Spring School Holidays | Weekdays 30 September – 11 October 2024 (no classes Monday 7 October)
Spring School Holiday bookings are open now!
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 as well as some two-day workshops for teens. It changes each school holiday period so there will always be a new workshop, new theme, new art form or technique to try.
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
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.
Spring Holiday ceramics
Ceramic sculptures made in our holiday workshops will be ready 3-4 weeks after the holidays. Work needs to dry before bisque firing, then we glaze them before firing a second time. We will send an email letting you know when they are ready to collect. Check your inbox as well as spam/junk box just in case.
To see some pictures from previous School Holiday programs, visit: Facebook Albums
Venues
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.
Click here to download a PDF Timetable for the Spring Holidays
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MON 7 OCT – PUBLIC HOLIDAYTUE 8 OCTWED 9 OCTTHU 10 OCTFRI 11 OCT <p>Kids will gain confidence and freedom with their cartoon drawing, develop their skills and learn to really flex their imaginations. Kids will learn how to draw a range of well-known cartoon
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<p>Christmas is nearly here, time to get festive and make a centrepiece for your Christmas table! Make a bright Christmas tree using basic clay hand-building techniques. Add some candy canes or stars <p>Learn about the amazing inky paintings of Victor Hugo and others. Practise drawing amazing underwater tentacled creatures and learn how to apply paint to build up your colours to create a bold and <p>In this quacking good class, learn how to use clay hand-building techniques to make your dashing little Duck. Learn to design and shape your own accessories to add to the duck such as shoes, a <p>Young artists will develop their illustration skills by focusing on science fiction concepts. This workshop is for students who are into Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, Wall-E and more.
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<p>Be inspired by the fun and fashionable illustrations of artist <a href="https://www.kokoartagency.com/kotono-nanase">Kotono Nanase</a>. Students will study her drawing style and explore how to
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<p>Paint a design your own cereal, pasta or soup bowl. Students will paint with underglaze onto a bisqueware (fired ceramic) bowl while learning the fundamentals of planning, design & drawing to <p>Do you love Pirates of the Caribbean, Hook, Treasure Island and Pan, or Little Mermaid? Tutor Sam McNair is a professional illustrator and cartoonist who is a terrible sailor but a pretty fantastic
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<p>Do you love Owls? Who doesn't, so why not come and make your own owl with clay! Kids will first learn how to draw an owl and then learn basic clay hand building techniques to sculpt their lovely
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<p>Step into the world of Urban Sketching. Students will learn about everything they need to know to tackle the art of urban sketching! We will discuss one, two and even three point perspective and
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Cartooning | Super Heroes and Villains | 5-7 years
Ceramics | Christmas Trees | 7-9 years
Ink Painting | Inky Octopus | 5-7 years
Ceramics | Dashing Ducks | 5-7 years
Cartooning | Sci-Fi and Outer Space Illustration | 7-9 years
Watercolour | Fashionable Figures | 7-9 years
Painting Ceramic Bowls | Christmas Designs | 5-8 years
Cartooning | Pirates and Mermaids Ahoy | 5-7 year
Ceramics | Hootie Cuties | 5-7 years
Watercolour | Shop Fronts and Street Scenes | 7-9 years