Ceramic Design Skillset- second group on Fridays- a few places available!

Work by an NADC student from the exhibition 'Kiln Me Softly'

Our free ceramic design skillset has proved amazingly popular- so much so we are thrilled to announce a second group has been created- this one on Fridays, starting September 16.

This course has just a few places available, and will run on Fridays from 10am-2pm for 9 weeks.

In this course you will research aspects of the history of ceramic design, and apply this research to plan & develop a small sample range of unique, handmade, commercially viable ceramic wares. You will learn to repeat cast a small ceramic bowl, and apply surface decorations, as well as develop a small cast ceramic sculpture with decorative glaze. 

You will also prototype a small piece of ceramic jewellery, and a decorated ceramic tile, learn how to use flop molds and how to apply make use of commercial and custom-made decals, like the ones in the picture above.

To secure your place, please drop the Head Teacher an email at catherine.barcan@tafensw.edu.au

but hurry to avoid disappointment!

Free skillset course in observational drawing

image by NADC graduate Yvette Robinson-Sarasola

We are excited to announce another free skillset to help you develop your creative skills. This fun and very hands-on drawing course will help you develop the skills to draw what you see in front of you, and give a solid grounding in drawing skills such as the use of line, volume, shape, tone, perspective and depictions of space. You will also gain an excellent grounding in drawing the human figure.

These much-prized analogue drawing skills can be applied in a range of creative industry contexts. There are three units in this skillset, and the exciting news is that they can be used towards course completion in the Diploma of Visual Arts, and some of the units may be used to contribute to the Diploma of Photography and Photo Imaging, and the Diploma of Graphic Design.

In addition to the unit CUAACD502 Create observational drawings, you will also also gain skills in professional practice via the units CUAPPR502 Develop own sustainable practice and BSBCMM401 Make a presentation.

We are enrolling now for our Term 4 intake. This course is held on Fridays from 9am-4pm, and it will start on the 7th of October, and finish on the 25th of November. 

Our free skillsets are filling very fast, so we recommend you enrol immediately to avoid disappointment. Enrolling is easy, just follow the link below:

https://enrolmentportal.ebs.tafensw.edu.au/Enrol/Process/GetStarted/162/950622

Free skillset short course in ceramic design

cast ceramic sculpture by Calen Starling, NADC 2012

Nepean Arts and Design Centre is pleased to announce a free short course in ceramic design, starting next week!

In this course you will research aspects of the history of ceramic design, and apply this research to plan & develop a small sample range of unique, handmade, commercially viable ceramic wares. You will learn to repeat cast a small ceramic bowl, and apply surface decorations, as well as develop a small cast ceramic sculpture with decorative glaze.

You will also prototype a small piece of ceramic jewellery, and a decorated ceramic tile.

The class runs for 9 weeks, on Mondays from 10am-2pm. Please note, attendance dates include Sept 19 and 26 (TAFE holidays), but not the public holiday Oct 3.

We have a few places, but we strongly recommend you enrol immediately to avoid disappointment. To enrol, please follow the link below:

https://enrolmentportal.ebs.tafensw.edu.au/Enrol/Process/GetStarted/162/950285

 

Balances- work by students of the Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts

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Me, Myself & I launch, and You Are Here

In the Trapezium Gallery at lunchtime today we launch the final 'Me, Myself & I' book and celebrate our new collaborative 'You Are Here' exhibition which will close tomorrow at 4pm.

Our new Me, myself & I book, thanks to the fabulous and patient work of Sarah Emerson, is freely available as an e-pub for download (just click the pic below to pick it up from dropbox). If on the other hand you want to part with your hard-earned cash, and long for the heft of a traditional tome  it will also shortly be available, like our other books, from blurb.com (watch this space).

Kelly O'Connell's wonderful self-portrait is our front cover this year, marking a colourful ending to a decade of exhibitions, and five years of publications.

Are you in the book? Our list of artists for the final book is below, in alphabetical order (by first name)

Alex J Foster, Alex Fairhurst, Allyson Senior, Amy Simpson, Angie Borg, Ann Babinard, Annette Hamilton, Annette Bukovinsky, Aprile Alexander, Arunas Klupsas, Barbara Hellman, Brenda McIntosh, Brian Bright, Brianna, Brigitte Gourdain, Bron Newman, Brooke Keogh, Caitlyn Ravet, Camille Gillyboeuf, Carmel Mackie, Catherine Morgan, Craig Heslop, Daniel Wallace, Derya Sari, Di Holdsworth, Giselle Sangalli, Hayley Williams, Helen Brancatisano, Irina Sakalouski, Jaclyn Lindsay, Jaimee-Leigh Wilson, Jarrid Mayberry, Jayshlyn Krishna, Jo Ernsten, Jocelyn Munster, Justin Bishop, Kalliopi Papadatou, Karen Mulvihill-Wray, Katherine Lottering, Kelly OConnell, Kerrie Keefe, Kristen English, Laura Pinones, Lisa McKay, Liz Smith, Luke Zammit, Maeve Dunnett, Marlay Birks, Mike Wall, Mohammed Salman, Monique, Donaldson, Natasha Junmanee, Natt Kull, Negin Chahoud, Nuri Susamci, Patricia Thomson, Paul Madeiski, Peta Pirovic, Peter Simpson, Phil Chaffey, Prudence Mogg, Ray Atkins, Rebecca Kutnjak, Ricardo Della-Ricca, Richard Curtis, Robyn Drummond, Ryan Herbert, Rys Te Awhitu, Sally Colechin, Sam Fischer, Sam Peljha, Sarah Emerson, Scott Johnson, Sharmini Hancock, Sharna Hoggard, Sheryl Andersen, Shianne Mcabe, Shirley Ayers, Simon Bosch, Stella Melito, Stephen Hall, Sumoniori, Tara Sheather, Tim Newman, Tina Mcormack, Tracy Brown, Viv Melville

Congratulations to all involved!

Visual Art Staff Show - you are invited to the floor talk!

The 2016 Visual Arts Staff Show is currently on display in the Trapezium Gallery. This elegant exhibition showcases the arts practice of staff currently teaching on our visual arts courses. 

This week, on Wednesday March 23rd, the weekly NADC Arts Forum will be held in the Gallery, with many of the artists present to speak about their work, and answer questions from the audience.

Join us in the Gallery at 12 noon on March 23 for drinks and nibbles. At 12.30, NADC painting and drawing teacher Tim Allen will M.C. the floor talks, introducing the artists who will speak about the motivation and techniques behind their works. The talks will last for approximately half an hour, and from 1pm to 1.30 pm you can mingle with the artists and continue to enjoy the exhibition.

The exhibition includes work by David White, Tim Allen, Catherine O'Donnell, Jo Newton, Samara Kendall, Anthony Cahill, Cath Barcan, Jacqueline Spedding, Linda Seiffert, Cameron Ferguson, Matthew Ablitt, Di Holdsworth, Stephen Hall and Shirley Daborn.

The exhibition continues until March 31. Gallery hours are 9am-4pm, Monday to Friday.

Artwork by Anthony Cahill(iphone snap by Peter Helm)

Artwork by Linda Seiffert (iphone snap by Peter Helm)

QSRT 2016 opportunity for NADC students!

 Join Adnan Begic and Angela Stretch in the T Block auditorium on Wednesday May 2 for the first Arts Forum of the year. Angela is the lead artist in this year's Queen Street Riches and Textures project, and Adnan s the project co-ordinator. If you are not familiar with this amazing project and the professional opportunity could  provide for NADC students, make sure you come along and find out! This year's project is suitable for students in  all course areas in NADC. The Forum takes place from 12.30pm-1.30pm on Wedneday in the T Block auditorium.

Read below for a bit of background infoto the project courtesy of St Mary's Corner- but best to come to the Forum and hear for yourself!

Queen Street Riches and Textures is a cultural initiative developed by St Marys Corner Community and Cultural Precinct in 2012. The initiative engages local residents in creative conversations about Queen Street, the main street of St Marys through re-discovering, documenting, creatively expressing and interpreting the street’s past, present and future.

Engagement: Queen Street Riches and Textures is informed by three principles – engagement, mentorship and partnerships. The engagement is one of creative collaborations, social interaction and conversations, between artists and community and people and places.

Mentorship: Each year Queen Street Riches and Textures works with contemporary artists and through a specific artistic medium explores people and place. In each annual project a professional

artist also mentors local emerging artists while creatively engaging with the community.

Partnerships: Queen Street Riches and Textures is constantly extending partnerships with civic,

community, cultural, art and educational agencies, organisations and institutions.

Achievements: Since 2012 the project has achieved great community endorsement and participation of more than 300 local residents, 40 local and metropolitan art students and emerging artists and a number of partners and associates through a building sustainable relationships with regional educational institutions and community organisations.