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.

Jo Ernsten opens Bruni Guenther-Tsapilis's exhibition

Natalie Smith - gallery owner, Jo Ernsten - guest speaker, Bruni Guenther-Tsapilis - featured artist

NADC Fine Arts teacher Jo Ernsten gave the opening address at Bruni Guenther-Tsapilis's exhibition  at Sassafras Creek Gallery  on  Saturday 26th November. Bruni has recently completed the Advanced Diploma of Fine Art at NADC, majoring in printmaking. As Bruni's printmaking teacher, Jo was able to talk knowledgeably about Bruni's approach to her themes and their relationship to contemporary practice.

Apart from being a great show it is also an excellent gallery space with good food and stunning views over Sydney basin from its back deck - definitely worth a look! Open until February.

Late  applications are currently being accepted for the Advanced Diploma of Fine Arts for 2012. For more information, ring the Fine Arts Head Teacher on ph 9208 9513.

Jo Ernsten, Bruni Guenther - Tsapilis

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 Art Graduates 2011

 some of the works on display in the Trapezium Gallery

What an amazing exhibition it was from the students graduating this year in the Diploma of Fine Arts!

For more room shots of this terrific exhibition, visit our flickr set of the show.

Of course, the opportunity to continue to appreciate the exhibition, and  buy work from these talented artists can still be taken up by visiting the exhibition website.

The show came down without a hitch on Friday, leaving many to muse on how long a show like this takes to hang, and how quickly by comparison it takes to come down. Gone, but not forgotten!

Michael Sharpe and Danielle Pearse de-install their work from the exhibition on Friday

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.

Bruni Guenther-Tsapilis exhibits her prints at Sassafras Creek

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Bruni Guenther-Tsapilis, who studied the Advanced Diploma of Fine Art with us this year, is having a solo exhibition of her work at Sassafras Creek Gallery in Kurrajong. 

The exhibition opens on Saturday November  26, from 3pm to 5pm. The exhibition will be opened by NADC printmaking teacher Jo Ernsten. 

Bruni dropped off all her work for assessment on Friday, and her solo show opens on Saturday: that's quite a week! Congratulations to Bruni on the exhibition.

Tim Allen judges Art Show at Blue Mountains Grammar School

 Dr Ken Marshall, Tim Allen and Trevor Barman

NADC Fine Arts teacher Tim Allen recently visited the Blue Mountains Grammar School in Wentworth Falls to judge their annual art exhibition. The Dr Ken Marshall Art Awards at the Blue Mountains Grammar School is the annual art award for students from year 7 to year 11, and offers lots of different prizes across all media. In the photo is Dr Ken Marshall (sponsor of the award) on the left and Trevor Barman (Headmaster of BMGS) on the right, with Tim in the middle.