Artist Workshop: Poetic Collage

Join award-winning picture book artist Erica Wagner for a one-day collage workshop


The Victorian Artists Society
The Victorian Artists Society
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5.5 hours Class size 1 to 6 guests

  $200 (Afterpay available)

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Join award-winning picture book artist Erica Wagner for a one-day workshop inspired by her new book, The Colt From Old Regret. Using poetry as a prompt, participants will be encouraged to create their own mixed media work in response to a particular character, scene, or image using paint and collage elements, including their own discarded artwork.
Erica will demonstrate how she created the images in The Colt from Old Regret and will encourage participants to experiment with their visual language in response to a poem. The workshop will include sketching initial ideas, creating backgrounds, playing with shapes and colours to build up elements to form one or more images with Erica offering tips and guidance along the way.


Knowledge required
This class is beginner-friendly but suitable for all levels.
 
What you'll get
You will develop your visual language skills and may create several pieces throughout the day.
 
What to bring
  • Sketchbook, pencil, eraser
  • Notepad for writing exercises
  • A poem that inspires you (some poems will be provided)
  • Scissors, glue, cardboard surface for gluing, rags
  • Variety of collage papers, ideally a mix of colours and textures pre-prepared, including discarded artwork
  • Scalpel and cutting board for fine work
  • Painting kit and brushes (watercolour, gouache and/or acrylic best for quick drying)
  • 3-4 sheets of 300gsm paper to use as backgrounds (no larger than A3 for ease of working in a group)

Location

The Victorian Artists Society - 430 Albert St, East Melbourne, VIC

Centrally located, the VAS is close to Parliament Station, 11, 12 and 109 trams

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The Victorian Artists Society
The Victorian Artists Society

6k followers
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The VAS art studio occupies an original bluestone building opened in 1874. Though almost totally subsumed by gallery in 1895, it still serves both as a studio and a reminder of our history. Designed by architect Leonard Terry, who had worked principally as a designer of warehouses and banks, it was a single-storey construction without windows.
Since then, the VAS studio has survived extensions, renovations and massive restoration projects to be associated with the careers of some of the most significant artists of Australian history. It is within these walls that young artists including Arthur Streeton, Charles Conder, Tom Roberts, Walter Withers and Frederick McCubbin commenced their journey of brushstrokes. The original floor of Baltic pine, worn by the feet of these artists and coloured with 150 years of paint, still remains alongside original tables and easels.
To this day, the Victorian Artists Society offers classes catering to all experience levels, from beginners to professional artists, in oil, watercolour, acrylic, drawing and sculpture. Classes cover techniques such as portraiture from a life model, landscape and still life. Daytime, afternoon, evening and weekend classes are conducted in the historic VAS Studio and are taught by highly regarded artists.
In addition to our 10 week courses, we also regularly offer workshops and a number of casual sessions including life and portrait.

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