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.
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.
For something a little different, be inspired by the paper cut out drawings of Australian artist Lisa Rodden. Using her work as inspiration, kids will work on a design for their paper creation, then learn to cutting techniques to cut their fun design. A fun workshop for kids looking for something a little different. What will students take home? Take home a finished mixed media artwork to proudly display at home. School Holiday Information To ensure our students have a great time...
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Paper Cut Drawings inspired by Lisa Rodden | 8-12 years
This one day workshop will explore the colour spectrum and help students develop a finely-tuned approach to mixing colours. Come along and learn how to mix your paint colours to get tints and tones, harmony and contrast. Learn step by step and in a fun way how to make new colours. Learn the theory behind making orange, green and many colours in between! A great foundational masterclass that will inform the way you approach painting any subject. What will students take home? Kids...
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Look at the beautiful stylised illustrations of Charley Harper as well as painters of birds like James Audubon. Learn how to draw and paint beautiful snow birds, like Cardinals and more and take home a delightful wintery artwork.! What will students take home? Take home a few completed artworks on high quality paper to proudly show off at home. School Holiday Information To ensure our students have a great time with us over the school holidays, we ask parents and guardians to...
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A full day masterclass for teens who are interested in developing their ceramics techniques. Learn hand-building techniques to make a quirky bird sculpture. What will students take home? A twice fired artwork to proudly display at home. School Holiday Information To ensure our students have a great time with us over the school holidays, we ask parents and guardians to please take note of the following: Students should bring a drink and a healthy nut-free morning or afternoon tea...
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Students will learn how to design and create a jar from a decorated slab of clay with a novelty sculpted knob on the lid. They will also paint it with underglazes. What will students take home? A twice fired clay sculpture for you to proudly display. The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln. This means the kids will not take their artwork home on the day. You will need to return later to collect the artwork. The class fee includes kiln firing and glazing of your...
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This two-day master class will take students through all the basics of classical realistic drawing techniques. Starting with line drawing and techniques for measuring accurately and progressing to methods for drawing with tone and rendering a drawing with realistic volume. We will use a range of materials from pencil and charcoal to chalk and ink drawing, giving students a solid understanding of materials and techniques to take their drawing to a more sophisticated level. School...
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Van Gogh is one of the world's most compelling artists and his sunflower paintings are amongst the most loved. Students will learn about colour, tone, texture and expression by working on a painting inspired by Van Gogh's Sunflowers. Above all, the workshop is a fun, relaxed and informative activity for teens who love art. What will students take home? A finished acrylic painting on canvas to display proudly at home. School Holiday Information To ensure our students have a...
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Students will be introduced to watercolour and gouache and be shown how to control the mediums and get the best out of them. They will explore still life, and drawing skills but mainly subjects like Botanicals and flora. Students will do some colour studies while learning about colour mixing and opaque qualities, then complete a couple of full paintings. What will students take home? Students will take home two A3 paintings on high quality watercolour paper. School Holiday...
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Masterclass | Watercolour and Gouache Techniques | Teens
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Be inspired by the work of Helen Wells and learn the techniques to make your own illustrious ink artwork. What will students take home? A completed artwork on large high quality watercolour paper to proudly display at home. School Holiday Information To ensure our students have a great time with us over the school holidays, we ask parents and guardians to please take note of the following: Students should bring a drink and a healthy nut-free morning or afternoon tea snack. Please...
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