Winter School Holiday Program | 4-15 July
Enrolments are now open for our Winter School Holiday Program. From 4-15 July, there will be over 70 workshops on offer and our NEW Hill Street studios and ceramics studios will offically be open!
Our school holiday art program:
- Includes a wide range of art forms including painting, drawing, cartooning, ceramics, printmaking and more!
- Include all art materials and tuition in the workshop fee
- Offers 3-hour workshops with morning or afternoon slots for kids 5 and over (9.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-4.30pm)
- Offers one and two-day workshops for teens to develop skills and explore new mediums or techniques (10am-4pm)
- Includes lunchtime supervision for kids staying the whole day at no extra charge
Use vouchers and save
Art Est accepts the NSW Creative Kids Voucher and the NSW Parents Voucher which are both eligible for use on our school holiday activities. You must use your preferred voucher at the time of booking (they cannot be used together). For more details, see our special offers.
New venues
Our school holiday program will be held at two venues which are just across the road from each other. They are the Art Est Annex Studios which are located at 42 John Street (above the Hardware Store) and our new main studios at 10 Hill Street. Click here for map and directions.
Children attending two workshops on the same day at different venues will be safely escorted by our staff to the other venue for their afternoon session. Please collect your child from the afternoon venue location.
Please be sure to check the location of your child’s workshop on the confirmation email.
Find classes by age
Age 5Age 6Age 7Age 8
Age 9Age 10Age 11Age 12+
Find classes by day of week
Mon 4 JulyTue 5 JulyWed 6 JulyThu 7 JulyFri 8 July
Mon 11 July Tue 12 JulyWed 13 JulyThu 14 July Fri 15 July
Drawing | Create a Creature | 7-9 years
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<p>Take inspiration from real creatures, big and small, and re-imagine them as having turned out a little differently! Maybe a creature with
...If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.
Ceramic Pencil Holder | Giraffes | 8-12 years
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<p>Students will paint with underglaze using paintbrushes onto a bisqueware pencil holder while learning the fundamentals of planning,
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Painting | Snowflakes and Snowmen Cards in Watercolours | 5-7 years
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<p>Learn some fun ways to work with watercolours to create some beautiful images of snowflakes or snowmen on Christmas cards. Play with
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Drawing | Fungi Folk | 7-9 years
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<p>Fill your imaginary woodland village with some fancy *Fungi Folk*. Kids will look at different species of Fungi, and learn to bring them
...If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.
Painting | Watercolour Wreaths | 8-12 years
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<p>In this workshop, we will paint a beautiful floral wreath using gentle washes of watercolour. Learn to paint a range of leaves, ferns
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Portraits with Pizazz | 7-9 years
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<p>Make a portrait that pops. Inspired by Pop Artists past and present make a bold portrait of yourself, your friend, someone famous or
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Paper Cut Drawings inspired by Lisa Rodden | 8-12 years
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<p>For something a little different, be inspired by the paper cut out drawings of Australian artist Lisa Rodden. Using her work as
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Paint Very Van Gogh | 5-7 years
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<p>Vincent Van Gogh painted so many beautiful artworks to inspire us. Kids will explore the beautiful colours, composition and brush
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Paint | Forest Galaxy | 7-9 years
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<p>Close your eyes and imagine you're peering up at the night sky and can see the whole universe. Now open them and paint along step by
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Mix it Up | Colour Painting Fun | 5-7 years
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<p>Come along and learn how to mix your paint colours so you don't get mud! Learn step by step and in a fun way how to mix up a whole bunch
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