Our week-on-week short 4 or 8 week courses allow students to immerse themselves in a range of media, learn new skills and become part of our art community. With classes available for beginners, intermediate and advanced students in a range of subjects.
Mid-course enrolments are welcome in many of our courses.
Workshops
For those interested in a one-off session, try our Weekend Workshops which run year-round on Saturdays and Sundays.
Special Offer: Any adult student enrolled in a short course receives a 10% discount on any weekend workshop in the same term, click below for more information:
Our week-on-week courses allow students to immerse themselves in a range of media, learn new skills and become part of our art community. Our classes are available at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels allowing students to follow through a course of study.
Term 2 commences: 6 May for most classes.
Priority Earlybird Enrolment: 5-14 March (current students have early access to re-enrol)
Early Bird Enrolment: 15 March – 8 April (enrolments are open to everyone)
Beginners: Beginner courses build confidence and skills, exploring the fundamentals and theory of art, including drawing, colour and composition across various media. Students are nurtured and encouraged to find their voice.
Intermediate (some experience): More experienced students can build on their skills by focusing on a particular medium in-depth or finessing a style or technique.
Advanced (Masterclass): For students who are confident and experienced and are striving to explore new or traditional techniques.
Join artist Tam Cao in this 4 week still life painting course as a great way for students to improve their skills. Learn about still life painting with a limited palette. Starting with primary shapes i.e. cube, cone, sphere etc. and further into more complicated shapes. As we arrange the objects in space you'll discover that composition of your still-life is a starting point to picture making. What students will achieve Expected course outcomes: understanding of primary shapes...
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Grab a friend for a 2.5 hour creative evening in our ceramics studio making your own handmade quirky little monsters. Purge your inner monster (or someone else’s) in this fun and therapeutic workshop. You will be introduced to basic clay hand-building techniques to make your monster. Be prepared to get addicted! What will you achieve You'll sculpt a little monster in clay that will be fired and ready to collect in about 3 weeks time. Your sculpture will be bisque-fired and then...
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$95Limited
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Little Monsters Clay Sculpture Workshop
<p>Grab a friend for a 2.5 hour creative evening in our ceramics studio making your own handmade quirky little monsters. Purge your inner monster (or someone else’s) in this fun and therapeutic
This course teaches you the classical approach to painting whether you use oil or acrylic paints. Throughout the course you will be guided through a series of informative exercises designed to develop your painting skills. You can also work on your own projects under the mentorship of Jackson. You are encouraged to go at your own pace and to enjoy learning in a relaxed studio environment. Jackson has a Master of Cultural Materials Conservation, and his teaching is informed by his...
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$625Limited
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Classical Painting | Oils or Acrylics with Jackson Davies
<p>This course teaches you the classical approach to painting whether you use oil or acrylic paints. Throughout the course you will be guided through a series of informative exercises designed to
Course Overview This is a day of rigorous exploration into the fundamentals of colour, pigments, colour mixing and their applications for students of watercolour painting. Workshop theme: Colour Theory and Mixing in Watercolours Starting with understanding a basic colour wheel, students will learn to mix in the palette, wet-in-wet on the page, and change colours by glazing on dry. We study how colours affect each other, and how to best start a watercolour for success. Working from...
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$180Limited
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Working With Watercolour | Tanya Baily | Colour No. 1 - Colour Theory and Mixing for Watercolours
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In this class, Jayanto will guide you to make your own Sampuru or lunchbox inspired by your culture and the foods that evoke memories. Be inspired by the textures, shapes, colours and designs of a lunch box (real or imaginary) that could have been packed by yourself, your parent or friend, and create a life-size food clay sculpture. Explore the materiality of clay and have fun experimenting in this workshop for all ages and levels of experience. What to expect In this workshop,...
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$80Limited
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Ceramics | Food and Nostalgia Family Workshop with Jayanto Tan
This is a special Mother's Day Workshop. Enrol 3 or more people in the same family and receive a 10% discount. Children must be at least 5 years old to participate.
Develop your signature style for drawing wildlife in pencil, ink and wash with illustrator Shannon Dwyer in this new short course. This course is designed to introduce students to the art of drawing birds and wildlife through various techniques to capture the essence of their chosen subject. Through a series of guided lessons and fun, practical exercises, students will learn techniques for capturing the unique characteristics and details of animals. Learn how to draw realistic...
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$250Limited
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Drawing Wildlife in Pencil, Ink and Wash with Shannon Dwyer
Grab a friend and have a creative evening in the ceramics studio making your own handmade bowls (useful for serving dips/olives/nibbles etc). No experience is required and all materials are included in the workshop fee + your finished works will be bisque fired and glaze fired in our kiln. Students will be introduced to basic clay hand building techniques to make two dip bowls and spoons. Learn some basic clay decorating techniques so you can make your bowls unique – be it...
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$90Limited
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Pottery + Prosecco | Handmade Bowls Workshop
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Line, an essential element of art, offers limitless possibilities for crafting captivating artworks. It serves various purposes, such as defining form, outlining edges, suggesting movement, and highlighting a light source. Beyond its technical aspects, line plays a crucial role in guiding the viewer's gaze and serves as a powerful means to convey thoughts, ideas, and emotions. In this engaging workshop, we embark on an exploration of the sensational qualities of lines. We'll learn...
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Enrol in 3 or more workshops in the one transaction and receive 10% discount on your fees. Discount applied at the checkout. No further discounts apply. No retrospective discounts.
Course Overview Join Mellissa Read-Devine for this bold and vibrant workshop, where you can paint an image of your favourite bird. Bring along images of birds such as fairy wrens, galahs, parrots or cockatoos and infuse your subject with character and personality. Learn to simplify shapes and keep your colours bold and bright, learn about colour mixing, composition and much more. Mellissa is well-known for her impressionistic style of painting, has been the recipient of many awards...
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$195Limited
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Acrylic Painting | Beautiful Birds with Mellissa Read-Devine
Discover the fundamental techniques of oil painting and build your own beautiful collection of masterpieces by artists such as, Raphael, Velasquez, Rembrandt, Vermeer and Leonardo da Vinci. Michelle Hiscock guides you in this practical investigation of classical painting techniques with expert demonstrations of methods and materials including preparation of supports, coloured grounds, tonal underpainting, the palette, colour mixing and structuring oil paint in layers. You will have...
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$540Limited
inc GST
Oil Painting after the Masters with Michelle Hiscock