A record number of children enjoyed our Winter school holiday workshops with over 400 bookings so we know your children love to be creative while on holidays. Stay tuned for news of our Spring holiday program which will be held weekdays Tuesday 6 October - Friday 16 October.

Our Winter school holiday art program has many creative workshops to choose from including painting, screenprinting, watercolours, sculpture, pastel drawing and more .

All workshops are 2 hours commencing at 9.30am, 12.15pm or 3.00pm. Each day has different activities, so you can choose individual workshops across the week or a whole day.

Each workshop is just $35 and includes all materials and everyone takes home a completed artwork. If you book in for two or more workshops on the one day, please bring snacks and/or lunch and your children will be supervised during the breaks.

Best to call first on 9564 1519 or email to check availability in your preferred workshops. Book early so you don't miss out!

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Take home your own dinosaur when you sculpt a prehistoric animal from clay in this sculpture workshop! Will you create a T-Rex, a Brontosaurus or a dinosaur from your imagination? Will it have wings, big teeth and a spikey spine?

Bring some of your favourite dinosaur pictures or toys to inspire your artwork.

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Have fun making your own magical garden in a shoe box. What would you put in your garden? Beautiful birds, creepy crawly insects or magical butterflies? Learn techniques in painting and sculpture as you design, create and assemble your special garden sanctuary.

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Looking at artists such as Paul Klee in his work Flotilla, students will paint a background experimenting with different sealike textures to create movement. Children will do detailed drawings of different boats that they might see on Sydney Harbour. Combine your images to create the illusion of distance and movement in a fun picture. What kind of boats would you put on your harbour landscape scene?

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Ever looked at an artwork and thought I could do that? Well, now’s your chance to make something from nothing! John Dahlsen and Donna Marcus are two Australian artists who use found and recycled objects to create their art. What will you create from what was once a load of old junk? This takes a bit of imagination, are you up for the challenge?  Create a masterpiece that doesn’t cost the earth? Priceless!

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Make an amazing  painting on canvas without using a paint brush! Using various tools for painting such as your fingers, sponges, leaves, vegetables etc., you will discover your own style. You will also learn sketching, the painting process and how to express details. We'll provide some images to work from and you can just have a great time painting for fun!

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Ever looked at an artwork and thought I could do that? Well, now’s your chance to become a little Jackson Pollock. Pollock is famous for his abstract action paintings. Have heaps of fun using paint like you are not allowed to at home! Create a wild action painting on canvas and take home your very own masterpiece!

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Learn simple techniques using shapes and shading to draw your favourite things. A bunch of flowers, a teddy bear or a toy. In this step by step workshop, you'll become aware of the simplest forms that make up all kinds of shapes and objects. Paint a wonderful picture using beautiful pastel crayons and you will be amazed what you can achieve.

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Ever looked at an artwork and thought I could do that? Well, now’s your chance to do just that. Create a series of Pop Art prints inspired by the work of Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and other popular Pop artists and take home your very own masterpiece! Using everyday objects for inspiration, you'll design your own pop art.

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Make an amazing  painting on canvas without using a paint brush! Using various tools for painting such as your fingers, sponges, leaves, vegetables etc., you will discover your own style. You will also learn sketching, the painting process and how to express details. We'll provide some images to work from and you can just have a great time painting for fun!

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Do you have a passion for fashion? Ever wanted to learn to how to get all your fashion ideas to look professional? Through a series of drawing activities you will gain an understanding of proportion, ways to pose the figure and make the clothes look fabulous! Inspired by a range of illustrators historical and contemporary, you will be ready to hit the fashion world.

Bring along fashion pictures from magazines or photos of yourself in your favourite clothes.

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Mosaics were traditionally made with bits of tile or glass, but paper mosaic is a great project for kids! You can use little colored pieces of paper to create a mosaic of a realistic picture or an abstract pattern. Simply design and colour the layout, glue and apply your mosaic pieces and watch your picture come to life!

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This workshop isabout exploration and play, therefore no prior experience and skills in painting or 'art' are necessary. Sally’s gentle and explorative approach to art making provides parents with a creative space to express their creative energy with their children. You will work on a canvas and a range of media is available for you to choose from. Feel free to bring in any art materials of your own that you like to work with or objects and photographs that are personal to you.

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A charging elephant, a prowling tiger or a squawking parrot are just a few of the wild and wonderful animals you can choose to create in this workshop. We will explore ways to create your animal sculptures using wire, paper and modroc - a versatile and fun medium to use. Students will gain an understanding of proportion and an appreciation of the work of other artists.

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Who knows the song, Happy Talk? Well, enough talk let's make 'Happy' Art. Happy art allows each participant to explore which colours, patterns, shapes and textures make them feel happy - you will be able to 'play' with paint and other media, see what feels good while creating unique and fun artworks on canvas. We will look at a variety of art works as inspiration and discuss how they make us feel. A truly fun and experiential art class for young children!

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What's your favourite animal scene? Is it monkey swinging from a tree, a kitten playing with a ball of string, or horse prancing in a paddock! Create your own animal scene using a variety of simple printing techniques. We will explore shape, line and colour as well as develop your drawing skills and confidence in printmaking. You'll produce some lovely works ready to frame, use as a gift card, or laminate as a book mark to keep!

Bring some pictures of your favourite animals or pets as inspiration!

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Don’t all good stories and plays have a happy ending? Yes! Let's make a mini box theatre with our favourite characters, props and even a closing curtain for the end of the show. Using a variety of materials and our imaginations we will create our own story with a happy ending and a theatre with puppets to take home.

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Let's all become a pirate for a day and create our own pirate artworks! Design your own Jolly Roger on a flag or a pirate hat and paint yourself into a pirate scene. Explore colours, incredible patterns and symbols make for flags that you can carry or display at home. We will look at flags used for celebrations and get our inspiration from a variety of artists work. A truly fun and experiential art class for kids of all ages!

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Explore the texture and qualities of using naturals materials in art. Inspired by the work of Andy Goldsworthy we will create artworks using natural materials such as leaves, sticks, pressed flowers, to complete our artworks we will print on top of the work to show the incredible textures and patterns of natural forms. Beautiful artworks that don't cost the earth!

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Learn how to design your own fabric and print funky simple designs on a T-shirt, bag or fabric in this fun screenprinting workshop. Using stencils, screens and squeegies, you'll explore the simple and effective techniques of screenprinting. Your finished artwork on a calico bag can make a perfect library bag, shoe bag, shopping bag or even a beach bag. You can even bring your own white t-shirt to print on.

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Create two contrasting artworks. Fire - we will use paint to create wild flames flickering. Water - we will experiment with watercolour to create soft ripples and waterfalls. What might you see in the flames or the reflection on the water? Use your imagination to make the viewer of your work look twice in wonder.

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What flies in the sky, is colourful and is has a long tail? A kite of course. You will make your very own beautifully decorated kite. We will look at kites through different cultures for inspiration. Let’s hope for a windy day!

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What's your favourite farmyard animal? Is it a duck, a pig, or a big fat cow? You've probably drawn or painted it many times, but have you ever tried to create one in 3D? We'll look at pictures of popular animals from the farm and you can choose to sculpt your favourite one using clay and then be as creative as you like when you paint it in bright colours.

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Make an amazing  painting on canvas without using a paint brush! Using various tools for painting such as your fingers, sponges, leaves, vegetables etc., you will discover your own style. You will also learn sketching, the painting process and how to express details. We'll provide some images to work from and you can just have a great time painting for fun!

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Have fun exploring paper collage, painting and mixed media looking at the works of Picasso through to contemporary artists such as Fiona Hall. This is a great workshop where you will experiment with painting, drawing and collage to create an artwork of many layers to keep!

Bring some photos or pictures for inspiration and to incorporate in your work.

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Using watercolour paints and pastels you can design an individual postcard for any occasion! Then add some words... it could be a proverb, an original poem, a straight sentence, or a wisecrack. Say whatever it is that is bursting out of you. There are really no rigid rules. Everything is freestyle. Just draw and write what you feel. In this workshop you will make your own postcards from scratch!

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We'll first look at some paintings by favourite artists that have been inspired by exotic and beautiful bird life. Learn about the wild and colourful birds of Australia and enjoy exploring with mixed media to create an artwork that combines drawing, painting and printmaking.

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Have you ever really looked at yourself in the mirror? Here we'll use mirrors and photographs and learn new drawing techniques to draw a self-portrait from observation. We'll experiment with different mediums such as pencils, pastels, charcoals and inks. Bring a photograph of yourself and we'll help you create your own portrait from life! Who knows, one day you might even enter the Archibald Prize!

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Learn how to draw a silly picture of a cartoon animal in this fun workshop with Ginger Meggs' Cartoonist Jason Chatfield! Discover how cartoonists draw their animal characters and Jason will show you step by step how to draw your own animal cartoon pictures from scratch. A fun workshop for kids who love cartoons and drawing crazy animals!

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A look into the world of Monet! Children will be inspired by Monet's wonderful paintings, and learn a little about the wonderful world of Impressionism! Waterlillies, haystacks, water and garden landscapes will be featured and students will paint from a series of Monet's works and create their own small series of paintings in this great class on one of Impressionism's most famous artists! Images provided!

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Learn how to draw a silly picture or caricature of your mum, dad or child in this fun workshop. Exaggeration is the key and you'll learn that by accentuating silly features, you'll quickly be able to recognise anyone from their caricature. Using pen and markers, you'll be shown step by step how to sketch a funny portrait, so you can try this on your family at home and have them laughing out loud!

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Portraiture was a way to remember people before cameras were invented. But today we can just have fun and paint portraits any way we like. We'll have a look at some of the modern day artists like Picasso and the artists in the Archibald Prize to see how differently they paint people. You'll then have fun exploring your own ways to paint people just like Picasso, finishinga fantastic portrit on a canvas.

Bring along a photo of someone you'd like to paint, or even yourself!

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Learn to draw your own crazy cartoon characters. We'll take a look at animals and people and teach you step-by-step how to draw them as a cartoon. You'll be inspired to discover your own style and draw black and white cartoons of every day things, people and pets with Jason Chatfield, who creates the Ginger Meggs comic each week.

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Paint a wonderful picture using beautiful pastel crayons and you will be amazed what you can achieve.Learn simple techniques using shapes and shading to draw your favourite animals. In this step by step workshop, you'll become aware of the simplest forms that make up animal shapes so you don't go crackers!

Bring along pictures of your pets or favourite animals for inspiration!

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Create two contrasting artworks using acrylic and watercolour paints. Fire - we will use paint to create wild flames flickering. Water - we will experiment with watercolour to create soft ripples and waterfalls. What might you see in the flames or the reflection on the water? Use your imagination to make the viewer of your work look twice in wonder. Each child will create a painting on canvas and on paper.

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Mosaics were traditionally made with bits of tile or glass, but paper mosaic is a great project for kids! You can use little colored pieces of paper to create a mosaic of a realistic picture or an abstract pattern. Simply design and colour the layout, glue and apply your mosaic pieces and watch your picture come to life!

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Ever looked at an artwork and thought I could do that? Well, now’s your chance to do just that. Create a Pop Art print inspired by the work of Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and other popular Pop artists and take home your very own masterpiece! Using everyday objects for inspiration, you'll design your own pop art.

Why not design a colourful bookmark, a set of cards you can use or give to someone special as a gift, or a poster to frame.

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Create your artwork on a shopping bag! Design and customise your own bag using fabric paints and crayon. There are so many great painting styles using paint brushes, foam brushes, an old toothbrush, sponge stamps and more. Have fun finding your own techniques and show off your finished fabric paint artwork!

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A dancing elephant, a prancing horse or a leaping lion are some of the circus animals you can create in this fun sculpture workshop. We will explore ways to create your animal sculptures using wire, paper and modroc - a versatile and fun medium to use. Students will gain an understanding of proportion and an appreciation of the work of other artists.

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Create your own crazy cartoon characters. We'll take a look at animals and people and teach you step-by-step how to draw them as a cartoon. You'll be inspired to discover your own style and draw black and white cartoons of every day things, people and pets. In an easy step-by-step workshop, you'll be drawing cartoons like a professional!

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Let's have fun with a circus theme and make a picture of your favourite circus animals and stars. Will it be a tightrope walker on the high wire? A lion leaping through a flaming hoop, or a dancing elephant? Have fun with paint and collage materials to create a wonderful picture. Sally will guide you to create something unique.

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Cartoons characters have all kinds for funny expressions, clothes and accessories, and superheroes are one of the most fun to draw! Let your imagination run wild and learn how to create a cartoon of your own Superhero with all their superpowers. In this workshop, a vivid imagination is encouraged!

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Create your own circus or carnival character and make a magical wand or a feathered tiara or a ringmaster's top hat. Design and create your props using painting, collage and even a bit of sculpture! Sally will guide you to make your props and accessories something truly special and unique so that you become the artwork!

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Learn how to sketch comics and add captions to give a story real impact in the most simple way. You'll learn basic cartooning techniques from the guy who does the Ginger Meggs comic strip - Jason Chatfield, and find out how to sequence pictures to make a simple comic strip that's fun for everyone to read.

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Love drawing animals but can’t quite get the shape right? Sally will guide you through a series of simple steps to learn how to draw life-like animals. This workshop will help you to develop confidence and easy ways to draw even the most complicated things. Go on impress friends and family with your new skills and brilliant drawings.

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Learn how to design your own fabric and print funky simple designs on a calico bag or tea towel in this fun workshop. Using stencils, screens and squeegies, you'll explore the simple and effective techniques of screenprinting. Your finished artwork on a calico bag can make a perfect library bag, shoe bag, shopping bag or even a beach bag. Or print a tea towel as a fabulous present for someone, or keep it for yourself! You can even bring your own white t-shirt to print on.

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What happens to all those odd socks? Sock puppets that’s what! Bring in your odd socks and get ready to transform it into a wild, friendly or ferocious animal. We will learn how to give our puppets personality using different eye shapes and facial expressions. What personality will your sock animal have? Perhaps a cheeky monkey, a sly fox or a scary shark! 

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Let's make some pictures good enough to eat and create your own cards, bookmarks, or pictures using a variety of simple printmaking techniques. Let's draw cupcakes, icecreams, apples, strawberries, spaghetti and other favourite foods and make works of art. You'll produce some lovely prints ready to frame, use as a gift card, or laminate as a book mark to keep!

Bring some pictures of your favourite foods as inspiration!

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Have you ever tried to create a character as a shadow using your hands, such as a barking dog or a flying bird? This is a bit like shadow puppetry. Shadow puppets are easy to make and are one of the most fun ways to bring a story to life in a performance. Inspired by the tradition of shadow puppetry you will create your own characters and create a story together with other students. Put your character in front of an illuminated backdrop to create an illusion of moving images. All you need is lots of imagination.

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An image of a place, from memory or the imagined, will be the inspiration for this painting class. We will look at modern Australian landscape artists, such as Clarice Beckett, and their ways of capturing the landscape through experience, interpretation and self expression.

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Let's have fun painting a still life by looking at objects we love, or love to eat! Famous artists like Lucy Culliton and Margaret Olley paint their favourite things that surround them. Let's paint a cupcake, a toy or a teddy bear. We'll do some fun sketches and then we'll paint our own picture.

Bring your favourite toy for inspiration!

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Ever wanted to paint like Vincent Van Gogh? In this fun workshop we'll look at some of his wonderful paintings and explore the beautiful colours, composition and brush strokes of his famous works. Have fun with artistic exploration using paint, inks, pastels and charcoal. Through painting and drawing you will create your own Van Gogh masterpiece!

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