exhibition offers the artists the valuable opportunity to explore and experiment with both image production and installation.

Featured artists are Nathaniel Moss, Ivy Jean, Caitlin Chapman, Georgina Taylor, Malcolm Nash, Destyn McMinn, Julie Bartolo, Anna Tebar, Mara Peralta, Samantha Friebel, Natalie Rowe, and Michelle Tholen.

A survey for current NADC Visual Art students: How did you hear about your course?

We are doing  some marketing research for our visual art courses here at Nepean Arts and Design Centre, and if you are a current Visual Arts student, we would love to know how you heard about our courses!  This is the simplest survey you will ever do, (it's only two questions long!) but remember, it is for our new Diploma of Visual Arts, and our Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts students only. Thanks for helping us out :)

To undertake the survey, follow this link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5G9VBRS

Thanks for helping!

Catherine O'Donnell's Exhibition

Join Catherine O Donnell  - one of  our fabulous drawing and theory  teachers -  at her show 'Estates of Tommorrow',  at the Flinders Street Gallery:   - http://www.flindersstreetgallery.com/ .

Catherine's work was described by  Sydney Morning Heralds  Michael Fitzgerald as ' like crime scenes mixed with love'.

Be sure to see this amazing show of intimate and detailed drawings - closes on the  20th of April.

12 Week Extended Drawing Program: Enrol Now!

Artist, Stephen Hall, working plein air, 2012.

We are pleased to offer a new 12 week specialised drawing course. The teachers of the course are professional artists who will give insights into their own drawing techniques and working processes.

The artists, Stephen Hall, Di Holdsworth and Catherine O’Donnell will each teach a 4 week block offering an exciting program that will cover a wide range of drawing techniques and ideas.

You may enrol in this course independently of other studies or as an enrichment activity for the Diploma or Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts. 

About the teachers:

Stephen Hall’s work has been exhibited in major exhibitions such as The Dobell Prize for Drawing, The Blake Prize and Sculpture by the Sea and is included in the AGNSW collection.

Di Holdsworth has exhibited her work widely in commercial and regional galleries and is represented by the Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney. She has taught drawing at TAFE and University over the past 24 years.

Catherine O’Donnell: “Few will fail to be impressed by the artist’s painstaking mastery of charcoal, and her careful delineation of a piece of urban geometry that would make even Jeffrey Smart think twice.” John McDonald

About the course:

Start Date: 08/03/13

Timetable: Fridays 9:30 - 3pm, for 12 weeks

Cost: $990

For more information phone Tim Allen on 9208 9502, customer service on or 131 870.

You can also enrol directly here: http://nadc.wsi.tafensw.edu.au/fine-arts/course-info/