Event details
Join us for a day of open studios, demonstrations, floor-talks, lectures and hands-on workshops that celebrate the joy of clay.
Free
Hazelhurst Art Centre and TAFE NSW Ceramics Design Studio Gymea are collaborating to celebrate the joy of clay.
Together, we're offering an exciting program of events that showcase the creativity and possibilities of ceramics across our two locations (just across the road from each other!).
Whether you're a seasoned artist or a curious beginner, come along to discover a range of opportunities for exploring ceramics right here in the Sutherland Shire.
Free event, no booking required.
| Time | Location | What's on |
|---|---|---|
| 10.00am-4.00pm | Gymea TAFE Ceramics Design Studio | Gymea TAFE Ceramics Design Studio Open Day |
| 10.00am-11.00am | Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Hazelhurst Gallery | Workshop with Hayley a. West About Face: A Sculptural and explorative workshop Using a variety of traditional and unconventional clay tools we will explore and experiment with mark making to create faces that are familiar and alien, beautiful and grotesque. Creations will become part of an ephemeral exhibition, where all the materials and clay will be reclaimed and reused. |
| 11.00am-11.30am | Gymea TAFE Ceramics Design Studio | Demonstration with Peter Dwyer: Reforming the Urn: Replicating historically how the urn has been built |
| 11.30am-12.00pm | Gymea TAFE Ceramics Design Studio | Demonstration with Aedan Harris: Hand building |
| 12.00pm-12.30pm | Gymea TAFE Ceramics Design Studio | Demonstration with Marion Howell: Using different clays to demonstrate Korean, Chinese and Japanese forms |
| 12.30pm-1.00pm | Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Studio 3 | Join Hayley .a. West for a tour of Hazelhurst's ceramic studio and facilities. |
| 1.00pm-2.00pm | Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Hazelhurst Gallery | Artist talks in the Gallery with exhibiting Conduit artists. |
| 2.00pm-2.30pm | Hazelhurst Theatrette | Presentation: Peter Dwyer: The Urn: Overview and Opportunities Limited spaces. |
| 2.30pm-3.00pm | Hazelhurst Theatrette | Presentation: Michelle Edinger: Notions of Beauty Limited spaces. |
| 3.00pm-3.30pm | Hazelhurst Theatrette | Presentation: Marion Howell: Exploring the differences between Korean, Chinese and Japanese ceramic art and aesthetics. Limited spaces. |
Event program subject to change.
Presented in partnership with TAFE NSW Ceramics Design Studio Gymea.
