Pre-Christmas School Holidays | Weekdays 16 – 20 December 2024
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.
All of our school holiday workshops are now held in just one venue at our main campus studios at 10 Hill Street. This is where we have three painting and drawing studios, and the ceramics studio.Click here for map and directions.
Do you love to draw? Whether you’re into drawing realistically, comics, fantasy art, or doodling in your journal, this workshop is a great way to develop your own style and sharpen your skills. Guided by talented artist and illustrator Monika Diak, you’ll explore different ways to draw while experimenting with materials like watercolours, coloured pencils, and collage. Monika brings her expertise and creative passion to this fun and interactive workshop, designed to help young...
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$150Limited
inc GST
Masterclass | Creative Drawing, Painting and Illustration with Monika Diak | 10 years and over
Is your child passionate about drawing and animals? If so, this short course is perfect for them! Join wildlife artist Shannon Dwyer in an engaging drawing session where your child will learn to sketch one of Australia’s most beloved creatures, the Bilby! This interactive class is tailored for young art enthusiasts who have a love for nature and wildlife. It’s designed to enhance their drawing skills and boost their confidence in art. Shannon will share fantastic techniques for...
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$150Limited
inc GST
Drawing Masterclass with Shannon Dwyer | Bilbies and Wildlife | 10+years
<p>Is your child passionate about drawing and animals? If so, this short course is perfect for them! Join wildlife artist Shannon Dwyer in an engaging drawing session where your child will learn to
Drawing Masterclass with Shannon Dwyer | Bilbies and Wildlife | 10+years
<p>Is your child passionate about drawing and animals? If so, this short course is perfect for them! Join wildlife artist Shannon Dwyer in an engaging drawing session where your child will learn to
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...
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$90Limited
inc GST
Ceramic Coily Christmas Trees | Family Class
<p>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
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...
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$90Limited
inc GST
Ceramics | Christmas Trees | 8-12 years
<p>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
Create your very own silhouetted Santa and his reindeer in this fun, detail-oriented workshop! Paint a beautiful, tonal background on canvas using acrylics, then use Posca pens to add Santa’s sleigh and reindeer in striking silhouette. With step-by-step guidance, you’ll finish with a unique holiday artwork on canvas to keep and cherish. Perfect for young artists wanting to get festive and creative! What will students take home? A completed artwork on canvas to proudly show off at...
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$70Limited
inc GST
Painting | Santa and Reindeers in Silhouette | 5-9 years
<p>Create your very own silhouetted Santa and his reindeer in this fun, detail-oriented workshop! Paint a beautiful, tonal background on canvas using acrylics, then use Posca pens to add Santa’s
Learn how to draw an angel, then paint your angel using metallic gold paint. Decorate your painting with collaged stars and sequins. Make your angel bright and beautiful, add embellishments and make your artwork really stand out. Students will use paper, watercolour, collage techniques and more. What will students take home? Students will take home a mixed media artwork on heavy watercolour paper. School Holiday Information More Information FAQs Terms & ConditionsSpecial Offers
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$70Limited
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Mixed Media & Collage | Angels Inspired by Klimt | 8-12 years
<p>Learn how to draw an angel, then paint your angel using metallic gold paint. Decorate your painting with collaged stars and sequins. Make your angel bright and beautiful, add embellishments and
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...
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$90Limited
inc GST
Ceramics | Santa's Reindeer | 5-9 years
<p>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.</p>
Come and join Cartoonist Sam McNair and learn how to draw some of your favourite holiday things. Students will have professional step by step instruction as well as ample challenges where they can unleash their creativity. Cartooning has a wide range of conventions and rules and this workshop offers students insight into how to use these to their advantage. Each class will be catered to the student's interests and will be varied within each session. What will students take home?...
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$70Limited
inc GST
Cartooning | Christmas Cartoon Slam | 8-12 years
<p>Come and join Cartoonist Sam McNair and learn how to draw some of your favourite holiday things. Students will have professional step by step instruction as well as ample challenges where they can
<p>Come and join Cartoonist Sam McNair and learn how to draw some of your favourite holiday things. Students will have professional step by step instruction as well as ample challenges where they can
Christmas is nearly here, time to get festive and make a chubby Santa for your Christmas table. Learn some basic clay hand building techniques as you sculpt your Santa. 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...
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$90Limited
inc GST
Ceramics | Santa Sculpture | 5-9 years
<p>Christmas is nearly here, time to get festive and make a chubby Santa for your Christmas table. Learn some basic clay hand building techniques as you sculpt your Santa. Add colour when you paint it
Get an elf on your shelf, but this one will be ceramic! Kids will learn basic clay hand building techniques to create their elves and paint them with underglaze in Christmas colours. Learn how to give your elf facial features to make him or her 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...
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