International Week of Ability - Wollongong Art Gallery Programs & Workshops

Thanks again to all of the wonderful participants, Wollongong Gallery volunteers, Vision Australia Management and staff and Wollongong City Council Community Development for this fantastic opportunity to design a ceramic jewellery workshop for people who are blind or have low vision.

This opportunity has supported and hi-lighted the themes of tactility and audience engagement which is integral to the exhibition White Heat – contemporary Australian ceramic jewellery.

International Week of Ability - Wollongong Art Gallery Programs & Workshops

Thank you to Wollongong City Council Community Development and Vision Australia, Fairy Meadow branch for supporting the White Heat ceramic jewellery workshop on Friday 5 December.

We had a fantastic time creating thin slabs, textured surfaces and a variety of unique pendant shapes. For texture we used found objects like pine cones, lost decorative earrings and Indian wooden blocks. Here are a few images of work-in-progress during the workshop…

White Heat opening at Wollongong Art Gallery

Thank you to everyone who popped into the opening of White Heat and the Touch Tour on the 3rd of December 2014. I was overwhelmed and thrilled to see such a wonderful turn out! Especially for the middle of the day on a Wednesday!

And to top off a wonderful event WIN News Wollongong came into the gallery to film the last few minutes of the Touch Tour. Great day - many thanks to everyone who supported the project.