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April 2021
Botanical Studies in Mixed Media – 2 day workshop with Jasmine Jan
Botanical artworks using mixed media, watercolour, coloured pencil and graphite pencil. In this 2 day workshop participants will be introduced to working on botanical subject matter and using a combination of mediums. Day 1 participants will cover a series of mark making techniques in watercolour, coloured pencil and graphite to learn how to lay down a base colour and then add detail with coloured pencil and graphite. Day 2 participants will then focus on a series of small botanical studies…
Find out more »March 2021
AENT AGM & Regeneration Themed Paint Party with Mandy Rains (from Bush Chook Designs)
Come and join the Art Educators of the NT for their annual AGM followed by a fun and therapeutic painting session. Where: Railway Club When: Sunday, 28th March 2021 Time: AGM 2.30pm … followed by Mandy’s Paint Party 3-5pm Title of painting: Regeneration Paint Party Description: This 2 hour paint party is aimed at creating art works for our upcoming annual exhibition entitled: Recovery, a theme chosen to help process/reflect upon the impacts and opportunities that COVID19 presented to, and…
Find out more »Namuru: Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Practice for Teachers
A foundation for the development of learning experiences in response to the exhibition John Mawurndjul: I am the old and the new Online workshop for AENT members by the Artist Educator from the MCA in conjunction with CDU Gallery . About Namuru: Namuru means ‘path’ or ‘compass’ in the language of the Gadigal people, the traditional owners of the land and waters that the Mueum of Contemporary Art (MCA) is situated upon. Developed by the MCA’s Coordinator of Aboriginal and…
Find out more »December 2020
AENT 2020 Post Card Initiative
Dear AENT member current, past & future At this time we are unsure of what our annual exhibition may look like for 2020 and if it will happen at all. In lieu of this we invite you to be involved in a Post Card initiative designed to draw us together in a time that we are unable to. We will be providing all interested parties 2 stamped blank water colour post cards for you to create an artwork on, any…
Find out more »AENT’s ‘Studio Thinking’ 2021 Book Club
Art Educators, We are keen at AENT to learn more about ‘Critical Thinking’ strategies by offering to members one of two related books for our first ever Book club: Studio Thinking From the Start (Primary & Middle Years focused) Studio Thinking2 (Senior focused) “The authors of Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Art Education (2007) set out to systematically investigate what it is that visual arts teachers in arts-based high schools teach in their classes, and how these classes are organized. From there,…
Find out more »September 2020
Screen Printing with Elizabeth Martin
This Screen Printing workshop will be facilitated by local artist Elizabeth Martin. In this session you will acquire a clear understanding of the processes used to print a cotton tea towel with a simple 2 layer registration using water based fabric printing inks. There will also be an opportunity to combine multiple small botanical motifs onto a second tea towel to encourage a mix and match approach to colours and layout. $40 for Members, $80 Non Members Max 12…
Find out more »August 2020
AENT MEETING – Members and Friends of AENT All Welcome
Link to Agenda for Meeting & Link to Minutes from Previous Meeting
Find out more »June 2020
Rescheduled: 2020 AGM
AENT's 2020 AGM will be @ Darwin Ski Club, 4.30pm, Wednesday, 24th June 2020. Nibbles provided
Find out more »Cancelled: One day Introduction to Botanical Illustrations in mixed media – Jasmine Jan
We hope to be able to offer this workshop later in the year. In this one course participants will be introduced to a range of techniques for combining watercolour, graphite and coloured pencil to produce detailed illustrations around a botanical theme. Participants will learn how to build colour details with watercolour washes whilst building form and volume using graphite and then adding finer details and textures using a combination of graphite and coloured pencil. Participants will also learn tips to…
Find out more »May 2020
Sketch ‘n’ Sip – Online drawing session
Sketch ‘n’ Sip – Online drawing session Join us on Friday evening, the 22nd May for a light and fun Zoom drawing session while you sip on a glass of your favourite beverage and whip up a little drawing of one of Darwin’s favourite flowers: The Heliconia. You will also have the option of turning your drawing into a printed postcard, if you want. It will cost $40 for 60 postcards at TopEndPrint, this is a DIY component though –…
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