Central West Libraries - Art

Felting and Quilling Holiday Activities

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:34:00 +1100

Children had lots of fun at our Holiday Activities crafty workshops learning felting or quilling. Quilling is also known as paper rolling, paper scrolling and paper mosaic and children made fantastic creations in these classes. Creative children were also adding their own touches to colourful felt zipper purses with love hearts, dogs, flowers, snowmen and lady beetles all making an appearance. Pictured is Caitlin, then Julia and Emily,then Katherine and Isabel showing their own felt designs.

Clever Crafty Children Make Felt and Glue Bookmarks

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:56:00 +1100

Children had a fantastic time at our school holiday activities weaving and making felt and glue bookmarks (with a bit of sewing too!). The range of bookmarks was just amazing with everything from puppy dogs to mice and Christmas trees being created. It will certainly be fun to see which one pops up in your next book. Pictured are Fletcher and Cooper with their incredible creations enough for a pile of books, Julia's puppy and mouse and Georgia and Emily with their clever creations. Well done everyone!!!!!

World Environment Day art winners

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:29:00 +1100

And the winners of the World Environment Day Community Arts Competition are Primary Freya Hawke; Primary Elizabeth Bilton Highly Commended; Primary Group Orange Public School 6J (Penguins - see picture); Primary Group Orange Public School 3N Highly Commended; Secondary Ayla Manwaring; Adult Stephen Nugent and Adult Yvette Black Highly Commended. Entries were judged by Orange Art Gallery Director Alan Sisley and Orange City Librarian Elizabeth Barry. The competition is an initiative of ECCO (Environmentally Concerned Citizens of Orange) and Orange City Council. Come and see all the entries on display at Orange City Library for the next week. There are landscapes, poems, stories, a globe, robots, collages, drawings and lots of recycled materials put to artistic use. Freya Hawke was excited to learn she had won for her work called Environmental Helpers. She demonstrated how it works and the environmental tip I received was "to help save petrol walk or ride instead of taking the car". I think I can do that. And a tip from the Library is to splurge $1 on a Library Bag and you'll never have to use a plastic bag again.

World Environment Day Art Entries Due In

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:59:00 +1100

The theme is Your Planet Needs You! Why? How? Where? for the inaugural World Environment Day Orange Community Arts Competition - a joint initiative of Ecologically Concerned Citizens of Orange (ECCO) and Orange City Council. A reminder that entries are due in by 5pm Wednesday 3 June at Orange City Library. A wide range of art mediums are invited including painting, photography, poster art, calligraphy, collage or sculpture. It is a chance to use art to engage the community and talk about environmental issues. For more information call Nick King from ECCO on 6362 6827. Entries must address the theme and prizes are sponsored by ECCO and Book City. Good Luck!