Community and Workshops
We work with a diverse array of artists through our program of workshops, mentoring, skill-sharing and artist in residence program. Our vision is to empower artists to create new work, increase confidence in their practice and share their practice with the community.
The Squatters Artist in Residence program, offers artists a residency of up to 4 weeks in a two bedroom victorian era cottage at the Foundations precinct. The Residency opportunity is currently by invite only, but please feel free to email us and express your interest and we will keep in touch about opportunities as they arise.
Upcoming Events
Painting by Tonee Messiah 'Arrangement for assumed Consquence' (2021)
Left Image by Kevin Spencer
Colour, Composition and Play;
The Portland Workshops
November 30 - December 1
The Portland Foundations
We are excited to present to you the first of the Portland Workshops. With an award winning, highly experienced line up of facilitators, these workshops are aimed to hone the focus of your art practice whilst creating community connections.
This first offering for these workshops include
Expressive Drawing, From En Plein Aire to the studio - Jody Graham
Watercolour, A Contemporary Take - Gina Bruce
Abstraction,Colour and Energy in Paint - Tonee Messiah
Ceramics and the Embodied Form - Holly MacDonald
All four presenters, professional practitioners, passionate about their medium, are excited to share their skills in Regional NSW .
The workshops, held in the historic industrial grounds of the Foundations, formerly the Portland Cemnet Works (established 1902), has a wealth of visual stimulus at your fingertips. Its extraordinary how the attitude to life changes in regional Australia; only 2.5hrs by car from Sydney city, Portland is a world away from the hustle.
We are delighted to present our first in-depth 2 day workshop, and to have you join us at the table for creative conversations over lunch and dinner. We can’t wait to have you join us leaving reinvigorated, stimulated, with an appetite for play!
Life Modelling
Image: Carolyn Hide
Enquire for next workshop date
The Portland Foundations
Join us for our monthly, community life modelling classes. Exploring the body form through the modelling worlds of drawing, painting, sculpting, or whatever interesting medium you would like to bring to the class. All skills and levels welcome!
The Squatters
Artist in Residence
Image: Guido van Helton
Ongoing
The Portland Foundations
The Squatters Artist in Residence program, offers artists a residency of up to 4 weeks in a two bedroom victorian era cottage at the Foundations precinct. The Residency opportunity is currently by invite only, but please feel free to email us and express your interest and we will keep in touch about opportunities as they arise.