The Art of Mindful Watercolour
Gymea Bay Community & Recreation Centre
A mindful watercolour experience with artist and instructor Arafat Hosen, bringing together observation, painting and a slower approach to creative practice.
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Bringing together creative practice, shared ideas and cultural experiences through projects, exhibitions, creative learning and collaboration.
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Programme 2026
Watercolour on paper, Arafat Hosen, 2026
Two creative streams, connected through people, place and collaboration.
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Art
Exhibitions, artist projects, plein-air practice and experimental work, alongside creative learning and community-based art experiences.
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Design
Visual communication, digital and UX design, design research and independent projects, alongside public and collaborative work.
Enter DesignSelected Work
Ideas taking form across art and design.
Selected projects, practices and creative work from across Sienna Arts.
Artist Project · Watercolour
Between Waters
An evolving body of plein-air paintings by Arafat Hosen, shaped through repeated encounters with the river landscape at Glenbrook in the Blue Mountains.
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Design · From the Studio
Sienna Arts Identity & Digital Platform
Developing the visual and digital language of Sienna Arts as a platform where art, design and community can exist with equal clarity.
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Art · Community
Creative Learning at Sienna Arts
An evolving programme of artist-led learning experiences built around observation, material practice, reflection and meaningful creative participation.
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Exhibitions, gatherings and creative experiences.
Discover upcoming Sienna Arts programmes and artist-led creative learning experiences.
Watercolour in Spring
A Journey of Mind, Memory & Reflection
Thirroul
A spring watercolour experience exploring observation, memory and personal response through painting, presented by Sienna Arts and led by Arafat Hosen.
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Community
The people the work brings together.
Sienna Arts creates space for artists, designers, audiences and partners to meet through shared projects, creative learning, cultural initiatives and collaboration.
We are interested in thoughtful partnerships, community-led ideas and new ways of bringing creative practice into shared spaces.