CEAC Summer School 2012
TE MATA KIA MAHI ‘TO WORK THE SURFACE’ with ALEXIS NEAL
16 – 19 January (4 days)
Fee: $350 (includes most materials)
Develop new skills in print, from a traditional understanding to a contemporary art practice. Over the 4 day workshop students will work through a number of ideas to create their own artist language in this medium. Multi layered printing will be explored using relief surfaces from organic materials, woven fabric surfaces, dry point (using plexie plate), stencil cutting and other techniques. Students will look at a variety of materials and mark making processes to create a rich woven image. They will achieve a well-executed body of prints and be encouraged to edition one work.
HAND BUILDING POTTERY with RICK RUDD
16 – 20 January (5 days)
Fee: $400 (includes some materials)
Learn how to create pottery using the pinching and coiling processes. Students will begin by constructing a teapot, this will be glazed and fired. Techniques for constructing large and small works will be demonstrated, including those for vessels as well as sculptural and figurative forms. Students are encouraged to bring ideas of forms they may wish to make. Learn from one of New Zealand’s leading studio potters. Rick’s works have won numerous pottery awards and are included in many of New Zealand’s museum and art gallery collections. www.rickrudd.com
MATERIAL EFFECTS with ANNA BROWNE
16 – 19 January (4 days)
Fee: $350 (includes some materials)
Explore the creative possibilities of wonderful wool where second-hand garments, blankets and remnants will be repurposed into new forms. Students will learn the techniques of felting, weaving, stitching, colouring, crochet... transforming this versatile fibre. Items from home can be brought to the workshop to incorporate into a range of projects; from rugs, cushions and blankets, to bags and scarves. www.annabrowne.co.nz
GLASS CASTING with FIONA RENNIE SCHWIETERS
16 – 20 January (5 days)
Fee: $500 (includes all materials)
An introduction to the ancient technique of lost wax glass kiln casting using beautiful locally made Gaffer Glass. Students will learn to work with wax making hand sized sculptures. These can be fitted together to make a larger work or remain as individual pieces. This 5 day workshop will focus on techniques that students can use to create unique and beautiful glass, learning to make moulds using R&R GC910 which gives a fine translucent finish. Bring your ideas and enthusiasm. Glass will be fired after the workshop. www.nzsag.co.nz/Fiona-Rennie-Schwieters.html
PAINTING YOUR PASSIONS with NICKY FOREMAN
16 – 20 January (5 days)
Fee: $300 (materials not included)
This is a workshop that is ideal for anyone who wishes to learn how to utilise a variety of materials. Painting predominantly in oils, students will also learn the skills of applying other materials such as gold, silver and copper leaf, wax, patinas, inks and shellac to create luscious and intricate surfaces. We will focus on subject matter that you are passionate about, in particular your personal history and physical environment. www.nickyforeman.co.nz
BRONZE CASTING with DAVID REID
16 – 20 January (5 days)
Fee: $650 (includes all materials)
Students will learn the skills to create their own small scale bronze objects, including wax working, ceramic shell and molten metal preparation, pouring, finishing and patinating. In addition they will receive instruction on setting up a temporary foundry. Students will complete at least one hand sized piece in bronze.
IGNITING THE CREATIVE FIRE OF WRITING with BRIDGET BRANDON
16 – 20 January (5 days)
Fee: $450 (includes most materials)
This week long workshop is designed to give each participant, whether they're an experienced writer or just starting out, an enriching, powerful and practical knowledge of the art of writing life stories. Under Bridget’s guidance, students will learn how to translate the richness of lived experience into vivid, engaging stories You will call forth your imagination, your intellect, your intuition and creativity. Bridget’s particular skill is in bringing the story out and getting the writer to bypass the critic within.
WOOD CARVING with WHARE THOMPSON
16 - 20 January (5 days)
Fee: $350 (includes most materials)
During the week, Whare will work alongside students to design and carve a post that either can be displayed indoors or presented as a garden piece. Students will explore working with different carving tools; learn about carving techniques, patterns and their origins. This is an exciting opportunity to learn the skills of carving a form then adorning it with surface decoration or inlayed paua if desired. Once completed, the sculpture will be stained using traditional red ochre pigment mixed with oil.
MIXED MEDIA with BECK WHEELER
16 - 20 January (5 days)
Fee: $400 (includes some materials)
This course explores art making as a form of storytelling. Beck will take the class through exercises in composition, stylisation, abstraction and colour theory before encouraging students to tell their own stories with mixed media and acrylic paint.
A multi-disciplined artist, Beck combines painting with toy making, textile and wood working techniques. She has exhibited in Melbourne, Spain, UK, USA and Canada. www.beckwheeler.com
FROM PENCIL TO STENCIL with HAYLEY KING aka FLOX
17 – 19 Jan (3 days)
Fee: $350 (includes most materials)
Students will be taken step by step through the creative process of stencil making. From the initial pencil sketch to the stencil cutting and then finally learning the techniques of spray painting, students will complete a piece of art work able to be framed on archival paper. Resource material based on native New Zealand flora and fauna will be provided as a starting point, but students are also welcome to work from self-sourced imagery. www.flox.co.nz
GRAFFITI ART with BOBBY HUNG aka BERST
17 - 20 January (4 days)
Fee: $ 450 (includes most materials)
An introduction into the origins of Graffiti and its place in New Zealand. Students will learn the skills to create artwork for indoors and outdoors using aerosol paint. Berst will share his knowledge of Graffiti and various techniques and processes, while students do a collaborative mural onsite, and paint an artwork on canvas that will be exhibited as part of a group exhibition at CEAC.
Corban Estate Arts Centre
426 Great North Road, Henderson, Auckland
Varied, see class descriptions.
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Corban Estate Arts CentreThe Corban Estate Arts Centre (CEAC)
It is located at the historic Corban Winery Estate in Henderson, Waitakere City. The Arts Centre utilizes the historic winery buildings and is home to galleries which feature a changing programme of Exhibitions, a Gallery Shop, and Artist's Studios.
CEAC also offers a wide range of arts and cultural events and programmes including: Adult's Art Classes, Children's Art Classes and a Schools Education Programme.
