Garage Sale
Saturday April 21
Annual Member’s
Exhibition
All members
are
invited
to exhibit.
Work
can
be for sale or just for display.
Don’t miss out on
this opportunity to
show what you can do and to see the
stunning range
of works
from our talented members.
May 25th, 26th
& 27th
Take a look at our Website and
Blog for information, updates
and news
Send us an email or
give
one of us a call if
you
have
any
enquiries
(contact numbers
printed
on last
page)
Editorial
Welcome to
Creations
2012!
My name is
Felicity
and I am the new
Creations Editor.
A heartfelt
thanks
is deserved
of the
dedicated
members who keep the
BMCAC running. At
the Annual Meeting
it became clear
that we
need as much support from
our
loyal
members
as possible. Any
ideas, suggestions and
thoughts about
how to improve and
sustain the
BMCAC are encouraged.
If you would
like
to help
out
in any way please contact
one of our
members
(contact
numbers
printed
on last
page).
Finally a big thank you to
all
of the
contributors to
this edition of
Creations. We
hope you enjoy it.
Class Coordinator report
Classes throughout
2011
were
up and
down. Adult classes gradually dwindled due
a variety of
reasons.
We lost
a number of
teachers, also due to
a variety of
reasons.
The home schooler’s pottery classes were our mainstay. We need to
think about how
best to promote classes and
to find new ideas for classes. We
will
be needing teachers for adult
painting
and wood carving.
We have 3 children’s pottery classes – two of
which
are
home schoolers. We also have 1 children’s
art
class and
an evening pottery class
for
adults on
Thursdays. We have
a new
pottery
teacher,
so a warm welcome
to Carolyn Eadie who
has been very
well
received
by the
pottery
students,
adults and children
alike.
We have had a request
for
a pottery party, so this
could
be an avenue we
could persue. After some enquiries,
we will be adding direct
deposit
payment
options for classes. Please, everyone, do your
best to get the
news out there about
our classes
so we
can
fill
all
the spaces
and keep them going.
Advertising and Sponsorship
The Blue Mountains
Creative
Arts Centre,
established in
1973, has
served practicing
artists and
members for
over
35 years
and has helped
to promote arts and
crafts in
the area of
pottery, fibre,
photography, lead-lighting, figure-drawing
and woodwork, amongst
others. Community Development
in the
Lower
Blue
Mountains’
villages and further
afield has
been facilitated
through
classes for
school
students,
adult
group practice,
workshops
and exhibitions. Membership stands at
93 and classes
account for over 100
student members
who represent the
villages of Winmalee, Warrimoo, Springwood,
Mount
River View,
Blaxland,
Glenbrook
and Emu Plains.
Exhibitions
of the
work
of the
artists and
students of
the BMCAC
attract visitors
from Sydney
Metropolitan Area, Penrith Valley
and Hawkesbury,
as well
as the villages and
towns
of the
Blue
Mountains.
We are
asking you to consider advertising in
our
monthly magazine Creations
($50
annual fee);
advertise on
our
BMCAC Web Page ($50 annual
fee); sponsor BMCAC
Members Annual Exhibition (Sole
Sponsor $500 fee or
$200
Joint
Sponsor fee)
and lastly sponsor
a BMCAC prize. We
plan
to inaugurate
a BMCAC Small Arts
Prize to
coincide
with our Annual Members’ Exhibition
25, 26, 27 May 2012 . We
will
run an advertisement
of your
choice every
month in
Creations or
display
your advertisement
on our Web Page and/or display
a banner with
your logo at
our
exhibitions.
If you are
interested please write
to Secretary
Dr Mary Greig
Gallery Report
The
Gallery
is going well but we
are
in desperate
need of more
volunteers to take some shifts.
As a result
the Gallery is
now
open from
9.30am until
4.30pm on
Saturdays only. Shifts
are
only short, and
it would be a great help even if
you
could
only do one. It would also be wonderful
if more works were produced
to sell in the Gallery.
A big thank you to
everyone who
supports the
Gallery
in any way,
it would
not be able to run without our valuable
members.
Potter’s Report
The Potter’s are going
strong and are one
of the
BMCAC’s most
successful groups, with
an interest from
both children and
adults.
Many brilliant
works are being produced, with
some
fantastic contributions
of works
to sell in the Gallery,
which
are
always
very popular.
Keep
up the
great
effort!
Workshop: Ceramic
dragon sculpture
Celebrate the
Year of
the Dragon,
with Jan Needham’s
ceramic dragon
workshop.
In Chinese
astrology the dragon is
a symbol of good fortune and
intense
power. It
is a creature of
myth and
legend.
The workshop
hosted
by Blue Mountains
Creative
Arts Centre will focus
on creating a small
scaled
ceramic dragon
sculpture.
It is
a wonderful opportunity
to make
a unique
design that
will
make a beautiful
addition to
your home.
Participants will work throughout the
morning
to produce
a finished dragon
sculpture under
Jan’s
tuition. No previous experience working
with ceramics
are
necessary, you will learn all the
skills
needed
to create your own original
art
piece.
The workshop
will
run on Saturday the
9th
of June from 9.30am-
12pm. The cost of
this workshop is
$30
for
adults and
$20 for children under
the age of 12. All
materials will be provided
along
with morning tea.
Places in this workshop are limited and
early
bookings
are
advised to
avoid disappointment.
For bookings
or further
enquiries, please contact
Lauren
0403504922 bmcac.mail@gmail.com
Life Drawing
& Landscape
Painting Report
Life drawing
has been going very well,
slow to start the
year but
last week
we had 11
people and in that
2 new
members.
The bad news
is that
we weren’t
able to have our
annual exhibition around our usual time. The
available
dates either
side were 7th,8th
and 9th December
or 31st August, 1st
and 2nd September.
All except
one person choose Aug/Sept.
The idea of a spring exhibition sparked our imaginations.
We will have the
opening on Friday
31st
Aug. from
7PM to 10PM and
continue the
exhibition
on Sat. 1st
and Sun, 2nd Sept.
from10AM to5PM.Please set
these
times
aside to have your
works ready or to resolve
to come along [with friends
and family] and
see how
we have used
our
opportunities
to create amazing ‘Life’ works. If
you
missed
our
last years
exhibition
you
won’t
realize how
we’ve
moved. Then
there
is always the
surprise to
everyone seeing
our
new
members first
exposure within
the group.
Most but not
all
the new Saturday
landscape
painting
people are ‘life drawers’. I can
tell
you
this is another opportunity
to be inspired by
some
great
outdoor [or indoor when
it rains]
views.
Just try it once if
you’re half inclined.I
did on the first
meet
and as it was raining
we stayed at the
Center. The
subject
I perservered
with was the skull of
a horse which belongs
to Richard;
it was
challenging but
I”m
happy
with the result and
its given me
some
ideas to use
in the
future.
Please phone
me if
you
have
any
questions or
comments.
Joy
Myers
Creed 0247392413
Textile sewing workshop with Fiona
Warmbath
Talented textile artist
Fiona Warmbath
will
be conducting a workshop on Saturday
the 14th of
April from
10am-4pm at
the Blue Mountains Creative Arts
Centre. She has
many years’
experience
as a costume
and textile
designer working
in collaboration and
independently
on a large range of
projects.
Fiona will
show you the basics of
sewing
through
the construction
of
your own bag. Not
only will you
have
a practical item
for
day
to day use
but a uniquely designed item
customised
by you.
This workshop
will
give
you
a solid
foundation
for
pursuing
other
projects
in the
future. It
is perfect
for
beginners
or more advanced
sewers who
would
like
to brush up
on their skills with
an exciting
project!
The workshop will be all day and
cost
$70
for
each person. You will need to bring along some fabric and
anything
you
would
like
to decorate your
bag with.
If you have
any
questions or
enquiries
please
contact Fiona
via
Bookings are essential and
places
are
limited, please
call Lauren
0403504922 to secure
your spot!
Create a Bucket
List
Today!
Have you created
a bucket list
of things to
do before you die? Learn Chinese,
give
Blood, travel
to Tibet….. The
Committee of
The Blue Mountains
Creative
Arts Centre,
Glenbrook, have an
even better suggestion for your
bucket
list.
BMCAC has created events
and activities that
are
fun,
exciting,
and even dangerous
for
over
35 years.
Raising funds
for
promoting arts
and crafts
is now very competitive. We
have
a deficit
of $10,000
which
we are working
very hard to
reduce,
but we
need your help.
Put
a Bequest for
The Blue Mountains Creative Arts
Centre
at the
top of your Bucket
List.
Phone Secretary
Dr Mary Greig
0247 511 549
2012 Election of Management Committee
President
|
Richard Cutler
|
47391129
|
Vice President
|
Helen Christof
|
47395470
|
Secretary
|
Mary Greig
|
47511549
|
Care taker Treasurer
|
Ned Needham with David
Atwood
|
47 354747
|
Class Coordinator
|
Ingrid Russell
|
47391118
|
Workshop Coordinator
|
Lauren Wright
|
0403504922
|
Creations Editor
|
Felicity McGee
|
47544532
|
Librarian
|
Vicki Hersey
|
47395891
|
Management
Committee
Member
|
Liz Bryden
|
Children and Adult Pottery Classes - Carolyn Eadie
0423774564
Pottery - Wendy Field 47392243
Life Drawing - Joy
Myers
Creed 47392413
Web Page
- Ingrid Russell 47391118
Landscape Artists - Mary Greig
47511549
Gallery Committee
- Jan
Needham
47354747
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