art.speak Workshop with Artist Jon Campbell

Sun February 21, 2016
10.30am - 12pm

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Presented by our friends art.speak, this session provides an intimate and supportive environment for emerging artists to share projects and ideas with mentor Jon Campbell.

In a group environment Jon will discuss your work, your career, or ways forward with applications and visual art proposals. With over 30 years experience to draw from as a visual artist, Jon has a wealth of knowledge and valuable insights to share and help you reach the next level in your career.

Jon Campbell draws from a strong background in the visual arts. His masterfully realised paintings, cut-outs, banners, neon’s, flags and songs demonstrate a love of suburbia and its vernacular. He has been a lecturer of painting at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) for over 16 years. His accomplishments include being a studio artist at Gertrude Contemporary and winning the Basil Sellers Art Prize. His works are in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, to name but a few.

Get in quick as places are strictly limited!

COST $15 (includes light refreshments)

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Phil Ferguson - Artist Talk

Sat March 5, 2016
3pm

Come along and hear from our Artist in Residence Phil Ferguson about his creative process. For over a year now, as a way of connecting and making new friends in Melbourne, Phil Ferguson has been creating crochet hats and posting them on social media platform Instagram with an overwhelmingly positive response. Since then he now has over 100,000 followers and has been featured by Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Frankie Magazine and BBC. Meet this extraordinary maker and Internet sensation. Free Event | Refreshments provided.

Artist / Curators Talk - Nu Yishu Series: VII Thread

Sat March 5, 2016
2pm | Free | Bookings not required

Join artists and curators for a discussion of their work. Learn about this intriguing cultural exchange exhibition featuring artworks by women artists from Hong Kong and Melbourne. Hear about their techniques and approaches to exploring tradition, heritage, lineage and culture. Free event | Refreshments provided.

Crafternoons | 6, 13, 20 March

Sun March 6, 2016
1-4pm | Free | Bookings not required

Learn the art of craft with the coordinators of the Teavotion exhibition Marg Lanne and Maryanne Noonan. Across Sundays during March we will hold a session to learn different craft techniques.

Take the opportunity to visit the exhibitions on display while you are here including Teavotion presenting hundreds of teacosies alongside a selection of photographs by Mark Crocker and the artist in residence Phil Ferguson.

WHEN Sundays 6, 13, 20 March | 1-4pm

COST Free | Please bring your own wool and knitting needles

BOOKINGS Not required

Life Drawing Class

Wed March 23, 2016
6-8pm

Relax within the grand setting of Bundoora Homestead’s formal dining room whilst life-drawing with others. Join artist Ju-Yuen Merran Chew and our life model for a workshop on drawing, form and capturing the essence of a figure over a period of time. This is a class available to artists at all stages in their development whether you’re trying it out for the first time or if you have advanced drawing skills.

COST $15 | includes all materials and a glass of wine

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Arts Residencies Workshop

Sat April 30, 2016
3-3.45pm

Should you integrate with your surroundings as an artist in residence? Discuss the benefits and challenges of undertaking an arts residency with personalities from the field. Speakers include artist Christian Capurro, Andrew Tetzlaff — artist, and Coordinator of RMIT’s International Artist in Residence Program and Eliza Roberts the Arts Residencies Manager at Asialink. Chaired by artist and curator at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Claire Watson. This free event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Under Construction.

COST: Free | includes refreshments

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History Tour

Wed May 4, 2016
2.30-3.30pm

Hear the stories that have helped shape Bundoora Homestead Art Centre. Trace its history, from Smith family home to Convalescent Farm for returned servicemen, to Repatriation Hospital before finally becoming a public art gallery for the Darebin community. Tour through the house and grounds while Cassie May brings to life its unique stories, prominent architectural features and colourful past.

COST: $5

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Weaving Workshops for Kids | 14 & 21 May

Sat May 14, 2016
2-3.15pm

Join artists Aliça Bryson-Haynes and Lizzy Sampson as they guide kids through the process of weaving.

Your child can take away their own piece of woven art and learn about these artists’ installation-based art practice.

Kids can choose from an extensive range of colours to weave a variety of small objects. At the end of the workshop children will have the skills to continue weaving at home.

Suitable for children aged 8-12 years old.

WHEN: Sat 14 & 21 May | 2-3.15pm
COST: $10

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Wearable Art Workshop

Sat May 28, 2016
2-4pm

Join artist Claire McArdle and make your own piece of jewellery from your old clothing. Bring in an old t-shirt or two and see how it can be transformed into a unique piece of wearable art. Learn how to twist, twirl and twine your t-shirt into a new form. Then enjoy your soft new jewellery piece.

COST: $10

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Guided Floor Talk with Artists and Curator | Under Construction

Wed June 1, 2016
2-3pm

Join the curator and the artists for a discussion of the project Under Construction and celebrate the exhibition catalogue documenting their projects.

History Tour

Wed June 22, 2016
2.30-3.30pm

Hear the stories that have helped shape Bundoora Homestead Art Centre. Trace its history, from Smith family home to Convalescent Farm for returned servicemen, to Repatriation Hospital before finally becoming a public art gallery for the Darebin community. Tour through the house and grounds while Cassie May brings to life its unique stories, prominent architectural features and colourful past.

COST $5

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Life Drawing Class

Wed June 29, 2016
6-8pm

Relax within the grand setting of Bundoora Homestead’s formal dining room whilst life-drawing with others. Join artist Hilary Jackman and our life model for a workshop on drawing, form and capturing the essence of a figure over a period of time. This is a class available to artists at all stages in their development whether you’re trying it out for the first time or if you have advanced drawing skills.

COST $15 | includes all materials and a glass of wine

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