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Textile Art with Pamela Priday
Pamela Priday is a quiltmaker, designer and textile artist using commercial and hand-dyed fabrics, yarns, threads, and various textile media. her passion is to create unique original designs for others to enjoy. She uses texture and colour to communicate ideas about landscape other experiences, the tactility of fabric and luscious vibrant colours result in stunning impressions.
Chroma - Keith Norris Memorial Scholarship at Grafton Artsfest
Artsfest takes place in the lovely North Coast NSW town of Grafton for a week of intensive visual arts tuition in autumn and spring each year.
Keith Norris was a long standing tutor and supporter of Artsfest who sadly passed away in August 2009. In his honour, Artsfest and Chroma have established a memorial prize for accommodation and tuition at the festival worth $1500. The inaugural Chroma Keith Norris Scholarship at this year’s spring event in September has been won by Cassie Pagett from Mallangee, NSW with Tarnie Fischer of Victoria Point, Queensland awarded second place.
“Our World (Heritage) Through Children’s Eye” - Part 2 The Peruvian Projects.
Nazca Dreaming traveled to Cusco in Peru during August collaborating with the CREES Foundation, to implement the program with children and communities living within or next to the Manu National Parks ( Atayala, Gamitana and Salvacion). The project was exchanged over a six day period with three communities living alongside the Madre de Dios River, the buffer zone for the Manu National Park. UNESCO has declared this site and the Greater Blue Mountains to have international significance and is to be protected for present and future generations under the World Heritage Sites Treaty
Atelier Interactive Acrylics Painters' Challenge Winners!
Chroma Inc. was proud to sponsor an Atelier Interactive Acrylics Painters’ Challenge in conjunction with Jerry’s Artarama for North American artists this year. Artists from across the USA and Canada entered, and we were thrilled with the quality of the artwork and the amazing talent these painters showed. Artists were awarded Interactive paints and mediums as well as gift cards to Jerry’s Artarama.
“Our World (Heritage) Through Children’s Eye” Projects - the Nazca Dreaming Society
Phil Pittman’s interest is in community facilitation and is Executive Officer of Nazca Dreaming. Phil first became involved in community regeneration projects as National coordinator of Kids Earth Fund, an International organisation established in Tokyo in 1988 and then in Sydney in 1998, where he held the post from 2000 to 2007. His current projects enhance children’s ecological consciousness and creative expression whilst also showcasing Peruvian and Australian cultures. They involve three small rural NSW schools and two schools in Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains NSW in an exchange with Peruvian Communities. Chroma has been proud to be involved with these projects through donation of paint, making the art production possible.
A simple approach using Interactive Acrylics
A new DVD, titled ‘Painting with Acrylics – A simple approach’ has been released by Australian artist Richard Rogers. Rogers is a painter of landscapes with 25 years painting and exhibiting experience. He also teaches at various workshops and from his studio in South Australia.
Melbourne Craft Fair- July 2010
The Melbourne Craft Fair ,which ran for four days from the 22nd – 25 of July, was fantastic! Four artist who are part of Chroma TAPP (Teacher and Artist Partnering Program) took part. Libby Richardson (textile artist), Anna Martin , Rachel Baker and Lee Clements, conducted demonstrations at the Bauernmalerei Folk & Decoarative Art stall at the fair.
Revitalized Paper Craft with Lee Clements
Individually made cards bring lasting pleasure to the recipients who often treasure the article of friends or family creativity as an extension of that person. Similarly albums which celebrate memories of special times and family growth can be made so much more special by personal touches of creativity. Finding fresh ideas for scrap booking involves thinking about the occasion, content of the photos or characteristics and desires of the people involved. Once the general idea has been established the variety of scrap booking techniques are endless.
CARDWELL ART PRIZE
The Hinchinbrook Regional Arts Association ran the Cardwell Art Prize in June 2010. Chroma joined with local businesses, Oxlades Paint and Art and another art supplier to sponsor the prizes. Hinchinbrook Regional Arts was established in 2001 with a non-for profit charter to add the interest of community arts to the sea side, historic town of Cardwell. In keeping with this, the Association runs a biennial Art Prize in it’s Art Gallery, newly established next to the Cardwell School of Arts.
Varnishing 101
Atelier Interactive dries without a “plastic” look, with very low sheen yet high color saturation. But it is important to protect any painting with a finishing varnish and furthermore, you can choose to alter the final sheen of your Interactive painting. Chroma offers two types of varnishes – water-based and solvent based. The advantage of using water-based varnish is that it is water-based, but it is non-removable. The advantage of using a solvent-based varnish is that it is removable with mineral spirits, but there are fumes involved, which some artists chose to avoid.
