Based at Hill End, a four hour drive from Sydney, you will be able to identify and develop your own projects in response to this historic gold mining precinct, with the Sacred Heart Church serving as a studio base.
This workshop runs from Monday to Thursday not Tuesday to Friday.
You will be able to book tickets from 9:30am on Wednesday 29 January.
Lecturer: Charles Cooper
Venue: Sacred Heart Church, Hill End
Drawing i.e. thinking with materials in hand, will underpin the program. Choice of mediums will vary with each participant, during initial research up to final project, ranging from various dry mediums to watercolours. Experimental alternatives will be encouraged. You will need to bring your own materials, paper etc. Boards and outdoor easels can be borrowed from the Drawing Department.
View Giles Alexander’s video of the night sky that he made in Hill End
![Reward Gold Mine[1]](https://nasdrawingweek2016.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/reward-gold-mine1.jpg)
The program runs from Monday midday until Thursday afternoon. Some may wish to stay longer.
Student costs: Accommodation: $25 per head per night for twin- share bunk rooms; upgrades available at an increased cost.
www.hillendranch.com.au. Rooms are being held, but self- booking is required.
Meals: $60 per head covers all meals from Monday lunch until Thursday lunch inclusive. Catering will be taken care of.
Transport: self- drive, about 4 hours via Bathurst. Shared vehicles recommended. There is no public transport.
The Holtermann collection of historic photographs of Hill End. If you scroll down to the bottom of these pages, you can see images from the collection which you can zoom in to for greater detail. You can also find these images in the pictures catalogue by searching using the words holtermann and hill end.
Lecturer:
Charles Cooper is a lecturer in the NAS Drawing Department, an artist with an extensive career and a long-time visitor to Hill End. View his work:
http://charles-cooper.com/