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free artist visit for your school
watercolour painting workshop for high school students
printmaking workshops for all ages
artist in residence
professsional development for teachers
after school classes in Lismore

introduction

Having been a classroom teacher herself, Christine understands the value to both students and teachers of having the input of a specialist especially at this busy time of numeracy and literacy testing. If she is in your town working with other community artists she is happy to come to your school for a free one hour artist talk. However she can also be booked to come to your school and provide specialist art teaching for your students or teachers that will fit within the current NSW or Qld art curriculum. Outcomes, subject matter and/or content can be adjusted to suit the needs of the school or class - all discussed before the visit. Christine is a registered teacher in both Qld and New South Wales.

free artist visit

Christine is available to talk about any of the following topics; the format may be lecture or discussion; the audience could be whole school or individual classroom groups
- being an artist - powerpoint or story telling of starting out as an artist and the steps
- show and tell - using "real" artworks not just pictures
- the folio as real life artist tool, as well as just something you need to do for THEM. Christine can bring her etching learning folder which is a collation of all the things she has learnt about printmaking since she began.This talk suits high school art students.
suited to: any school group. The content and speaking style will depend on the age range and purpose.
includes: any a.v. or other speaking aids as needed.
cost: FREE if Christine is already in your area (to be fair one visit per school per visit)
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painting workshop

Christine has developed a two hour lesson (approximately, can be varied) about how to make a painting in watercolour. The students collate the learning experiences into a simple concertina book to take home or for their visual arts folios.
suited to: teenage students especially those who already have some drawing
includes: all equipment, tools, materials for painting, binding and cleanup, teaching strategies, instruction
cost: this has been taken, in the past, as a module in a whole school day of activities. It will include a tutor fee and may also include a cost for materials. For more information see fees and booking
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printmaking workshops

Christine has had huge sucess working with school students, from year one through to the senior school, drypoint and solar plate etchings (for more information about techniques go to glossary). She has created several learning experiences, from single lesson up to several days of activities, that allow the students to learn about and experience printmaking. Depending on the length of the workshop  and the age of the participants, the students will experiment with  drypoint, selective wiping, the idea of mulitples, multi-pate colour etching and more. The format of the artist visit is dependent on the needs of the school.
suited to: any school group.
includes:all equipment, tools, materials for printing and cleanup, teaching strategies, instruction
cost: as well as the tuition fee there will be a materials cost  either charged out as a per student fee or actual reimbursement depending on the type and length of the workshop and the age of the participants. For more information see fees and booking.

POSSIBLE OPTIONS
whole (small) school workshops /short term residencies: On day one: the adults in the school community (teachers, ancilliary staff, parents etc) have an on site, school day of printmaking. They work on their own images but the school students are milling around etc during the breaks watching their adults making art. Day two, three: with some of those now trained adults as support, groups within the school spend a day printmaking. The whole school has spent time together making art which can easily be designed so that printing variations create a permanent school artwork and/or small framable images for participants to take home.
full day in-school workshop:selected students spend a day away from their normal classrooms making art
the short term specialist art teacher: individual classes who, with their classroom teacher, come to the studio and have a session with the artist making and printing a drypoint with a few colour variation. In this case the studio can be any covered area or activity room.
after school session: a two or three hour session with selected students and/or parents
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artist in residence

At the time of writing the there has been  funding in NSW for an artist-in-school-residence scheme: http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/creativearts/essentials/ais.htm . Christine is happy to work with your school or cluster, especially in more isolated areas to develop an exciting project that could span elements from all areas of the curriculum and provide valuable input into the school and wider community.
suited to: small schools who have flexibility and good connections with other schools in the area, though any sized school community would be considered.
includes: content would be organised in conjunction with the school
cost: the fees for long term visits would be managed within context of industry and/or grant guidelines. For more information see fees and booking
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professional development for high school art teachers and/or primary school teachers

This one to three hour professional development training session (certification given) is a hands–on chance for art teachers to experiment with ways of printing drypoint and take it back to their high school or primary shool classroom. Techniques include how to make a simple drypoint, how to wipe and print the plate, advanced wiping techniques such as multi-plate printing, masking etc. Classroom management strategies, sourcing materials, curriculum and current best practices regarding OH&S are also included.
suited to
- art teachers who trained in other disciplines apart from printmaking
- experienced printmakers: we introduce some new variations on traditional approaches
- primary school teachers who don't have an art specialist in their school but who want to both understand and offer more
includes: equipment, materials, demo, notes, training certification, a chance to "play" and usually afternoon tea. It will be held in the art room or utility area etc at your school.
cost: will depend on the length of the session and in most cases will include the materials used. For more information see fees and booking
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after school art classes (Lismore only)

Six week modules held during school term time. 1 - 2 hours, once a week, after school, held at Christine's printmaking studio in East Lismore. Content will be basic printmaking: drypoint, colour printing etc, basic artist bookmaking, drawing, watercolour painting. The content is driven by the needs and interests of the group but based educationally on the NSW art curriculum. Each week the students finish a take-home project, or work towards a larger project. For students who are studying art at school, it is possible that tie-ins can be made with school-work. After liason with student/s' art teacher, it may be that work completed in our class could be included in their school folio.
suited to teenagers who live in the Girard's Hill or East Lismore area
includes: tuition, access to studio, all materials, afternoon tea (in consultation with parents and depending on class time)
cost: For more information see fees and booking
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