Take some time out from the routine of your week and explore your inner artist! Evening classes are held from 6.30pm-9.00pm, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Learn new skills, make new friends and be amazed at what you can achieve.

Rediscover art through our Foundations of Art courses - perfect for anyone who wants to learn or reconnect with art and develop skills not used for a while, even if you haven't done art since your school days! Students 15 years and over are also welcome to enrol in any adult art class.

Scroll down to read through the many art classes scheduled for evenings this term. You'll find daytime classes and weekend workshops on a separate web page.

Find out more about our tutors on the Artists page.  You can also click on the tutor's name in the course information below to find out more.  If you would like to discuss your options, please call us on 9564 1519.

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Students will start an exciting project that will develop a series of new works in a manner that will further your skills and understanding of studio practice. We will look at different ways and strategies to achieve this. We will work closely with mixing colour, understanding tone and mark making and look at contemporary artists work and 20th Century Modern Masters. A Final 4 week project will also be undertaken from week 4/5 that will explore the possibilities of working from other media sources [for example, using a photograph as inspiration for composition, colour or an idea.]

For continuing students who have completed a Foundations course there's more interesting and challenging exercises to help develop your individual "voice" at your own pace and more ideas to improve your application and expression.

Suitable for new and continuing students.

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A great course for people with limited art experience who seek to learn the fundamental skills of drawing and painting.

Taking a traditional approach with technical exercises as well as drawing from still life and reference images, this course will teach you basic drawing skills step by step. Learn about form, tone, perspective and negative space, using a variety of mediums including charcoal, pencil and ink. Explore fun drawing exercises that unlock the right side of the brain such as blind contour drawing and upside down drawing.

You will also be introduced to painting. Starting with monochromatic paintings of simple still life objects, you will learn methods of applying paint as well as how to create light, shade and volume in your paintings. Students will then progress to painting with colour (using a limited palette), concentrating on colour theory, colour mixing, transparency and uses of complimentary colours in painting.

On completion of this course students may wish to consider Foundations of Art II with Susan Baird or any of our other painting courses.

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An exciting way to learn to draw using a variety of mixed media from pencil to pastels to ink or charcoal.

Learn how to appreciate the art of drawing during a course designed for all level of students. This back to basics look at drawing will encourage you to learn how to see objects and interpret them in line and tone. Working from basic shapes, right through to working on streetscapes on site. Be prepared for a fun and exciting learning curve with plenty of laughs along the way.

Learn about good design and composition, and about the elements of drawing that help in your painting and other artwork.

Suitable for all levels of artist who want to learn new or enhance their drawing skills.

This four week course complements the following four week Painting with Mixed Media course. Enrol in both for $380.00

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A perfect introduction to the world of mixed media. Slap around with paint like you need to have fun, then enjoy the beauty of drawing back into an acrylic painting with compressed charcoal and coloured pastel. Add that extra dimension to your painting with the inclusion of pure line. The textural delivery of pastel onto paint creates a unique visual delight.

During this course you will explore the different surfaces available and when and why we use them. Learn about good design and composition, and about the elements that hold a painting together. Develop skills in composition, design and colour harmony.

This four week course complements the previous four week Drawing with Mixed Media course. Enrol in both for $380.00

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Inspired by the the Renaissance exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, and the art of Goya, Velazquez and the old masters, in this course students will be guided through the techniques involved in copying an old master painting. You will learn about choosing a ground, support and colour palette, properties of pigments and mediums, techniques for building up a painting in stages, working with opaque and transparent paint. You will also learn how to apply the same techniques to your own work.

Students will complete one copy of an old master painting of their choice and one painting of their own in the same manner.

The course is suitable for students who have completed Foundations of Art 1 with Susan Baird or Gabrielle Jones, or who have mastered basic oil painting techniques.

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This course will introduce students to the principals of printmaking through the use of relief printing techniques. Students will complete a relief printing project and produce a limited edition fine art print. Students will also learn the basics of creating an artist book by taking part in a collaborative book project. Not only will you take home your own limited edition print, you will also receive a print created by their each of your fellow students in the form of an artist book.

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Want to get your hands dirty? Explore the fabulous material of clay in a relaxed and fun class. You will learn all the basic methods of hand construction including pinch, coil, slab, modeling, surface decoration, alternative methods of applying colour. Learn the tricks of the professionals and be inspired by the artworks of amazing ceramicists. Projects will be provided and you will have an opportunity to do your own.

*additional fee for firing ceramics.

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A great course for absolute beginners or those who have not picked up a pencil or paintbrush since High School.

Taking a traditional approach with technical exercises as well as drawing from still life and reference images, this course will teach you basic drawing skills step by step. Learn about form, tone, perspective and negative space, using a variety of mediums including charcoal, pencil and ink. Explore fun drawing exercises that unlock the right side of the brain such as blind contour drawing and upside down drawing.

You will also be introduced to acrylic paints and painting materials. Starting with monochromatic paintings of simple still life objects, you will learn methods of applying paint as well as how to create light, shade and volume in your paintings. Students will then progress to painting with colour, learning the fundamentals of colour theory and colour mixing.

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Explore your creative potential in this dynamic drawing class. During the 6 week term students learn about line, form, mass, space and colour by focusing on a different subject every 2 weeks.  Subjects include still-life, urban and natural landscape as well as drawing the figure.  A range of drawing techniques will be introduced including methods of observation and how to develop an expressive way of working.  Students will explore a range of mediums including charcoal, graphite, ink, chalk pastel and watercolour . Each class begins with quick gestural drawings, students will then work on a sustained drawing.

This course is suitable for all levels of experience.

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An untutored session that offers artists of all levels a practical and unobtrusive opportunity to sketch or paint the human form. You will work from life models, using surfaces and mediums of your choice in a professional studio environment. It is a relaxed session which starts with some short poses, progressing to longer poses both sitting and standing. The model is included in your session fee. Bring along your own materials and maybe some wine!

NB There is no tutor.