TNAA Workshops for Artists 2025

The Tasman National Art Awards committee with the support of sponsors is pleased to offer a programme of inexpensive hands-on workshops for artists in conjunction with the Awards Exhibition. These workshops will be held in the Bill Marris room at the Mapua Hall; with most materials provided.

Numbers are limited to 20 for each workshop. Bookings are essential and your place is only confirmed upon payment of registration fee.

Our workshop leaders are acclaimed artists in their own right. Leading off the programme is Rupert Travis MFA, Territory Manager for Draw Art Supplies Ltd, presenting a series of 45minute workshops repeated over two days.

Wednesday 24th September

Registration Fee $ 7.50 each

#1) About Atelier Paints and what does this medium do? Incorporating Atelier inks into paintings.
3.15-4.00pm

#2) M Graham Walnut Oils - Glazing over pre-painted background colours-three different background colours, three glazing colours, creating nine different results.
4.30-5.15pm

Thursday 25th September

Registration Fee $ 7.50 each

#3) Willow Wolfe – What does this brush do? Exploring this amazing range, a demonstration using watercolours or reactive paper, comparing natural versus synthetic.
1.00-1.45pm

#4) About Atelier Paints and what does this medium do? Incorporating Atelier inks into paintings.
2.15-3.00pm

#5) M Graham Walnut Oils - Glazing over pre-painted background colours-three different background colours, three glazing colours, creating nine different results.
3.30-4.15pm

#6) Willow Wolfe – What does this brush do? Exploring this amazing range, a demonstration using watercolours or reactive paper, comparing natural versus synthetic.
4.45-5.30pm

The second round of longer interactive workshops will be presented by the ever-popular Evan Woodruffe MFA and Product Specialist for Gordon Harris Art Supplies.

Friday 3rd October

#7) 1.00-4.00pm Gelli Print Magic Registration fee $20
With Gelli Plates, you can produce vivid monoprints without need of a press! These re-usable silicone pads allow hand-printing of multiple colours, with multiple impressions, and high resolution.
Gelli Plates work exceptionally well with Golden OPEN Acrylic, and we will be using these unique, slow-drying paints to create superb monoprints. Your prints can be both finished works, or the basis for mixed media paintings, using Pan Pastel, and watercolour to further embellish the image.

Most materials supplied. Please bring brushes, palette, paper towels, notebook and pen.

Saturday 4th October

#8) 9.30am -12.30pm Golden Extremely Interesting Acrylics Registration fee $20
Working in upstate New York, Golden Paints have developed five different paint ranges into a Complete Acrylic System of intermixable materials that combine with 60 different mediums, additives, gels and pastes, to make every painting approach possible. While Heavy Body Acrylic that comes in tubes is most common, colours now also come in bottles, out of markers, droppers, in super matte colours, slow drying formulas, liquid inks and creamy fluids.
We’ll try these fresh innovations in acrylic painting, exploring unique colours and viscosities, pointing you to new possibilities from this most versatile of paint media.

Most materials supplied. Please bring brushes, palette, paper towels, notebook and pen.

#9 1.00-4.00pm Golden Unusual Grounds and Gels Registration fee $20
Fast, exciting ways to create a painting from the ground up. Gesso is the standard universal primer that we use to prepare a surface, yet for the acrylic painter, there are many more interesting preparations that have an instant effect on our painting process. We can choose between absorbent and non-absorbent, textured or smooth, hard or yielding, all offered in the wonderful range of Acrylic Pastes Golden offer. We’ll explore surfaces suited to fluid techniques, subtractive painting, and mixed media.
Acrylic Gels affect the viscosity and sheen of your colour. In this part of the workshop, we’ll choose colour separately from the feel we want for our paint, revolutionizing the possibilities for your painting practice.

Most materials supplied. Please bring brushes, palette, paper towels, notebook and pen.

Impressions Picture Framers and Art Supplies of Richmond is assisting TNAA with delivery of this programme and all bookings should be directed to them Ph 03 5445756
Registration fees can be paid instore, by credit card over the phone or by internet banking email us for the info.
(Impressions is only collecting the fees on behalf of TNAA - all money is passed on to TNAA to cover expenses).

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TNAA Workshops for Artists 2025

I would like to attend Rupert Travis (Draw Art Supplies) workshops:

Registration fee is $7.50 each. Dates: Wednesday & Thursday 24-25 September 2025. Workshop duration - 45minutes each. Select which workshops you want to attend - select as many as you like.

About Atelier Paints - What does that medium do?

M Graham Oils (walnut oil paint) - Glazing

Willow Wolfe - What does this brush do?

I would like to attend Evan Woodruffe (Gordon Harris Art Supply Specialist) workshops:

Registration fee is $ 20 each. Dates: Friday-Saturday 3-4 October 2025. Workshop duration - 3hours each. Select which workshops you want to attend - select as many as you like.

Gelli Print Magic - 1 to 4pm Friday 3 October

Golden Extremely Interesting Acrylics - 9:30am to 12:30pm Saturday 4 October

Golden Unusual Grounds and Gels - 1 to 4pm Saturday 4 October

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Thank you for Submitting your interest in this year’s Tasman National Art Awards Workshop for Artists 2025! ·

The Tasman National Art Awards committee with the support of sponsors is pleased to offer a programme of inexpensive hands-on workshops for artists in conjunction with the Awards Exhibition. These workshops will be held in the Bill Marris room at the Mapua Hall.
Numbers are limited to 20 for each workshop. Bookings are essential and your place is only confirmed upon payment of registration fee*.

Impressions Picture Framers and Art Supplies of Richmond is assisting TNAA with delivery of this programme and all bookings should be directed to them.

Registration fees can be paid instore* (Impressions at Sundial Square in Richmond), by credit card over the phone 03 5445756 or
by internet banking to 010677 0064313 00 using your name and TNAAWorkshop as reference.

Registration fees - add up the total number of workshops you selected to attend.
Registration fees to pay are as follows;
$ 7.50 = About Atelier Paints - What does this medium do? (45min)
$ 7.50 = M Graham Walnut Oils-Glazing (45min)
$ 7.50 = Willow Wolfe - What does this brush do? (45min)

$ 20 = Gelli Print Magic (3 hours)
$ 20 = Golden Extremely Interesting Acrylics (3 hours)
$ 20 = Golden Unusual Grounds and Gels (3 hours)

*Registration fees only refunded if at least two-day notice of non-attendance is received.
**Impressions is only collecting the fees on behalf of TNAA - all money is passed on to TNAA to cover expenses.

Address: Mapua Community Hall - 72 Aranui Road, Māpua 7005
There will be plenty parking space next to the building

What to bring:
- Apron / overalls / old clothing to not get paint on fancy wears.
- Notebook and pen/pencil.
- Raggs/paper towels.
- Most materials will be provided.
- For Friday & Saturday workshops with Evan remember to bring brushes, palette, paper towels, notebook and pen.

For any enquires please contact Impressions impressions@actrix.co.nz

https://www.impressionsnelson.co.nz

Golden Demo by Evan Woodruffe

TNAA Workshops for Artists 2025

Wednesday 24th September

Thursday 25th September

Friday 3rd October

Saturday 4th October

Registration Form

Thank you for Submitting your interest in this year’s Tasman National Art Awards Workshop for Artists 2025! ·

Get the lowdown on Golden Acrylics from artist Evan Woodruffe at Impressions…