Winter Craft in Reverse these June-July School Holidays!

Winter is the perfect time to rug up and get creative indoors! Why not craft in Reverse these June-July school holidays with a Reverse Garbage eco-art workshop?

“What is an eco-art workshop? At Reverse Garbage it's a creative and environmental learning experience!” says PR Co-ordinator, Rozina Suliman.

“We discuss the three R's (reduce, reuse and recycle) as well as the origins of many of the materials,” says Workshop Co-ordinator Nadine Schmoll.

“The creative application of salvaged materials encourages children to think outside the square and about ways that they can re-use ordinary objects that are often deemed as rubbish” Nadine says.

For example old plastic containers, cardboard and contact can become a fancy hat or a handful of furry offcuts, rubber discs and plastic can take on a new life as a furry animal toy!

“Children are often surprised to hear about where the materials come from and excited to use junk to create wonderful works of art, sculptures, toys and decorations.” says Nadine.

Designed for children aged 6-12 years, the Winter program includes themes such as: Wearable Art, Pirates Ahoy, Furry Friends, Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Robots, Spaceships and Aliens and more!

Reverse Garbage Winter School Holiday Eco-Art Workshops run from 25 June – 6 July 2011. See the full program outline below or here. All workshops are held at Reverse Garbage, 20 Burke St Woolloongabba.

What – Winter School Holiday Eco-Art Workshops
When – Monday 25 June – Friday 6 July 2012 (full program outline below)
Where - Reverse Garbage, 20 Burke St, Woolloongabba
Cost - $20 per child (includes tuition from experienced artists, tools and materials)
Contact - info@reversegarbage.com.au or 3891 9744 www.reversegarbage.com.au

2012 WINTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

WEEK 1

MONDAY 25 JUNE
WEARABLE ART | 10.00am - 12.00pm
Come along and strut your stuff on the Reverse Garbage catwalk to create unique and fashionable pieces of wearable art. Belts, skirts, hats and goggles are the go, all made using an array of salvaged materials.

PIRATES AHOY | 2.00pm – 4.00 pm
Ahoy there me hearties, we have buried treasure to be found! Come and create your very own pirate costume, complete with eye patch and pirate hat, using salvaged materials. As they say – one person’s trash is another pirate’s treasure.

TUESDAY 26 JUNE
MAD HATTERS TEA PARTY | 10.00am – 12.00pm
Drawing inspiration from Alice in Wonderland, walk into the world of salvaged materials to create your own piece of weird and wonderful. How wonderful would it be to create a top hat, a crown, or perhaps even a Cheshire cat toy?

FURRY FRIENDS | 2.00pm – 4.00 pm
Everybody loves a cuddle, so let’s make a furry friend that gives great hugs! Using cotton wadding and fur salvaged from car seat covers, children will be able to make their very own fur ball – whether a dog, cat, mouse or even a native animal such as a koala or kangaroo.

THURSDAY 28 JUNE
MARVELLOUS MASKS | 10.00am – 12.00pm
In this workshop, children can make a marvellous mask to wear and dress up in using an array of colourful salvaged materials. Examples include a lion mask, scary monster mask, or maybe even a unicorn mask.

PIRATES AHOY | 2.00pm – 4.00 pm
Ahoy there me hearties, we have buried treasure to be found! Come and create your very own pirate costume, complete with eye patch and pirate hat, using salvaged materials. As they say – one person’s trash is another pirate’s treasure.

FRIDAY 29 JUNE
MONSTERS & MAGICAL MAYHEM | 10.00am – 12.00pm
Don’t be scared by the monstrous array of materials to choose from! In this workshop children will use alternative construction methods and a variety of unconventional materials to create their own monster masks, hats and toys. Think goblins, ghouls and ghosts!

ROBOTS, SPACESHIPS & ALIENS | 2.00pm – 4.00 pm
This popular workshop brings to life the flights and fantasies of the future. Children will make their own robot, spaceship or alien using the fabulous array of industrial discards found at Reverse Garbage.

WEEK 2

MONDAY 2 JULY
MONSTERS & MAGICAL MAYHEM | 10.00am – 12.00pm
Don’t be scared by the monstrous array of materials to choose from! In this workshop children will use alternative construction methods and a variety of unconventional materials to create their own monster masks, hats and toys. Think goblins, ghouls and ghosts!

WEARABLE ART | 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Come along and strut your stuff on the Reverse Garbage catwalk to create unique and fashionable pieces of wearable art. Belts, skirts, hats and goggles are the go, all made using an array of salvaged materials.

TUESDAY 3 JULY
FURRY FRIENDS | 10.00am – 12.00pm
Everybody loves a cuddle, so let’s make a furry friend that gives great hugs! Using cotton wadding and fur salvaged from car seat covers, children will be able to make their very own fur ball – whether a dog, cat, mouse or even a native animal such as a koala or kangaroo.

MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY | 2.00pm – 4.00 pm
Drawing inspiration from Alice in Wonderland, walk into the world of salvaged materials to create your own piece of weird and wonderful. How wonderful would it be to create a top hat, a crown, or perhaps even a Cheshire cat toy?

THURSDAY 5 JULY
PIRATES AHOY | 10.00am – 12.00pm
Ahoy there me hearties, we have buried treasure to be found! Come and create your very own pirate costume, complete with eye patch and pirate hat, using salvaged materials. As they say – one person’s trash is another pirate’s treasure.

MARVELLOUS MASKS | 2.00pm – 4.00 pm
In this workshop, children can make a marvellous mask to wear and dress up in using an array of colourful salvaged materials. Examples include a lion mask, scary monster mask, or maybe even a unicorn mask.

FRIDAY 6 JULY
ROBOTS, SPACESHIPS & ALIENS | 10.00am – 12.00pm
This popular workshop brings to life the flights and fantasies of the future. Children will make their own robot, spaceship or alien using the fabulous array of industrial discards found at Reverse Garbage.