FREE - Word/Form/Site with Dr. Charles Robb

06apr10:00 am2:00 pmFREE - Word/Form/Site with Dr. Charles RobbArtists Workshop

Time

6th April 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm(GMT+10:00)

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Location

Cairns Court House Gallery

38 Abbott Street, Cairns City

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Event Details

6th April 2025

10am – 2pm

Cairns Court House Gallery

Join Associate Professor from QUT Dr. Charles Robb in a free hands-on workshop. Transform a single word into artwork through exploration of 2D artmaking processes. Working in an ‘open studio’ format, participants will experiment with materials, explore installation methods, and discuss their creative process. The session concludes with insights into creative careers and how artmaking offers a range of key skills for today’s workforce.

All materials provided. No experience needed.

Venue

Cairns Court House Gallery – 38 Abbott Street, Cairns City

Flying Arts encourage the use of sustainable transport, including cycling, walking and public transport. The Court House Gallery has free parking on Sundays.


Additional Information

Charles Robb is Associate Professor of Visual Art at QUT in Meanjin/Brisbane where he leads the first-year Open Studio program. This pioneering art program fosters collaborative methods and explores material-digital experimental approaches in contemporary art practice. As a practicing artist for over three decades, his work has been exhibited at major Australian institutions including MONA (Hobart), the Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney), and the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia (Melbourne). Charles’ work investigates the relationship between memorial objects and incidental form. He works across sculpture, digital and photographic media, using techniques like mould making, casting, photogrammetry, and assemblage.

 

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