26/05/2014Compact Prints 2014 Residency & Pop Up Shop
Umbrella Studio is calling for expressions of interest for local printmakers or artists for a five week residency in the upstairs gallery space. The duration of the residency is from Sunday 17 August through 21 September. The selected resident artists will have the opportunity to create a new body of work in the Main Space of Umbrella. The resident artist will be featured in our marketing and promotions during the Compact Prints 2014 exhibition. Umbrella is also calling for expressions of interest from Umbrella Members to exhibit and retail their artwork in the glass display case during the future exhibition periods. More information about both of these can be downloaded: Call for Artists – CP Residency & Pop-Up Shop
20/05/2014en plein-air painting for adults with Sylvia Ditchburn
Paint the dry tropics of beautiful Townsville on location with Sylvia as your guide. With many years experience as an artist Sylvia has captured the Australian landscape en plein air from the beach to the bush criss-crossing Australia in search of subjects for her paintings. With 45 solo shows and over 50 art awards Sylvia has tutored many budding artists in workshops through TAFE and ArtEscape Cairns. This workshop is specifically designed for adults 18 years and over with some previous painting experience. Enrol early to avoid disappointment, as numbers are limited. Where Townsville Palmetum Time 9am (meet at the Car Park) until 3pm Date Saturday 5 July 2014 Cost $66 to be paid by 1 July 2014 You can download the Registration Form here
23/04/2014The PEOPLE’S Percival – seeking participation
Townsville, here’s your chance to be part of the People’s Percival. The City Council are having 60 banners made for Flinders St and they’re choosing your photos for them!
03/04/2014Trent Walter Workshop: The Unique Multiple Image
This workshop aims to explore a multifaceted approach to image making through monotype print processes. While each impression will be unique, multiple processes will be explored on the same sheet of paper to create a complex set of relations in the picture plane. Using both the litho and etching presses at Umbrella Studios, participants will engage with image transfer, rubbings, and monotypes from metal and plastic plates. The results will combine the painterly with the graphic in an exploration of the contemporary print. A note to participants: Please bring some source materials to the workshop. These could be examples of your own work, newspaper/magazine cuttings that take your interest, collage elements, drawings etc. Various coloured etching inks, watercolours and roller if you have them. Enclosed shoes must be worn at all times. Materials supplied: Paper, Copper, Plastic Etching Plates, Newsprint, A variety of coloured etching Inks Biography Trent Walter is…
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01/04/2014CALL FOR ARTISTS: COMPACT PRINT 2014
Registrations Open Now! Our most famed, biennial exhibition: Compact Prints, is now in motion for 2014. Compact Prints is an international print exchange and exhibition of 12x12cm prints, designed to fit inside a regular CD case. You’ll send three prints from the same edition, and in return, you’ll receive a print from another entrant, who could be from anywhere in the world! One print will be exchanged with a participating artist and a second will be displayed in a CD jewel case as a part of the exhibition. The third print will be auctioned at a Fundraiser to assist with the event and the development and on-going maintenance of the newly launched Compact Prints website. The new website dedicated to Compact Prints is designed to showcase the history of the exhibition, where each exhibition has toured and provide a platform for artists to be more connected with each other. Registrations…
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17/03/2014CALL FOR ARTISTS: Wanderlust
Click this link to Read the Conditions of Entry and Enter into the Exhibition
19/02/2014$80,000 Public Art Commission – Southern Gateway
Albury City Council have an exciting opportunity for artists/designers to create a significant gateway sculpture as part of our 2010-2020 Urban and Public Art Strategy. The location for the work is the East Street entrance into Albury from the Hume Freeway. The site has excellent exposure to the Melbourne-Sydney rail line, the Hume Freeway, and local traffic. Albury City envisage the work becoming a key beacon for the city and is the first of a series of gateway sculptures. Council is seeking interest from suitably qualified and experienced artist/designers with a proven record in undertaking large scale public art projects. Submissions close 1st April 2014 For a copy of the EoI visit: http://www.alburyicons.com/ and select “Public Art Commission – Southern Gateway” to download a copy. For more information please contact the Urban and Public Art Officer: Tom Arnold – Urban and Public Art Officer tarnold@alburycity.nsw.gov.au 02 60238737 / 0427 191…
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13/02/2014Call for Young Artists: FREE Print Out Paste Up Workshops
CALL FOR YOUNG ARTISTS to participate in a five week “Print Out & Paste Up” workshop with local, professional artists! Mix traditional art techniques with street art styles to complete a large, public mural and exhibit your work during Townsville’s National Youth Week! This is a joint project between YWAM & Umbrella Studio: Where: Umbrella Studio, 482 Flinders Street When: 2:30pm – 5:00pm for five Saturday’s beginning on 8 March 2014 Who: Free for Young Artists aged 12 – 17yrs Places are limited to only 25 participants. contact Fiona Saxby before 21 February 2014 Phone: 07 4771 2123 // 0411 486 631 // fionas@ywamtownsville.org Download the Print Out Paste Up Poster to share with your family, friends and networks
29/01/2014Call for Artists: Patina
Studio 2 are calling for artists to participate in the first exhibition at their new venue the Drill Hall Studio on 27 Mitchell Street, North Ward Patina: is the effect of wear on the surface of an object, resulting from great age, exposure or use which enhances the beauty of that object. Find out more information by downloading the Patina Call for Artists information sheet. Contact & Registration: Sue Tilley – sue@artetcetera.net | 0418 750 854
28/01/2014Call for Artists: Through the Flower
Sylvia Ditchburn fine art gallery is inviting artists to participate in their next group show: Through the Flower – Aspects of the feminine, in celebration of International Women’s Day 2014. Click the link below to download your entry form. Through the Flower Entry Form
