Services > Art/Craft Activities

 

The “Sharing Skills” Multicultural Sewing Group

The Free “Sharing Skills” Multicultural sewing group beginner classes run on Wednesday’s from 10am – 12md with our experienced sewing teacher, Ilda.

We accept donations of fabric and sewing materials from the community enabling us to have enough samples and dress materials for people to make patchwork quilts, cushions, aprons, tea towels and table mats.

Ilda teaches people how to make patterns for their clothes, to cut out those patterns and to sew materials together with a professional finish.
 
There is a morning tea break where people can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and to get to know each other better and make friends.

This group is jointly sponsored by the City of Sydney Council Super ”V” Volunteer Project and the Department of Housing.

 

< top

The Knitting and Crochet Circle classes

Would you like to join our knitting circle and have a good chat? Classes are run on Monday’s from 10am – 12md with our experienced knitting and crochet teacher, Sandra who with her daughter, Marianne, teaches people how to knit and crochet.

Materials are provided. Donations of wool, crochet hooks, knitting needles are always welcome.

 

Maryanne Frappi

Sandra Frappi's craftwork brought to the Xmas Gathering.

< top

Multicultural Beading-making and Jewellery-making courses

This is a six week program making jewellery through learning basic beading skills, identifying basic jewellery components, design and includes making earrings, bracelets and necklaces.

Wendy Chan is a wonderful volunteer who has been enthusiastically helping with preparation for groups. This program is for people of all ages. We show them how to make and complete a piece of jewellery using the right steps and techniques, learning as you go, and how to use various tools to achieve a great standard for each piece of jewellery finished in the groups.

Time: Beginners: 10am – 12md; Advanced: 1-3pm on Thursdays.

Cost: $5

Please contact us if you would like to join our classes.

 

< top

The “ReStart” Art Project

This project uses Art-making as a medium for empowering Aboriginal youth and also has established a training program for mentoring artists.

Through the creative process of recycling used furniture and making functional artworks, the participants are empowered by learning new skills, recycling old furniture and then painting it creatively.

An Exhibition of the art works combined with the stories of the youth talking about their artworks and the meaning for them, engages the broader community in understanding.

This project was developed by artist Angela Yeend, community artist, facilitates and provides an innovative solution and new approach to enhance the social connections and promote the active participation of socio – economically, disadvantaged Aboriginal Youth living in Redfern, Waterloo Darlington and Alexandria who attend the Waratah Links to Learning Centre at the PCYC.

This program is proudly sponsored by the City of Sydney Council.

 

- ReStart Art Exhibition at the Redfern/Waterloo Festival at Redfern Park

< top

The Matavai Art Group

The Matavai Art group meets every Tuesday from 10am in the community room downstairs at the Matavi Department of Housing building in Phillip St Waterloo.

Marg Kent, the group’s art teacher has a distinguished career as an artist - teacher who enjoys sharing her creative knowledge and skills with all participants within the group.

Anyone living on the Waterloo Housing Estate and wishing to join this group will be very welcomed.

Supported and auspicedby SSCA-MNC.

 

< top ..