Creative Visions Workshop Series

The unique creative practice of seven NSW visual artists with disability will be showcased in a series of free online workshops during April and May.

Funded through Create NSW’s Arts Restart program, the Creative Visions Workshop Series will provide attendees with insights into how the artists develop their ideas, the various mediums and techniques they use and how they sustain professional careers as artists with disability.

The six workshops will each run for 90 minutes as Zoom webinars.

Access
All workshops will have closed captioning and be Auslan interpreted.

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Register
To register for any of the workshops, please visit: https://creativevisionsworkshops.eventbrite.com.au

Workshops
The participating artists, as well as details of their workshops are below:

Naomi Feller | Thursday 22 April | 10.30am – 12pm

Naomi will be talking about her many roles as an artist, community worker, LGBTQA+ activist and female drag queen with a hands-on exploration of wearable art and costume. Recycle, reinvent and revamp!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-feller-b86432104/?originalSubdomain=au

Sue Jo Wright & Angie Goto | Saturday 24 April | 10.30am – 12pm

Prominent deaf visual artists Sue Jo and Angie will be discuss their experiences as Deaf artists, focusing on specific works to explore creative practice, inspiration and identity.

https://www.suejowright.com
https://arttoart.com.au/artists/angie-goto

Jeremy Hawkes | Saturday 1 May | 10.30am – 12 noon

Jeremy will be talking about his experiences as a visual artist with disability, his recent residency at the Berlin Art Institute, professional practice and why collaboration is so important to artists with disability / are deaf. He will also lead a drawing session.

http://www.jeremyhawkes.com.au

Marion Conrow | Saturday 8 May | 10.30am – 12 noon

Marion will be discussing her creative practice across many different genres, how to survive as an artist with disability living in regional NSW, collaboration and the use of technologies. She will also demonstrate some simple techniques for animation, video and digital art.

https://marionconrow.com/about/

Eugenie Lee | Saturday 22 May | 12pm – 1.30pm

Eugenie will be talking about her creative practice as a whole, focusing on a number of specific works. She will also discuss how to realise complex, collaborative projects with experts in science and technology.

https://eugenielee.com.au/

Allison Reynolds | Saturday 29 May | 10.30am – 12pm

Allison will be talking into her role as a disability arts practitioner and facilitator in Coonabarabran, regional NSW. Allison, along with Creatives Collective, have established a community run gallery ‘Space.’ She has also curated a number of disability / Deaf specific exhibitions including ‘2020’ and the forthcoming ‘2021.’

https://www.creativescollective.org