TBSSS Guest Teacher Spotlight: Carol Crawford, Alabaster Carving Specialist

TBSSS Guest Teacher Spotlight: Carol Crawford, Alabaster Carving Specialist

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”9527″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We chatted to TBSSS Guest Teacher and Chair Carol Crawford about her practice. Carol is teaching the ever popular 2 Day Alabaster Workshop in July, which is now sold out. We’d love to know your background and your journey to becoming an artist: I had always been fascinated with art and it was in the early 2000’s when I decided to start attending classes with Tom Bass AM that my sculpture journey began.  (You could say I came to sculpture late in my…

Invitation to the opening of ‘Annual Studio Exhibition’: Sat 23 September 3 – 5pm – all welcome!

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”9812″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Please join us to celebrate our 48th Annual Studio Exhibition by TBSSS students and teachers. Opening Saturday 23 September, 3 – 5pm, all welcome! The Annual Studio Exhibition features sculptures created over the past year, in our Term and Special Workshops. Don’t forget to vote for your favourite sculpture in our People’s Choice Award! All welcome to the opening, please bring a drink to share. Exhibition continues: Sunday 24 September – Tuesday 26 September, 10am – 2pm. We look forward to seeing you at the exhibition! Tom…

Opportunities for sculptors

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”9367″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There are lots of opportunities in the next few month to submit your sculptures for Prizes all over NSW. Good luck! Naked and Nude is a partnership between the Friends of the Manning Regional Art Gallery and the Manning Regional Art Gallery. Open to all media, $35,000 in prize money. Entries close 23 June. The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize celebrates and explores the full potential of the small sculpture format. There is $29,000 in prize money and entries close 30 June. William Fletcher Foundation: The William Fletcher…

5 & 10 Day Marble Workshops return for January 2024

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”10010″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are thrilled to announce that our great friend, wonderful teacher and artist Usama Alnassar is returning to TBSSS to teach the ever popular Marble Carving Workshops for the month of January 2024! Alnassar will be running 5 & 10 Day Workshops from 3 – 27 January – bookings are now open – click here to enrol! Fees: 5 Days – $1,150, 10 Days – $1,950. Fees include one piece of Carrara marble, tuition, use of tools and GST. Other pieces of marble and tools will be…