<p> Anna Ashton Community Artist</p><p>Professional Details</p><p>Qualifications and Training</p><p>1986-1988 BA – Ceramics, Bendigo College of Advanced Education</p><p>1993 Harp Making Workshop,(Andy Rigby), Maryborough</p><p>1987,1996 Fired Glass Workshops ( Alan Crynes), Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne</p><p>1999 Printmaking & Clay Workshop, Northcote pottery</p><p>2001 Basic Certificate in Engineering (Welding), Bendigo TAFE</p><p>Professional Activity</p><p>1977 Taught pottery electives at Sassafras Primary School</p><p>1981 Tutored Raku Workshops for adults and children, Knox, Victoria</p><p>1982 Artist-in-Residence (Potter) Japara Community House, Montrose Victoria Conducted classes for adults and school holiday workshops</p><p>1983 Conducted Raku workshops for adults Lake Cargelligo, NSW</p><p>1979-1985 Potter Travelling, wholesale and retail sales</p><p>1985 Conducted pottery classes for adults Dunolly, Victoria</p><p>1985 Potter Taught adults with disabilities Wattle House, Maryborough, Victoria</p><p>1986 Taught pottery electives Dunolly Primary School, Victoria</p><p>1987 Participated in the “Benalla Mural” project, with Judy Lorraine, ceramic artist/architect</p><p>1989 Building tutor and pottery class St Paul’s Community, Torres Strait 1991 Artist-in-Residence “Earthsounds”, (Musical Instrument making in clay) Epsom Primary School, Victoria</p><p>1992 Conducted Pottery Classes for adults Dunolly, Victoria</p><p>1989 – 93 Nitty Gritty Clay Place Wholesale and Retail Pottery Shop, Pottery classes Dunolly, Victoria</p><p>1993 Established Cockatoo Café with partners Venue for local musicians, travelling troubadours and musical events. Dunolly Victoria</p><p>1995 – 2006 Founded “ Ministry of Fun”, Dunolly, Victoria Establishing venue for art events, workshops, concerts “Community enrichment through Arts experience”</p><p>1998 – 2000 Commissioned Sculpture Ballarat Gold Museum, Victoria</p><p>1998 – 2000 Screenprint Business Co-ordinator Teaching adults with disabilities printing techniques Maryborough Employment, Victoria </p><p>1999-2002 Potter/ arts educator Teaching children with disabilities, pottery and other Arts activities Maryborough Specialist School, Victoria</p><p>2001 Co-ordinated “Golden Fantasies”, workshops to create costumes and instruments (Arts Victoria)</p><p>2001 “Banners on Broadway”, Community banners for Dunolly Gold Rush Festival (Arts Victoria)</p><p>2001 “Carols by Lanternlight”, Lantern making workshops, culminating in Christmas Carol singing procession</p><p>2002 “Small Towns, Big Picture”, Banners in Dunolly, Talbot, Maldon, Wedderburn, Carisbrook… Primary school workshops (La Trobe University, CSV)</p><p>2002.2006 Ministry of Fun, Pottery Classes</p><p>2003-2013 Coolaroo South Primary School Peace Project, ceramic tiles (Grade 6)</p><p>2003 Artist in Residence, Roses Gap Music Camp, Parade costumes</p><p>2003 Central Goldfields Community Arts Action group, establishing community arts networks, Arts policy proposal, etc.</p><p>2003 Opened Cockatoo Café Gallery. Exhibition space 2003-2006 Ceramic community projects: Harmony Day seat, (Maryborough Specialist </p><p>School); Totem Poles, (Timor Primary School); Planter Box,( Maryborough </p><p>Specialist School); Planter Boxes ex Heart & Soul Festival, Dunolly (Vic. Health) </p><p>2006 Creative Headgear workshop, feltmaking with architecture students, (Deakin </p><p>University/ Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre)</p><p>2006 Transfer printing workshops, Dunolly 150 Rush Banners.(RAV funding)</p><p>1980-2006 Involved in various bush bands, harp ensemble, concert band and choirs; Cockatoo Capella, concert band touring Germany, June 2005</p><p>2006 Felt workshop, Mollie Littlejohn, TAFTA Fibre Forum…vests</p><p>2008 Sculptural hat making workshop with Judit Pocs (Hungary). TAFTA forum</p><p>2009 Multi dimensional felt with Alexander Pilin (Russia) TAFTA forum</p><p>2010 Multiple resist workshop, Anita Larkin</p><p>2011 Landscape in Felt…Liz Clay,(England) ) 2011 Nuno felt workshop, Nathalia</p><p>2011 Raw’n’Funky exhibition, Bendigo Living Arts Space</p><p>2011 Ceramic doorway mural, Corpus Christi School, Glenroy( grade 2 project)</p><p>2012 Symphony in Fibre exhibition, Maryborough Art Gallery,</p><p>2012 Felternative exhibition, Chapel off Chapel Gallery, Prahran</p><p>2013 Mad Hatters workshop, Brunswick South East Primary School, Grade 5/6 Art Challenge</p><p>2013 Harmony Day tile decoration, Coolaroo South Primary School parents</p>