Children’s Art Classes
SUMMER HOLIDAYS ART WORKSHOPS
Our school holidays art workshops were listed in The Daily Telegraph as being one of the 10 best activities for children to participate in during the holidays!
We were proud to be listed with The Australian Museum, the NSW Art Gallery and Sydney Tower.
Our innovative school holiday art programs are written by our experienced teachers who are specialists in art education for children.
NSW Summer School Holidays Art Classes Program
We are running 2 hour and short 1½ hour ART workshops to keep your children busy in the holidays – No full day workshops will be held during COVID-19.
2 hours – 10.30-12.30pm , 12pm – 2pm or 1 – 3pm
90 mins – 10.30-12 noon or 10- 11.30am
Children can attend 2 workshops on a day, they just need to bring lunch and morning tea to stay.
Payment
All art workshops MUST be prepaid by EFT, Paypal, cheque or cash in advance to reserve your child’s place. We accept the creative kids voucher for 2 or more workshop bookings. Email the voucher number when booking, with your child’s name and birthdate. Then select bank transfer as payment.
PLEASE NOTE that if a workshop is full, our website will not let you progress to payment.
FUN CHRISTMAS ART AND SUMMER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ART WORKSHOPS
| DAY | DATE | LENGTH | TIME | ART WORKSHOP | COST |
| Mon | 21st Dec | 90 min | 10am-11.30am | DRAWING – Reindeer in Copic markers | $40 |
| 2 hours | 10.30 am-12.30
12 – 2pm 1.30-3pm |
PAINTING – Starry Night Christmas tree painting
DRAWING – Cartoon Christmas card PAINTING – Glitter reindeer |
$50
$50 $40 |
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| Tues | 22nd Dec | 90 min | 10.30 am-12 | PAINTING – Glitter Christmas | $40 |
| 90 min
2 hours |
10am-11.30
12-2pm |
DRAWING – Summer Solstice Zentangle
DRAWING – Christmas cartoon animals |
$40
$50 |
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| Wed | 23rd Dec | 90 min | 10am – 11.30am
10.30 -12 noon |
DRAWING – Beach Picnic in water colours
PAINTING – Christmas Penguins |
$40
$40 |
| 2 hours | 1 – 3pm | PAINTING – Laurel Burch Christmas Cats | $50 | ||
| Mon | 11th Jan | 90 min | 10.30am-12noon | PAINTING – Summer Sweet Treats | $40 |
| 2 hours | 1 – 3pm | PAINTING – Joshua Yeldham inspired owls | $50 | ||
| Tues | 12th Jan | 90 min | 10.30am-12noon | PAINTING – Sun, sand and seagulls | $40 |
| 2 hours | 1 – 3pm | PAINTING – Henri Rousseau Tiger in the Jungle | $5o | ||
| Wed | 13th Jan | 90 min | 10.30am-12noon | PAINTING – Rainbow Flowers | $40 |
| 2 hours | 1 – 3pm | PAINTING – Modern Animal Portrait | $50 | ||
| Thurs | 14th Jan | 90 min | 10.30-12noon | PAINTING – I scream for icecream | $40 |
| 2 hours | 1 – 3pm | MIXED MEDIA PAINTING – Bondi Beach | $50 | ||
| Fri | 15th Jan | 90 min | 10.30-12noon | PAINTING – Big, beautiful butterflies | $40 |
| 1-2.30pm | PAINTING – Van Gogh Blossoms | $40 | |||
The art school will be closed Thursday 24th Dec until Sun Jan 10th. Open for a week of workshops on the 11th January and then closed Saturday 16th January until school resumes Term 1 2021.
Details for the Summer School Holidays Art Workshops
Drawing Reindeer using Copic markers
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 10-14 – Monday 21st December – 10-11.30am
This is an open level workshop where students will learn how to draw a reindeer in their style and complete with copic markers.
Starry Starry night van Gogh Christmas tree painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 8-14– Monday 21st December – 10.30am-12.30pm
The young artists will observe and briefly discuss the famous Starry Starry Night painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh. Then they will create their own Starry night canvas painting with Christmas tree.
Cartoon Christmas card : drawing
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 7-14 – Monday 21st December– 12-2pm
The young artists will learn how to draw various Christmas themed cartoon characters. They will craft their own Christmas card using their drawings. This workshop will include inking and colouring.
Glitter Reindeer Painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 5-14 – Monday 21st December– 1.30 – 3pm
The young artists will enjoy painting a portrait of Rudolph the red nosed reindeer. A touch of glitter will be added to add a bit of magic sparkle.
Glitter Christmas painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 5-14 years – Tuesday 22nd December 10.30am-12pm
In this workshop the young artists will enjoy painting their favourite Christmas characters like Santa, Rudolph, elves and snowmen or paint a meaningful Christmas story scene on a 30 x 40cm canvas. Artistic techniques like sponging and blending will be explored in this workshop. They can decorate with a sprinkle of glitter to finish it off.
Summer Solstice zentangle: drawing
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 9-14 – Tuesday 22nd December – 10am – 11.30am
The young artists will enjoy creating a zentangle illustration based on sun motifs using patterns and lines. Zentangle drawing is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. We call these patterns, tangles. Your young artists will create tangles with combinations of dots, lines, simple curves, S-curves and orbs.
Christmas Cartoon Animals : Drawing
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 8 – 14 years Tuesday 22nd December – 12-2pm
In our cartoon animals workshop the young artists will learn how to draw various cartoon animals and then construct a scene with a character and background of their choice. This workshop will include inking and water colours.
Beach Picnic in water colour : Drawing and painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 10 + Wednesday 23rd December – 10am-11.30am
The young artists will draw a summer themed artwork using water colour pencils. Students will develop blending and colour mixing techniques.
Christmas Penguins Painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 5 + Wednesday 23rd December – 10.30am-12 noon
In this 90 minutes workshop the young artists will have fun painting a Christmas themed penguin canvas . Painting techniques like blending, dry brushing and dabbing will be explored. They can choose to add a touch glitter at the end to enhance their creations.
Laurel Burch Christmas cats : Painting
Ages 8 + Wednesday 23rd December – 1pm – 3pm
The young artists will observe and discuss the Christmas cat artworks by American artist Lauren Burch. Inspired by her they will design and paint their very own Christmas cat painting.
Artworks by American artist and designer Laurel Burch
Summer Sweet Treats : Painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 6-13 – Monday 11th January – 10.30am- 12pm
In this fun and creative workshop the young artists will be completing a canvas painting of their favourite sweet things like cupcakes, ice-cream sundaes and lollies. The students will learn how to outline, add high lights and choose colours that work well together in painting.
Joshua Yeldham Inspired Owls : Painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 8-14 – Monday 11th January – 1pm- 3pm
The young artists will observe the owl paintings by Australian artist Joshua Yeldham. This will inspire them to design their own Owl painting on a canvas. Emphasis will be placed on the design elements shape and line to create pattern.
Artworks by Devika, Belinda and Madi from our high school class.
Sun, Sand, Surf and Seagulls : Painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 6-14 – Tuesday 12th January – 10.30am- 12pm
The young artists will learn how to paint a beach scene with a flock of seagulls. They will enjoy learning the various painterly techniques of splattering, dabbing, sponging and layering while creating their canvas painting.
Artworks by Kayla, Madeleine and Oscar from our 6-8 years classes
Henri Rousseau Tiger in the Jungle : Painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 7-14 – Tuesday 12th January – 1pm- 3pm
The young artists will observe and discuss the work of Henri Rousseau, noting the way he used tone to give the illusion of 3D shapes, his use of contrasting and harmonious colours, and how he filled the space with lots of pattern and hid animals and people among the jungle plants.
They will then paint a tiger face hidden amongst jungle foliage on a 30 x 40cm canvas.
Rainbow Flowers : Painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 5-14 – Wednesday 13th January – 10.30pm- 12noon
In this workshop the young artists will enjoy painting a beautiful contemporary flower picture on a 30 x 40cm canvas using rainbow coloured acrylics. Painting techniques like blending, dabbing, dotting and sponging will be explored in this workshop. They can choose to add a sprinkle of glitter for a bit of sparkle!
Modern Animal Portrait : Painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 8-14 – Wednesday 13th January – 1pm- 3pm
An open level workshop where the young artists will draw and paint a modern portrait of a favourite animal adding personal symbolism in the pattern work. Bold and bright colours will be used for their painting.
Artworks by Jena and Victoria from our high school classes
I scream, you scream we all scream for Icecream : Painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 6-14 – Thursday 14th January – 10.30am- 12pm
“I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!” The young artists will pretend they have their very own ice cream van and will create a giant ice cream cone on their very own canvas. They will colour, add patterns and design their ice cream cone with their favourite selection of ice creams – without forgetting the sprinkles and chocolate sauce! The young artists will have fun experimenting with artistic painting techniques like splattering and dripping.
Bondi Beach : Mixed media painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 7-14 – Thursday 14th January – 1pm- 3pm
Bondi Beach is one of the most iconic places in Australia. It is famous for its waves and its sand. It’s a beautiful place. The young artists will paint the iconic Bondi Beach with people enjoying the sun and surf. Oil pastel will also be used in this artwork,
Big, Beautiful Butterflies : Painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 5-14 – Friday 15th January – 10.30pm- 12noon
The young artists will design and paint their own butterfly on a 30 x 40cm canvas and learn some basic art techniques along the way. They will have fun decorating their original artwork with glitter to finish it off.
Rainbow coloured butterfly by Vicky from our 6-8 years class.
Vincent van Gogh inspired Blossoms : painting
FULLY BOOKED
Ages 5-14 – Friday 15th January – 1pm- 2.30pm
Van Gogh’s paintings of Flowering Orchards painted during spring in 1888, symbolise his optimism, sudden outburst of joy, a sense of all the wishes becoming true and his happy months in spring. Your young artists will be inspired by the joyful Blossom paintings painted by the great 19th century Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh to paint a fun spring blossom painting on a 30 x 40cm canvas using acrylic paints, paint brushes and finger tips.
Children who love to paint or draw and have already been to these workshops previously are welcome to attend again. A different program of activities guided by our teachers will be given to these children on the workshop day.
School Term Art Classes
Day Classes for Preschoolers 4-8yrs old. After School Art Classes and Saturday Art Classes. Manga and Anime classes. Drawing only classes and Digital art classes
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All our teachers have had a Working with Children check.