ONLINE: 22 April – 27 May 2021, Thursday 10am-1pm AEST. Early fee ends 22 Mar 2021.
Paul McDonald
Are you overwhelmed by the challenges of developing and completing a body of work, then planning an exhibition? Do you struggle with making sense of your ideas and want to develop them into a cohesive collection? And how much time and money do you need to invest in your professional art practice? This course provides you with a practical structure for researching creative concepts that can be used on any project
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ONLINE: 21 April – 9 June 2021, Wednesday 6:00pm-9:00pm AEST. Early fee ends 22 Mar 2021.
Tanya Baily
Learn how to paint expressive, contemporary watercolour paintings with structured classes around specific themes, practical exercises, demonstrations and interactions with a lecturer in a live studio environment. Tanya Baily guides you through the skills and thrills of colour mixing, palette organisation, compositional ideas, pigments and different mark-making techniques. She introduces you to the many qualities between different watercolour papers and gives tips in how to make quick sketches and plan for more complex finished artworks.
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ONLINE: 20 April – 8 June 2021, Tuesday 10am-1pm AEST. Early fee ends 22 Mar 2021
Sally Swain
Unleash your authentic expression and connect with creativity in community.
How might artmaking provide strength and sustenance in topsy-turvy times? In this experiential course, you will be gently guided to connect with your creative impulse, letting go of pre-conceived ideas about how an artwork should look, or whether it’s ‘good enough’. Art is literally at your fingertips and can be a powerful resource for resilience during challenging times. Sally Swain fosters a safe, non-judgemental, respectful environment within which creativity can flourish.
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ONLINE: 20 April – 8 June 2021, Tuesday 6:00pm-9:00pm AEST. Early fee ends 22 Mar 2021
Fran O’Neill
Are you keen to improve your ability to see and draw the human body from the privacy of your own home? This dynamic new drawing course lets you work directly with live models in an online studio, within a safe digital environment and an intimate group of students. Fran O’Neill teaches you to develop your observational drawing skills in form, volume and gestural awareness.
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ONLINE: 21 April – 9 June 2021, Wednesday 10:00am-1:00pm AEST. Early fee ends 22 Mar 2021
Fran O’Neill
Are you getting used to seeing the same view outside your window and dreaming of visiting other landscapes? In this challenging time of being asked to stay indoors for lengthy periods, limiting travelling and waiting for ‘normal’ life to resume, why not become inspired to paint your real or imagined view in a new online painting course. Fran O’Neill invites you to look for the possibilities of landscape from within your own reality and expanded perceptivity.
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ONLINE: 20 April – 8 June 2021, Tuesday 10:00am-1:00pm AEST. Early fee ends 22 Mar 2021.
Rose Morrison
Unlock a whole new way to make your creative ideas a reality using Procreate – an iPad programme for anyone who wants to create art in an incredibly versatile way. Would you like to use the Procreate software for fine art creation rather than graphic commercial art styles? Rose Morrison teaches you to navigate the interface and choose the specific digital tools to create life-like drawings and paintings, specifically for the fine artist, and mix the digital colour palette for unlimited colour choices.
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ONLINE: 22 April – 27 May 2021, Thursday 6:00pm-8:00pm AEST. Early fee ends 22 Mar 2021.
Paul McDonald
Do you find social media challenging? Confused about what you should post and when to promote your art? Learn how to use social media to attract genuine audiences for your exhibitions and events and reach the right people for your work. Develop skills to implement social media strategies, build targeted ad campaigns, use social-friendly writing, and spend more time making art in the studio.
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ONLINE: 24 April – 29 May 2021, Saturday 10am-2.30pm AEST. Early fee ends 22 Mar 2021.
Tonee Messiah
Are you painting in your home studio and wishing to connect with other artists to sustain your practice? This live and interactive course gives intermediate and advanced painting students the opportunity to work closely with a professional artist in a mentorship capacity, to enhance their painting practice. Tonee Messiah guides you in techniques for sustaining your creative inspiration and energy in isolated studio settings, with a special focus on developing your individual interests and learning how to translate your ideas into dynamic visual language.
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ONLINE: 23 April – 28 May 2021, Friday 10am-2.30pm AEST. Early fee ends 22 Mar 2021.
Tonee Messiah
Are you painting in your home studio and wishing to connect with other artists to sustain your practice? This live and interactive course gives intermediate and advanced painting students the opportunity to work closely with a professional artist in a mentorship capacity, to enhance their painting practice. Tonee Messiah guides you in techniques for sustaining your creative inspiration and energy in isolated studio settings, with a special focus on developing your individual interests and learning how to translate your ideas into dynamic visual language.
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Concession price is available to holders of a current Centrelink concession card, a NSW travel concession as defined by Transport for NSW, or are Alumni of NAS as defined:
Graduates of the NAS holding a degree, diploma or certificate of the NAS, including graduates of the art department of East Sydney Technical College, Sydney Technical College and Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education (between 1975-1977); and former students who have successfully completed at least one year of full-time study on any of the award courses included above.
Eligible concession card holders must bring their proof of eligibility to their first class. Alumni eligibility will be checked by the Alumni Coordinator prior to the first class.