BARKLY Square now has a new resident creative.<\/p>\n
With the turn of the new year, artist Tegan Crosbie has moved into the community hub\u2019s creative hub, business outlet, and workshop venue.<\/p>\n
The space was previously occupied for similar purposes by artist Kelsie White since May last year, and Crosbie said she\u2019s excited to carry the creative torch.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d always wanted my own space and Kelsie mentioned she was packing up here and I asked if I wanted to take over. It was meant to be,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had run some workshops here when it was Kelsie\u2019s and I\u2019m a teacher at what used to be Ballarat Secondary College so we used to have our staff meetings here.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it\u2019s kind of come full circle. Before this I would mainly work out of my spare bedroom so there\u2019s so much space to spread out here and show people what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a soft launch event scheduled for Sunday, 22 January, Crosbie will be on site in what\u2019s now called the Workshoppery on Fridays from 10am to 4pm with the potential for Saturday mornings.<\/p>\n
Workshops are set to begin in February with sessions on vase painting, affirmation cards and co.inkydinks earrings available for registration on Crosbie\u2019s website.<\/p>\n
Regular watercolour classes will be run on Fridays for the Ballarat East Neighbourhood House following the launch.<\/p>\n
Crosbie holds a degree in visual arts from Federation University and made the move to professional art during COVID lockdowns after more than 20 years working as an art teacher.<\/p>\n
With much of her week dedicated to teaching, she said she plans to open the Workshoppery up to other creatives during her absence.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve started putting some feelers out for people to hire the space out for their own workshops as well,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s creating a hub for lots of different artists, for them to share their practice with others.<\/p>\n
\u201cKelsie and I have quite similar styles. Mine\u2019s a bit bolder and brighter with a focus on retro floral patterns, but I love the space she\u2019s made so I want to keep that feel and continue it.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust a bright, happy, warm space which is what she had.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BARKLY Square now has a new resident creative. With the turn of the new year, artist Tegan Crosbie has moved into the community hub\u2019s creative hub, business outlet, and workshop venue. The space was previously occupied for similar purposes by artist Kelsie White since May last year, and Crosbie said she\u2019s excited to carry the […]<\/p>\n