The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre
An innovative multi-arts hub in the heart of Blacktown City.
Handy With Scissors
Handy With Scissors
Explore the Blacktown City Art Collection and create your own masterpiece!
Gather household materials and follow along as Handy with Scissors captures and recreates artworks from the Blacktown City Art Collection.
Suitable for ages 5+
Travelling Colony by Brook Andrew
Make your own cardboard caravan inspired by Brook Andrew’s artwork ‘Travelling Colony’.
Sophia by Linda Brescia
Does a portrait have to look like a person? Make your own abstract portrait of an important woman in your life, inspired by Linda Brescia’s artwork ‘Sophia’.
Lost Letters II by Hyun Hee Lee
Do you have a good memory? Turn your special memory into an artwork, just like Hyun Hee Lee.
Pearls by Simryn Gill
Have you ever heard the phrase ‘pearls of wisdom’? Make your own necklace inspired by Simryn Gill’s artwork ‘Pearls’.
Bios
Handy with Scissors was born as a platform to share creative, sustainable craft ideas for children. Susie Rugg is a Sydney-based public programs curator, sustainability advocate and engagement specialist and they are deeply passionate about creating open-ended and engaging opportunities for adults and children to connect with art and culture.
‘Handy with Scissors’ was published August 2020.
This project is presented by Blacktown Arts and supported by Blacktown City Council and the NSW Government through Create NSW.
