The Poster Centre

Published on 31 July 2019

Sydney-based artist and arts educator, Wendy Murray, will be sharing her talents with the community by offering Blacktown City residents the opportunity to create their own unique posters.

Inspired by the exceptional poster prints from the 1980s and 90s by the Garage Graphix Community Arts group, Wendy will run The Poster Centre, a screen-printing workshop at the Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre.

Wendy’s striking style of printing is non-digital and uses stencil techniques to make dazzling, colourful posters that communicate strong social issues.

Blacktown City Mayor Stephen Bali said The Poster Centre is an opportunity to be inspired and test your artistic skills.

“We are delighted to host such a talented artist as Wendy Murray at the Arts Centre and we are grateful to her for sharing her knowledge and skills with our community. 

“It is a wonderful opportunity for residents of all ages to get involved in creative poster-making.”

Running alongside The Poster Centre is a display of Garage Graphix artworks.

Garage Graphix was a community print workshop led by artists from 1981 to 1998. Located in the heart of Mt Druitt, Garage Graphix embraced the social issues of the time and place. Community identity, women’s health, gender politics, LGBQTI rights, Indigenous recognition, youth issues, family violence and public housing design were some of the many issues addressed by the community through creative work at the Garage.

Wendy is currently the artist-in-residence at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre until 31 August 2019.

The Poster Centre is free to attend and visitors are invited to drop-in on Thursdays between 10am – 4pm to have a chat with Wendy.

Throughout July and August, visitors can book a session with Wendy on Wednesdays, Fridays or Saturdays, from 10am – 4pm (a three day notice is required).

To book a session please visit: https://blacktownarts.com.au/the-poster-centre-inspired-by-garage-graphix/.

There will be an Artists’ Panel Discussion on Saturday 24 August, from 11am - 12pm with contemporary artists who will be making posters, joined by the original Garage Graphix artists.

ABOUT BLACKTOWN ARTS

Blacktown Arts is a recognised leader in the development of contemporary arts in Australia. We support artistic innovation and offer exciting, new experiences for audiences through an award-winning curated program of exhibitions, performances, workshops, residencies and events. We are committed to making dynamic, culturally diverse work that reflects Blacktown, its history and its communities. We place Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and communities at the heart of our program to develop new work drawing on issues of local and global significance. This is how we make art.