| Garage Graphix arts worker Marla Guppy’s Artist in Community 1980’s.caption |
31 July 2019
Sydney-based artist and arts educator, Wendy Murray, will be
sharing her talents with the community by offering Blacktown
City residents the opportunity to create their own unique
posters.
Inspired by the exceptional poster prints from the 1980s and
90s by the Garage Graphix Community Arts group, Wendy
will run The Poster Centre, a screen-printing workshop at the
Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre.
Wendy’s striking style of printing is non-digital and uses
stencil techniques to make dazzling, colourful posters that
communicate strong social issues.
Blacktown City Mayor Stephen Bali said The Poster Centre
is an opportunity to be inspired and test your artistic skills.
“We are delighted to host such a talented artist as Wendy
Murray at the Arts Centre and we are grateful to her for
sharing her knowledge and skills with our community.
“It is a wonderful opportunity for residents of all ages to get
involved in creative poster-making.”
Running alongside The Poster Centre is a display of Garage
Graphix artworks.
Garage Graphix was a community print workshop led by
artists from 1981 to 1998. Located in the heart of Mt Druitt,
Garage Graphix embraced the social issues of the time and
place. Community identity, women’s health, gender politics,
LGBQTI rights, Indigenous recognition, youth issues, family
violence and public housing design were some of the many
issues addressed by the community through creative work at
the Garage.
Wendy is currently the artist-in-residence at The Leo Kelly
Blacktown Arts Centre until 31 August 2019.
The Poster Centre is free to attend and visitors are invited to
drop-in on Thursdays between 10am – 4pm to have a chat
with Wendy.
Throughout July and August, visitors can book a session
with Wendy on Wednesdays, Fridays or Saturdays, from
10am – 4pm (a three day notice is required).
To book a session please visit: https://blacktownarts.com.au/
There will be an Artists’ Panel Discussion on Saturday 24
August, from 11am - 12pm with contemporary artists who
will be making posters, joined by the original Garage
Graphix artists.
ABOUT BLACKTOWN ARTS
Blacktown Arts is a recognised leader in the development of
contemporary arts in Australia. We support artistic
innovation and offer exciting, new experiences for audiences
through an award-winning curated program of exhibitions,
performances, workshops, residencies and events. We are
committed to making dynamic, culturally diverse work that
reflects Blacktown, its
history and its communities.
We place Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander artists
and communities at the
heart of our program to
develop new work drawing on issues of local and global
significance. This is how we make art.
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