JULY 2018 ARTeFACT Magazine

WEEKLY DRAWING CLASSES - TERM 3
Portrait Drawing
Saturday 28 July - Saturday 15 September
10.30am - 1pm (8 weeks)
Sunday 29 July - Sunday 16 September
1.30pm - 4pm (8 weeks)
Life Drawing
Saturday 28 July - Saturday 15 September
10.30 - 1pm (8 weeks)
Sunday 29 July - Sunday 16 September
1.30am - 4pm (8 weeks).
Winter School Holiday Programs
Monday 2 July - Friday 13 July - Various times available
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS - TERM 3
Wednesday 25 July - Thursday 13 September, 4 - 5.15pm
SUN CATCHERS WITH MAGGIE DANNATT
Monday 2 July, 10am to 12pm, OR 1pm to 3pm
Monday 9 July, 10am to 12pm, OR 1pm to 3pm
At this time of year, you need to make the most of any sun
you can find. In this two-hour workshop, Maggie will show you
how to make a sun catcher to hang in your window using a
simple printing technique, rubber bands, water colours and oil.
Make it for yourself or gift it to someone that you think could
use some extra sunshine in their life this winter. (Bring an art
smock/old shirt for this workshop). Age: 6 to 10 years
STRAW PEOPLE WITH JODIE GOLDRING
Tuesday 10 July, 10am to 12pm OR 1 to 3pm
Humans have been recreating images of themselves in straw,
bulrushes and other natural fibres across many ancient
cultures for thousands of years. As we start to look for
alternatives to the throw-away, plastic world we have created,
we can look back into history for inspiration. This ancient craft
is fun, environmentally sustainable and only limited by your
imagination. Age: 6 to 10 years
FRENCH VELOCIPEDE WITH CARLA MAXWELL
Wednesday 4 July, 10am to 12pm OR 1 to 3pm
Wednesday 11 July, 10am to 12pm OR 1 to 3pm
In the nineteenth-century Jean Louis Gourdoux the
‘velocipede’ or tricycle and merged it with the rocking horse
to create a three-wheeled bike, made in France by the Jugnet
factory, which had the body of a horse, a steel plate for a face
and a horsehair tale. Join Carla in the Education Studio to
recreate your own version of this French antique favourite.
Age: 5 to 9 years
THE CHARTREUSE WITH MARK MAXWELL
Thursday 5 July, 10am to 12pm OR 1 to 3pm
Thursday 12 July, 10am to 12pm OR 1 to 3pm
Tour Into Light and soak in the themes of colour and light.
Head back into the studio to create a cluster of miniature
French-inspired buildings, using the bright light and colours
explored in the exhibition as your inspiration. Age: 5 to 9 years
MAKE YOUR OWN MINIATURE THEATRE w CARLA
MAXWELL
Friday 6 July, 10am to 3pm (BYO lunch, no nuts please)
Toy theatres were hugely popular in the nineteenth century
and were collected by adults and children alike. Successful
productions from popular theatres would be reproduced in
miniature to recreate the performances for family and friends
at home. In this workshop, build and decorate your own
miniature theatre. Age: 6 to 12 years
PERFORMING INTO LIGHT WITH EMIL FREUND
Friday 13 July, 10am to 3pm (BYO lunch, no nuts please)
Enjoy a day of theatre-making, drawing inspiration from Into
Light. Collaborate in groups to write, direct, and perform short
pieces. Learn how to create a performance from your first
idea through to realization, exploring narrative, character, and
composition. Age: 10 and over
5320 5858 artgal@ballarat.vic.gov.au
www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au
ClayMotion offers a range of creative pottery and art classes
for the general community ñ adults, children and families ñ for
local businesses, and Professional Development for teachers
and professional artists, within the Ballarat and surrounding
area.
Enrol in a class at the studio or, if you are a school or
community group (eg scouts/cubs), have ClayMotion visit you
for a workshop.
• Services include:
• pottery classes for adults and children
• mosaic classes for adults and children
• school holiday program
• birthday parties for children and adults
• hens afternoons
• corporate teambuilding and reflection workshops
• pottery and art supplies (clay, modelling tools, journals,
etc)
• casual studio hire
• exhibition space
• one to one tuition/professional development
The owner of ClayMotion, Dawn Whitehand, has extensive
experience in the arts, including writing about art and
exhibiting both nationally and internationally.
Dawn has been teaching art for over eighteen years in many
different learning environments including schools, kinders,
University and community centres.
Dawn’s personal studio is located in Dunnstown, a semi rural
environment 10km outside of Ballarat (on the Melbourne side)
and is also available for birthday parties, teambuilding and
reflection workshops if you would like to combine tranquil
surroundings into your art experience.
CASUAL STUDIO SPACE HIRE
Casual Studio Space hire is available during shop opening hours
and is a shared unsupervised/untutored space. It is ideal for people
who have projects that they don’t have enough space to realise at
home - anyone from the hobbyist through to a professional artist
with a short term project. The room has ample bench space and
loads of shelving for storing works in progress.
EXHIBITION SPACE
Pop into Claymotion to see what it or follow on Facebook
All Welcome
Exhibition Space - calling for 2018 proposals. This new space
in Mair Street, Ballarat features a hanging system and plinths for
the display of both 2D and 3D artwork. Proposals are encouraged
for all mediums and are being accepted from artists Australia wide.
For application information visit the website
www.claymotion.com.au
CLAYMOTION SHOP
The ClayMotion shop is proud to support local makers and
showcases locally crafted giftware.
If you are a local artist/crafter contact Dawn for
more information 0438382522
www.claymotion.com.au
40 July 2018 ARTeFACT Newsletter