30 Reasons to CELEBRATE and YOU are invited! All members past and present, as well as supporters, art lovers and general party-goers are invited to celebrate the end of Umbrella Studio's 30th year in the biggest 80s bash you've ever seen! Come in your best 1980s outfit and dance to the top music hits of 1986. Bring a plate to share and meet or reconnect with artists in our community. Lucky door prizes up for grabs and a cash bar…

Date: Tuesday 10 January 2017 Time: 3 – 5pm Artist: Kerrie Cleverdon Come have some school holiday fun with Umbrella Studio at the Bluewattle Development in Rasmussen! This is a free workshop with artist, Kerrie Cleverdon, making prints with casting plaster. You can make a variety of plastered prints which can be turned into decorations, jewellery and much more! Limited to 12 participants only.

Date: Tuesday 17 January 2017 Time: 3 – 5pm Artist: Kerrie Cleverdon Come have some school holiday fun with Umbrella Studio at the Bluewattle Development in Rasmussen! This is a free workshop with artist, Kerrie Cleverdon, making prints with foam. These can then be made into book covers for school, cards and much more! Limited to 12 participants only.

FREE TO ATTEND, Everyone welcome! 1-4pm Saturday's: 4 February, 11 February, 18 February, 25 February, 4 March, 11 March, 18 March, 25 March 2017 Come join Umbrella Studio and add your touch to a large artwork that will be displayed at this years Groovin the Moo festival on 30 April 2017. Working with arts facilitator Lynn Scott-Cumming, participants will create an individual section of a caterpillar that once assembled at the festival site, will form a colourful and powerful representation…

This is a four hour course run by Alex Christopher that shows artists how to build a website from scratch specifically for showcasing their works. You will learn: How to set up a website – domain names, URLs, WordPress Principles of website design How to create pages and add new media How to determine goals and purpose for your artist website Words/content for your artist statement/s, bios etc How to set up a blog How to sell your work from…

Blogging, Facebook, Instagram, eNewsletters etc for Artist Promotion (and SALES!) This is a four hour course run by Alex Christopher for artists with an established website who want to learn how to use social media to engage people with their artmaking. We will go over content marketing principles, the basic programs you can use, and we will also create a 12 month plan for what you can post about. Not knowing what to say and share is a main reason…

This workshop is across two Saturdays: 10am - ­3:30pm Saturday 18 March 10am - ­3:30pm Saturday 25 March Dive Deeper into your Practice Build a Rich Body of Work Take part in insightful Group Critiques Focus on the foundations and Conceptual Development of your work This is a course for all artists and creative types. Over two days across two weeks learn about the blueprint to building a rich body of work around a topic or theme of your choice.…