About Projection Art
R | Short Program: Projection Art is designed to build participants’ understanding of projection art, covering mapping (including building and object mapping), installation, screen-based works, narrative work and looped video.
Led by multi-award-winning artist Yandell Walton, artists will be guided through the full process—from concept development and editing to site-responsive projection and exhibition design—while expanding their technical skills in projection mapping, masking, and troubleshooting.
25 May - 22 June 2026
The Program
Delivered over a five week period as a blend of group workshops and mentoring, both in-person and online, participants will:
Draw inspiration from leading national and international new media artists and their projects
Build a cohort of artists to encourage collaboration
Be challenged to think beyond the boundaries of their current practice.
This short program is targeted towards lens-based practitioners (photographers, videographers, digital visual artists) with competency in digital media looking to expand their practice.
Program Facilitator
Yandell Walton (she/they) is a multi-award-winning artist based on Wurundjeri Country in Melbourne who creates embodied moving image works with various presentation outcomes, including immersive and interactive installations. Her work is known for blurring lines between the real and the virtual, and exploring ideas of impermanence in relation to environmental, social and political issues.
Yandell's work has been widely exhibited in galleries and non-traditional public spaces across Australia and internationally including ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE Festival (Melbourne), Rising Festival (Melbourne), Dark Mofo (Hobart), Light City Festival (Baltimore, USA), VIVID Festival (Sydney), White Night Festival (Melbourne), Experimenta Speak to Me Biennial of Media Art, and PUBLIC Festival (Perth). International Symposium of Electronic Art (Sydney & Brisbane)
Her recent projects navigate the intersections of performance and visual arts, developing innovative workflows that integrate human movement with plant life. This research began during her tenure as the inaugural Phillip Hunter Fellow and through the Australian Network for Art and Technology's IDEATE grant.
Yandell Walton. Image Courtesy of artist.
Short Program Details
When: Monday 25 May - Monday 22 June 2026
Session 1: Introduction and inspiration (online 2-hours) - Mon 25 May
Session 2: In-person program (UniSC, Sunshine Coast) - Fri 29 and Sat 29 May
Session 3: One-on-one mentoring with Yandell (online 1-hour) - Sat 13 - Wed 17 June
Session 4: Program wrap up (online 3-hours) - Mon 22 June
Where: Online and in-person
Cost: $250 (SCCA members) / $300 (non-members)
What to bring:
Participants must supply their own working laptop with Adobe Creative Suite installed.
USB with up to ten images or a two minute video to introduce your practice to the cohort on day one.
Please note: This workshop is not for beginners but rather for people looking to expand a digital practice.
Projection Art with Yandell Walton is presented by SCCA as part of The Refinery.
The Refinery is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Creative Ecologies Research Cluster at UniSC and Sunshine Coast Council through the Creative Industries Investment Program.
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