Art / craft
arty crafty things to do and see while in social isolation
Here are some links to workshops, tutorials and online art and craft resources.
You should be able to find lots of distractions in this list!
You should be able to find lots of distractions in this list!
LEARN TO MAKE A SIMPLE ACRYLIC POUR PAINTING
We are having our first Zoom class integrated with Eventbrite on Friday May 15. As guinea pigs attendance is free!
If you have every wanted to try this type of painting now is a great time to learn this simple technique. You will be creating masterpieces in no time.
Attendees will be sent a list of materials before the class, so you can have everything on hand.
Class is limited to 10 people. Book here
We are having our first Zoom class integrated with Eventbrite on Friday May 15. As guinea pigs attendance is free!
If you have every wanted to try this type of painting now is a great time to learn this simple technique. You will be creating masterpieces in no time.
Attendees will be sent a list of materials before the class, so you can have everything on hand.
Class is limited to 10 people. Book here
PHOTOGRAPHY ONLINE
There are a number of Youtube tutorials on photography.
Nightscape Photography tutorials look interesting; find links to the videos and downloadable worksheets here
Nikon School online has lots of free tutorials. Even if you don't have a Nikon camera, the lessons on composition and technique are universal. Find the tutorials here.
Udemy has free (and paid) photography hints, tips and lessons here
If you have always wondered about Adobe Lightroom, there are tutorials and a free trial on the Adobe site here
CRAFT ONLINE
The National Trust has closed it's properties during the corona virus pandemic, but select Trust collections and items are online. Explore the secrets of Georgiana's Sewing Box. In June 2015, a beautiful sewing box once owned by Georgiana McCrae of McCrae Homestead, was generously donated to the National Trust by Georgiana’s great, great, great granddaughter. See more here
The Fish Creek Tea Cosy Festival is online this year. The e-Cosy Competition - the tea cosy competition for crafters & makers that has always been the focus of the festival has been adapted to meet the challenges of isolation and social distancing. What hasn't changed? You make awesome cosies, someone fabulous (in this case, Ramona Barry) judges the cosies, and awards prizes.
What HAS changed? You don't need to send cosies to them.
There are no entry fees.
Take photos of your superbly created cosies & email them to the festival organisers at ecosyexhibition@gmail.com.
They will upload them as an e-Cosy Exhibition for tea cosy lovers to view at their leisure. In isolation. Or with members of their household. With plenty of hand washing. Whatever. At least everyone can still eat chocolate and drink cups of tea.
More info on their website, including the NEW Conditions of Entry here.
Lots of craft tutorials at Skill Share here.
ART ONLINE
Miss visiting the NGV? Do it online at the NGV channel. Stay connected and inspired with highlights from the NGV including the stories behind their Collection works, virtual exhibition tours, essays, interviews and more. Drop by Drawing has online tutorials. Find it here
Check out slow art at the Bendigo Gallery here
Use the hashtag #betweenartandquarantine in your social media feed (or google it) and see what comes up! If you are feeling bored - take part.
Although major art galleries and museums have closed their doors, most now have much of their art online, often in high resolution and with 3D virtual tours.
Google Arts & Culture hosts 3D virtual tours of 500 museums and art galleries. Europeana.eu and Wikimedia Commons are still the largest art aggregation sites. Meanwhile, Britain has the largest photographic record of art with every publicly owned painting and sculpture made since 1000AD on file.
International galleries with some of the largest collections online include Amsterdam’s Rijks Museum with more than 640,000 works; New York’s Museum of Modern Art showing more than 5000 past exhibitions; and Britain’s Tate with more than 120,000 works online. The Guggenheim museum has 1700 of its 8000 works online.
Ancient art from world archaeological sites is also accessible online. The Adventure of Rock Art has made a fabulous 3D experience of the famous Chauvet Cave in France. Project Mosul has created 3D models, often from crowd-sourced photographs, of Assyrian and Mesopotamian artefacts and buildings destroyed by ISIS in 2015.
In Australia, state gallery images are often very high resolution and, after signing up, visitors can download, print and make their own designs with images out of copyright. Websites encourage visitors to make their own collections and research and curate their own shows. The National Gallery of Australia, the National Museum of Australia and the Art Gallery of NSW each have 60 to 70 per cent of their collections online but the National Gallery of Victoria with 92 per cent of its collection online, is also leading the way with 3D virtual tours. The NGV has already uploaded its Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and KAWS exhibitions. You can take a 3D tour of its Marking Time exhibition of Aboriginal art and the Comme des Garcons fashion show, Collecting Comme, which also comes with an e-book.
Every photo in the current National Photographic Portrait Prize and every painting in the National Portrait Gallery are online in high resolution here. People and schools can also sign up for delightful interactive virtual tours using the increasingly popular meeting app Zoom. Unlike most gallery tours, NPG virtual tours are conducted by a live guide who answers your questions, with two-way cameras and microphones.
There are a number of Youtube tutorials on photography.
Nightscape Photography tutorials look interesting; find links to the videos and downloadable worksheets here
Nikon School online has lots of free tutorials. Even if you don't have a Nikon camera, the lessons on composition and technique are universal. Find the tutorials here.
Udemy has free (and paid) photography hints, tips and lessons here
If you have always wondered about Adobe Lightroom, there are tutorials and a free trial on the Adobe site here
CRAFT ONLINE
The National Trust has closed it's properties during the corona virus pandemic, but select Trust collections and items are online. Explore the secrets of Georgiana's Sewing Box. In June 2015, a beautiful sewing box once owned by Georgiana McCrae of McCrae Homestead, was generously donated to the National Trust by Georgiana’s great, great, great granddaughter. See more here
The Fish Creek Tea Cosy Festival is online this year. The e-Cosy Competition - the tea cosy competition for crafters & makers that has always been the focus of the festival has been adapted to meet the challenges of isolation and social distancing. What hasn't changed? You make awesome cosies, someone fabulous (in this case, Ramona Barry) judges the cosies, and awards prizes.
What HAS changed? You don't need to send cosies to them.
There are no entry fees.
Take photos of your superbly created cosies & email them to the festival organisers at ecosyexhibition@gmail.com.
They will upload them as an e-Cosy Exhibition for tea cosy lovers to view at their leisure. In isolation. Or with members of their household. With plenty of hand washing. Whatever. At least everyone can still eat chocolate and drink cups of tea.
More info on their website, including the NEW Conditions of Entry here.
Lots of craft tutorials at Skill Share here.
ART ONLINE
Miss visiting the NGV? Do it online at the NGV channel. Stay connected and inspired with highlights from the NGV including the stories behind their Collection works, virtual exhibition tours, essays, interviews and more. Drop by Drawing has online tutorials. Find it here
Check out slow art at the Bendigo Gallery here
Use the hashtag #betweenartandquarantine in your social media feed (or google it) and see what comes up! If you are feeling bored - take part.
Although major art galleries and museums have closed their doors, most now have much of their art online, often in high resolution and with 3D virtual tours.
Google Arts & Culture hosts 3D virtual tours of 500 museums and art galleries. Europeana.eu and Wikimedia Commons are still the largest art aggregation sites. Meanwhile, Britain has the largest photographic record of art with every publicly owned painting and sculpture made since 1000AD on file.
International galleries with some of the largest collections online include Amsterdam’s Rijks Museum with more than 640,000 works; New York’s Museum of Modern Art showing more than 5000 past exhibitions; and Britain’s Tate with more than 120,000 works online. The Guggenheim museum has 1700 of its 8000 works online.
Ancient art from world archaeological sites is also accessible online. The Adventure of Rock Art has made a fabulous 3D experience of the famous Chauvet Cave in France. Project Mosul has created 3D models, often from crowd-sourced photographs, of Assyrian and Mesopotamian artefacts and buildings destroyed by ISIS in 2015.
In Australia, state gallery images are often very high resolution and, after signing up, visitors can download, print and make their own designs with images out of copyright. Websites encourage visitors to make their own collections and research and curate their own shows. The National Gallery of Australia, the National Museum of Australia and the Art Gallery of NSW each have 60 to 70 per cent of their collections online but the National Gallery of Victoria with 92 per cent of its collection online, is also leading the way with 3D virtual tours. The NGV has already uploaded its Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and KAWS exhibitions. You can take a 3D tour of its Marking Time exhibition of Aboriginal art and the Comme des Garcons fashion show, Collecting Comme, which also comes with an e-book.
Every photo in the current National Photographic Portrait Prize and every painting in the National Portrait Gallery are online in high resolution here. People and schools can also sign up for delightful interactive virtual tours using the increasingly popular meeting app Zoom. Unlike most gallery tours, NPG virtual tours are conducted by a live guide who answers your questions, with two-way cameras and microphones.
IN HOUSE PAINTERS
Come along, have some fun in an environment of inspiration and creativity.
Be sure to bring along your own materials and projects.
No experience is necessary just your enthusiasm is required.
Friday
Time: Postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cost: $6(M) $8 (NM)
All Welcome - just turn up on the Day
Come along, have some fun in an environment of inspiration and creativity.
Be sure to bring along your own materials and projects.
No experience is necessary just your enthusiasm is required.
Friday
Time: Postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cost: $6(M) $8 (NM)
All Welcome - just turn up on the Day
CHATTY CRAFTERS
A small friendly group who share thoughts and ideas whilst enjoying crafts, sewing, knitting, embroidery or whatever takes your fancy.
No experience necessary.
Tuesday
Time: Postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cost: $4 (M) $6 (NM)
No bookings required
A small friendly group who share thoughts and ideas whilst enjoying crafts, sewing, knitting, embroidery or whatever takes your fancy.
No experience necessary.
Tuesday
Time: Postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cost: $4 (M) $6 (NM)
No bookings required
INVERLOCH CAMERA CLUB
The Inverloch Camera Club is a group that has been created for people who have a passion for and enjoy photography. It is available for all levels of photographers, from experienced professionals to people just beginning their journey. As a collective group, ideas and skills are shared to the benefit of all members.
Date: Postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Time: 7:00pm— 8:30pm
Cost: $3 Donation
All Welcome - just turn up. For more information contact Kerri–Anne m. 0401 616 519
The Inverloch Camera Club is a group that has been created for people who have a passion for and enjoy photography. It is available for all levels of photographers, from experienced professionals to people just beginning their journey. As a collective group, ideas and skills are shared to the benefit of all members.
Date: Postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Time: 7:00pm— 8:30pm
Cost: $3 Donation
All Welcome - just turn up. For more information contact Kerri–Anne m. 0401 616 519
KNIT ONE GIVE ONE - KoGo
Inverloch Community House is a drop off point for KoGo (Knit One Give One). KoGo is a not-for-profit organisation that asks volunteers to donate time and wool to knit warm winter woollies and cuddly knitted toys.
KoGo then distributes items to people in need through over 250 community groups.
KoGo News Update
A heartwarming initiative that we started in 2009 is to make up baby packs to support mums who are undergoing financial hardship and struggling to provide a stable family environment. These gift packs contain a hand knitted cot blanket, beanie, booties, jacket and toy.
Unfortunately, there are many mums who can’t afford to give their new baby a warm start in life and that’s why we’re looking for more knitters to create items for gift packs so that we can extend the initiative as widely as possible.
The Chatty Crafters are passionate supporters of KoGo. If you are interested in KoGo or crafts drop in for a chat on Tuesday afternoons.
Inverloch Community House is a drop off point for KoGo (Knit One Give One). KoGo is a not-for-profit organisation that asks volunteers to donate time and wool to knit warm winter woollies and cuddly knitted toys.
KoGo then distributes items to people in need through over 250 community groups.
KoGo News Update
A heartwarming initiative that we started in 2009 is to make up baby packs to support mums who are undergoing financial hardship and struggling to provide a stable family environment. These gift packs contain a hand knitted cot blanket, beanie, booties, jacket and toy.
Unfortunately, there are many mums who can’t afford to give their new baby a warm start in life and that’s why we’re looking for more knitters to create items for gift packs so that we can extend the initiative as widely as possible.
The Chatty Crafters are passionate supporters of KoGo. If you are interested in KoGo or crafts drop in for a chat on Tuesday afternoons.
BOOMERANG BAGS
The Boomerangs have relocated to a new venue. The Bunurong Environment Centre Inverloch. The dedicated team are looking for sewers, helpers to cut out patterns and lovers of ironing to help make Boomerang Bags available to everyone. Fabric labels and patterns supplied.
If you are interested in supporting the project, drop in to the centre 3-5pm on Wednesdays.
Material Donations can still be dropped off at Inverloch Community House
For more information contact Aileen on 0408 726 717
The Boomerangs have relocated to a new venue. The Bunurong Environment Centre Inverloch. The dedicated team are looking for sewers, helpers to cut out patterns and lovers of ironing to help make Boomerang Bags available to everyone. Fabric labels and patterns supplied.
If you are interested in supporting the project, drop in to the centre 3-5pm on Wednesdays.
Material Donations can still be dropped off at Inverloch Community House
For more information contact Aileen on 0408 726 717