The Speaking Place workshops will be delivered by carefully selected, world-class artists and makers at Piccolo Family Farm as a part of the A Day in the Orchard festival. The workshops will be centred around the concept of 'Speaking Place', and will be delivered across a day of networking among emerging artists of various disciplines as a part of the A Day in the Orchard festival, culminating in a collaborative dinner in the Cellar Door and Experience Centre.

Registration includes participation in Art Workshop, meals including the Speaking Place collaborative dinner, and entry to A Day in the Orchard festival on Sunday 9th October.

ART WORKSHOP – ‘PICTURING PLACE’ - with Gregory Carosi.

Participants will develop skills in looking at and recording – in drawn form – landscape through the use of reed pen and ink on concertina books.

Gregory Carosi is a nationally recognised visual artist based in the Riverina. His painting practice is driven by physical and cultural connections to place, and his work explores the ways in which the topography of built and natural environments influences our day-to-daylives. Gregory has recently completed a major public commission for the Dubbo Hospital Redevelopment Project, and upcoming regional exhibitions will continue his interest in providing large-scale experiences of the beauty and grandeur of the Australian landscape.

Instagram: @gregory.carosi

SPEAKING PLACE SCHEDULE

8AM – WELCOME BREAKFAST

9AM – WORKSHOPS COMMENCE

12PM – LUNCH AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS

1PM – WORKSHOPS RESUME

4PM – WORKSHOPS END

6.30PM – SPEAKING PLACE COLLABORATIVE DINNER

This project was made possible through a CTA Experience Marketing Campaign Grant provided by Regional Arts NSW through the Regional Arts Fund, an Australian Government initiative supporting the arts in regional, remote and very remote Australia