Time
6th July 2019 - 8th September 2019 (All Day)(GMT+01:00)
Location
University of Southern Queensland
West Street, Darling Heights, Queensland, 4350
Event Details
Have you ever wanted to implement a large-scale mural project at your school or within your community? Learn how to develop quality public art projects from concept to collaborative conclusion.
Event Details
Have you ever wanted to implement a large-scale mural project at your school or within your community? Learn how to develop quality public art projects from concept to collaborative conclusion. Refine your street art techniques with aerosols, image transfers, tape-work and stencils.
Program Dates: Wednesday 25 September – Friday 27 September, 9am-5pm daily
Cost: $325 for 3 days*
* Includes lunch, workshops and materials. Educators must source own accommodation and transport.
Registrations close 8 September
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Program Schedule:
Wednesday 25th September
– Welcome and introductions
– First Coat studio tours and career talk with First Coat
– Tour of first coat festival works
– Presentation and in depth look at things to consider when applying a large scale mural creation process within schools and education contexts.
– Concept development and mural design for the wall
– Creating shape techniques
Thursday 26th September
– Artist career talk
– Producing patterns for the wall techniques
– Aerosol spray techniques
– Technique for transferring pattern to the mural wall
Friday 27th September
– Artist career talk
– Finalising images on wall
– Stencil making workshop
– Completion of the wall
– Program wrap up
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Additional Information
Katie Whyte
Studying how painting can influence our understanding of space, Katie completed a Bachelor (Honours) of Visual Arts at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba. After this, she began studying and working as an optical vision therapist. This career change was a departure from the arts and a step towards a clinical understanding of visual perception. Alongside a team of behavioural optometrists, she trained individuals to more effectively navigate through space and interpret their surroundings. Returning to the studio, Whyte’s painting practice continues to explore this parallel between the process of deriving meaning from vision and the abstraction of painted forms.
Simon Degroot
Simon is a visual artist and educator who creates work for exhibition and large-scale mural painting. His practice investigates ways that abstract graphic forms can carry meaning in contemporary painting. He uses abstraction and translation to encourage visual connection and recognition in his work considering how painting can be used to highlight a sense of place and identity and build a visual experience of being in the world. Degroot works collaboratively with council, businesses, artists, school groups, and communities to facilitate public art projects for students while also creating large-scale public murals in his own practice. He has completed significant public work for: The City of South Perth, Bundaberg Regional Galleries, Queensland Rail, Cairns Regional Council, Brisbane City Council and The Brisbane Hilton.