Bryant's Butchery
Hill End - Going for Gold will be run by Charles Cooper. Based at the National Art School’s studio in Bryant’s
Butchery, you will be able to identify and develop your own projects in
response to the historic Hill End precinct. Established in the heart of
Wiradjuri country during the mid 1800’s, the town was a flourishing gold mining centre for about 20 years,
later to become a subsistence community, particularly during the Great
Depression. From the late 1940’s, several artists such as Donald Friend and Jean
Bellette stayed and worked there, a
tradition that continues to the present day.
Drawing i.e. thinking with materials in hand, will underpin
the program. Choice of mediums will vary with each participant, from initial
research to final project and from various dry mediums to watercolours, while
experimental alternatives may be more suitable. Drawing boards will be
available. However, you will be expected to bring your own materials, paper etc.
It will be possible to print (dry- point) etchings for a modest fee at Hill End
Press.
digging site at Tambaroora
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