As part of the ongoing flood recovery efforts across our region, the NSW Government has provided funding to Ballina Shire Council to support Commemorative Flood Recovery projects until June 2023. The Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG) & Ignite Studios will use some of this funding to work with a range of creatives to deliver Creative Recovery workshops through May – June 2023. Artworks created as part of the workshop will have the opportunity to be exhibited at Ignite Studios in late June 2023. Workshops are free for any flood affected community members to participate and bookings are essential.
Workshop 1 Print, Paint & Play – Screen Printing | Jude White
Learn the basics of screen printing with artist Jude White. This workshop will explore themes of recovery, renewal, and resilience through screen printing and painting. Each participant will create their own tea towel and/or paper print using a range of techniques. Participants will also collaborate on a large fabric banner.
Saturday 3 June | 10am – 4pm | Ignite Studios, 60 Crane St, Ballina
Workshop 2 Finding Shelter – Artist Books | Michelle Walker
Join artist Michelle Walker to create handmade artists books. Using a combination of materials, participants will explore how an artist’s book can be a visual record of an experience. Participants will be guided through each stage of the process, from gaining inspiration through to a finished book that is both inspiring and personal.
Saturday 10 June | 10am – 4pm | Ignite Studios, 60 Crane St, Ballina
Workshop 3 Refuge- Mixed Media | Jenny Schirmer
Join artist Jenny Schirmer in this mixed media workshop, inviting you to play with found objects, timber offcuts, paint, and clay. Simple construction and hand-building techniques will be used to create sculptures that gently reflect on personal and community experiences of the 2022 floods.
Saturday 17 June | 10am – 1pm | Ignite Studios, 60 Crane St, Ballina
All materials are provided, and places are limited. Please refer to all booking requirements for each workshop. Bookings are essential via the NRCG website, visit nrcgballina.com.au and follow link to Public Programs – Creative Recovery Project for all bookings or contact the Gallery on 02 6681 0530.
The Northern Rivers Community Gallery is located at 44 Cherry Street, Ballina and is open Wednesday to Friday from 10am until 4pm and weekends from 9.30am until 1pm.
