Make a creative start to the New Year at Art Est. Art School’s annual Summer Art School for adults held throughout January 2024
Learn from the best with workshops and masterclasses taught by our regular and guest tutors including: Idris Murphy, Marie Mansfield, Ross Laurie, Sally Mowbray, Tanya Baily, Ash Frost, Paul McCarthy, Jody Graham, Susie Murphie, Tania Mason, Jackson Davies, Michelle Hiscock and Saba Manesh.
Come join them and immerse yourself in a world of art at our spacious airconditoned warehouse studios in Leichhardt.
One, two and three-day workshops and master classes
Workshops for all skill levels and interests
Experienced and award-winning tutors
Painting and drawing classes in a wide range of media and across different genres
A maximum 8-12 students per class for optimal learning
All Summer Art School workshops suitable for HSC and senior school students
Workshops for adults are held daily between 3-14 January, then weekends until 28 January. Workshops for kids and teens are held weekdays 11-22 December and 15-25 January.
Art Est. is delighted to welcome Ross Laurie as guest tutor for this Master Class. Ross captivates his students with his thought-provoking teaching style and warm rapport. This Master Class has a focus on observing images of landscape and ways to translate the landscape into art using oils or acrylics. The workshop is about drawing and painting from your own images and memory, and being exposed to ideas and influences that will assist in you reaching your full potential guided by...
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Join well-known ceramicist Ilona Bruckard to make a beautiful nature-inspired ceramic wall piece in this unique hand-building class. Ilona’s ceramics practice centres around organic forms inspired by nature, the Australian landscape — particularly the ocean. In this two-part workshop she will inspire and teach you how to create your own hand-crafted ceramic sculpture. No experience necessary! With her expertise, Ilona will help you plan and realise your ideas. What to expect...
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Overview Travel sketching or holiday sketching is a great way to record your travel experiences. You can sketch on the spot or bring your travel photos to life by sketching them. In this fun class, learn the tips, tricks and secrets of travel sketching with popular watercolour tutor Susie Murphie. This class is conducted in the studios working from reference photos. Bring along your favourite travel photos/postcards for reference or use Susie's reference material. What to expect...
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Grab a friend for a 2.5 hour creative evening in our ceramics studio making your own handmade quirky little monsters. Purge your inner monster (or someone else’s) in this fun and therapeutic workshop. You will be introduced to basic clay hand-building techniques to make your monster. Be prepared to get addicted! What will you achieve You'll sculpt a little monster in clay that will be fired and ready to collect in about 3 weeks time. Your sculpture will be bisque-fired and then...
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Join sculptural ceramicist Stephanie Phillips over 2 days to create an architectural style geometric sculpture or sculptural vase. Learn some great coiling method tricks along the way. Some basic experience is recommended for this workshop. Stephanie’s ceramic work is bold, textural, architectural, and always sculptural. She playfully manipulates negative space in and around each piece, making forms that are abstract and jaunty while at the same time monumental. Texture is vital...
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Join the incredible artist and ceramicist Niharika Hukku to learn to paint onto bisque-fired and clay surfaces. Your work will be fired to make beautiful food safe ceramics. No experience necessary! Niharika is known for her exquisite illustrative designs painted onto ceramics. From flowers and fish, to birds and botanicals - her works gives a new reality to hand built and decorated ceramics. Visit Niharika's Instagram for inspiration. What to expect This is a two-part...
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Join artist and ceramicist Carol Hudson in this unique hand-building class. You will create a sculpture or functional vessel inspired by marine environments. No experience necessary! What to expect: This is a two-part workshop held over two consecutive days. Your tutor, Carol Hudson, will help make your experience productive, rewarding and enjoyable. Day 1 : 11am – 2.30pm (3 hrs + ½ hr for lunch) Morning session research, drawing and planning of work Afternoon session...
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