Our workshop program for adults runs year-round and includes one-day and two-day weekend workshops or masterclasses. Occasionally, we run specialised workshops at other times throughout the year and workshops with special guest tutors. We carefully curate workshops for beginners and intermediate artists so there's something for all experience levels.
When you enrol in three or moreworkshops for adults in one transaction you'll a receive 10% discount on your fees.
Create a beautiful and unique pedestal bowl and learn professional tips and tricks for working with clay and texture from designer and ceramicist Rina Bernabei. This is a unique opportunity to learn how hand-building techniques to make a pedestal bowl. Rina Bernabei’s work encapsulates her years of practice as a product designer and explores relationships between handmade craft practices, and digital technologies and manufacture. Her ceramic practice reflects her research of...
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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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A one-day workshop with Tania Mason to introduce the art of painting with gouache! With its unique blend of opacity and watercolour-like qualities, Gouache offers artists a versatile and expressive medium to explore. Whether you're taking your first steps into the world of painting or seeking to enhance your existing skills, this workshop is designed to provide you with the tools, techniques, and inspiration to create beautiful artworks with confidence. Learn the fundamental...
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In this class, Jayanto will guide you to make your own Sampuru or lunchbox inspired by your culture and the foods that evoke memories. Be inspired by the textures, shapes, colours and designs of a lunch box (real or imaginary) that could have been packed by yourself, your parent or friend, and create a life-size food clay sculpture. Explore the materiality of clay and have fun experimenting in this workshop for all ages and levels of experience. What to expect In this workshop,...
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Discover the world of oil painting in this immersive two-day workshop designed for beginners. This course serves as an essential introduction to the foundational techniques and principles of oil painting, providing students with a solid understanding of the medium and its potential for artistic expression. Through a carefully structured program, students will learn the fundamental concepts, materials, and methods necessary to create compelling oil paintings. With materials...
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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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In this class paint still life favourites like fruit, lemons or vegetables. 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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Overview This class is for beginners or those wishing to refresh their skills. In this still-life painting class learn how to bring a sense of reality and atmosphere to your work. Over this 2 day workshop learn the fundamentals of tonal painting by observing light, tone and proportion. You will start with monochrome studies and learn how to mix colours tonally through a series of exercises and demonstrations to build on skills, finishing with studies in colour. Taught by...
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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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Join award winning artist Nicole Kelly in a one day painting workshop exploring Contemporary Interior Spaces in oils or acrylics. The workshop begins with Nicole setting an interior for you to draw from life and then create a sustained painting. Nicole works closely with each individual, encouraging you to develop your own style and aesthetics, within the parameters of your own level. What to expect Nicole will work with you to explore pallet set up, mark making, colour and...
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