January 2025 eNews: Join us for Term 1! Work from a Life Model, 5 Week Stone Carving, NEW Corporate Workshops + more!

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January 2025 eNews: Join us for Term 1! An opportunity to work from a Life Model, 5 Week Stone Carving Workshops in Term 1, A new offering - TBSSS Corporate and Private Group Workshops & Clara Street Gallery news.

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This month's features are:

Join us for Term 1, 2025!
An opportunity to work from a Life Model
5 Week Stone Carving Workshops in Term 1
A new offering - TBSSS Corporate and Private Group Workshops
Clara Street Gallery news

Read on to learn more...

Start 2025 creatively - enrol now for Term 1!

We hope everyone has enjoyed a break over the summer. We are very much looking forward to workshops starting again at TBSSS. We invite you to start the year creatively with us. There is still time to book your place - Term 1 starts on Monday 3 February.

As always, our workshops are open to any adult 18 years and over. We cater for all skill levels and aim to develop your knowledge and understanding of all aspects of creating sculpture in a range of media.

Term 1 (10 week workshops) will run Mon 3 February - Sat 12 April 2025.

Availability for Term 1 Workshops:

Tuesday EVE: 6 - 9pm with Christine Crimmins, book here - limited places!
Wednesday AM: 10am - 1pm with Wendy Black, book here - just one place!

Wednesday PM: 1:30pm - 4:30pm with Wendy Black, book here.
Wednesday EVE: 6 - 9pm with Christine Crimmins, book here - just one place!
Thursday AM: 10am - 1pm with Karen Alexander, book here.
Thursday PM: 1:30pm - 4:30pm with Karen Alexander, book here.

Thursday EVE: 6 - 9pm with Arielle Morris, book here.
Saturday AM: 10am - 1pm with Karen Alexander, book here - limited places!

Click here to read more and to book your place. We hope to see you in the Studio!

Work from a Life Model

in Term 1

For Term 1, we bring students another chance to work from a life model, taught by regular guest teacher Jenny Pollak.

Working from the Life Model with Jenny Pollak, Sundays: 9 February – 6 April 2025, 10:30am - 3:30pm

The human body is one of the most challenging, eloquent and time honoured subjects for the exploration of artistic expression. Jenny will be encouraging students to think about how they might push their work towards a deeper expression.

Jenny will challenge students to create work that goes beyond merely accurately representing the body. The main objective of this class is to support students in developing a truly personal sculptural language – a language that can borrow from the whole spectrum of artistic expression from realism to abstraction.

Jenny will be encouraging students who have previously worked with the figure not to fall back into old habits, but to engage with the life study with intention and courage.

While the class is not focused on the anatomical study of the body, deep observational skills are essential to the realisation of the finished work and will form a part of the discussions held over the course of the nine week term. Click here for more info and to enrol.

Limited places left for our

5 Week Carving Stone Workshops in Term 1, 2025

Due to popular demand, we will be running our 5 Week Stone Carving workshops on Monday EVE and Tuesday AM in Term 1, 2025.

Our first two 5 Week Workshops are already fully booked, but we have two more starting, middle of March - don't miss out - enrol today!

Stone Carving with Elena Murgia

Monday EVE: 3 February – 3 March, 6 -9pm - FULLY BOOKED, email admin@tbsss.org.au to join the waitlist.

Tuesday AM: 4 February - 4 March, 10am - 2pm - FULLY BOOKED, email admin@tbsss.org.au to join the waitlist.

Monday EVE: 10 March - 7 April, 6 - 9pm

Tuesday AM: 11 March - 8 April, 10am - 2pm - limited places available.

This brief course will help students undertake the basic techniques of carving. Learn how to remove step by step the material that is surrounding a sculpture, starting from unveiling the basic volumes connected together in harmonious composition and the beginnings of the finishing process where time permits. Click here for more info and to enrol.

TBSSS Corporate and Private Group Workshops

In 2025, TBSSS is thrilled to be able to offer Corporate and Private Group Workshops for our community.

Our Corporate and Private Group Workshops offer participants a chance to explore the world of art, whilst providing a perfect blend of creativity, learning, personal expression and fun!

Each workshop is customizable to meet the specific needs and goals of the group. Whether you’re a business looking to enhance team cohesion or a group of friends seeking a creative outlet, the Studio provides a tailored experience that aligns with your objectives.

Workshops can be held onsite in our fully equipped Studio in Erskineville, or you may prefer our teachers come to you.

To find out more about these workshops, please send an email to admin@tbsss.org.au or give us a call 02 9565 4851.

Clara Street Gallery News

In 2025, artist and TBSSS carving teacher Elena Murgia will be coordinating and curating the Clara Street Gallery. We thank Elena for taking on the space and we are look forward to seeing lots of sculpture in 2025!

Currently in the Gallery, is a group exhibition featuring sculptures created in Usama Alnassar's Intensive Marble Carving Workshops.

Human Expression in Marble

"This exhibition aims to celebrate the work of students and guest marble carving teacher Usama Alnassar.

The theme is timeless, the human expression trapped in a stone or released from it.

From figurative works to some degree of abstraction in a couple of small-scale torsos, these sculptures capture the eloquence of representation.

The exhibition showcases the carving process from refined to unfinished pieces, inviting the viewer to both look at the intermediate phases where possible alternatives can be considered, and to simply engage with the beauty of the medium itself as the figure emerges from its roughness." - Elena Murgia

If you are interested in showing your sculptures in Clara Street Gallery, please get in touch via admin@tbsss.org.au to find out more. We welcome solo and group exhibitions.

We thank the City of Sydney for their ongoing support of TBSSS, through the Accommodation Grants Program.

Donate to the Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School

We wanted to bring to your attention that every donation you make to the Tom Bass Fund for the Promotion of Sculpture (over $2) is completely tax deductible. You can donate either through PayPal or call 02 9565 4851 to make a donation over the phone.

We thank you for your consideration.

Pictured above: TBSSS scholarship students working in the Studio.

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