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Short Courses

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:

Special Offers

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)
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  • 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.

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Painting | Transform the way you paint with Ash Frost

Painting | Transform the way you paint with Ash Frost

This class will transform the way you paint!  Suitable for anyone who has been painting for a while but reached a creative block, feels stale or needs some technical intervention.  In this studio-based course, work with experienced tutor and award-winning artist Ashley Frost who is known for his palette knife paintings with compositions that use light to capture a fleeting moment in time. Ashley will recommend structured exercises to help students overcome technical difficulties... [More]

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This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Urban Sketching Workshop: Pen and Wash with Gauri Torgalkar

Urban Sketching Workshop: Pen and Wash with Gauri Torgalkar

Learn how to transform your surroundings into captivating sketches by mastering key tips, skills and strategies using pen and wash. Explore the urban environment with a professional artist with 20 years of experience in freehand sketching for architecture and urban design to capture street scenes, buildings and public spaces in sketched compositions – then bring them to life with the tone and texture of watercolour washes.  In this class you will get a chance to develop and... [More]
$180 Limited inc GST
Urban Sketching Workshop: Pen and Wash with Gauri Torgalkar

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Enrol in three or more weekend workshops in the one transaction and receive 10% discount on your fees.

If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.

Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Open Studio Casual Attendance

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,... [More]
$90 Limited inc GST
Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Open Studio Casual Attendance

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$90 Limited inc GST
Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Open Studio Casual Attendance

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$90 Limited inc GST
Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Open Studio Casual Attendance

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$90 Limited inc GST
Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Open Studio Casual Attendance

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$90 Limited inc GST
Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Open Studio Casual Attendance

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$90 Limited inc GST
Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Open Studio Casual Attendance

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$90 Limited inc GST
Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Open Studio Casual Attendance

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$90 Limited inc GST
Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Open Studio Casual Attendance

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Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Open Studio

Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Open Studio

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,... [More]
$670 Limited inc GST
Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Open Studio

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See More> Price excludes materials.

If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.

Oil Painting Essentials with Marie Mansfield | Intermediate

Oil Painting Essentials with Marie Mansfield | Intermediate

This course and is suitable for beginners who will gain confidence in using oils. Over this 4 week stage, you will learn to paint with oil paints through a range of exercises designed to teach you the fundamentals and gain confidence week by week. Students will learn to observe light, tone and proportion to bring a sense of reality and atmosphere to their work. This class is also for those wishing to refresh their skills. What to expect This oil painting course for beginners will... [More]
Oil Painting Essentials with Marie Mansfield | Intermediate

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See More> This class is limited to 8 students. Materials not included.

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Art for beginners | Drawing and Painting with Laura Carey

Art for beginners | Drawing and Painting with Laura Carey

Unlock Your Inner Artist in a Fun and Friendly Atmosphere! Are you yearning to explore your creative side but unsure where to begin? Look no further – this class is the perfect starting point for beginners and seasoned enthusiasts alike. Join us for an engaging 4 week journey where you'll dive into various painting mediums and drawing techniques, all in a relaxed and supportive environment. In this hands-on course, you'll have the opportunity to experiment with different mediums,... [More]
$275 Limited inc GST
Art for beginners | Drawing and Painting with Laura Carey

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Are you yearning to explore your creative side but unsure where to begin? Look no

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See More>  Price includes some materials | Suitable for absolute beginners
$275 Limited inc GST
Art for beginners | Drawing and Painting with Laura Carey

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Are you yearning to explore your creative side but unsure where to begin? Look no

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See More>  Price includes some materials | Suitable for absolute beginners

If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.

Learn to Paint Portraits in Oil with Marie Mansfield

Learn to Paint Portraits in Oil with Marie Mansfield

Learn portrait painting in oils with 2023 Archibald Prize finalist and winner of the 2021 Portia Geach Memorial Award, Marie Mansfield. This painting course is for students who want to learn how to paint portraits. Marie works with each student at their own level and works to progress each student's ambitions. Students will benefit from working on tonal studies and colour mixing and the course can cater for students who wish to improve their painting skills using oils. Students... [More]

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Watercolours|  Painting Flowers with Saba Manesh | short course

Watercolours| Painting Flowers with Saba Manesh | short course

This watercolour painting course is designed for art enthusiasts and beginners who want to explore the beauty of floral art through the medium of watercolours. This course will provide participants with the opportunity to learn and practice various watercolour techniques in 4 weeks. Students will be introduced to wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry painting, dry brushing, gradients, layers, colours and shading, how to create volume and more.  Saba Manesh is a watercolour artist, originally... [More]
$260 Limited inc GST
Watercolours| Painting Flowers with Saba Manesh | short course

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If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.

Portraiture – Realism to Contemporary with Mathew Lynn

Portraiture – Realism to Contemporary with Mathew Lynn

Challenge yourself to look at portraiture from a variety of approaches. Starting with realism, Mathew can guide you through the process of acquiring the foundational skills of rendering a portrait, and how to give a portrait that intangible quality that makes it life-like, that is more than just technique. If you feel adventurous, Mathew can then take you on a journey of re-invention, looking at ways and strategies to re-prioritise how you view and receive messages from your... [More]
$275 Limited inc GST
Portraiture – Realism to Contemporary with Mathew Lynn

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$275 Limited inc GST
Portraiture – Realism to Contemporary with Mathew Lynn

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If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.

Illustration in Pen, Watercolour and Gouache with Tania Mason

Illustration in Pen, Watercolour and Gouache with Tania Mason

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... [More]
$625 Limited inc GST
Illustration in Pen, Watercolour and Gouache with Tania Mason

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See More>  Suitable for beginners to intermediate

If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.

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