Our week-on-week short 4, 6 or 8 week term courses allow students to immerse themselves in a specific media, learn new skills and become part of our art community. With classes available for beginners, intermediate and advanced students in a range of subjects.
Workshops
For those interested in a one-off session, try our Weekend Workshops which run year-round on Saturdays and Sundays. As a bonus, any adult student enrolled in a short course receives a 10% discount on any weekend workshop in the same term.
Do you want to learn how to paint or work on your painting or drawing projects, but would like the guidance of a tutor? Would you like to learn how to develop an idea into a finished work or refine your artistic style? Then this is the open studio class for you. Whether you are a beginner or more experienced, you will learn much in this course. Sally has a choice of drawing techniques, introduction to colour, and other projects to get you started. Under the guidance of experienced...
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$670
$335
Limited
inc GST
Developing your Painting with Sally Mowbray | Painting Studio for Beginners and Beyond
This course is suitable for painters with some experience with oils, who would like to continue to evolve their practice. Over 8 weeks, you will continue to paint with oil paints through a range of subject matter of your choice and gain confidence week by week. By painting various subjects, students will explore and observe light, tone and proportion to bring a sense of reality and atmosphere to their work - as well as encourage their own vision and style. Note: Enrollments are by...
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Oil Painting Essentials with Marie Mansfield | Advanced
Get 10% discount on your second course in the same term. See More> Price excludes materials. Class limited to 9 students. Apply to join this class or phone 95641519 to discuss your suitability.
This course and is suitable for beginners and beyond who will gain confidence in using oils. Over this 6-week course, you will learn to paint with oil paints through a range of exercises designed to teach you the fundamentals and gain skills week by week. Students will learn to observe light, tone and proportion to bring a sense of reality and atmosphere to their work. Working mostly from still life for beginners, students will learn colour theory through practical exercises. More...
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Oil Painting Essentials with Marie Mansfield | Intermediate
Get 10% discount on your second course in the same term. See More> This class is limited to 8 students. Materials not included. Apply to join this class or phone 95641519 to discuss your suitability.
Take your hand-building ceramic artworks to the next level. Students will expand upon previous knowledge to create more advanced clay sculptures. Students will focus on finding and developing their own voice in clay using various techniques that your tutor Tanya Bechara uses in her own practice. Students will develop their own style through experimentation and exploration. Includes handbuilding and sculptural techniques, surface treatments like airbrushing, sgraffitto, carving,...
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$600
$300
Limited
inc GST
Advanced Hand-Building Ceramics with Tanya Bechara
Go back to basics or start from scratch to refresh your skills and learn the fundamentals of painting with watercolours. This course will cover the full range of watercolour techniques from the past and contemporary with loads of practical exercises and a solid understanding of different papers and watercolour materials. There will be practice with sketching and working plein air, and you will learn how to make longer finished studio watercolours. Perfect for beginners and great...
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$520
$260
Limited
inc GST
Watercolour Painting for Beginners with Tanya Baily
Learn portrait painting in oils with 2023 Archibald Prize finalist and winner of the 2021 Portia Geach Memorial Award, Marie Mansfield. This painting course is for students who want to learn how to paint portraits. Marie works with each student at their own level and works to progress each student's ambitions. Students will benefit from working on tonal studies and colour mixing and the course can cater for students who wish to improve their painting skills using oils. Students...
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Get 10% discount on your second course in the same term. See More> This class is for experienced oil painters and students who have completed Marie's introductory course or workshop. Apply to join this class or phone 95641519 to discuss your suitability.
A new weekly watercolour class for students of all abilities. This is an opportunity for you to bring images and projects of your own to the studios and to learn the techniques you need to complete the watercolour works of your choice. Tanya will work individually with students at their level, encouraging experimentation and the development of each student’s personal style. What to expect Studio sessions may begin with demonstrations and technical instruction by Tanya that is...
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Learn to make functional and decorative ceramics with Tanya Bechara, an award-winning ceramicist known for her whimsical creations featuring Australian native fauna. Whether your taste leans decorative or crisp and clean, Tanya's 20+ years of experience can guide your creative vision and practice in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Students will be introduced to clay hand building fundamentals: coiling, pinching, slab building and sculpture. Using these techniques, students will...
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$600
$300
Limited
inc GST
Hand-building Ceramics for Beginners and Beyond with Tanya Bechara
Learn quickly how to paint with the tricky medium of watercolour. You will go away with a feeling of wonder and addiction to this extraordinary watery paint and be confident that you can tackle anything. What to expect Each week you will cover a different subject and approach to painting with watercolours in Susie's loose style What you will achieve In this course you will: Learn how to keep colours transparent and beautiful Learn about painting a variety of subject matter with...
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Get 10% discount on your second course in the same term. See More> This class is for experienced watercolour painters and students who have completed Susie's introductory course or workshop. Apply to join this class or phone 95641519 to discuss your suitability.
Get 10% discount on your second course in the same term. See More> This class is for experienced watercolour painters and students who have completed Susie's introductory course or workshop. Apply to join this class or phone 95641519 to discuss your suitability.
This course will be about discovering gesture and colour in the landscape through a mix of compositional drawings, monoprint works and mixed media colour studies. The drawings and prints will provide the foundation and direction for a more sustained watercolour, acrylic or oil painting on canvas or board. We will explore the compositions of the great masters and examine the colour expression of the Japanese printmakers through to the impressionists and abstract expressionists....
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