Easter School Holidays | Weekdays 15-26 April 2024 | Now Enrolling
Our regular School Holiday programs are always very popular, offering over 60 workshops for kids (aged 5+) and teens. Our program includes half-day, full-day and two-day workshops. It changes each school holiday period so there will always be a new workshop, new theme, new art form or technique to try.
To see some pictures from previous School Holiday programs, visit: Facebook Albums
Our school holiday art programs:
include a wide range of art forms including painting, drawing, ceramics, printmaking, and more!
include all art materials and tuition in the workshop fee
offer 3-hour workshops with morning or afternoon slots for kids aged 5 and over (9.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-4.30pm)
offer one and two-day master classes for teens to develop skills and explore new mediums or techniques (10am-4pm)
include lunchtime supervision for kids staying the whole day at no extra charge
Note: Our goal is to run all the advertised workshops. However, we sometimes need change a workshop theme, age range or tutor due to insufficient enrolments or other circumstances, and occasionally cancel a workshop altogether. In such circumstances, any student enrolled in a cancelled class will be transferred to another suitable class in the same time and parents will be notified. If no alternative class is available at the same time, a credit or refund will be arranged.
Bookings with your NSW Active and Creative Kids Voucher
Art Est continues to be a registered Provider for the NSW Government Active and Creative Kids Progam. You can use your $50 Voucher with us for any holiday workshop. Due to changes with the new vouchers, we are unable to process them through the online checkout. Please call or email to enrol using your voucher. Click here to read step-by-step instructions.
All of our school holiday workshops are now held in just one venue at our main campus studios at 10 Hill Street. This is where we have three painting and drawing studios, and the ceramics studio.Click here for map and directions.
Step into the world of pretty Pâtisserie shops with their elegant shopfronts and delicate sugary sweets, truly the jewel of Paris. let’s create adorable sweet shops on paper dedicated to the famous french Pâtisserie treats . What will students take home? Each student will create a charming watercolour illustration by the end of this session on high quality watercolour paper. School Holiday Information More Information FAQs Terms & ConditionsSpecial Offers
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Outline: In this drawing class you'll explore using white pencils and pastels on black paper to achieve some simple effects. Draw a high contrast picture using only white on black. You will be shown how to draw basic shiny objects like a glass or a tea pot. Then you can use your creativity to be more imaginative and apply the same techniques to your own subject - maybe a rocket in outer space or the night. You will be surprised at how effective this can be. What will students take...
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Inspired by Grecian Urns and other Ancient Artifacts, take a step back in time and learn coil hand-building techniques to create your own ancient pot! Give it some ancient colour and decoration for that bit of authenticity! Designed for young creators, this hands-on workshop encourages exploration and self-expression through the tactile world of clay. Students unleash their imagination, learning the fundamentals of hand building techniques to mould unique sculptures. From pinch...
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Inspired by the art of cubist painter Pablo Picasso, students make their own Picasso Plate. Learn hand-building techniques to create a decorative plate with a cubist style portrait, then paint it in bold colours with underglazes. What will students make? A ceramic plate that will be fired in our kilns and ready to collect about 3 weeks after the workshop.. The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their artwork home on the day. The work needs...
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This specialised illustration workshop is for young artists who are fascinated by dark science fiction. This particular workshop will be focusing on dystopian worlds similar to the Warhammer 40k universe. Guided by professional illustrator Sam McNair the young artists will learn how to draw step by step some elements from these universes and be prompted to design their own characters, vehicles and scenes within these worlds. What will students take home? A sketchbook with their...
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This specialised illustration workshop is for young artists who are fascinated with Solar Punk. As the name suggests Solar Punk is an utopian vision for the future. Guided by professional illustrator Sam McNair the young artists will learn how to draw step by step some Solar Punk elements and then be set loose to design their own characters, vehicles, environments and scenes within a Solar Punk world. What will students take home? A sketchbook with their achievements from the day....
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Learn the key elements of portrait painting in oils in this two-day intensive workshop, with Archibald Finalist Michael Simms. Students will be shown how to mix luminous flesh tones for a portrait in oils using just four colours. The workshop will cover the anatomy of the human face, the basic principles of colour theory, how to structure and organise your palette, and how to mix flesh tones suitable for the specific subject they are painting. Michael will complete a series of...
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Make a ceramic wind chime in the form of a chook or rooster or other bird! Learn hand-building techniques to create your animal wind chime and paint with underglazes to give it some colour and personality. Designed for young creators, this hands-on workshop encourages exploration and self-expression through the tactile world of clay. Students unleash their imagination, learning the fundamentals of hand-building techniques to mould unique sculptures. From pinch pots to coil...
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Make some bright little plates out of clay and paint them with colourful underglazes. Learn basic clay handbuilding techniques to maket the shape, choose your colour-scheme, add a face and bingo! Cute little bird plates are made. Designed for young creators, this hands-on workshop encourages exploration and self-expression through the tactile world of clay. Students unleash their imagination, learning the fundamentals of hand-building techniques to mould unique sculptures. From...
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Make your own puffer fish sculpture in this fun ceramics workshop. Learn pinch pot techniques to make your fish body, add fins and a tail, fish lips and eyes. Paint with underglaze in realistic colours or quirky patterns. What will students make? A ceramic puffer fish sculpture that will be fired in our kilns and ready to collect about 3 weeks after the workshop. A glaze fired ceramic puffer fish sculpture. School Holiday Information More Information FAQs Terms & ConditionsSpecial...
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