Following the success of previous years LOUD Exhibition program, budding young local artists are being offered an artistic platform to develop and showcase their talents via this year's revised activity-based program as part of National Youth Week (10th to 18th April), the largest celebration of young people in the country.
Held at Ignite Studios @ NRCG, Ballina's innovative multi-disciplinary art space, a range of workshops and activities will run over two days with the aim of inspiring young artists to express themselves through a variety of art forms and have their voices heard on issues concerning them.
Youth can immerse themselves in a plethora of contemporary creative styles including zine pop-art, paste-ups wall art, mandala composing onto vinyl records, tattoo and ikon design workshops. A public Art Safari will set off from the gallery at 10 am on Thursday 18th April on a walkabout of the local CBD, exploring and responding to Ballina's public art spaces by creating miniature works of their own along the way. A Green Screen Studio will also be capturing a snapshot of youth commentary, connecting voices across the country.
"Fostering creative expression is a great platform to give youth a voice about things that are important to them," said Lee Mathers, Gallery Coordinator. "The essence of this program is less about the mechanics of art making and more about using creativity as a fun and powerful medium for self-expression"
The LOUD Program runs Wednesday 17th and 18th April at Ignite Studios @NRCG located adjacent to the Gallery in the former Ballina Fire Station at 60 Crane Street Ballina. This is a family friendly event and all activities are free but bookings essential to secure a place.
The full program of events can be found below:
Program of Events
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Wednesday 17 April |
9.30 am - 12 pm |
POP Art Paste-Ups with Imbi Davidson |
Locker Room |
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Wednesday 17 April |
11 am - 1 pm | Zine & Chalkboard Art with Cara MacLeod | Locker Room |
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Wednesday 17 April |
11 am - 1 pm | Greenscreen Vox Pops with Stephanie Shoebridge | Engine Room |
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Wednesday 17 April |
2 pm - 4 pm | Mandala Making with Imbi Davidson | Engine Room |
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Thursday 18 April |
10 am - 12 pm |
Tattoo / Logo / iKon Design with Imbi Davidson |
Engine |
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Thursday 18 April |
10 am - 12 pm | Public Art Safari with Cara MacLeod and Karen Rantissi |
Walk About (Meet at Ignite) |
See yourself as a wall artist? Imbi Davidson inspires students to create large scale imagery using hand drawn and mixed media collage techniques with digital media applications. Participants get to take home their smaller sample works.
Bookings essential to secure a place.
Ages: 7+
When: Wednesday 17 April 9:30 am - 12 pm
Where: Engine Room | Ignite Studios @ NRCG | 60 Crane St, Ballina, NSW 2478
FREE EVENT // All materials included
Cara MacLeod will guide students through the creative process of developing "zines" and chalkboard artworks exploring their use as video supers & background graphics. Students are invited to record their impressions in the Green Screen Studio, launching their finished works via Instagram.
Bookings essential to secure a place.
Ages: 7+
When: Wednesday 17 April 11 am - 1 pm
Where: Locker Room | Ignite Studios @ NRCG | 60 Crane St, Ballina, NSW 2478
FREE EVENT // All materials included
Lights, camera, ACTION! "Youth Art Matters" speak LOUD.
Have your say during National Youth Week 2019, Drop into our Green Screen Studio where Stephanie Shoebridge will be asking the important questions youth are facing and capturing a snapshot of local youth commentary on art and their world view of expression.
Bookings essential to secure a place.
Ages: 7+
When: Wednesday 17 April 11 am - 1 pm
Where: Locker Room | Ignite Studios @ NRCG | 60 Crane St, Ballina, NSW 2478
FREE EVENT // All materials included
Connect and explore the magic of mandala making with Imbi Davidson. Students will work together to create a large scale mandala using paint and found objects. Finishing off with accomplishing their own mandala on old vinyl records to take home.
Bookings essential to secure a place.
Ages: 7+
When:Wednesday 17 April 2 pm - 4 pm
Where: Engine Room | Ignite Studios @ NRCG | 60 Crane St, Ballina, NSW 2478
FREE EVENT // All materials included
Imbi Davidson talks about the history of tattooing, delving into body art and how iconic design is prevalent in today's social and commercial environments. Design and create images or an iKon that expresses your identity.
Bookings essential to secure a place.
Ages: 7+
When: Thursday 18 April 10 am - 12 pm
Where: Engine Room | Ignite Studios @ NRCG | 60 Crane St, Ballina, NSW 2478
FREE EVENT // All materials included
Join an interactive and fun walking tour of public artworks in Ballina's CBD led by Ignite Studios facilitators. Engage with larger than life artworks and share ideas with other participants through storytelling, drawing, writing and performance. Returning to Ignite Studios, explore the art of making zines. Combine drawing, writing and collage to create your own mini zine and share stories from the Art Safari.
Bookings essential to secure a place.
Ages: 7+
When: Thursday 18 April 10 am - 12 pm
Where: Walk About | Meet at Ignite Studios @ NRCG
FREE EVENT // All materials included
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