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WORKSHOPS
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AFTER DARK: INTRO to wheel throwing
Night class series with Fiona Cuthbert O'Meara
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Date: 5 x Thursdays, 6pm - 8.30pm
From May 30 to June 27 Cost: $.198.00 for the 5-part series. Venue: Butter Factory Arts Centre Ceramicist + artisan, Fiona Cutherbert O'Meara invites you into the world of Wheel Throwing with this 5-week, After Dark series. Beginning Thursday,MAY 30, participants will work their way through the introductory skills of wheel throwing, towards creating their own vessels. Each session runs from 6pm - 8.30pm. No prior experience needed and everything is provided for you - perhaps just bring an apron of some sort! Bisque Firing fees included. Bookings here. |
WILD BASKETS: weaving with weeds
with Judith + Richard Wolski
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Date: 10.30am - 2.30pm Saturday, October 12
Cost: $100.00 Venue: Butter Factory Arts Centre (( Saturday May 4 sold out )) Turn weeds into woven baskets with master weavers and passionate conservationists, Judith and Richard Wolski of 'Wild Baskets'. This innovative pair repurpose invasive weeds that can dominate local landscapes ( like morning glory, glycine cats claw creeper, white moth vine and lantana) into beautiful, functional baskets. The feel-good factor is tenfold here! Learn how to make and complete your own bespoke basket with Wild Baskets. All materials provided. Book your place, here. |
Watercolour + Digital Prints
with Janine Delgos
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Date: Sunday May 19 10am - 1pm
Cost: $77.00 Venue: Butter Factory Arts Centre COMBINE your contemporary watercolours with digital printing to striking effect, in this one day workshop. Techniques such as mono printing, stencilling, frottage , digital and relief printing will be explored and manipulated to create a number of small artworks that can then be digitised and printed onto a number of projects. You'll be surprised how your artwork adapts, flows and morphs after simple processes and techniques. For more info + to secure your space,click here. |
Ceramics for Adults
with Janine Delgos
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Date: Saturday, June 01 + Saturday, June 08;
10am - 1pm Cost: $110 (includes glazing & firing) Venue: Butter Factory Arts Centre EXPLORE the wonderful world of handbuilding over this two-day workshop. Here you'll make textured clay tiles to then turn into small boxes, candle burners or wall features. Teacher and artist, Janine Delgos will guide you through the basics so you can later adapt the process to suit your own aesthetic. You'll glaze and decorate your pieces in the process, after learning about glazing techiques and recipes. For more info or to register your interest, click here. |
Contemporary Collage
with Holly Leonardson
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Date: Sunday, June 02
10.30am - 1.30pm Cost: $95 (includes all materials & morning tea) $90 for BFF members Venue: Butter Factory Arts Centre SETTLE IN to the wonderful world of Contemporary Collage with FRANKIE Magazine feature artist Holly Leonardson over some tea + biccies! Enjoy a cup of tea and the calming effect of flicking through pages of Holly's curated selections of retro material as Holly discusses the various approaches to collage. This young creative shares her insights and answers questions about the world of collage. A folio of her work will be available for visual inspiration and a list of creative prompts will be provided. Consider different arrangements as you play with paper to create beautiful, surreal, humorous or abstract compositions. Take home your two finished collages on quality cotton watercolour paper, and all the additional completed collages you have made straight onto whole pages from vintage books. TICKETS here! |
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Opening Hours
Tues – Sun: 10:00am – 3:00 pm (closed on Mondays, public holidays and sometimes when changing exhibitions) Office Hours Tues – Fri: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Sat – Sun: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm |
Contact
Phone: (07) 5442 6665 hello@butterfactoryartscentre.com.au Location 11A Maple Street COOROY 4563 |