Chroma News
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Mural at the Museum of Contemporary Art Extension, 2012
Artist Helen Eager has been commissioned to paint a mural on the side wall of the stair court for the building extension of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. This large public mural, 16 x 8 metres is located and designed to catch the attention of people from a great distance. This composition of repetitive triangular forms, seem to dance with rhythm inherent in the large staircase against which it is placed.
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National Art School Awards Night
On December 1, 2011 the National Art School in Darlinghurst held their annual prize giving night in conjunction with the Undergraduate Degree show and Open Studios. Chroma has regularly sponsored a prize at the school for many years. This year’s winners were Matthew Busteed – Chroma painting Prize and Ryan Hoffman- Archival Oils prize.
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Shades of Subiaco-Arty Brellas tell the story of by gone days …
Tricia Stedman, artist and creator of the innovative art workshops called 'Arty Brellas' (which Tricia conducts across WA and the Eastern States) was commissioned to paint a mural featuring her ‘Arty Brellas’. The mural was commissioned by art entrepreneur Mr Kevin Jackson to ‘dress up’ the recently renovated commercial building which has housed Jackson's Drawing Supplies from the early 1960s . The end result is a stunningly beautiful, historically significant public artwork which was unveiled on 29 November.
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Sculpture By the Sea Education Program
The Sculpture by the Sea exhibition at Bondi, Sydney for this year has just finished from the 3rd and 20th November, 2011. In it’s 15th year, it has grown from a voluntarily run one day exhibition into a multi-million dollar popular showcase of Australian and International sculpture, attracting around 500 000 domestic and international visitors.
Chroma was part sponsor of the Education Program at both exhibitions this year along with the NAB. This year we provided paints and mediums which were used in Education Workshops, contributing colour to the children’s work which was much loved by students and artists alike.
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Chroma Art Award
Twice a year Chroma sponsors Art Awards for the Art Scene Mitchell School of the Arts, summer and winter schools. The schools are an intensive week of workshops held in term breaks in Bathurst in late January and early July. Tuition is provided by practicing professional and experienced artists in all range of traditional mediums. Entries are received before each event to allow the winners to take advantage of the school.1st prize is a scholarship for the week plus $100 worth of paints. 2nd and 3rd prizes are awarded as well and receive valuable product prizes for painters.
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Year round weekend courses with Tony Hogan:painting techniques with Atelier Interactive Acrylics
Chroma in association with the S.A.A. invited me to do a presentation with Atelier Interactive in 2007. I was so impressed with the unique qualities of Atelier Interactive Acrylics that I immediately consigned my then existing acrylics to the bin and switched to Interactive.
Shortly after wards I was asked to run a weekend course tutoring these for Chroma in association with a leading art magazine.
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Projects for Crafters
Projects4Crafters.com free resource website
Projects4Crafters.com is a new website designed to encourage novice and experienced crafters alike. With free-to-download project sheets, it aims to inspire crafters to experiment with new products and techniques. The selection of projects using the wonderful range of Jo Sonja’s Artist Colours is always expanding and hopes to banish the fear crafters tend to feel towards all things ‘paint’.
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Fair@Square Fair Trade & Ethical Festival 2011
Moral Fairground is promoting a Festival of Fair Trade from 2nd – 4th of December 2011, in Federation Square, Melbourne. Their aim is to promote and raise awareness of Fair Trade and Ethical Business in Australia. They do this by organising interactive festivals and events inspire consumers how Fair Trade can make a difference - globally and in their daily lives.
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“Arty Brellas” Mural, Jackson’s store, Subiaco, W. A.
Following our 1st instalment in May on the Jackson’s mural, much work was completed in the last weeks of July and August. A large part of this stage has been spent analyzing the work and making critical decisions regarding the final composition. Intuition and innate artistic bent have come to the fore in the development of the composition … bringing the childrens brellas ‘to life’, reported artist Trisha Stedman.
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Wearable Art Show A Big Success
The Wearable Art Show held at Ravenshoe Town Hall QLD was a big hit on Saturday 30th of July 2011. The Art show was to showcase artwork that could be displayed and/or worn down a catwalk.
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Schools Reconciliation Challenge of NSW Reconciliation Council
The NSW Reconciliation Council is a non-profit, non-government organisation working towards building better relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in NSW. Earlier in the year it held a state wide art competition for young people to encourage creative engagement with reconciliation and foster appreciation for the arts in young people. Chroma sponsored prizes for the awards ceremony which was held at the Australian Museum on the 27th May, the first day of Reconciliation Week. Read on for news of the event and prize winners.
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Wall Mural at St Benedicts Primary School
UK Artist Bob Huges was invited by St Benedicts Primary in Netherton, Liverpool to paint a mural in order to add a bit of colour to the school’s wall. He used the children’s artwork as a guide as he designed the 20ft x 8ft wall painting using Chromacryl paints. Bob stated that “The initial design took me a few hours from conception to finished drawing; this had to be done the day before the two days of activities at the school. On these two days I had a rota of kids who volunteered to help paint the mural. I was on hand to direct and help them mix their colours."
The kids loved the colourful mural that they sent the artist a beautiful thank you card with a photo of the painting attached.
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Sydney Grammar School Painting Festival
In March Chroma donated paints to the Sydney Grammar School to paint construction hoardings being used around major construction work taking place within the school. The painting festival idea was developed to create a sense of community by bringing the boys together through art making, to raise money for the charity, Doctors without Borders and to celebrate a new era in the schools development with the construction of a major building.
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Cancer Council NSW, annual fundraising Shit Box Rally
Chroma Australia recently sponsored a team in the Shit Box Rally, an annual fund raising event for the Cancer Council of NSW This is a community funded and focused charity which provides clinical and emotional support to those suffering this disease through the development of prevention strategies and research into new treatments and cures.
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Annual Reconciliation Walk and Festival- Mt Druitt
On Saturday the 22nd May, the Mt Druitt and District Reconciliation Group held their annual walk and festival to raise awareness of Australian Indigenous culture. This very special annual event was held in Dawson Mall, followed by a walk through the local streets. Indigenous artist, Danny Eastwood, planned a design to which everyone on the day was encouraged to contribute with their own mark making, bringing the community together and celebrating the ethos of reconciliation.
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Ash Artist Richard Friar
Self taught artist, Richard Friar is doing something different. His life has taken him on many quests, from olympic trainer to farmer to property developer, an environmental champion of the '90's,entrepreneur, film maker and now artist. He started painting in 2008, after he and his creative partner and author, Wendy, completed their film 'Think About It!' about the future of peace building in Iraq. A difficult relationship with his son that drove Richard to a catalytic moment where he was painting a picture as a way to reach out to his son. The paint began to haemorrhage across the canvas and, in desperation, Richard grabbed the fire ashes he'd cleaned from the wood fire and threw them on the canvas. This random act saved the moment on the canvas and, from this point, with growing intensity, he continued to paint using wood fire ashes. Three years later, when his son tragically died, he came to see that particular painting as a sign from within his unconscious mind.
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Bishop Bridgman Primary School, Bolton
Cool Canvas is a enterprise local to Bolton, U.K. run by a bright young chap called Ollie Wotherspoon. He has had award winning success with his concept to form visually creative environments, with a team of skilled professionals. The company develops play areas, internal and external,for positive and lasting impact in schools and community sites. Ollie, a visual artist, works with the children in a given situation to inject colour and make their excitement and vision a reality. An interesting recent project has been the “Quiet room” in Bishop Bridgman Primary School, Bolton.
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Arty Brella Mural
Tricia Stedman is well known for her Arty Brella’s art workshop which was established in 2006. She developed the concept of painting on paper umbrelllas as a workshop activity and unique decorative art, using Jo Sonja's acrylics. Kevin Jacksons and Subiaco Council have asked her to paint a mural that will be showcased on the rear western wall of the building that faces the car park servicing the cosmopolitan shopping and dining precinct of central Subiaco. Mr. Jackson has owned the building for decades and only redeveloped it last year.
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Turnfest st Sea World, Gold Coast
Turnfest is the biggest annual wood turning conference in Australia and 2010 saw it relocated to Sea World on the Gold Coast. Last year’s was the largest in Australia with over 340 people attending. Each year, the organizer, David Drescher invites an interesting and varied group of demonstrators. The 50th anniversary Turn Fest in 2012 is mooted to be the biggest ever over 4 days.
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The Sydney Vegan Expo
The Sydney Vegan Expo is being held at the Ultimo Community Centre, Ultimo on Sunday 1st of May from 10am – 4pm. It is a Not For Profit Organisation family event that is aimed at making the community more aware and more informed on the benefits of veganism.
There will be all types of entertainment such as music performers, yoga-classes, kid activities, food & wine Markets and much more.
There will also be a raffle prize on the day. The lucky winner will take home Atelier Interactive painting on Canvas (24"x24") called ‘Happy As’ painted by L.P. Baker.
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Annual Melbourne International Garden Show
True Blue Folk Art Guild members, Rachel Baker, Lee Clements, Robyn Shearer and Anna Martin, together with QLD artist Tracey Sims have been asked to present their artwork to crowds from all over the world at the annual Melbourne International Garden Show.
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The Beagle Bay Church Restoration, Dampier Peninsula, Kimberly Coast, W.A.
Beagle Bay is the home of the Nyul Nyul people who are the traditional owners of the land in this area. The bay was named by JC Whickham in 1838 while on board the HMS Beagle. A Catholic mission and school was first established by the Trappist Fathers at Beagle Bay in 1892. In 2010 artists Gina Wade and Dot Colgan restored the interior of the iconic, heritage listed Sacred Heart Church at Beagle Bay in the Kimberley's, WA. This church hosts 70 to 80 tourist's per day 7 days a week.
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Euan Macleod's Master Classes
In December 2010 and late January just passed, Chroma sponsored master classes given by renowned artist Euan McLeod. The early December group was conducted at the S. H. Ervin Gallery at Observatory Hill, the Rock Sydney, and the other at the Tweed River Art Gallery in Murwillimbah, northern NSW. All participants were able to take advantage of using artists quality paint with Atelier Interactive which Chroma donated for the workshops.
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Grafton's Artsfest Autumn 2011
That time of the year is here! Grafton’s Autumn Artsfest is on again in April 2011.
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Colin Christie Wedding Portraits
Colin Christie is a Scottish artist working in landscape, still life and portraiture. He recently developed an innovative angle to his practice, wedding portraits completed during a couple’s reception. They are a unique and special record of the event. For these occasions he has turned to working with Atelier Interactive because this paint dries fast like other acrylics but gives him the freedom of technique he requires.
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CHROMA Cloud painting workshop at the S.H. Ervin Gallery
The S.H. Ervin Gallery invited young artists to attend a cloud painting workshop during the 2011 January school holidays, using paints supplied by Chroma.
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Painting With Spirit: Yackandandah Hospital’s Spiritual Garden
Yackandandah stands in the foothills of Victoria’s High Country not far from Albury-Wodonga. The local bush hospital now operates mainly as a nursing home and approached Tom Millar to direct a Community Arts Project associated with the building of a new Spiritual Garden.
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Chroma Europe donates paint to Chalkboard project to help boost funds for local School
Kids at a local school are currently fundraising to raise money to install a telescopic pool cover (so the children can swim all year round) as well as equipment/materials for various clubs that they are involved in.
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Alice Springs Quilting Club Inc.
The Territory Quilts Exhibition took place on 21st November this year. Chroma sponsored the group with prizes to some of the award winners. 88 quilts were exhibited in the beautiful Araluen Cultural Precinct, Witchetty Gallery, Alice Springs N.T. The exhibition was attended by visitors from throughout Australia and Internationally with many delighted expressions of praise for the craftsmanship and creativity involved in the quilts displayed. Read on for images and awards.
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National Art School Chroma Awards 2010
Chroma annually joins materials manufacturing companies, galleries and benefactors in awarding prizes to graduates of the National Art School, in the historic goal complex at Darlinghurst, NSW. The Chroma painting prize is awarded to the best undergraduate student from the painting studio. A new prize was initiated this year to the student whose work best displays innovation and technical development in an oil paint medium. Tony Amaral won the Chroma Painting prize and Ross Pullar, the Chroma Archival Oils prize.
