5 week evening class in Mould making and casting with Jenny Valmadre starting Wednesday 16th of May



TAFE Ceramics Department room L101, Newton St

What to bring: note pad and pen, bucket, sponges, rubber gloves and a head full of good ideas.

What to wear: old clothes and covered shoes must be worn
Cost: $220.00


Brief overview of workshop
• 16 May, participants will make 3 small blanks in low relief and drop.
• 23 May, the moulds will be poured over the blanks using cottles, clay walls and humping. Time allowing we will also make texture stamps from paper using powder as a release agent.
• 30 May, cast wax, which will cool and be released in time to cast concrete into the same mould. The other two moulds will be used to cast both forms of paper; a very busy night.
• 06 & 13 June, experimentation with surface finishes


Enrolment information
When enrolling please quote the following numbers: delivery Package 292712 and class No 21206
For enrolment please call the admissions centre on 1300656959

Photography class Cancelled

The photography class that was due to start today Friday 11th of May has been cancelled due to insufficent numbers. Interested students are asked to register their contact details with a view to a new class being organised in Semester 2. Please contact Kerry Grierson on 40422505.

Classes in Photography and Website development starting in May

Introduction to Digital Photographic Practices

The class is a cluster of two subjects from the CUV41103 Certificate 1V in Visual Arts and Contemporary Crafts - CUVPHI05B Use a 35mm SLR camera or digital equivalent and CUVPHI07B Process photo images to work print/file stage. This class is from 9.00am to 1.00pm on Fridays and runs for nine weeks from the 11 of May – 6 July. The teacher for this class will be Shannon Brett. Shannon has named this cluster of classes

Introduction to Digital Photographic Practices
Class Outline
A hands-on introduction to photography using digital cameras and SLR equivalent. Learn about photographic jargon, megapixels, resolution, file formats and how to choose the best camera settings for your photography. This course is designed to meet the needs of participants at different levels of experience and with a variety of photographic interests.
Master digital workflow techniques and use Photoshop to enhance your photographs. Ideal for amateur photographers new to digital cameras and digital imaging. Assessments will include an exhibition project at finale of course.
Required Materials


Students are to supply their own:
• Digital camera (compact or SLR)
• 1GB USB Memory Stick
• Notebook and pen
• A4 size visual diary


Enrolment forms are available from the R block service centre or enrol by phone and pay by credit card by calling the admissions centre on 1300656959.


Please quote the following numbers - Delivery Package 286674 and class No’s 09496 and 09497. The course cost is $549.60.

SITXICT001A Build and launch a website for small business

Want to make your own website or maintain an existing site? Learn HTML/CSS, Facebook, Google and much more.


Starts Wednesday 9th of May and ends Wednesday 11th of July
9.00am - 4.00pm

Enrolment forms are available from the R block service centre or enrol by phone and pay by credit card by calling the admissions centre on 1300656959
Please quote the following numbers - Delivery Package 288634  and class No 16605.
Full Fee $143.75 Conc $64.70

Visual Arts Photography Classes starting at TNQTAFE on Friday 20th of April.

The class is a cluster of two subjects from the Certificate 1V in Visual Art and Contemporary Craft - CUVPHI05B Use a 35mm SLR camera or digital equivalent and CUVPHI07B Process photo images to work print/file stage. This class is from 9.00am to 1.00pm on Fridays and runs for nine weeks from the 20 of April – 15 June. The teacher for this class will be Shannon Brett.


Introduction to Digital Photographic Practices
Course Outline
A hands-on introduction to photography using digital cameras and SLR equivalent. Learn about photographic jargon, megapixels, resolution, file formats and how to choose the best camera settings for your photography. This course is designed to meet the needs of participants at different levels of experience and with a variety of photographic interests.
Master digital workflow techniques and use Photoshop to enhance your photographs. Ideal for amateur photographers new to digital cameras and digital imaging. Assessments will include an exhibition project at finale of course.
Required Materials
Students are to supply their own:
• Digital camera (compact or SLR)
• 1GB USB Memory Stick
• Notebook and pen
• A4 size visual diary

Enrolment forms are available from the R block service centre or enrol by phone and pay by credit card by calling the admissions centre on 1300656959.
You will need to quote the following numbers - Delivery Package 286674 and class No’s 09496 and 09497. The course cost is $549.60.
For further information please call Jenny Valmadre on 40422620 (Tues & Wed) or Carole Lomax on 40422350 (Thurs & Fri)

Detail of Diploma Ceramics student Cynthia Vogler's Raku Crackle Glaze used for Indigenous Ceramic Art Award Invitation

Click on invitation to enlarge

Ceramics Student wins joint second place in Indigenous Ceramics Award

Cynthia Vogler  a student in the Diploma of Visual Arts course has won joint second prize in the Indigenous Ceramic Art Award (ICAA) at The Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) currently showing until April - with a combined prize pool of $33,000 the ICAA is the premier award for Indigenous Australian ceramic artists. Cynthia completed an initial Indigenous Art course at Tropical North Queensland TAFE and has been studying the ceramics subjects from the Diploma course as a part time evening student for the past few years while working at TNQTAFE as an Student Support Officer.
http://www.sheppartonartgallery.com.au/