Our courses for kids aged 5 to 12 years are structured for different age groups and stages. Kids learn about artists, art history and art genres while being in a relaxed and nurturing environment. While many of our young students come for fun, some use their Art Est portfolio to enter selective creative high schools.
Enrolments are now open for Term 1 courses, 2024. Running from 1 February – 27 March, there are a range 8-week courses on offer.
Our courses for kids aged 5 to 12 years are structured for different age groups and stages. Kids learn about artists, art history and art genres while being in a relaxed and nurturing environment. While many of our young students come for fun, some use their Art Est portfolio to enter selective creative high schools.
We are currently in Term 4. Late enrolments are welcome, where you can join a class that has already started at a reduced cost (the discount is applied automatically at check out).
Our next Term program is Term 1. Key dates for next term are below:
Priority Enrolment: 11 Dec (current students have early access to re-enrol)
Early Bird Enrolment: opens 12 Dec (classes are open to everyone)
Program dates: 1 Feb – 27 March
Terms
2024 Summer Art School: 3-14 January, weekends 21/22, 27/28 January + 3/4 February Term 1 2024: 1 February – 27 March Term 2 2024: 6 May – 1 July (*no classes Kings Birthday holiday Monday 10 June, make up class is Monday 1 July) Term 3 2024: 29 July – 22 September Term 4 2024: 21 October – 15 December
Note that we offer a Priority Enrolment Period for current students to reenrol in their term class one week before we open Earlybird Enrolments to new students.
Public holidays
Easter weekend: 29 March-1 April Anzac Day: 25 April Kings Birthday: Monday 10 June October Long Weekend: Monday 7 October
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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$70Limited
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Drawing | Into the Darkness | 6-10 years
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<p>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
Trainers, gumboots or something more fancy - this workshop has shoes for everyone. Learn a range of clay hand-building techniques to build a shoe you can use as a phone holder, trinket dish or potplant. Then get colourful painting with underglazes to make your quirky shoes shine. 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...
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$90Limited
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Ceramics | Funky Shoes | 9-12 years
<p>Trainers, gumboots or something more fancy - this workshop has shoes for everyone. Learn a range of clay hand-building techniques to build a shoe you can use as a phone holder, trinket dish or
Images used for the course decription are for inspiration and not always indicative of finished works. Enrol in a morning and afternoon session on the one day and get FREE supervised lunchtime with us.
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
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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Discover the magic of Georgia O'Keeffe's flower artworks in this vibrant art class for kids! Inspired by her renowned artworks, young artists will explore the vivid colours and graceful shapes that bring flowers to life. Students will learn drawing techniques to capture the beauty of flowers using a range of drawing materials on watercolour paper. Immerse yourself in a world of colour, shape, and imagination as we celebrate O'Keeffe's captivating floral masterpieces together! What...
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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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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 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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A special one day drawing-workshop aimed at learning fundamental drawing skills of seeing, proportion, perspective, composition, tone and value. Students will learn how to discern between the different drawing mediums of willow and compressed charcoal, pastel, graphite and ink. Students will learn how to maximise the effect of each of these materials to achieve their drawing potential. Looking at master artist drawings of pointillist painter Georges Seurat and Post impressionist...
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