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.
Although Mellissa is better known as a large scale impressionist painter, she actually started her art journey as a miniaturist painter and engraver. This unique art form, based on a minute scale, traces its roots back to the book paintings and illuminated manuscripts set in the 7th century. A work of fine art in miniature is a particularly personal object that draws the viewer into an intimate, concentrated little world that can be breathtaking in its execution. What to expect...
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$195Limited
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Acrylic Painting | Miniature Art | Mellissa Read-Devine
Course Overview Extend your palettes and understand how colour can be used in interesting and unconventional ways to give paintings more meaning and mood in this two-day workshop. Workshop theme: The Colour of Shadows and Capturing Light Students will work from images of their own, using different watercolour techniques and palettes to discover expressive possibilities. Tanya will guide students towards experimentation and imaginative use of colour. Students will use wet-in-wet...
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$350Limited
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Working With Watercolour | Tanya Baily | Colour No. 3 - Expressive Colour in Watercolour - 2-Day Workshop
Discover the art of sketching urban street scenes through our Urban Sketching & Perspective with Pen and Watercolour Wash! Learn how to transform your surroundings into captivating sketches by mastering key tips, skills and strategies. Explore the urban environment with a professional artist with a 20 years’ 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...
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$350Limited
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Workshop | Urban Sketching and Perspective with Pen and Watercolour Wash with Gauri Torgalkar
This workshop is dedicated to teaching participants how to draw and paint portraits that are expressive and exciting and unlock artistic potential. Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, this workshop is designed to guide you through the fascinating world of creating contemporary, fun portraits of yourself, friends, and family. Throughout the day, you'll engage in structured projects that make learning to draw faces enjoyable and accessible with easy-to-follow...
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Enrol in 3 or more workshops in the one transaction and receive 10% discount on your fees. Discount applied at the checkout. No further discounts apply. No retrospective discounts.
In this class learn how to make dozens of colours from a limited palette. 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. Students should have at least attended a...
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Join Mellissa Read-Devine for this bold and colourful landscapes workshop. Learn how to simplify shapes and keep your colours bold and bright, learn about colour mixing, composition and much more. Bring along photographs of landscapes/gardens that you might like to paint. Mellissa is known for her impressionistic style of painting, has been the recipient of many award and prizes and is displayed in many galleries and private collections. She is a regular tutor all over Sydney and...
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$195Limited
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Acrylic Painting | Impressionist Landscapes from Photos | Mellissa Read-Devine
This is a fun and inspiring drawing workshop that will push you in new directions and expand your charcoal drawing and mark-making skills. The class starts with a series of structured exercises to encourage new ways to see and think about all the possibilities drawing with charcoal can offer. Projects in this class explore the power and subtleties that can be achieved with both compressed and willow charcoal. Drawing ideas demonstrated and taught will increase your knowledge about...
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$200Limited
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Expressive Drawing Workshops 2024 with Jody Graham | 5. The Magic of Charcoal
Enrol in 3 or more workshops in the one transaction and receive 10% discount on your fees. Discount applied at the checkout. No further discounts apply. No retrospective discounts.
This one-day workshop is jam-packed with high-octane fun and inspiration. During this workshop participants will settle into a structured program of drawing projects inspired by sound. Students will learn how to utilize sound to enhance their mark-making. More information and materials list to come. 2024 Workshop Overview Hello, I'm Jody, and I'm thrilled to welcome you to a monthly workshop series designed to help you explore and master the art of expressive drawing. Each workshop...
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$200Limited
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Expressive Drawing Workshops 2024 with Jody Graham | 6. Drawing to Sound
Enrol in 3 or more workshops in the one transaction and receive 10% discount on your fees. Discount applied at the checkout. No further discounts apply. No retrospective discounts.
Course Overview Wanting to paint with watercolour but either struggling to begin or getting confused and dispirited? Then this hands-on workshop is for you. Workshop theme: The Colour of Shadows and Capturing Light In a structured day of demonstrations and practical exercises, Tanya will guide you through the essential techniques of watercolour and how this beautiful medium works. You will learn how to manage bleeds and blends working in wet and dry, how to organise a palette and...
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$180Limited
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Working With Watercolour | Tanya Baily | Back to Basics
Course Overview Learn how to paint people from life in this two-day masterclass workshop. Workshop theme: The Colour of Shadows and Capturing Light Day 1. We study a range of techniques for how best to use watercolour to approach the human figure in the portrait. Apart from structural drawing exercises in proportion and composition, we look at colour mixing for skin colour and how to approach textures such as hair or folds in clothing. We also practice the difference between...
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$400Limited
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Working With Watercolour | Tanya Baily | People and the Portrait in Watercolour - 2-Day Workshop
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