5:30-8:30pm
Welcome to ACCA’s Drawing Club! This series will push the boundaries of drawing, allowing you to explore new skills and styles whilst refining your technique. Each workshop is inspired by the exhibition and supported by a different artist facilitator.
Designed to drop in, join us for one session or all four. Perfect for educators and life long learners alike. No prior experience needed. This workshop series is open to the general public and teachers. The session will also feature an introduction to the exhibition and light refreshments will be provided.
All material provided. Participants are welcome to bring their own personal materials (e.g. visual diaries, pencils, etc.) if preferred.
As part of the exhibition Julius von Bismarck: This is not the storm ACCA is pleased to announce the second session in our new series, Drawing Club – Expanded Drawing with Lauren Simmonds.
Join this immersive drawing workshop, where participants will push the boundaries of traditional drawing through experimental mark-making, observational drawing and dynamic techniques with pencil and charcoal. Responding to the movement within the artworks, as well as the themes of humanity and nature explored in the exhibition, these exercises are designed to ignite creativity and encourage a fresh exploration of drawing.
Lauren Simmonds’ practice crosses drawing, sculpture, installation and performance. She often uses her body as a medium to traverse these artforms. Previous works have taken the form of immersive kinetic installations that are part performance and part sculpture.
This workshop is open to the general public and teachers.
All material provided. Participants are welcome to bring their own personal materials (e.g. visual diaries, pencils, etc.) if preferred.
TICKETS
General Public: $30
Discounted tickets for teachers:
Teacher $20 + GST
Student Teacher $15 + GST
Free for regional teachers
Regional teachers: we’re pleased to be offering a limited number of free spots! To secure a limited free ticket please email education@acca.melbourne and tell us a little about yourself and your school community.
BIOGRAPHY
Lauren works with everyday materials, which she activates in playful ways to change their inherent qualities. She works with unpredictability and chance to challenge and push her materials and her ideas beyond their perceived capacity, thus transmuting their original form.
