teaching
scroll down for information about Christine Porter's:
career as a teacher
summary of, and links to, the classes she has written and presents
a calendar of her Australian and New Zealand teaching in 2012
Christine Porter: teacher
- Since 1990, Christine has included teaching as a part of her art practice. Having been a primary school teacher, she uses many of those skills to teach about the technical aspects of printmaking and painting as well as about professionalism within the industy. She has continued to improve her teaching and speaking skills by undertaking training with Toastmasters International.
- She has taught adults in Australia and across the Tasman. By maintaining her teacher registration in both Qld and NSW she is able to work in schools in both those states.
- Christine maintains that it is her continued experience as a full time exhibiting artist that positively informs her teaching, giving her a strong working knowledge of medium and process. Her ongoing successes as an art-businessperson contribute to her understanding of the art marketplace. In 1998 she was a national finalist in the Executive Woman of the Year award.
- With her practice having been forged in the dusty isolation of western Queensland, she believes that the most truthful artwork can only be developed via the integrity of the artist's own steps. The learning experiences she has developed are aimed at encouraging the independent artist, especially for those artists living in rural or remote areas.
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watercolour skills classes Since 1991, Christine has been sharing the excitement and challenges of this medium with other artists. Classes include introductory workshops, opportunities for experienced watercolourists to extend their skill-base as well as other topics. image: teaching painting at Inverlochy Art School, New Zealand |
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printmaking skills classes Whilever Christine was known as a painter, people would ask her to teach them how to paint. In 1996 when she added intaglio printmaking to her collection of art-marks, prospective students clamoured for that too. Classes include colour printmaking for beginning and experienced printmakers as well as other topics. image: teaching printmaking at Newcastle-Under-Lyme College, England
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Success and the Business of Artwork This is a series of modules for emerging and practicing artists that can be adapted for other industry professionals as well. The seminars, lectures and consultations deal with issues to do with professionalism in the current Australian arts industry, concentrating on how individual artists can work within this volatile industry successfully, without jeopardising their creative integrity. image: teaching art-business at Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Queensland |
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public speaking As a teacher, Christine often finds herself in public speaking situations. She is enthusiastic about public speaking, with a number of prepared talks in her repertoire. image: opening an art show at Bangalow near Byron Bay, New South Wales
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