Children's Mosaics workshop with Clare Lavender

A workshop ideal for children 8 years of age and over is on offer at the BMCAC on Sunday, April 18, from 10 am to 4 pm for the cost of $70.00. This workshop is designed for children who are keen to discover and explore colour, texture, pattern, shapes and different media and who wish to create something truly unique. Workshop participants will use brightly coloured tiles, china and other bits and pieces (man-made and from nature) to produce a work of art.

Instructions will be provided on safety, preparation, sealing, designing and the use of colour and media. There will also be instruction provided on cutting and on using adhesives. Step by step demonstrations as well as lots of “hands-on” activity on an individual project will ensure that the workshop is fun as well as educational.

Mosaics materials will be provided. Participants need to bring their own lunch and afternoon tea. This workshop can be a bit messy so children are encouraged to wear old clothes.

Workshop places are limited so please book early to ensure you don’t miss out! For more information you can e-mail Clare at create@mosaicworks.com.au or telephone 0411 62 5401.

For bookings, email bmcac.mail@gmail.com

Paper pulp sculpting workshop with Jane Lennon

Have fun, be green and make beautiful, unique objects. A Paper Pulp Sculpture workshop for adults and children is being offered at the BMCAC on Monday April 12, from 10am to 4pm.

Award winning artist Jane Lennon is known for her brightly coloured, quirky paper pulp sculptures. Jane has developed a technique using discarded office paper to make a clay-like substance that can be formed or used as a coating.When dried, painted and sealed the material is quite robust.

Using a variety of papier-mâché and paper pulp techniques in this environmentally friendly class, participants will transform recycled paper and packaging into durable objects, be encouraged to use their imagination and be creative.

Sculpting materials will be provided, but bring along your acrylic paints to finish off your creations. BYO Lunch.For more information contact Jane on 47531030.
For bookings, email bmcac.mail@gmail.com

Painting workshop with Rhett Brewer

Rhett Brewer is holding a painting workshop for the Blue Mountains Creative Arts Centre’s Autumn School in Glenbrook . The workshop will run for two days from 9am-4pm on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th April.

This is a rare opportunity for beginners and the more advanced to get excellent tuition from Rhett who has thirty years experience teaching Fine Arts at University level. Rhett is a professional artist who is currently working towards an exhibition at The Danks Street Gallery Complex in Waterloo.

The workshop will be held at the Creative Arts Centre on the corner of Hare and Moore Streets in Glenbrook. The subject of the two day workshop is Painting from Photographs. Rhett will discuss his own painting process and help students collage photographic images to arrive at compositions to transfer onto canvas. He will then guide you through the painting process. This workshop is designed to be highly instructive and is an opportunity for your creativity to be developed under excellent guidance. The cost for two days is $140.

Bookings are essential. Email bmcac.mail@gmail.com