Demonstrations
Monthly demonstrations are held at Kogarah School of Arts Hall, Kogarah on the third Thursday of each month and start at 6:30pm.
SGAS invite a professional artist to paint an artwork of their choosing. Each invited Artist demonstrates their skills and expertise in producing artwork in their usual style and medium, providing the audience with invaluable hints and inspiration.
The cost to attend these very worthwhile demonstrations is just $10 for members and $15 for non-members.
Demonstrations
Our recent Demonstration was held on the 16th April, 2026 with Peggy Annabel.
Our earlier Demonstration was held on the 19th February, 2026 with Josefia Lemon.
Past Demonstrations during 2024
Demonstration - Printmaking
Thursday, 21st November, 2024
Thursday Night’s Demo was a bit different this month.
Two Printmakers from the Southern Printmakers Association gave two different aspects of Printmaking.
Julie Holohan explained the process of relief printing using reduced Linocut/Woodcuts with examples of the plates and the printing. She demonstrated the use of the tools for cutting and hand printing with or without a press.
Claire Brach showed the process of Collagraphs, making plates from usually cardboard, a form of collage using anything from foliage, glue, string or anything to make a textured plate, varnished and then printed which is different from relief printing using toothbrushes to dig the ink into the grooves.
The members were intrigued with both processes and for some an insight into the Art of Printmaking.
Demonstration by Paul McCarthy
Thursday, 17th October, 2024
Wow! – what a privilege to have the fabulous Paul McCarthy be our guest artist for October.
Paul demonstrated Pastels, turning a rough sketch into a fabulous landscape work of art. In about 90minutes he produced this fabulous work. Our members were absolutely captivated by Paul’s skill and also his engaging personality.
Many thanks Paul,
Wren Craw
Demonstration by Angela Iliadis
Thursday, 19th September, 2024
Our demonstrating artist for September was Angela Iliadis, a member of St George who conducts our regular ArtAbility classes.
It was a great turnout on Thursday evening to see Angela’s demonstration using oil paint and cold wax medium. Her works seek to use lines, colour and other elements of art and principals of design to create artworks that evoke feelings. She is inspired by nature, colour, lines and the creative process.
Angela firstly demonstrated a country vista and then all participants were supplied with cold wax medium and oil paints to complete their artworks.
Everyone was then given samples of cold wax medium to take home to continue experimenting with mixed media to create some wonderfully interesting and unique artworks.
Demonstration by Tanner Tan
Thursday, 15th August, 2024
Our guest artist for August was Tanner Tan, a beautiful water colourist who has been a friend of St George for quite a long time.
Tanner’s artwork started with a very large brush creating the background and then used much smaller brushes to add the very descriptive detail.
All done in 90 minutes. So inspiring!
Many thanks, Wren
Demonstration by Jose Gutierrez
Thursday, - 20th June, 2024
Demonstration by Peter Griffin
Thursday, - 18th April, 2024
At our demonstration, Peter Griffin, who describes himself as “decorative with abstraction“
captivated his audience with his unique style, love of colour and eccentric personality.
What a fantastic evening!
