MRAG Maitland Regional Art Gallery

Eligible applicants must be 25 years or under and a resident of the Hunter Valley.

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Pipsqueak is a fantastic art program for little ones. Look at art, play games, sing songs, read books and make works of art, all inspired by the current exhibitions from across the gallery.

Pipsqueak is a fantastic art program for little ones. Look at art, play games, sing songs, read books and make works of art, all inspired by the current exhibitions from across the gallery.

Every Sunday, MRAG invites families to drop into the art gallery for free art activities inspired by the exhibitions on display. No bookings are required and all materials are provided.Our activities are designed for kids of all ages, and as a family you may either simplify or elaborate on the activity which takes around half an hour to complete. While you are here,you can also have a look at the Art Factory’s current exhibition and project spaces, and visit the exhibition from which our activity has been inspired.

Art Sundays is staffed by MRAG volunteers, and is a program designed to encourage parents and children to add to their experience of the gallery by accessing hands-on activities in a family friendly environment.

Learn fundamental and advanced drawing and painting skills. Develop creative thinking skills to find your own themes and subjects of interest. Explore various artistic media. Suitable for beginners through to experienced artists. Traditional or contemporary.

Artist/tutor, Stephen James’ individually focused process lets you learn at your own pace and attend as your schedule allows. A supportive, relaxing art experience.

Depression affects one in five Australians. For some, depression is short term; for others, it is a recurring motif throughout their lives. Depression often causes people to withdraw and become lost in their feelings, whereas art activities offer a means to release negative emotions and reconnect with people.

Karen is an Art Therapist and has suffered from depression and anxiety. Art therapy is the means she found to be most beneficial for both understanding these emotional states and for ensuring they have no further place in her life.

Controlling the interaction of various materials is a prime focus in this workshop, as mixing media or materials, should be a means to empower communication.

Drawing and painting exercises will stimulate contemporary visual practice including how to control colour, understanding the power of line, how to use glazing and the layering of collage and pigment in a more focused way. Mixing oil and water based materials will be featured. All techniques will be demonstrated with plenty of time to develop your own ideas.

Watercolour has an ability to allow painters free expression by the very nature of being a fluid medium with brilliant or subtle transparent colours. Come and enjoy exploring the possibilities of painting expressive and challenging ideas in a relaxed atmosphere where there are no hard rules.

The focus of this five week course will be drawing the human figure expressively and looking at how the masters achieved this aim. Techniques in pencil or charcoal drawing will be a starting point followed by ink or wet mediums.

Beginners and experienced students will be guided and encouraged to develop at their own pace.

Come and enjoy a morning of drawing from a life model in a relaxed atmosphere and see what creative talents are released. Morning tea and some materials will be supplied.

- Prints for sale – Hand picked by the Director.
- Director available for purchase advice.
- Add art to your collection or add art to your walls.
- Prices for everybody.