Vale Carolyn Brooks

 

 

 

 

 

The Canberra Art Workshop Printmaking Group would like to acknowledge the recent passing away of our much-loved friend, colleague, mentor and artist, Carolyn Brooks. This remarkable woman touched all our lives in so many ways and she will be fondly remembered for her generosity, warmth, and encouragement in her role as convener of the group. Carolyn created exceptional artwork in a variety of mediums and exhibited widely throughout her career. She was an accomplished graphic designer and as part of the CAW Board over many years her input was invaluable.

She will be greatly missed by all of us.

Cassandra Dove

‘Venture into Abstract Painting’

 

21 May – 2 July $402 (Non-members $503)

 

Venturing into Abstract Painting is about taking a daring adventure.
This course will explore abstract painting styles and techniques in which the only requirement is a willingness to play and experiment.

Ann Rayment

Collage in the Landscape with Ann Rayment

20/21 April $414 (Members $332)

You will make your own collage using mono printing and works on paper done in the landscape.
Selling out fast – don’t miss out!

MAKE | LEARN | SHARE

YOUR ART WITH US

Self-directed Art Groups  and studio wall exhibitions
Direction in our weekend Workshops
Discounts for our Courses
Take part in our Members Exhibitions
Website exposure of your work
Discounts with local art suppliers

ART GROUPS 2024!

Don’t have anything on Friday mornings?
You’re in luck! There’s now a couple of vacancies in Pamela Daniel’s Friday morning Portraiture art group.
Head to the CAW website and check out the incredible works Pamela’s group has already posted on the studio wall, then contact Pamela on daniel.pamela@gmail.com to arrange a free session.
Your Fridays are about to get a whole lot more exciting!

Image Credit:  ‘In the Studio’, by Marie Bashkirtseff, 1881, oil on canvas, Dnipro State Art Museum, Dnipro, Ukraine

Cardboard Sculpture Course

‘And Now for Something Completely Different’

Join Kristine Kershaw  and transform recyling into amazing sculptures

 

29 April, 6 May & 13 May    $108 (Non-members $135)

 

Spend a few relaxing evenings sculpting a bird using mainly recycled materials. Share thoughts on how to approach sculpture design. Learn about different types of cardboard, joinery techniques and fluting. Discuss the works of various cardboard artists along with different finishing materials.

Memory Lane

Click on ‘MEMORY LANE’ above to take a stroll into the past….

CAW is posting thousands of images from past exhibitions, workshops, art group and course artworks that you pinned on the studio wall.
Take a look and see what you were up to.
Come back regularly as we add all the images from the archives!

WINE, PAINT & PIZZA APRIL 5

BACK FOR 2024

Stephen Clively invites you join us for the best things in life.
Have a glass of wine (or two) get creative with a still life in acrylics.
Reward youself with Canberra’s very best wood fired pizze from Pizza Arte.
Round up the usual suspects and make a night of it!

Everything is included for one low price – just turn up!

 

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1948

Canberra Art Club

1950

Canberra University

OUR HISTORY

OUR ORIGINAL BUILDING

FLASHBACK

Flashback

How CAW exhibited in 1954.

Each ‘On Show’ exhibition by CAW makes history in its own ways.
As it happens, one of CAW’s friends, Dr Alan Jones, has been researching Canberra’s art societies.
We are grateful to Alan for discovering in the National Library the room sheet for our fifth annual exhibition in 1954.
Back then, Canberra Art Workshop was called the Canberra Art Club.
The 1954 exhibition included ‘hero’ paintings by three of the then modernist gods of the Sydney art scene, Roland Wakelin, Margo Lewers and Jean Bellette.
They provided six of the 75 paintings in the show (look at the prices!)
Our 1954 exhibition was turbocharged by including these ‘big name’ contemporary artists to boost visitor numbers.
And, nationally-known art personalities were directly involved with our organisation in other ways at that time.

Seven Decades of Art Activism

Over the decades, Canberra Art Workshop (back when we were called the Canberra Art Club) has been active in lobbying for the creation of the national capital’s major visual arts institutions.
Artists from around Australia have been associated with Canberra Art Workshop — including household names like Max Meldrum, John Coburn, Clifton Pugh, John Brack and Lloyd Rees.
It’s worth having a look at where Canberra Art Workshop came from and what we’ve achieved.