Past events are archived for future reference.
Kaiela Arts and River Connecte are excited to team up for some school holiday workshops.
Join Kaiela Arts and River Connect to explore plant themes in art. All ages are welcome. Places are strictly limited so BOOK NOW.
Tuesday 21 September: Signs and Symbols - Participants will be welcomed into the gallery space for a talk and tour to explore the work of local Indigenous artist and discuss the signs and symbols used in the works and how they help tell the story. After the talk and tour the group will be welcomed into our beautiful outdoor space by the lake to tell their own stories using signs and symbols.
Tuesday 28 September: Nature Tracing - Join RiverConnect and Kaiela Arts to explore the wonderful world of tracing, with natural materials collected from Victoria Park Lake! At this workshop we will discuss the significance of indigenous plant life and what certain plants were used for and look at the art of plant pressing we will ask participants to do this at home and come back to us for part two of this workshop in November. Part two will be held in our outdoor space with an artist to create works with the pressed plants while connecting with country.
Thursday 30 September: Charcoal Drawing - Join RiverConnect and Kaiela Arts for this very special event. Participants will be welcomed into the space to create some unique artworks using charcoal. We will focus on monochromatic works using charcoal that was created in the fire during Turtle Muster. The charcoal can be used for drawing or is ground down and participants will be shown how to use this as a medium for painting.
