Join us in getting curious about colour at our Colour Conversations Mini-Tours. Led by Andre Lipscombe, the Curator of the City of Fremantle Art Collection, these free tours will guide audiences through our current exhibition Hundreds & Thousands while unpacking the theory, science and emotion of colour as it appears in art.

Exhibition

Undertow

Sat 05 Feb 2022 — Mon 25 Apr 2022 | 10:00am — 5:00pm

Event

Shadow Play with Rachel Riggs

Fri 21 Jan 2022 | 10:00am — 11:00am

An ancient form of storytelling and performance, shadow play involves using puppets to cast a silhouette on a translucent screen — making the figures walk, dance, fight, nod and laugh! Join prolific Hundreds & Thousands artist and puppeteer Rachel Riggs as she takes you on a storytelling journey to other worlds using light, handmade puppets and, of course, your imagination. Stay after the session and explore the rest of the immersive colourful spaces in the exhibition.

Event

Hundreds & Thousands: Colour Conversations Mini-Tour

Fri 21 Jan 2022 | 11:00am — 11:30am

Courses

Course Adults

Weaving Sculptural Forms (Summer Special)

Fiona Gavino begint

Take weaving beyond its traditional application and learn how to shape and sculpt three- dimensional works using the random weaving technique and easily pliable pith cane. A number of techniques will be explored, as well as the use of other natural fibres and materials.

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Course Adults

Botanical Illustration (Summer Special)

Jenessa King begint

Create beautiful works on paper and learn the skills to produce a colour illustration. Working in pencil, fineliner pen and watercolour, learn skills to create line, shape, form, depth and definition with colour.

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Course Adults

Large-Scale Landscape Painting Weekend (Summer Special)

Joss Gregson begint

Working on a large canvas, create your own painting in this immersive weekend workshop. Be guided through painting techniques on the first day, such as colour theory, layering and composition, then focus on creating a large-scale painting over the rest of the weekend, whether realistic or abstract in style.

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Painting for the Artistically Challenged in a Day (Summer Special)

Cathy Schultz beg

Are you wanting to be creative but don’t know where to start? Fearful of making mistakes and of the blank canvas? This one-day workshop will enable you to be brave and trust the process of using paint. Remove your fears and release your self-limiting beliefs while being guided in a supportive and nurturing environment. Come along and have some fun with paint.

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Course Adults

A Day of Shibori Dyeing (Summer Special)

Roberta Leary beg

An informative and hands-on workshop to get you inspired! Learn how to make and use Procion Dyes to create exceptionally brilliant colours. Using Shibori dyeing techniques, the ancient art of Japanese resist dyeing, create your own beautiful range of unique fabrics in different colours including indigo blue.

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Course Kids

Beaded Jewellery Creations (older kids)

Kate Sale beg

Learn simple jewellery making techniques using wire, string, clasps and a variety of colourful beads in all shapes and sizes. Create your own unique pieces such as rings, necklaces and earrings. Add dimension to your pieces by wrapping and sculpting with colourful wire.

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Course Kids

Block Printing – Colourful Calico Bag

Ruby Talbot-Dunn beg

Decorate your very own library or lunch bag using colourful shapes and patterns with fun block printing techniques. Learn how to combine and layer different shapes to create fun patterns then print them onto fabric using fabric inks. Students will customise a calico bag and a number of fabric pieces they can take home to use . All items will be heat set, so they can be washed and enjoyed for years to come.

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Kite Making with Sandy McKendrick

Sandy McKendrick beg

Join local artist, performer, and ocean lover Sandy McKendrick to create your own fish shaped windsock kites. Working in oceanic shades of blue and green, you’ll create decorative windsocks that swim through the air, inspired by local Australian fish species.

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Course Kids