Australian National Brooch Show
23 April to 26 June
Join us for a special opening at Fitzroy. Our 'Try & Buy' will be held Saturday 23 April from 11am to 1pm. See Australia's largest exhibition of artist made contemporary brooches. Refreshments will be served. All for sale. Perfect for Mothers Day gifts.
Fitzroy Library
128 Moor Street, Fitzroy
All brooches will also be in online display after end of April.
Damon Kowarsky and Hyunju Kim will also be presenting artists' talks on Thursday 5 May from 6 to 8 pm discussing their practices, the importance of travel, the transformational nature of residencies, the critical need to go out into the world and DRAW, ways of sustaining a full time artistic practice, and how they worked through the changes wrought by COVID.
Please join them for informal talks, and a Q&A at Newcastle Printmakers Workshop
Solander Gallery invites you to view their online exhibition
BOLDER
8 April - 5 May
This exhibition showcases a curated selection of some of the wonderful artworks created by New Zealand and international artists represented by Solander. They work with an aesthetic that combines elements of high art and popular culture, in ways that are alternately playful, original, serious and reflective.
Their collective use of bold colour and strong graphic form reflects both a bold use of materials and a boldness in their artistic vision.
Featuring new works by: Dick Frizzell, Damon Kowarsky, Nuala Gregory & Rona Green.
From the Q&A with Ren Gregorčič at Megalo Print Studio on 18 March. Thank you to everyone who came along, and to all the staff at Megalo for making the afternoon - and the exhibition 'Travelling Without Moving' - such a success.
Dates: Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th May
Time: 10am - 4pm
Cost: $340 Non-Members | $320 current NPW Members.
Bookings are required by 11th April
Venue: Newcastle Printmakers Workshop, 27 Popran Road, Adamstown
Over two days participants will learn the basics of copper etching, including preparing plates, applying hard ground, etching with ferric chloride, simple aquatint (time permitting), and printing on cotton paper with high quality ink.
Materials: Participants need to provide their own printing paper (this can be purchased from NPW directly if needed - cash on the day) and etching needles.
All other materials are included (Copper plates, hard ground, etching ink, latex gloves and general consumables supplied).
What students need to bring: participants must wear enclosed shoes and bring apron, safety glasses, printing paper [also available at NPW], working drawing or design for etching [plate size to be advised]. Also bring drinks and lunch.
Covid Safety:
Due to NPW’s Covid Policy the workshop will be sanitised prior to, during, and after the class. Participants must checkin, wash or sanitise their hands immediately upon entering the workshop and maintain physical distancing whenever possible during class. If you have COVID-19 symptoms, have visited a COVID case location, or have been directed to isolate, you must not attend class.
This course requires a minimum of 6 participants to proceed. NB Bookings are required by 11th April, as this tutor is interstate.
ABOUT THE TUTOR
Damon Kowarsky studied printmaking at Victorian College of the Arts and Glasgow School of Art. He has travelled extensively and exhibited in Australia, France, Pakistan, Japan, China, and the USA. Architecture and the colours of earth and sky inspire much of his work. His work can be seen at www.damon.tk and Instagram @damonkowarsky.
