What’s On

The Art of Chinese Calligraphy with Xueyi Bai

5 sessions

Tuesdays fortnightly

25 Jul – 19 Sep

1.30 – 3 pm

This five-session fortnightly course is suitable for students of all levels. Learn to control a soft brush on rice paper to form bold yet delicate strokes that create harmonious and elegant Chinese characters. At the end of the course you will have meaningful works and the technique and appreciation to make calligraphy an everyday skill.

$140 / $120 InSight Members

Bookings essential via Eventbrite.

The Green Room

Sunday 30 Jul

Sunday 27 Aug

10.30 am – 12.30 pm

A unique experience of connecting to the beauty around you and within you. With extreme weather, mobility issues or busy schedules, it is not always easy getting outside to enjoy nature and its benefits, so in this relaxing and grounding session your bushwalking guide Tanya will bring the bush to you. Tanya will escort you on a journey, indoors, using all your senses you will bushwalk virtually, through a visual landscape.

$45 / $40 InSight Members

Bookings essential via Eventbrite.

The

Art of Ikebana with Harumi

Saturday 5 Aug

10.30 am – 1 pm

In this class you will learn how to use the traditional techniques of Japanese flower arranging to place and secure flowers and foliage; you will make 2 or 3 different arrangements, experimenting with textures and colours to create balanced compositions. Suitable for beginners.

$60 / $50 InSight Members*

Early bird price: $55 / $45 InSight Members, for bookings before Sunday 16 July. Bookings essential via Eventbrite.

* Full day or half day weekend workshops include morning/afternoon tea station with tea, coffee and biscuits.

Shifting Landscapes with Pippita

Saturday 26 Aug

10.30 am – 3.30 pm

In this workshop we will explore ‘landscape’ as a metaphor for our inner selves. The Earth’s landscape is constantly in flux from shifting tectonic plates to the effects of the elements. What affects our inner landscapes? There are changes brought on by loss or gain, or those that happen more slowly like ageing. What heals the Earth and what heals our hurts? We will explore these themes through stitch and create a centre piece or placemat for a table. This workshop is for all abilities.

$140 / $120 InSight Members*

Early bird: $130 / $110 InSight Members for bookings before Sunday 6 Aug Bookings essential via Eventbrite.

Drawing and Connection with Pamela Vaughn

Saturday 28 Oct

Morning session 10.15 am – 12.45 pm

Pencil, charcoal and chalk pastels

Afternoon session 1.30 – 4 pm

Pencil, charcoal and chalk pastels plus ink, collage and paint

Enhance your drawing abilities in a supportive and creative environment. Both sessions will include exploration of playful observational drawing techniques alongside a focus on individual visual language and voice.

Each session: $70 / $60 InSight Members*

Early bird price each session: $65 / $55 InSight Members, for bookings before Sunday 8 Oct.

Bookings essential via Eventbrite.

Urban Art Tours

Saturdays 10.30 – 11.30 am

Join a volunteer guide from the Cultural Centre on an urban art trail around the township of Katoomba.

$15 / $10 InSight Members / FREE Children under 16

Tickets essential via Eventbrite.