Art Club Intensive Sculpture: The Human Form

Discover the art of sculpture and investigate the human form using wire, clay, cardboard, and more. With guidance from our arts educators, you'll learn techniques to shape and bring your ideas to life. Whether you're new to sculpture or have some experience, this fun and creative workshop is perfect for expressing your artistic side. Join us this summer and turn your imagination into reality.

Elyssa Sykes-Smith is an interprofessional artist working across sculpture, installation, performance, socially engaged projects, education, health research and public art. Elyssa holds a Bachelor of Fine Art (Hons), Sculpture Major at the National Art School in Sydney, and a Master of Fine Arts, in Spatial Performance and Design (Distinction) at the Architectural Association in London. In creating art for public space and designing participatory projects Elyssa seeks to distil complex, psychological states into multi-sensory experiences incorporating art practice, technology, architecture, psychology and the sciences to advocate for human rights and environmental sustainability. The motif of the sculpted figure to enhance architecture and public space has been used as a form of expression
throughout history, proving to generate great emotive power which the public can easily relate to. Elyssa’s artworks present a contemporary development of this lineage. Her skill lies within the ability to translate the expressive qualities of the figure, exploring form, space and movement pushing the figure towards abstraction to explore issues of and experiences of humanity. Elyssa has exhibited internationally and nationally since 2012, including Time Space Existence, Venice Architecture Biennale 2023; Next Big Thing TV series on London Live and former Design Museum London(2021); Lite Haus Gallery Berlin (2019); Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi (2012-17) and Cottesloe (2015-18); and solo show at the Shoalhaven Regional Art Gallery (2019). She was awarded a Creative Development Fellowship, Create NSW (2018); First Prize at Hillview Sculpture Biennial (2018); First Prize at Sculpture at Scenic World (2015); and Clitheroe Foundation Mentorship (2012). Commissions include Shoalhaven Public Art Grant
2017 (Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre); Barangaroo Delivery Authority; MIRVAC (Chinese New Year 2017, Broadway Sydney) and (Green Square); Wollongong City Council; Deloitte and Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney.

All materials are included for this workshop.