Our Teen courses are designed for high school students to stretch their visual art practice, develop skills, and explore techniques in a professional studio environment. While many of our young students come for fun, some students use the class to build a portfolio of work or for guidance when entering their first exhibition!
Enrolments are now open for Term 1 courses 2024. Running from 1 February – 27 March with 8-week courses on offer.
Our Teen courses are designed for high school students to stretch their visual art practice, develop skills, and explore techniques in a professional studio environment. While many of our young students come for fun, some students use the class to build a portfolio of work or for guidance when entering their first exhibition!
We are currently in Term 4. Late enrolments are welcome, where you can join a class that has already started at a reduced cost (the discount is applied automatically at check out).
Our next Term program is Term 1. Key dates for next term are below:
Priority Enrolment: 11 Dec (current students have early access to re-enrol)
Early Bird Enrolment: opens 12 Dec (classes are open to everyone)
Program dates: 1 feb – 27 March 2024
Terms
Term 1 2024: 1 February – 27 March Term 2 2024: 6 May – 1 July (*no classes Kings Birthday holiday Monday 10 June, make up class is Monday 1 July) Term 3 2024: 29 July – 22 September Term 4 2024: 21 October – 15 December
Note that we offer a Priority Enrolment Period for current students to reenrol in their term class one week before we open Earlybird Enrolments to new students.
Public holidays
Easter weekend: 29 March-1 April Anzac Day: 25 April Kings Birthday: Monday 10 June October Long Weekend: Monday 7 October Sign up to our mailing list to be notified when enrolments are open.
This art class is for students in Year 7 to Year 10 at High School (aged 12-16 years) with a strong interest in visual arts. A great class for kids wishing to pursue secondary level visual art and who really want to learn much more about art-making, art history, refine and extend their skills in painting and drawing. Students will be encouraged to develop creative thinking and their own visual style. What to expect Through structured exercises, students will: learn foundation...
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$390
$273
Limited
inc GST
Drawing and Painting Fundamentals with Ash Frost | Teens age 12-16
Love to draw? Whether you're into comics, fantasy art, or doodling in your journal, this class will help you grow your own style and skills! We'll explore different ways to tell stories through art and try out cool materials like watercolour, coloured pencils, and collage. Each week, you'll get fun drawing prompts and exercises, with a bit of insight into how professional artists work. If you have your own project, you can focus on that too, and your teacher will be there to guide...
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$340
$238
Limited
inc GST
Creative Drawing, Painting and Illustration with Monika Diak | 8-12 years
Everyone from enthusiastic beginners to those with prior experience is welcome in this relaxed and friendly class. Students will cover a range of subject matter and learn different techniques for drawing while exploring a range of media. What to expect Each week your tutor will take you step-by-step to help you tackle a new challenge and come out the other side with new skills and knowledge. Students will also practice using a range of drawing media each week, including charcoal,...
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Get 10% discount on your second course in the same term. See More> Price excludes materials | Suitable for enthusiastic beginners and those with prior experience
This hand-building and sculpture class is ideal for teens looking for a tranquil, creative space to learn fundamental techniques to make and decorate clay surfaces, with a focus on surface decoration. New students will learn basic hand-building techniques like coiling, pinch pots, and slab work building up to more complex sculptural techniques as their skills and abilities develop. Experienced students will continue to develop and refine their skills with assisted instructions that...
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This course is your gateway to the world of painting, whether you prefer oils or acrylics. Designed for artists of all levels- especially beginners, you’ll be guided through a variety of engaging exercises aimed at building your confidence and enhancing your painting skills. From mastering the basics to developing your personal style, you’ll also have the opportunity to work on your own projects with the expert mentorship of award-winning artist, Jackson. Work at your own pace in a...
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$520
$364
Limited
inc GST
Fundamentals of Painting in Oils or Acrylics for Beginners with Jackson Davies
<p>This course is your gateway to the world of painting, whether you prefer oils or acrylics. Designed for artists of all levels- especially beginners, you’ll be guided through a variety of engaging
Course Overview An energised and structured expressive drawing and mixed media course which will teach you a broad range of techniques to develop your drawing skill and creativity. Lessons are designed to build on and enhance participants existing experience with new ideas and approaches. Push your drawing ability further with supportive guidance to create your own unique artwork. What will I achieve? Results you can expect to achieve in this course are to develop drawing skills...
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$350Limited
inc GST
Expressive Drawing in Charcoal and Mixed Media with Jody Graham
In this fun hand-building class you will sculpt and decorate a quirky, colourful bird using your own creativity. No experience necessary, as you will be shown various clay sculpting methods including coiling and slab techniques to construct your bird. Use textured rollers to give your bird different patterns on their feathers and paint with underglazes, to bring colour to their bird. If you like you may bring pictures of birds that interest you for inspiration. What to expect This...
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Come and join us making Sweet Treats or Indonesian Jajan Pasar. In this class, Jayanto will guide you to make your dream street vendor snacks that are inspired by his motherland’s culture, and the foods that evoke memories. Be inspired by the rich colours, cultures, textures, shapes and designs of real or imaginary snacks and a knowledge about street vendor food, and create a life-size delicious clay sculpture. Explore the materiality of clay and have fun experimenting in this...
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Join sculptural ceramicist Stephanie Phillips, who was a 2024 Finalist in Australia's Next Top Designer, in this one-day contemporary ceramics workshop to create an architectural style sculpture or sculptural vase. Learn some expert tips including coiling methods to make your piece. Stephanie’s ceramic work is bold, textural, architectural, and always sculptural. She playfully manipulates negative space in and around each piece, making forms that are abstract and jaunty while at...
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$150Limited
inc GST
Workshop | Contemporary Ceramics with Stephanie Phillips
A perfect start to drawing for beginners. This is a dynamic step-by-step drawing workshop for people who want to learn representational drawing strategies in a relaxed yet productive setting. Starting with a series of fun warm-up exercises, you will progress through the day to more sustained works. This half-day workshop is paced to repeat the trickier aspects in different ways so students can have an opportunity to try things out until they make sense. With an emphasis on the...
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