COMPLETE IMMERSIVE PAING PROGRAM-  (CIPP) Ongoing

The C.I.P.P. is designed to equip aspiring painters with essential technical skills and art historical knowledge to nurture their personal artistic potential. The program is sequentially structured into three levels. Entry into Level 1 of the CIPP is open to anyone of any experience level. There are no prerequisites other than dedication and commitment to learning. However, given that the integrity of the CIPP is based on sequential learning, entry into Levels 2 and 3 of the C.I.P.P require the completion of the preceding level/s. 

Level 1:  Focus areas include:

  • General Painting Principles
  • Composition
  • Drawing Techniques
  • Traditional Tonal Painting Processes (Still Life & Portraiture)
  • Color Theory
  • Conceptualizing a Painting
  • Image Generation from Drawings & Photographs
  • Image Transference
  • Completing a Painting

Level 2: Builds on Level 1 and includes:

  • Drawing & Painting from Direct Observation
  • Alla-Prima and Broken Color Techniques
  • Landscape Painting & Figure Drawing (may include sessions with a professional model at an additional cost)

Level 3: Expands on previous levels and introduces:

  • Auto-generating Imagery
  • Abstraction Techniques
  • Developing a Personal Style

Progression: The time spent at each level varies based on individual experience, application, and studio time, typically ranging from 3 to 6 months per level.

Personalized Mentoring & Coaching: Throughout your journey in the C.I.P.P., you will benefit from dedicated mentoring and coaching to help clarify your artistic ideas and achieve your personal goals.

Exhibition Participation: At the completion of any program level, selected participants are invited to join our group exhibition program at Gallery Elysium. Here, you will learn to design, market, curate and exhibit your work as part of an advertised commercial gallery exhibition. 

TUTORED LIFE DRAWING PROGRAM.

This series of 10 tutored 2 hour figure/life drawing workshops are designed to assist participants develop and fine tune their drawing skills and knowledge of the human anatomy so that they can later draw and paint the human figure with confidence. The sessions will cover essential knowledge around proportions, modelling and use of various expressive art media to create engaging works. Basic drawing materials ( -charcoal, pencils and paper) are included in the cost of the program. 

Life drawing sessions will take place every Tuesday evening for a period of 10 weeks between 6pm and 9pm starting early July 2025. Look out for upcoming program dates. 


BASS RELIEF SCULPTURE PROGRAM

This introduction to Bass Relief sculpture course is designed to take participants through various processes and techniques used to make a low relief sculptural frieze with a focus on basic design, layout, modelling mold making, casting and surface finishing. Cost includes all basic materials and tools as well as refreshments. Sessions will be held every Wednesday between 6pm and 8pm.


 EXHIBITION CALENDAR 2025

JANUARY 2024 Carry-over from December 2024

(NYD 1/1, Australia Day 26/1)

 

FEBRUARY:  'Summer Rotating Exhibition' Rotation 1

Opening: 3rd February


PUBLIC ART LECTURE-How the Umbrians became Romans

Presented by Dr Christopher Dart, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies -

University of Melbourne

Sunday 16 February 2025, 3pm


LECTURE 2:

ANCIENT ROME: The inventing of Painting

Presented by Dr Roberta Crisci Richardson, Faculty of Arts - Federation University

Sunday 23 February 2025, 3pm

 

MARCH -  

PUBLIC LECTURE Benozzo Gozzoli- Art in a Time of Change 2nd March

 

Rotation 2 -Stockroom Show 27th March to  16th April

(11/3 labour day, Good Friday 29/3 Easter Day 31/3, School Holidays 29/3 to 14/4)

 

APRIL 4 - MAY 3:  THE AUNTUMN EXHIBITION, Nina Ryan, Paul Laspagis, Fiona Halse, Christopher Raynor, 

 

MAY 5- JUNE 10: Works from the Stockroom. An Exhibition of Sculptures & Paintings fromVarious Gallery Artists


Opening 4th May

Artist Talk Sunday 26

Ends 2nd June.


 

JUNE :

Bart Sanciolo & Elio Sanciolo Solo Exhibition 'CONTINUUM' A two man show.


Opening 14th June,

Artist Talk: 29th June

Ends: July 12


(10/6 Monarch’s Birth Day, School Holidays 

29/6 to 14/7)

 

 

JULY GROUP EXHIBITION 

 

SEPTEMBER: CLOSED – Stock window show 

(School Holidays 21/9 to 6/10)

 

OCTOBER

 

NOVEMBER:



 

DECEMBER: CIPP Level 1 Graduate Exhibition