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Pre-Christmas School Holidays | Weekdays 16 – 20 December 2024

January School Holidays | Weekdays 20 – 31 January 2025

Special offer! Enrol in 5 or more holiday workshops for kids or teens and save 10% on your fees. Discount applied at the checkout when all classes enrolled in the one transaction. (No further discounts. No retrospective discounts.)

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 sessions 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

Note: Our goal is to run all the advertised workshops. However, we sometimes need change a workshop theme, age range or tutor due to insufficient enrolments or other circumstances, and occasionally cancel a workshop altogether. In such circumstances, any student enrolled in a cancelled class will be transferred to another suitable class in the same time and parents will be notified.

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.

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All of our school holiday workshops are held in our air-conditioned warehouse studio at 10 Hill Street, Leichhardt. 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 Pre-Christmas Holidays

Click here to download a PDF Timetable for the January Holidays

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Age 5 Age 6 Age 7 Age 8 Age 9 Age 10 Age 11 Age 12+

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MON 16 DEC TUE 17 DEC WED 18 DEC THU 19 DEC FRI 20 DEC

MON 20 JAN TUE 21 JAN WED 22 JAN THU 23 JAN FRI 24 JAN

MON 27 JAN – Public Holiday TUE 28 JAN WED 29 JAN THU 30 JAN FRI 31 JAN

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Ceramics | Santa's Reindeer | 5-12 years

Use your imagination and be inspired by Christmas to sculpt a reindeer from clay and then paint it in bright colours of your choice, so that everyone's artwork is unique. What will students take home? A fired ceramic sculpture for you to proudly display. The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their artwork home on the day. The work needs to dry out before bisque firing, we then glaze the work and fire again in our kiln. We will send you an... [More]

Ceramics | Christmas Trees | 5-12 years

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 to decorate your tree and make it special! What will students take home? A fired ceramic sculpture for you to proudly display. The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their artwork home on the day. The work needs to dry out before bisque firing, we... [More]

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

Watercolour Painting | Deck the Cards - Christmas card workshop! | 5-12 Years

Join us for a festive Christmas Card Workshop where kids aged 8–12 can create their own holiday cards! Using beautiful watercolours, students will learn painting techniques to add depth to their designs, capturing the sparkle and magic of the season with Christmas decorations and baubles. They’ll then add fun details using Posca pens, black fine liners, and even a sprinkle of glitter if they wish. What will students take home? A set of colourful christmas cards. School Holiday... [More]

Painting | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 5-12 years

In this fun and festive workshop, kids will create a vibrant acrylic painting inspired by the beloved holiday hero, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Children will learn basic acrylic painting techniques while exploring their creativity. They’ll bring Rudolph to life on canvas, complete with his iconic glowing red nose and a snowy winter background. This workshop is perfect for young artists of all skill levels and guarantees a fun experience filled with holiday cheer. What will... [More]

Ceramics | Holiday Mugs | 5-12 years

This fun workshop will teach kids how to hand build a jar from clay, then make it festive! Kids will learn methods in coil building and making pinch pots, then have fun decorating their pot with shapes and add a splash of colour! What will students make? A twice fired clay sculpture of your holiday mug. The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their artwork home on the day. The work needs to dry out before bisque firing, we then glaze the work... [More]

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

Ceramics | Gingerbread Houses | 5-12 years

Everyone needs a house, even Hobbits and Fairies. A class to make a super cute gingebread, hobbit or fairy house, add your own sense of style and fun. Students will learn basic clay hand building techniques to build and decorate their house. Add colour when you paint it with underglazes ready for bisque firing in our kiln. What will students take home? A fired ceramic sculpture for you to proudly display. The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not... [More]

Painting | Frosty the Snowman | 5-12 years

In this class, kids will make a painting of Frosty the Snowman ready for Christmas. What will students take home? Take home a few completed artworks on high quality paper to proudly show off at home. School Holiday Information More Information FAQs Terms & ConditionsSpecial Offers [More]

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

Ceramics | Snowpeople | 5-12 years

Let's create some winter wonder these holidays. Create your very own snowperson using hand-building ceramic techniques. Add colour when you paint it with underglazes ready for bisque firing in our kiln. What will students take home? A fired ceramic sculpture for you to proudly display. The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their artwork home on the day. The work needs to dry out before bisque firing, we then glaze the work and fire again... [More]

Cartooning | Manga Madness | 8-12 years

This is a workshop for students crazy about Manga. Students will have professional step by step instruction as well as ample challenges where they can unleash their creativity. Manga has a wide range of conventions and rules this workshop offers students insight into how to use these to their advantage. What will students take home? Their very own cartooning sketchbook filled with drawings and plenty more pages to continue at home. School Holiday Information More Information FAQs... [More]

Cartooning | Manga Madness | 8-12 years

Mon 20 Jan
9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+11:00)
1 session, 3 hours total

Sam McNair

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Mon 20 Jan 2025	9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Studio 3 - Art Est \| 10 Hill Street \| Leichhardt NSW 2040

Paint | What's in the Garden | 5-7 years

In this workshop, students will be inspired by what’s in their yard and garden. If you love bugs, beetles and beasties or if you love plants, flowers, trees and more there's something sure to inspire. Students will learn drawing and painting skills to capture their ideas and combine painting, collage and more! What will students take home? A finished acrylic painting on canvas to to proudly display at home. School Holiday Information More Information FAQs Terms & ConditionsSpecial... [More]

Paint | What's in the Garden | 5-7 years

Mon 20 Jan
9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+11:00)
1 session, 3 hours total

Sarah Harvie

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Mon 20 Jan 2025	9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Studio 1 - Art Est \| 10 Hill Street \| Leichhardt NSW 2040

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