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November 2019
2019 End of Year Gathering for AENT
AENT are getting together on Friday 29th Nov to celebrate another fabulous year of Visual Art in the NT. Come and join us at the Darwin Ski Club from 5pm for nibbles and drinks – before we head over to the Therese Ritchie exhibtion opening after 6pm at MAGNT. Free to Members $10 for friends Please register below for this event for catering purposes. Register Here
Find out more »August 2019
Festival of Teaching 2019
https://ptant.org.au/festival-of-teaching-2019- Look out for these awesome AENT workshops: 1. Fantasy maps with Bronwyn Packwood 2. Create fun art using a gel press with Veronica Hodges 3. Top tips for teaching drawing skill in schools with Alison Dowell 4. Expanded materials: Art techniques that generate the unexpected with John Eaton from Oxlades
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2019 AENT Members' Exhibition at Darwin Entertainment Centre Gallery Opening Event - Friday 23 Aug 5.45pm
Find out more »MAGNT Floor Talk and Meet & Greet with Arts Curriculum Specialists from ACARA and AEA
Wendy Garden from MAGNT will host a floor talk of the current NATSIAA and Between the Moon and Stars Exhibitions for Helen Champion and Marg Baguley – and AENT Members and friends on Wed 21 Aug at 3.30 pm MAGNT. This will be followed by nibbles and drinks for AENT members at the Ski Club – to greet Helen Champion ACARA Arts Consultant https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-champion-b958372b and Art Education Australia President Marg Baguley https://staffprofile.usq.edu.au/Profile/Margaret-Baguley who are visiting Darwin to run DoE workshops…
Find out more »3D Sculpture using organic and recycled materials with Janie Andrews
A workshop to introduce different ways that 3 D large scale sculptures can be made easily with children of all ages. Participants to this workshop will learn how to manipulate organic and recycled materials using a range of materials that Janie will provide. Projects can be discussed and participants can bring materials to this workshop: wire, cloth, garden materials, recycled plastics, shiny packaging etc. Sculptures will be made that can easily be transported in a car! These sculptures can be…
Find out more »July 2019
AENT’s 2019 Members’ Exhibition: Artworks! PLAY
Our annual members' exhibition is coming up! Members are invited to share their own artworks inspired by the theme PLAY, and will share student works (as printed stickers) as a representation of Visual Arts Education across the spectrum of NT schools. The exhibition will be at the Darwin Entertainment Centre Gallery. The special opening event will be in conjunction with the opening of the Festival of Teaching Conference on Aug 23 from 6pm in the Raft Space at the Darwin…
Find out more »June 2019
Functional sculpture with Bonnie Hislop
In this AENT workshop at Accomplice, participants will be guided through projects of their choice, using handbulding techniques to create functional and sculptural ceramic wares. There will be a particular emphasis on tips and tricks to unlock and translate your creative voice. Techniques explored include but are not limited to: pinch pot, slab work, coiling and surface decoration Participants will aim towards 1 -3 works which may take the form of planter pots, mugs, plates, vases or scupltural pieces, with…
Find out more »May 2019
Oxlades Workshop with John Eaton
Come along to a full day workshop where we will explore some Oxlades products with John Eaton: 1. A recap and extension on Solarfast dye, a replacement for previous product known as Inkodye (Amongst other techniques I now make acetate negatives in the class with students with a variety of tools that circumvent the need for a photocopier) 2. A drawing transfer with water-soluble markers (includes some contemporary mark making practises) and other media. 3. A photocopy transfer and layering…
Find out more »April 2019
Artback & AENT workshop: Kamahi Djordon King – Camp Dog Sculptures
Kamahi Djordon King – Camp Dog Sculpture Workshops Kamahi’s artistic practice sits across visual arts, acting and singing. Born in Katherine, he began painting at a young age. His grandfather, a member of the Gurindji tribe born at Banka Banka, was his early mentor and teacher. This old man had travelled many miles mustering across the country, had strong kinship with the land and told Kamahi many stories about the desert. Drawing on his grandfather’s teaching, Kamahi successfully entwines his…
Find out more »Illustration for Storytelling- You’ve got to start somewhere
Craig is the illustrator of a number of picturebooks including the illustration tutorial title ‘Picture This’. Check out his webisite here:http://craigsmithillustration.com/ He has been a freelance illustrator since 1976. For some of the early years he had part-time jobs – washing dishes in a restaurant, scraping rust off the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Doing drawings for advertising – groan! One interesting job was working as a nurse’s aide in a hospital for the elderly. In that role he was able to…
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