Noosa Regional Gallery last week announced the launch of an inaugural Masterclass Series which will bring eight acclaimed national artists to Noosa to run skills development workshops with local artists.
The masterclasses will be limited to a small number of participants and be held every two weeks from May through to August.
Gallery Director Michael Brennan said the artists delivering these masterclasses include Archibald Prize winning painter, Sam Leach who in the same year he won the Archibald, also won the Wynne Prize for landscape, becoming only the third artist after William Dobell and Brett Whitely to do so.
2019 Montalto Sculpture Prize winner, Kylie Stillman, is also confirmed.
“The Sunshine Coast’s own Rowley Drysdale, one of Australian’s foremost ceramic artists and founder of Quixotica Art Space in Cooroy, will also share his skills with masterclass participants,” Mr Brennan said.
“The chance to work alongside artists of this calibre doesn’t come around often outside of capital cities.”Noosa Regional Gallery Masterclass Series 2019:
· Saturday 4 May: The Art and Science of Landscape Painting, with Sam Leach
· Saturday 18 – Sunday 19 May: Drawn to Animation, with Todd Fuller
· Saturday 1 – Sunday 2 June: The Instant Muse: Creating Sculptures for Painting, with Juan Ford
· Saturday 8 June: Demystifying Oil Painting, with Victoria Reichelt
· Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 June: Describing the Body, with Godwin Bradbeer
· Saturday 27 – Sunday 28 July: Wheel Throwing Masterclass, with Rowley Drysdale
· Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 August: Contemporary Stitching: Signage within Urban Landscapes, with Michelle Hamer
· Saturday 24 August: Sculpted Books: Old Books Reborn, with Kylie Stillman
For more information and to book your place, visit www.noosaregionalgallery.com.au/masterclass-series
