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November 2019
Art Writing Programme | A Short Introductory Course by RogueArt
To encourage more diverse and critical writing on art in the local context, Penang Art District launches an Art Writing Programme to provide a platform for writers to expand their thinking and hone their critical writing skills with a focus on visual art. This programme will benefit young writers who are interested in learning to write critically about art and in expanding their writing career, researchers, art history or art management students, and curators or cultural programmers who are eager to…
Find out more »March 2020
Leong Wai Khong Open Studio
Doodle artist and illustrator Leong Wai Khong will set up a temporary studio at TAES. He will showcase hos award-winning artworks, processes and transformations. He will also hold a workshop - exact details to be confirmed. You can learn more about his work at http://www.behance.net/leongwaikhong
Find out more »Ralph Kiggell Open Studio
Thailand-based Ralph Kiggell’s open studio will show him at work, and also he will exhibit prints relating to his work in Thailand and to the tropics, about woodblock printing, and about how it can connect to the environment, He will also run a workshop about water-based Japanese woodblock printing, details to be confirmed later. Ralph Kiggell studied woodblock printing, both traditional and contemporary methods, in Japan in the 1990s, finishing with an MFA from Tama Arts University in Tokyo. He has taught at Bangkok, Chulalongkorn, and Chiang Mai…
Find out more »Painting Vibrant Watercolours
No more muddy, dreary, just “blah” paintings! This workshop will teach you how to create paintings that are vibrant and have impact. This workshop is not for the absolute beginner. It is best if you have some drawing and painting skills, as we will be jumping straight in with drawing your subject before we start painting. There will be some colour theory exercises to go through before we actually start painting our subject, but don’t worry! It will be…
Find out more »April 2020
Acrylic or Watercolour?
Are you confused by the title of this workshop? Not anymore! You will be painting with acrylics, but using glazes of transparent colour, so that the result looks like it could be a watercolour painting. We will start off with drawing our subject, so some drawing skills will be essential. I will be teaching you how to lay down glazes, mingling colours to create luminous layers, and establishing lights and darks. Transparent layers do not mean weak colours! You can…
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