WAA News & Coming Events 2018

Demonstration & Monthly Club Meeting

Once each month except January and December we hold a monthly meeting for all to meet with their fellow artists, enjoy guest speakers and demonstrations, and show and critique our work, etc.

Don't forget to support the "Trading Table" where donated items will be available at bargain prices. Each month we hope to have donated art materials and books, frames, household items, home made jams, in fact anything saleable that folk would like to donate to help raise money to go toward the cost of holding our popular demonstrations.

The venue is our clubrooms in the Nunawading Community Centre, Silver Grove, Nunawading, Victoria, Australia.

WAA Heritage

The WAA Newsletter for October 2016 includes a history of our association since its beginnings in 1963. There will also be a permanent link to this document from the About Us page. But from here you can click on the thumbnail image to find out more about us in words and pictures.

Coming in 2018

We will continue to offer a comprehensive program of exhibitions, demonstrations and special fun weekend workshops for you to try your hand at new and exciting art styles. And there will also be classes and workshops to help and inspire you with your artwork.

Susan Gustafson currently runs a Monday afternoon painting class for children. In 2018 Susan will be adding extra painting classes to our WAA timetable - an additional children's class plus two adult beginner acrylic painting classes. Details are on our classes page - just click on the Classes link at the top of this page.

*** New Life Drawing Workshop Tuesday Evenings 7.00pm to 9.30pm ***

In July we commenced an additional life drawing workshop for artists who wish to develop their skills in depicting the human form. Professional life models will be hired for these sessions held on Tuesday evenings 7.00pm to 9.30pm. The fee is $15 per session including the life model fee.

The venue is our clubrooms at the Nunawading Community Centre,
Silver Grove, Nunawading.
Please email us for more details - click on the Contacts tab at the top of the screen.

2018 Demonstrations

An exciting program of demonstrations by award winning artists will continue this year, usually held on the 3rd Saturday of each month, February to November. Watch this space for details, and be sure to check out the Recent Events Page for examples of what to expect!

Saturday 25th August (Fourth Saturday) 2pm to 4pm, Ben Winspear
Oils Demonstration, Australian Landscapes

The August demonstration will be on the 4th Saturday when award winning artist Ben Winspear will show us how to capture the mood and light of the Australian landscape in oils. Ben is a Melbourne artist who in his landscapes strives to catch something of the mood and feel of the day through the use of colour, tone and composition. Having painted extensively in the country his love of the Victorian landscape and its light stand out and though the medium of oil paint in this demonstration will show how he strives to express that on canvas.

The venue is the WAA clubrooms in Silver Grove, Nunawading - the modest entry fee incudes a delicious afternoon tea.

Deakin Community Awards

 2018 Award presented by Michael Sukkar MP, Federal Member for Deakin to Paul Price of Whitehorse Arts Association Inc.

Our nomination of Paul Price to receive a Deakin Award was accepted and presented on 6th August. The Award recognises his years of volunteerism as our webmaste..
His wife Rosemary was awarded hers last year. Check out our website on http://www.whitehorsearts.info/ to see what a great job he does.
Congratulations Team Price.

2017 Award presented by Michael Sukkar MP, Federal Member for Deakin to Rosemary Price of Whitehorse Arts Association Inc.
Explanation: Rosemary has been a leader within the Whitehorse Arts Association for at least 20 years, as Vice President, Committee member and Workshop Leader. Her background as an artist and teacher has led her to focus on accurate and expressive drawing, which she has shared with many members. Her positivity and encouragement have influenced both artists and models to participate in this creative pursuit. The community is privileged to have benefitted from her volunteerism.
 

WAA Public Art

WAA ceramics and mosaics tutor, Deborah Amon-Cotter is also a painter with a vibrant style full of colour, joy and whimsy.

She was commissioned to help brighten up the City of Whitehorse, using this traffic light control box as her canvas - part of a public art project in our locality. This work is in Mitcham, on the corner of Whitehorse Road and Station Street, opposite the Post Office.

Here are some more images and close-up views of this work (all photos by WAA's Rosemary Price)