The Art Room

WHO ARE THE ARTISTS IN THE STUDIO?
Kiki Smith
1954 –

Kiki Smith is am American multidisciplinary artist, best known for her figurative works. Raised by artistic parents, she studied briefly to be an emergency medical technician before following her own artistic path. She had some formal study but left and joined a collaborative group that informed her unconventional use of materials.

Thematically, Smith's work has looked at decay, mortality, feminism and the fragility of the human body, saying, 'I always think the whole history of the world is in your body'. More recently, Smith has incorporated the animal form into her practice, as well as extending to tapestry, mosaics and artist books.

Enjoy drawing from the comfort of home with Fran O'Neill and TRANSCRIBING THE MASTERS, a 6 week online class.

Each week, Fran introduces a new master work and leads you through the process of transcription, unlocking deeper insights into its geometry, rhythms, and structure through direct observation.

Begins 24th July
7 - 9pm AEST
Places are limited, book via link in bio!

Pictured: Drawing by Olga

Andy Warhol's 1962 Campbell's Soup collection of 32 silk-screened canvases never came with instructions with how to install it. So, the Metropolitan Museum of Art hung them in chronological manufacturing order, according to when each flavour of soup was released.

Final places for DRAWING 1 with Juan Ford!

This class is an 8 week course tailored for individuals at all skill levels, whether you’re a complete beginner or experienced artist seeking to revisit the fundamentals of drawing.

Begins this Monday 15th July
9:30am - 12:30pm *2 places left
6:30 - 9:30pm *Booked out

For all the details and to book a final place go to the website via link in bio.

Warm up those drawing muscles and join us for CASUAL LIFE DRAWING 7:30pm tonight ,and Saturday 10am!

Reserve your easel or table via link in bio, BYO materials or purchase paper when booking ✍️

Pictured: Works by Miranda

Hurry! Last chance to book Term 3 classes ✍️ https://mailchi.mp/the-art-room/hurry-last-chance-to-book-term-3-classes

Our Foundation Drawing and Painting courses will give you the skills, knowledge and confidence to develop a lifelong and autonomous practice. Coming up in Term 3:

EXPANDED DRAWING
Develop your conceptual ideas and drawing practice through project based exercises. This term we'll be exploring the use of colour 🌈

PAINTING 1
12pm *1 place left
6:30pm *Booked out

DRAWING 1
9:30am *2 places left
6:30pm *Booked out

DRAWING 3
Continue building foundational drawing skills in this advanced level in our progressive drawing series.

Enrol now via link in bio!

SATURDAY SURFACES begins this Saturday!

Develop a greater understanding of the possibilities of COLOUR: Glazes with oxide additions.

13 & 20 July
2 - 4pm
Final places!

For all the details and to reserve your place go to link via bio.

*One place left!

EXPLORING PRINTMAKING is a versatile class led by experienced artist Marieke Dench, tailored for both beginners and those seeking to deepen their printmaking skills.

Begins 29th July
10 weeks
6:30 - 9:30pm

Go to the website via link in bio to book the final place!

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Would you like some Life Drawing guidance? Join our extra CASUAL LIFE DRAWING session and Erika will help you with common issues such as foreshortening, head, hands and feet!

Places are limited to a small group, reserve your easel via link in bio.

Final places for PAINTING 1!

Begins Wednesday 17th July
12 - 3pm *2 places left
6:30 - 9:30pm *1 place left
Payment plan available

This 12 week course is suitable for beginners and artists returning to their practice. Go to the website via link in bio for all the details and book a final place.

Pictured: Painting exercises by Edith, Danica, Linda & Penny

Coming up next in conduit gallery - our annual TAR Member Exhibition!

Pictured: Angel I (detail) by Odelia Matthews

Join us tomorrow for artist talks on the closing day of our exhibitions!

12:30pm Lara Tees
Explore the solo exhibition Memory Box with Lara Tees as she discusses her paintings.

1pm The Anxiety Project
Engage with artists Erika Gofton, Ilona Nelson, Jacqui Stockdale, and Sarah Tomasetti as they delve into their works exploring anxiety, followed by a panel discussion.

Afternoon tea will be provided. All welcome!

WHO ARE THE ARTISTS IN THE STUDIO?
Paula Rego
1935 - 2022

Paula Rego was a Portuguese-British artist known for her paintings and prints. As a young child she was left in the care of her grandmother and it was here that she learned of the folklore and fairy tales that would make it into her later work. She used two tropes in Western art, the reclining n**e and the gaze, to distort traditional approaches for a more feminist take. Her style changed over her career, influenced by Surrealism and Abstraction as a push against the tight anatomical drawing style taught at Slade. She had many exhibitions over her career, including representing Portugal at the 1969 São Paulo Art Biennial. Rego was a strong feminist, advocating for women and abortion rights throughout her lifetime.

Join us this Sunday for a lovely day of Life Drawing with two models in one pose for the day. All materials welcome!

Reserve your easel via link in bio.

Pictured: Drawings by

Get your hands in some clay! Here's what's coming up this term:

WHEEL THROWING
Begins 25th July
*Final places

INTUITIVE HANDBUILDING & SCULPTURE
Begins 26th July

OPEN STUDIO
Tuesday's *Booked out
Saturday's *Final places

SATURDAY SURFACES
COLOUR: Glazes with oxide additions
13 & 20 July

Places are limited, for all the details go to www.the-art-room.com.au

EXPLORING THE HUMAN HEAD returns in Term 3!

A 5 week workshop designed for students working with the human head and portraiture, and for those wishing to gain more confidence in life drawing.

Begins Saturday 3rd August, places are limited - enrol now via link in bio!

TAR TRIVIA
Q: In 2016, which artist bought exclusive rights to the world's blackest black?

CASUAL LIFE DRAWING returns tomorrow night with heaters a-blazing! Join us for a draw 7:30pm Wednesday, reserve your easel or table via link in bio ✍️🔥

Pictured: Drawing by Laurel

Announcing our Term 3 Classes - Read Here! https://mailchi.mp/the-art-room/announcing-our-term-3-classes-read-here

Discover the beauty and diversity of the dry pastel medium in Filomena Coppola’s CONTEMPORARY PASTEL workshop.

Begins Sunday 4th August
4 weeks
10am - 2pm
Places are limited

For all the details go to the website via link in bio!

Love Life Drawing? Here's what's coming up in Term 3!

CASUAL LIFE DRAWING with guidance
Saturday 13th July

LIFE DRAWING 1
Begins 25th July

LONG POSE
Sunday 7th July

CASUAL LIFE DRAWING
Wednesday;s 7:30pm
Saturday's 10am

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BOOK OF THE WEEK
'Medieval Panorama'
Edited by Robert Bartlett
Thames & Hudson
2001

With beautiful colour plates and photographs, 'Medieval Panorama' is a comprehensive overview of the artistic, cultural and social lives of Medieval people in Europe. Covering religion, class, belief systems and politics of the time, this book acts to educate the reader about the intricacies of this period, of a Europe emerging from Roman rule through to the beginning of the renaissance. Architecture, painting, sculpture and illuminated manuscripts are all featured, explaining the key figures and themes that dominated the period.

The TAR library has a lot of books on art from different regions and time periods - look for the blue dot on the spine.

Continue building your foundational drawing skills in DRAWING 3, an advanced level in our progressive drawing series with Juan Ford.

Term 3 begins Tuesday 23rd July
8 weeks
9:30am - 12:30pm

The class encourages an environment where you'll not only refine your skills, but also understand the profound relationship between these skills and the creation of compelling and engaging art.

For all the details go to the website via link in bio ✍️

SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday 20th July
1 - 4pm

- Tour The Art Room studios
- Meet TAR Teachers & students
- Live demonstrations
- Discover our classes
- Explore our latest exhibitions
+ More!

LIFE DRAWING 1 with returns in Term 3!

This fun, challenging and comprehensive class provides you with an excellent grounding in the methods of perceptual drawing. Suitable for complete beginners.

Begins 25th July
6 weeks
6:30 - 8:30pm

Reserve your place via link in bio!

ART SEEDS: Baby and artist parent social group
Friday 5th July
10:30am - 12pm
Free, please RSVP via the website

If you have a little one and would like to connect with other artists please join us for Art Seeds. These are informal gatherings, offering artists the chance to maintain their engagement in artistic discussions while navigating the beautiful chaos of raising young children.

*Please note TAR is suitable for pre crawling babies

WHO ARE THE ARTISTS IN THE STUDIO?
Alice Neel
1900 - 1984

Alice Neel was an American painter who closely incorporated her personal life into her art. At a time when abstraction was in vogue, Neel preferred realism and portraiture, believing in the human connection with her subjects. Over her long painting career, she depicted political figures, neighbours, children, strangers and herself. Her subjects changed as her beliefs changed, leaning toward female n**es, pregnant woman and self portraiture in her later life.

Neel had a difficult personal life when her first child died and her husband abandoned her, going overseas with their second. Neel was admitted into psychiatric care and from here began to paint people (and women) from all walks of life, not just the sexualised portrait that had been the subject of the male gaze. Neel was a fierce advocate for humanising the female form, painting the ugly and the uncomfortable throughout her career.

Final places for CONTEMPORARY WATERCOLOUR!

In this class you’ll learn the process of creating a watercolour painting, explore the use of the watercolour palette including which brushes, how much water and what washes to start with, as well as learning new techniques using other mediums.

Begins Friday 19th July
7 weeks
1 - 3pm
*2 places left

Suitable for beginners to experienced, reserve a final place via link in bio.

DID YOU KNOW?
Art used to be an Olympic event.

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, thought that a true Olympian should be talented in both sports and arts. Between 1912-1948 there were Olympic categories for Architecture, Music, Painting and Literature.

Pictured: The Theatre of Sport by Richard Lewer