Lecturer: Georgia Button
Wed 30 Sep – Wed 4 Nov
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Level – Beginners
Age – 16+
This is an adult class and is not suitable for students under 16 years of age. Students under 18, must obtain parental or guardian consent and submit a completed consent form before the class commences.
This structured course introduces participants to the basic techniques of drawing by observation. Moving from line drawings to tonal drawings, participants acquire the skills to achieve precision in their drawing and to accurately represent what they see.
Materials required:
- graphite pencils HB, 2B, 4B*
- hard eraser*
- kneadable eraser
- eraser pencil*
- 5 sheets of A1 Cartridge paper*
- 45cm length of dowel (5mm diameter)*
- 3 sticks of thin willow charcoal
- 1 medium stick of willow charcoal
- a soft charcoal pencil
- a rag (eg. a piece of an old-t-shirt)
- 1 sheet of mid-grey Canson paper
- white conte stick
*Materials needed for week 1: a sheet of A1 cartridge paper, a hard plastic eraser, eraser pencil, a measuring stick, and graphite pencils.
Georgia Button’s multidisciplinary practice embraces moving-image, installation and sound to explore affect, personal histories and rural environments. Her current works examine how particular devices within digital video, sound and installation might speak to her lived experiences, particularly those concerned with notions of ‘loss.’ Button graduated with First Class Honours from Adelaide Central School of Art in 2022. Recent exhibitions and presentations include Petrichor, Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery, 2021; Hiraeth, Sauerbier House, 2021; Tactile, Self, Adelaide Film Festival, 2020; Hiraeth, FELTspace, Adelaide, 2020; and recess presents, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, 2019. Button has undertaken a mentorship with internationally acclaimed collective SODA_JERK, in affiliation with Adelaide Film Festival and Adelaide Central School of Art. Additionally, she has been the recipient of Guildhouse’s CATAPULT grant, funding a mentorship with nationally renowned sculptural and installation artist, Nicholas Folland. She was one of five artists selected for a 12 month residency as part of Adelaide Contemporary Experimental’s 2023 Studio Program. Button creates work between her residence in Adelaide, Kaurna land, and her family’s farm in rural South Australia, Nukunu land.
www.georgiabutton.com
Please read the Terms and Conditions before completing your enrolment.
