Tamworth Regional Gallery

Spring School Holiday Art Workshops at The Gallery

Puppet construction and animation with Daniel Elliott

Monday 1 October

Join Daniel Elliott for a fun and engaging introduction to stop motion animation, where kids can learn the fundamentals of storytelling and animation using items and tools found in the average home. Daniel is an experienced animator and filmmaker, having his work shown in many film festivals and projected as public art both in Australia and abroad. Using charcoal and paper, students will learn how to develop their own characters, develop their own stories, learn the fundamentals of stop motion animation, and most importantly, discover that the only skill you really need for animation is patience.

Completed animations will be projected as part of Fitzroy St Plaza Projection Public Art Program in November 2024

Students can come on either day, or both!

Key Features:

Bring your own smartphone or tablet device to this workshop
If a device is required please contact the gallery prior to booking, There are a small number available.
Interactive animation session inspired by the work of William Kentridge
Hands-on activities with collage and charcoal
Guided art projects where kids create their own animations
Animations will be projected as part of Fitzroy St Plaza Projection Public Art Program in November

Workshop Activities:

Create and plan a simple story that can be built into an animation
Cut paper to create characters
Use charcoal to draw characters
Learn how to photograph and animate paper and images

Materials Provided:

Charcoal
Paper / Newspaper / Magazine
Scissors

Tool Required:

Smartphone or tablet with app installed
If a device is required please contact the gallery prior to booking,
There are a small number available.

Artistic Outcomes:

Student will gain an understanding of animation concepts and skills
They will learn how to tell a story with narrative and movement
Use digital devices to take photos and create an animation that tells a story
Create an artwork that results in a finished animation

Join us for a creative journey that empowers students to use digital devices with traditional artistic skills and lets children express their individuality through art!

What: Animation Workshop with Daniel Elliot

Where: Art Studio, Tamworth Regional Gallery, 466 Peel St Tamworth.

When: Tuesday 1 October

Session 1 10.00 - 11.00 early primary students

Session 2 11.30 - 1.30 For primary / high school students

Session 3 2.00 - 4.00pm For Primary / high school

Cost: Session 1 - $20 Session 2 - $30 Session 3 - $30

Queries: Contact the Gallery on (02) 6767 5230 or email: gallery@tamworth.nsw.gov.au
Please advise of any access requirements.

The gallery is fully accessible and offers free parking at the rear of the building.
Numbers limited to 12 students per class.

Artist Bio

Daniel Elliott is a multidisciplinary artist from the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, Australia, currently residing in the New England region.

His work is driven by a fascination with the mundane, the weird, and the past. After wrapping up high school in the early 2000’s Daniel immediately found himself falling into the world of the advertising industry thanks to his knowledge of the Macromedia Flash software (now Adobe Animate), a program he only had experience with due to his making of animated cartoons in his free time… and when he was supposed to be in class. This took him on a journey over the following decades, working around Australia, and as far away as Canada, working on projects for the likes of Coca-Cola, Google and Netflix.

After returning to Australia in 2017, Daniel made the choice to leave the big cities and big brands behind him in favor of smaller and more intimate projects where he could exert more creative control and experiment more with different media formats such as video and photography. With a great love of the tactile presentation of media from the 70s and 80s, both animated and live action, Daniel strives to bring a level of grit and imperfection to his work you don’t often find in the increasingly clean digital media landscape, with the belief that hand crafted imperfection has more value now than ever."

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