Our week-on-week short 4 or 8 week courses allow students to immerse themselves in a range of media, learn new skills and become part of our art community. With classes available for beginners, intermediate and advanced students in a range of subjects.
Mid-course enrolments are welcome in many of our courses.
Workshops
For those interested in a one-off session, try our Weekend Workshops which run year-round on Saturdays and Sundays.
Special Offer: Any adult student enrolled in a short course receives a 10% discount on any weekend workshop in the same term, click below for more information:
Our week-on-week courses allow students to immerse themselves in a range of media, learn new skills and become part of our art community. Our classes are available at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels allowing students to follow through a course of study.
Term 2 commences: 6 May for most classes.
Priority Earlybird Enrolment: 5-14 March (current students have early access to re-enrol)
Early Bird Enrolment: 15 March – 8 April (enrolments are open to everyone)
Beginners: Beginner courses build confidence and skills, exploring the fundamentals and theory of art, including drawing, colour and composition across various media. Students are nurtured and encouraged to find their voice.
Intermediate (some experience): More experienced students can build on their skills by focusing on a particular medium in-depth or finessing a style or technique.
Advanced (Masterclass): For students who are confident and experienced and are striving to explore new or traditional techniques.
Course Overview Join Tania Mason to explore the broad and numerous areas of Illustration - using pen, watercolour and gouache to draw and paint subjects that inspire us! Birds, Fauna, and Botanicals will all be covered in this course, referencing past and contemporary images to get there! Gouache is a medium close to watercolour and is best friends with acrylic. Watercolour is a tricky and delightful medium and we will learn to harness its variety of approaches to painting our...
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$625Limited
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$562.50
Illustration in Pen, Watercolour and Gouache with Tania Mason
Course Overview Loosen up and gain confidence in painting from life outdoors in the streets and parks around Art Est. Tanya will give you tips on how to best efficiently describe a full range of textures and colours. Workshop theme: The Sketch No. 2 Learn how to simplify and set up your compositions for success in watercolour. You will practice with both loose wet washes as well as working on dry, and you will be encouraged to develop your own style in describing what you see....
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Do you want to work on your painting or drawing projects, but would like the guidance of a tutor? Would you like to learn how to develop an idea into a finished work or refine your artistic style? Then this is the open studio class for you. Whether you are a beginner or more experienced, you will learn much in this course. Sally has a choice of drawing techniques, introduction to colour, and other projects to get you started. Under the guidance of experienced tutor and artist,...
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$90Limited
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Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Open Studio Casual Attendance
This painting course is open to anyone, from beginners to those with prior experience who are seeking a painting studio experience and to learn from an experienced art tutor. Over the 8 weeks, the course will explore some fundamentals including tone and colour, perspective and proportions and finding structure in the painting. We will also look at drawing exercises to help discover gestures and movement in the work. Students can work on their own subject or seek direction from...
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$75Limited
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Painting for Everyone in Oils or Acrylics with Ash Frost
CASUAL ATTENDANCE - this fee is for attending one class only. Book for 3 or more classes in this course this term in one transaction and receive 10% discount. Price *excludes* materials | Suitable for enthusiastic beginners and those with prior experience | Suitable for new and continuing students
CASUAL ATTENDANCE - this fee is for attending one class only. Book for 3 or more classes in this course this term in one transaction and receive 10% discount. Price *excludes* materials | Suitable for enthusiastic beginners and those with prior experience | Suitable for new and continuing students
This is a 4 Week block with Ash this term. The second 4 week block will be taught by Mathew Lynn. Enrol in this class before 8 April to receive your earlybird discount. See More> Price *excludes* materials | Suitable for enthusiastic beginners and those with prior experience | Suitable for new and continuing students.
In this class learn how to paint shiny and translucent objects such as glass and silverware. Less is always more. In Susie's classes, students learn tips and tricks for keeping watercolours transparent and beautiful. You will come away with a feeling of wonder and addiction to this extraordinary watery paint and be confident that you can tackle anything. Is this course right for me? While all levels of artist are welcome, some prior experience with watercolours is recommended....
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$200Limited
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Watercolour Workshop | Painting Translucent and Shiny Objects - Glass and Silver | Susie Murphie
This 4 week course with the fabulous, well-known ceramicist Stephanie Phillips will give you the hand building skills and techniques used by Stephanie to create her stunning geometric, sculptural works. Stephanie’s generosity in sharing her tips, tricks and methods make these classes productive, and rich in ideas and information to get you making professional and unique works. What to expect Week 1: Design and plan In your first class you will begin with research, finding...
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$325Limited
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Ceramics | Sculptural Hand-Building with Stephanie Phillips
Grab a friend for a 2.5 hour creative evening in our ceramics studio making your own handmade quirky little monsters. Purge your inner monster (or someone else’s) in this fun and therapeutic workshop. You will be introduced to basic clay hand-building techniques to make your monster. Be prepared to get addicted! What will you achieve You'll sculpt a little monster in clay that will be fired and ready to collect in about 3 weeks time. Your sculpture will be bisque-fired and then...
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$95Limited
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Little Monsters Clay Sculpture Workshop
<p>Grab a friend for a 2.5 hour creative evening in our ceramics studio making your own handmade quirky little monsters. Purge your inner monster (or someone else’s) in this fun and therapeutic
<p>Grab a friend for a 2.5 hour creative evening in our ceramics studio making your own handmade quirky little monsters. Purge your inner monster (or someone else’s) in this fun and therapeutic
<p>Grab a friend for a 2.5 hour creative evening in our ceramics studio making your own handmade quirky little monsters. Purge your inner monster (or someone else’s) in this fun and therapeutic
Overview This class is for beginners or those wishing to refresh their skills. In this still-life painting class learn how to bring a sense of reality and atmosphere to your work. Over this 2 day workshop learn the fundamentals of tonal painting by observing light, tone and proportion. You will start with monochrome studies and learn how to mix colours tonally through a series of exercises and demonstrations to build on skills, finishing with studies in colour. Taught by...
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$460Limited
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Oil Painting for Beginners with Marie Mansfield | 2 day workshop
This workshop runs best with a maximum of 9 students. Perfect for beginners. Fee excludes materials or pay $50 to have materials supplied for use in class. Enrol in 3 or more workshops for adults in the one transaction and receive 10% discount on your fees. Discount applied at the checkout. No further discounts apply. No retrospective discounts.
Join well-known ceramicist Clare Unger in this unique hand-building class. You will create a handmade cup and spoon that reflects your own personal story through textiles and texture. Clare’s current work is inspired by an inherited collection of textiles, which she began stitching and looking for ways to incorporate into her ceramics practice. Her desire to tell her personal stories and connect with others through shared memories is a powerful driver in the making of her work. ...
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$325Limited
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Ceramic Cups + Spoons the Handstitched Way | Two-part Workshop with Clare Unger
This 4 week course with artist Carol Hudson, packs a wide range of ceramic hand-building techniques into 4 sessions. Designed to inspire, and ignite your creativity, this short course will give you the skills to get you started in making fabulous ceramics works. Carol’s classes are social, fun and rich in ideas and possibilities. She will share her secrets of making refined, beautiful, elegant and simple functional ceramics. What to expect Week 1: Pinch pot method with texture ...
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$300Limited
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$270.01
Ceramics | Start Up for Beginners with Carol Hudson