Alla Prima Painting Workshop
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Encaustic Wax
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DATE: Saturday 20 FEB 2021
TIME: 10am – 2pm COST: $85 or $80 for BFF members EVENT: Participants will experience a profound joy of creating long lasting colourful artworks using hand made and locally found earth pigment powders. Discover the rich vibrant palette of earth and mineral based pigments. Be guided how to mix the powders into various thick and thin textures and opaque and transparent hues. The Flying with Rainbows earth pigment painting workshops are colour explorations transforming the way we think about paint in todays world. Suitable for all levels. Materials incl & Morning Tea Provided - BYO Lunch Book here |
New dates announced soonSleep Yourself Awake + Clay Play
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Date: Sunday's 8.30am - 9.30am
Cost: $15 Venue: Butter Factory Arts Centre Discover how to access deeper states of healing rest and well being, through lying down, closing your eyes and being guided on a relaxing journey. Then wake to play with clay. Includes clay! What to bring: 2 blankets + 2 pillows + own mat and eye cover For more info visit: FB Sleep Yourself Awake Insta: @sleepyourself_awake Book here Contact Beverley on 0404 442 247 or email sleepyourselfawake@gmail.com Bookings are essential : as places are strictly limited |
DATE: Saturday 21 NOV
TIME: 10am – 2pm COST: $85 / $80 (BFF) VENUE: Butter Factory Arts Centre EVENT: Grounding with ochre and learning through traditional connection to nature. Join artist Sara Moore as she takes you on a journey of nature from earth to body with ochre paint. Create clapsticks and a ‘palm frond coolamon’ to take home. Sara Moore of Ocher Bee (her flourishing business) sets intention to create a safe space to be ourselves through connecting to nature. Healing comes through connecting with natural materials, reading wood and wearing ochre. Participants will make clapsticks and a ‘palm frond coolamon’ to take home with them. The workshop will also include exploring painting with ochre. Ancient traditions of learning the process of preparing the coolamon and ochre paint. There will be a demonstration of traditional scalloping or wood burning. All materials will be provided. Book here |
![]() MASTERCLASS - Connecting to Nature, Ochre Paint + Cultural Creations
with Sara Moore |
DATE: Saturday 7 NOV
TIME: 10am – 3pm COST: $85 / $80 (BFF) VENUE: Butter Factory Arts Centre EVENT: Goldorang Bunjurla 7 Sisters Sacred Arts Masterclass is a yarning circle organically covering 3 ancient art forms 1. Kamut : Finger Weaving also know as Cats Cradle 2. Ancient Sacred Geometrical Chalk Art with our Kamut String 3. Golden Rainbow Light Alchemy Kamut is played weaving a piece of looped string between our fingers, thumbs, wrists, teeth, and even other people’s body parts creating shapes, unfold to become an ancient library of a culture. Ancient Sacred Geometrical Chalk Art is created with our looped Kamut string. Adding a stick and a piece of chalk, our Kamut String becomes an ancient compass, allowing us to create simply stellar geometries. Golden Rainbow Light Alchemy colour spectrum is gifted to us through our Sisters and is an ancient golden light chakra system allowing us to enter into a the long awaited Golden Age Of Enlightenment space of non-judgement. Book here |
DATE: Saturday 31st OCT
TIME: 10.30am – 2.30pm COST: $95 / $90 (BFF) VENUE: Butter Factory Arts Centre EVENT:Join us for this unique opportunity to connect to place through cyanotype, mixed media and artist books with local first nation artist's Cholena and Melissa. They will take you on a journey of mark making and mapping experimentation with participants taking home their own story of place and inspiration to continue their creative journey. All Materials provided plus Morning Tea Book here |
A Cultural Knowledge Class, understanding personal Identity and Acknowledged Connections. LEARN from accomplished First Nations artist Peter Mulcahy AKA Muraay Djeripi, who is committed to culture while his signature fine lines, attention to detail and deep, stirring stories set him apart. USING examples of Aboriginal art, recreate unique symbols that fit your own individual stories. Although you will be learning from an indigenous artist the class is not about recreating indigenous work but about using symbology to create your own unique work. |
Portrait Secrets
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Join us for this rare Masterclass opportunity to learn the Portrait Secrets with Archibald finalist Jandamarra Cadd.
CREATE an acrylic underpainting portrait guided by Jandamarra prior to learning some secrets of oil glazes achieving form & depth to your canvas. This exciting workshop has been made possible by a community projects grant thanks to Flying Arts and the Australian Government Regional Arts Fund |
Discover the seductive rich qualities of cold wax medium, oil paints and other mixed media. Experienced and generous tutors, Kym Barrett and Cheryl McGannon will guide you through this five day intensive workshop in an atmosphere of experimentation and play. You will be introduced to many new techniques to enhance and grow your current art practice. Both Cheryl and Kym are award winning artists who have exhibited nationally and internationally. By their joint teaching this exciting Cold Wax Workshop, you will be exposed to rich, diverse ideologies and inspirational teaching. There will be ample demonstrations and presentations about abstraction, design and developing your own personal creative voice. Participants will have plenty of time to paint and notes on techniques and process will be provided. This workshop could push your artwork to the next level! For Intermediate/advanced artists wishing to expand their creative repertoire |
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 |