October 6, 2011
Splashing about using Watercolours with Janet - Saturday 8th October 2011, 1.00pm to 4.00pm Discovering different ways with watercolour techniques. Bring Watercolour paper and paints, tubes are preferred, A 2inch/38mm hake brush (or flat bristle brush) is needed for washes plus a mop brush and smaller brushes. Useful items are some oil pastels and a small candle an old toothbrush a sea sponge or household sponge and a hairdryer. You are also welcome to do your own thing in any medium. $3.00 members $5.00 non-members. Venue is at the Scout Hall in Thirlmere, at the far end of Mason Street, Thirlmere. New Members Welcome. Let Janet know if you are coming for catering & Insurance...... Janet phone 4681 8579 - or email
Posted by Janet Dalton. Posted In : Creative Get Togethers
September 23, 2011
Creative Get Together at Thirlmere with Julie, this Saturday 24th September is at 12.30 set-up for 1.00pm start and finish at 3.00pm. A reminder that after the CGT we are having the Annual General Meeting for members which will start as close to 3.00pm as possible.
We have a new Creative Get Together Venue in Thirlmere: The Tahmoor Scout Group Hall at the very western end of Mason Street Thirlmere, with many thanks to the Scout Group.
If you are into small things and love where you live. WAGs CGT will be all about featuring local hot spots and using smaller brushes for our landscape masterpieces. To be displayed together in our Gallery.
Materials: bring a Table Easel if you have one, ACRYLICS, WATER COLOURS or OILS, small brushes and any small canvases or paper. If you have some pics of LOCAL FEATURES, Shops, Sheds, Hills, Industry, Landscape, bring them along, with ‘IDEAS of GRANDEUR’ in mind. Perhaps you can continue finishing your painting from last time.
We will start around 12.30 at the SCOUT HALL THIRLMERE, End of Mason Street Thirlmere [Mason St is parallel to Oaks Road, at the rear of the Public School] As usual you are welcome to do your own thing. $3.00 for members $5.00 for non-members. Please let Julie know if you are coming for catering & Insurance...... phone 4683 0808 or Janet phone 4681 8579 dcre8ive@bigpond.net.au
Posted by Janet Dalton. Posted In : Creative Get Togethers
September 7, 2011
Lets have a fun Learning day with Marjorie, Oil Painting with an “OLD MASTER”, by kind permission of Ken Harris using a KEN HARRIS DVD on Saturday 10th September 2011. Set up 9.30am to start at 10.00am to 4.00pm will be a Full Day of Oil painting tuition for $10.00 members and $15.00 non-members at the Scout Hall in Thirlmere, the very western end of Mason Street Thirlmere, with many thanks to the Tahmoor Scout Group. We will be playing the DVD for us to follow at intervals with instructions to follow. Bring your oil paints, odourless turps and associated equipment. A pdf of Ken Harris's materials can be downloaded at the downloads page, in addition everyone will need 2 x 20"x15" primed masonite boards if possible or 2 x 20"x15" canvases or a size as close to this as possible ready for painting and an easel to suit.
If oil paints are not available anyone who would prefer to use their acrylics or any other medium are most welcome to do so.
After attending Ken Harris's workshop last weekend Marjorie is confident that our group will enjoy the exercise and is looking forward to sharing this workshop with you.
Remember to bring your own lunch, morning and afternoon tea provided. Please let Marjorie know if you are coming for catering & Insurance...... phone 4889 8554 or email or Janet phone 4681 8579 or email
Posted by Janet Dalton. Posted In : Workshops
August 11, 2011
The recent WORKS BY WAG 2011 Exhibition of works, has a NEW HOME. The owner of Quintessential Coffee Shoppe, Sonia Curtis, wanting to support the local art group, invited us to display our works in her busy premises. Manager Joel Shipman, fitted the shop out with picture rails so the walls could be adorned with a colourful selection of interesting works. It wasn't long before our first sale and more have followed. So next time you are in need of coffee etc and arty nourishment, view the changing display of local Wollondilly masterpieces at the Quintessential Coffee Shoppe! All are for sale! Open every day from 8.00am to 4.00pm. Many Thanks to Sonia and Joel.
Posted by Janet Dalton. Posted In : exhibitions
August 9, 2011
Notice of Wollondilly Arts Group Inc AGM 2011
Dear Members & Friends,
The WAG Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, 24th September 2011, 3pm at the Tahmoor Scout Hall, far end of Mason Street, Thirlmere following our Creative Get Together.
This is an opportunity for all WAG members to decide on the office bearers for our group for the coming year.
Executive positions include:
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
In addition to the Executive, there are also at least 3 ordinary members who assist with the work of the group in activities such as Newsletter, Publicity/Communications, Grant Applications, Fundraising and other such as Exhibitions, Markets, Workshops etc.
Ordinary member
Ordinary member
Ordinary member….
In order to nominate and vote you need to be a financial member of the Wollondilly Arts Group Inc. Please note membership fees were due in April:
Single $25, Family $40 and Concession $15.
For those who have joined since January 2011, your membership covers you till 31st March 2012. Everyone else will need to renew their membership prior to the meeting.
Please phone or email for a nomination form and a membership form for you to complete and return by Wednesday, 21st September 2011 in preparation for the AGM to
Wollondilly Arts Group
c/o Secretary
PO Box 799
Picton NSW 2571
or come along to the Creative Get Together on Sat 13th August or Sat 10th September to renew your membership.If insufficient nominations are received, late nominations/ membership renewals can be received on the day. If more than one nomination for any position is received, there will be a vote to select the office bearer.
For more information or enquiries please do not hesitate to contact Janet on (02) 4681 8579 .
The current committee wishes to thank you for your ongoing support.
Kind regards
Your WAG Committee
(Wollondilly Arts Group Inc)
ABN 17612808080
Wollondilly Arts Group is supported by Southern Tablelands Arts (STARTS)
Posted by Janet Dalton. Posted In : AGM
August 7, 2011
Hi Member and friends,
WAG Creative Get Together at Thirlmere with Julie, Saturday 13th August is at 12.00 set-up for 1.00pm start to 4.00pm.
We have a new Creative Get Together Venue in Thirlmere: The Tahmoor Scout Group Hall at the very western end of Mason Street Thirlmere, with many thanks to the Scout Group. We will be posting a map on the website soon.....
Please let Julie know if you are coming for catering & Insurance...... phone 4683 0808 or email or Janet phone 4681 8579 or email
SMALL AND MINIATURE PAINTINGS for inspiration see Postcards from Provence by Julian Merrow-Smith If you are into small things and love where you live. WAGs next CGT will be all about featuring local hot spots and using smaller brushes for our landscape masterpieces. To be displayed together in our Gallery.
Materials: bring your ACRYLICS or OILS, small brushes and any small canvases you may have, If you have some pics of LOCAL FEATURES, Shops, Sheds, Hills, Industry, Landscape , bring them along, with ‘IDEAS of GRANDEUR’ in mind.
We will start around 12.00 at the SCOUT HALL THIRLMERE, End of Mason Street Thirlmere [Mason St is parallel to Oaks Road, at the rear of the Public School] As usual you are welcome to do your own thing. $3.00 for members $5.00 for non-members.
Creative Get togethers will now be the SECOND and FOURTH SATURDAY each month at the above venue.
Kind Regards Your WAG Committee
PS: You have received this email as a member, friend or previous/potential supporter of Wollondilly Arts Group Inc. If you no longer wish to receive emails from WAG, please return email Janet at Wollondilly Arts Group dcre8ive@bigpond.net.au to let her know
Wollondilly Arts Group is supported by Southern Tablelands Arts (STARTS)
Posted by Janet Dalton. Posted In : Creative Get Togethers
August 3, 2011
Matthew Harrison (trombone) Andrew Evans and Paul Goodchild
(trumpets) Milen Boubbov (french horn) and Scott Francombe (tuba)
Shire Hall Picton Sunday 21 August 1.30pm Hear the rich versatility of the top Australian brass chamber ensemblemaking its first visit to Picton featuring a program from all facets and genres of music from Renaissance Gabrielli to modern day Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story Admission $20 adults (no charge for children)
Posted by Janet Dalton. Posted In : Music
July 16, 2011
Wollondilly Arts Group is very grateful for the CASP* grant that enabled us to offer a series of subsidised workshops. The inspiring workshops held in May & June introducing you to the art of ‘Encaustic Painting’ and ‘Image transfer’ with Mo Godbeer were a great success. In October there will be a third workshop ‘Polymer Screen Printing’ with Kathy Geurts. Please see information below and register your interest ASAP. Please visit our website www.wollondillyartsgroup.com.au/ for up to date information
WORKSHOP 3: Polymer Screen Printing with Kathy Geurts
DATE: Saturday 22nd October 2011 ARRIVAL /SET-UP 9.30 am to START 10.00 am to 4 pm COST: $25 members, $35 non members Plus a small kit fee of $ 25 for polymer silkscreen materials and printing frame which students will be take home. Both, workshop fee and kit fee to be paid with booking prior to workshop. VENUE: CWA Hall, York St, Tahmoor, nearest cross street: Larkin St. off Remembrance Drive, Tahmoor.    In this workshop students will learn how to reproduce their own artwork onto photopolymer silk screens. These screens can be used to print onto fabrics, paper or polymer. We will be printing onto polymer and the student has the choice of making a piece of jewellery, a journal plate cover or piece of homeware.
There is no pressure to make a finished piece in the class should the student prefer to make several printed sheets of polymer which can be stored for many months before being applied to an end use. The Tutor – Kathy Geurts: Kathy is a mixed media artisan, creating, selling, and exhibiting her own range of jewellery and objets d’art under the Studio Amara brand, a fusion of design styles, techniques and materials resulting in one-off designs. She sells her work at numerous outlets in NSW, ACT and Victoria. She also designs for her other business ‘Versa’ – corporate communications graphics and print publication. She is running her own beginners workshops in polymer clay and precious metal silver
jewellry design at the BDAS Gallery workshop, Bowral and Berrima Village Hall in Berrima and working in collaboration with Benedict House, Queanbeyan, where she also conducts workshops.
For more information check out Kathy’s website www.studioamara.com.au and her new blogspot http://studioamara.blogspot/com
Posted by Janet Dalton. Posted In : Workshops
April 19, 2011
Our second WAG workshop with Mo will cover the vast array of ways to achieve image transfer in your encaustic work. Learn how to do numerous image transfer techniques using carbon paper, charcoal, graphite, printouts. Details can be downloaded from our download page. You can create your work on wax using your own printed images. There are so many ways to work with image transfer and encaustic. DATE: Saturday, 25th June 2011 ARRIVAL /SET-UP 9.30 am to START 10.00 am to 4 pm
COST: $25 members, $35 non members
A material fee of $20 applies to be paid to Mo on the day
WAG will buy plywood boards which will be available for $6/4 boards
Students who attend the first workshop ‘Encaustic’ may have wax left over that they can reuse and might not need to purchase a ‘goody bag’. VENUE: CWA Hall, York Street, Tahmoor
BOOKINGS and PAYMENTS:
Phone or email Janet Dalton (Secretary) to check availability and reserve your place PH: 46818579 Email: janetdalton@ozemail.com.au Wollondilly Arts Group is very grateful for the CASP* grant that has enabled us to offer this series of subsidised workshops held in May and June introducing you to the art of ‘Image transfer’. * The Country Arts Support Program is funded by the NSW Government through Arts NSW and jointly delivered by Regional Arts NSW and Regional Arts Boards throughout NSW
Posted by Janet Dalton. Posted In : Workshops
April 19, 2011
In our first workshop with Mo you will learn about the history of encaustic, studio safety and how to prepare your own encaustic medium and paints. Tutor Mo Godbeer will go through board preparation, fusing, and layering to achieve amazing effects with beeswax and resin. You can expect to take home 4 completed pieces. Mo will impart her vast knowledge of encaustic and share with you loads of tips and tricks for working in encaustic. Each student will receive a worksheet with encaustic recipes, resource guide and instructions to take home. DATE: Saturday, 28th May 2011 ARRIVAL /SET-UP 9.30 am to START 10.00 am to 4 pm
COST: $25 members, $35 non members
A material fee of $20 applies to be paid to Mo on the day
WAG will buy plywood boards which will be available for $6/4boards
VENUE: CWA Hall, Tahmoor
Phone or email Janet Dalton (Secretary) to check availability and reserve your place PH: 46818579 Email: janetdalton@ozemail.com.au
Wollondilly Arts Group is very grateful for the CASP* grant that has enabled us to offer this series of subsidised workshops held in May and June introducing you to the art of ‘Encaustic Painting’. * The Country Arts Support Program is funded by the NSW Government through Arts NSW and jointly delivered by Regional Arts NSW and Regional Arts Boards throughout NSW
Posted by Janet Dalton. Posted In : Workshops
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