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Making Sense of Art



Artist Yvonne Beard with a couple of the cylinders.

Cobar Arts Council (Far West NSW)

  • Workshops in art making with primary and secondary school children with disability.
  • A public exhibition of works at the Cobar Shire Library.
Don't DIS my ABILITY event details
Exhibition dates
  • 30 November - 5 December 2009. Opening 2 December 2009.

Process



Participant Alec Brennon with Cobar Arts Council
member Thelma Wade and participant Mark Madden.

Making Sense of Art, a project run by Cobar Arts Council, involved a series of art making workshops for kids with disability, guided by local professional artist Yvonne Beard.

At the first workshop the participants focused on printing and painting techniques and produced some brightly coloured art works on large cylinders.

During the second workshop, participants developed new skills using different tools to create some vivid, lively patterns on large cardboard cut-outs.


The third workshop focused on the final touches for the project. Participants put the finishing touches on parts of the castle, painted leaves for the vines that will go on to the castle and made some beautiful, very creative and colourful paper flowers.



Participant Mark Madden and Angela Webb

During the final workshop participants put the castle together and made their own personal crowns, be they kings, queens princess or the like.

On completion of the workshops, all artworks produced will be put together to build a Magnificent Castle. The castle will feature in the Making Sense of Art Exhibition - Official Opening at the Cobar Shire Library on Wednesday 2 December 2009.

Photographs of the students and workshop activities will be featured at the exhibition and then compiled into a Making Sense of Art ‘memory style’ story book.

So, far we have had a fabulous time with the kids. Quite a few siblings, parents and arts council members have assisted the participants at the workshop. The workshops have sparked a lot of enthusiasm in some of our members.

Written by Narelle Retallick
Making Sense of Art Coordinator & Secretary, Cobar Arts Council.

About the organisation

Cobar Arts Council

Cobar Arts Council is a not-for-profit volunteer group whose aim is to bring the community together to experience artistic talent and cultures to all people in the Cobar Shire. They actively seek, facilitate and raise funds to provide Cobar with visiting artists, theatrical performances and workshop opportunities. The local businesses and the mining companies support to the Cobar Arts Council in their activities within the community helps to provide excellent cultural diversity to the very young, physically or mentally challenged and the senior citizens. Networking with the community groups and schools to develop a Cobar Community Cultural Centre is on-going.

Project partners

Cobar Arts Council, Cobar Shire Library, Yvonne Beard