The Contemplative Cut : Beyond a Glance

Beyond a glance: finding meaning through quiet contemplation

This guided slow-looking session invites participants to engage deeply with art in a gallery context, allowing for a richer connection and a more profound understanding of art and our personal response to it.

Through a series of prompts we will focus our attention, notice details, and uncover an understanding of the artwork we are observing.

By slowing down and looking with intention, we cultivate patience, curiosity, and deeper insight—into both art and the power of quiet contemplation.

All materials provided.

About World Collage Day

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World Collage Day is an international celebration of collage held on the second Saturday of May every year.

Initiated in 2018 by Kolaj Institute, artists and venues around the world are invited to hold collage events which bring together people and community in a spirit of cooperation, support and creativity.

In the spirit of giving, this year local artist Amanda Gardner, is gifting two workshops that aim to share the joy of creative connection and learning through a contemplative process of slow looking and making.

About Amanda Gardner

Amanda Gardner is a practicing artist working predominantly in collage.

Her works blends simplicity of design with complexity of idea and emotion. She values the opportunity to share and exchange knowledge and skills, believing we all hold inherent creativity and making art is a joy that every one of us can experience.."

Notes for Workshop Participants

• Please arrive 15 minutes before the workshop start time to get settled in our Workshop Area

• Workshops are held in the Mezzanine, located upstairs within The Churn Room

• Street parking is available on Williams Street

• Workshop participants must wear closed in shoes and have long hair tied back.

• We suggest wearing comfortable, breathable clothes suitable for warm weather conditions - we have fans, but our building is not air-conditioned

• Access to the Mezzanine may be difficult for persons with significant mobility issues. It is not wheelchair accessible. Please consider this prior to booking.

Workshop Terms & Conditions