about access art
 Sally
Warren created Access Art in 2008 to provide another framework for
the sharing of ideas, skills and techniques amongst the many creative people
on the South Shore. Everyone
from seasoned professionals to novice artists are welcome to join us. Develop
your current practice or try something completely new - in good company. From
open, life drawing sessions to workshops in drawing, painting, printmaking
and a myriad of other media, there are so many opportunities to get involved.
Groups are small. Fees are
modest. Registration for all workshops is required. If you have a
technique or skill to share - please contact us about leading a workshop!
workshop information and registration
2012 spring season
January 21 The Alchemy of Oil Painting
with Amelie Jerome
February 11 ; A Day of Monotype
with Dan O'Neill
March 3rd Drawing the Figure through Yoga Lens
with Jason Skinner
March 24 Silkscreen Printing Intro
with Kat Frick Miller
April 21 Experimental Acrylics
with Susan Hudson
Pre-Registration Required !!
* spaces are limited *
see below for individual workshop details and fees
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Times:
10 am to 4 pm with a 1-hour lunch break
Location:
The art room at the Mahone Bay Centre
45 School Street, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
Materials:
All necessary materials are supplied for all workshops with the exception of Experimental Acrylics (see boxes below).
Fees:
We strive to keep prices accessible. The $75 fee covers leaders honoraria, room rentals and supplies.
To register:
email
or phone – 902-531-2161
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THE ALCHEMY OF OIL PAINTING: AN INTRODUCTION
Saturday January 21
with AMELIE JEROME Fee: $75
This workshop invites all who are interested in learning the basics of oil painting to come on a full day of technical and practical exploration of the medium. With attentive guidance participants will acquire a basic methodology as well as quirky tips in the making several successful oil paintings, guaranteed!
“Substances occupy the mind profoundly, tethering moods to thoughts, tangling stray feelings with the movement of the body, engaging the full capacity of response and concentrating it on unpromising lumps of paint and color. There is no meaning that cannot seem to flow from the paint itself.”
James Elkins
What to bring:
- rags, plastic or glass jars, notebook
LEADER: AMELIE JEROME
Originally from Quebec, Amelie begins her fifth year living in Nova Scotia. Earning a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2010, she recently completed the year-long NSCAD - Lunenburg Community Studio residency, during which she taught workshops in drawing and painting and developed her explorations in abstract oil painting. She currently lives and paints in Stonehurst, Lunenburg.
a DAY OF monotype Printmaking
Saturday February 11
with DAN O'NEILL Fee: $75
Monotype is essentially an arena where printmaking, painting and drawing coalesce. Monotype techniques produce a unique, one of a kind image on rag paper, that can be added to by repeated runs through an etching press, or can be augmented by the use of hand applied techniques that welcome drawing and painting. This workshop will introduce the basic monotype applications and approaches to manipulating the matrix, or surface, as well as giving each participant the opportunity to create images that will indeed contribute to their overall creative practice. As well, this workshop will cover the use of an etching press to "pull" the image and certain demonstrated hand-propelled techniques that will offer each participant an opportunity to advance and extend their creative endeavours.
What to bring:
- notebook, markmaking tools
LEADER: DAN O'NEILL
Dan is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design, (Honors) 1993, and a graduate of NSCAD University, BFA 1994, MFA 1999. He has received various awards and grants for the production of his work, and has had exhibitions, both solo and group, in provincial, national and international venues. His work is held in various University collections in Nova Scotia, national and provincial Art Bank collections and has had exposure of his printed works in Japan, the United States and South Korea and Europe. He has been a regular part-time faculty member of NSCAD University since 1995, and continues with teaching centrally in printmaking, as well as delivering courses at the intermediate level in drawing. Although lithography informs his core production, he maintains a cross-disciplinary studio practice that includes collage, drawing, painting, 3D works and installation.
DRAWING THE FIGURE THROUGH A YOGA LENS
Saturday March 3rd
with JASON SKINNER & DON HIMMELMAN Fee: $75
Begin to understand the connections between the physical body, the mind and the drawing in this experimental and informative life drawing workshop. Through an introductory level yoga practice powerful and enriching concepts of proportion, space and motion become stored in bodily memory. When applied in a traditional life-drawing setting, the combination of this functional memory with a basic understanding of measurement and proportion the results are shocking. This workshop provides another way to think about capturing the human form.
What to bring:
- Yoga mat if you have one
- comfortable clothes
LEADERS: JASON SKINNER and DON HIMMELMAN
Jason is an emerging artist and current resident at the NSCAD community studio in Lunenburg. With a heavy foundation in research, his work engages the relationships between people, community and nation. Although the focus of his practice is working with paint, the mixed-media approach to his pieces often incorporates elements of collage, textiles and graphic design. Jason graduated from Sheridan College in 2008 with an Applied Degree in Illustration and a BFA in 2011 from NSCAD. He can be found at www.jasonskinner.ca.
Don is a Natural Health Practitioner, Therapist, National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) Trainer and Health Educator. His approach to health emphasizes the unified relationship of the body, mind, emotions and spirit and how one thread can affect the others. Throughout his extensive career he has served as the chair at the Addicting Prevention and Treatment Services within the Capital Health Region of Nova Scotia, President of the Board of Directors of the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada as well as providing an array of services including Shiatsu and Thai massage, Auricular Acupuncture, Nutritional Counseling, Tai Chi, Chi Gung and Yoga.
INTRODUCTION TO SILKSCREEN PRINTING
Saturday March 24
with KAT FRICK MILLER Fee: $75
The fascinating process of screen printing allows for the creation of multiple prints or experimentation with the one of a kind.
In this workshop we will explore both sides of this discipline by painting original compositions directly onto our screens and utilizing textile screen-printing techniques to print our images, in multiple, on cotton. We will have the opportunity to experiment with colour by mixing our own inks and printing in layers to produce multiple colour prints.
The results can later be used for many decorative purposes including bags, aprons or cushion covers or as a work of art in its own right or integrated into other works of art.
What to bring:
- sketchbook and pencils,
- a selection of acrylic or watercolour brushes if you have them,
- found cotton fabrics light-coloured solid or printed fabrics to experiment screen-printing on if you have any,
- apron
LEADER: KAT FRICK MILLER
Kat Frick Miller has a Interdisciplinary BFA from NSCAD University. She came to Lunenburg in 2009 to take part in the yearlong NSCAD-Lunenburg Artist residency program and continues to work and live in Lunenburg County. She produces small scale production screen-printed work and is an organizing member of the Halifax Crafters Society.
EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES USING ACRYLIC PAINTS, MEDIUMS AND TECHNIQUES
Saturday April 21
with SUSAN HUDSON Fee: $75
Focusing on extending boundaries and going beyond the fundamentals of basic acrylic painting this workshop will encourage individuals who have had some experience to reach further in their approach. Personal connection with each participant will be emphasised and because of this experimental and personal approach exact definition of the session is not possible. However we will cover as many of the techniques that time allows, tools, collage materials, bas relief with mediums, imbedded objects, glazes, creating collagraphs for printing, wax resist. Composition and basic design of the work will also be covered. There will be personal feedback for each participant. It will be helpful if you bring along your latest painting, as well as photo references to trigger your ideas. If you have questions about the session you can email Susan shudson01@bwr.eastlink.ca
What to bring: (a selection of all the materials below (except supports) will be available to share...bring what you can)
- Supports: at least 4 supports, primed with gesso 14x16, or 14x14 stretched canvas, or ¼” masonite or canvas board
- Paint: bring your own or if you have none find student or prime quality in the following suggested colours Titanium White, Lamp Black, Cadmium Yellow Deep, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red deep, Phthalocyanine Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Hookers Green or Viridian Green
- Brushes & tools: selection of sizes, combs sticks, palette knives, sponges, scrapers, tools for making textural marks, anything that will move paint
- Adhesives, textures and glazes: acrylic medium, acrylic molding paste, glues such as GOOP for gluing larger pieces if using Masonite supports or canvas board.
- Materials to collage: lightweight collage material - dried organics, leaves, fabrics, laces, ribbons, textured paper, etc., dried pasta, old photographs, text, music scores, gift wrappings with texture, dried vegetation etc., heavy weight collage material, thin metals, washers etc., plastics low relief objects, dry pasta, etc.
LEADER: SUSAN HUDSON
Susan is the former Chair and professor of Concordia University's Design Department, Faculty of Fine Arts in Montreal. She lives and works in Lunenburg where she continues her work using a varied and expansive range of media, incorporating traditional studio methods. Susan's work appears in many public, private and corporate collections in the USA, Canada and Europe. She has been featured in various publications and television documentaries. Susan was elected to the prestigious Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) in 1999. Since coming to Lunenburg Susan established an artist run co-operative gallery, Peer Gallery. Susan Hudson's work can be viewed at www.peer-gallery.ca
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