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Image: Melinda Muscat | Burst of Sunshine, 2020 | Tin Art (full image below)

A Tin Art Workshop | Melinda Muscat (10am – 1pm)

In this workshop you will get to make your very own piece of ready to hang tin art. 
Melinda has a range of designs and templates you can use or you can create your own simple design. You have four colours of thin aluminium shim to choose from. You will be guided through how to cut out your design and how to etch them and make different marks. We will then glue the different layers together, including a thread from which to hang them.

 

tin art, cut and embossed and coloured tin, gold blue and red sitting on a maroon background

Melinda Muscat | Be My Valentine 2, 2020 | Tin Art

Attendant purchase & confirmation

To attend this session the cost is $33 per person, discounts apply to BMI members and Concession

Other payment options

If you do not wish to pay on-line please contact the Library on (03) 5331 3042 or email to reserve your place.

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Please indicate your preferred day of the week and workshop start time.

Community Art Project

If you have an idea for a Community Art Project then we would like to hear from you.

tin art, cut and embossed and coloured tin, gold blue and red sitting on a maroon background

Image: Melinda Muscat | Burst of Sunshine (detail), 2020 | Tin Art

This workshop is a BMI Community Art Project – Ballarat’s Oldest Cultural Institution

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