Short Courses
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A Weekend on the Wheel
$400.00ON-CAMPUS: 13-14 May 2023, Saturday and Sunday 9.30am-4.30pm each day. Early Fee ends 3 April 2023
Tania RollondBe introduced to the basic skills of wheel-throwing clay, including how to centre the clay, lift, shape and trim the form. Tania demonstrates, encourages and guides you to develop techniques and confidence to make cups, bowls and sculptural forms.
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Abstraction and Landscape Painting
$440.00ONLINE: 26 April – 14 June 2023, Wednesday 10am-1pm AEST. Early fee ends 27 March 2023
Fran O’NeillInvigorate your painting practice and expand your visual vocabulary of abstraction and landscape painting. Learn how to draw out the abstract from within the conventions of landscape, looking backwards and forwards, and constantly exploring the rich potential of the painted image.
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Big Picture Thinking for Artists
$440.00ONLINE: 29 April – 17 June 2023, Saturdays 10am-2.30pm AEST. Early fee ends 27 March 2023
Kelly-Ann DentonFiguring out what to create is fundamental to creative success in the arts and creative industries. In this short course we learn key principles in developing and building concepts. Methods include visual thinking, drawing out ideas, visual learning maps and more.
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Bronze Casting
$1,111.00ON CAMPUS: 29 April – 24 June 2023, Saturday 10:00am-4:30pm. Early fee ends 20 March 2023
Clara HaliDiscover the mystery of bronze, from planning a sculpture to casting in bronze. Model a figurative sculpture in wax, then make the ceramic shell casting, including sprueing the waxes, burning out the ceramic moulds, pouring the metal, and using metal chasing and patina techniques.
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Coils, Coils, Coils: Introduction to Handbuilding Techniques
$880.00ON-CAMPUS: 29 April – 24 June 2023, Saturdays 10am-2pm . Early Fee ends 20 March 2023
Alexandra StandenTransform lumps of clay into unique, hand-built vessels and sculptural forms with faster and more forgiving coiling and pinch techniques. Learn how to hand-build efficiently and develop the confidence to push the ceramics form to the create beautiful clay objects.
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Colour, Abstraction and Expressive Painting
$660.00ON CAMPUS: 27 April – 15 June, Thursdays 6pm-9pm. Early fee ends 20 March 2023
Tonee MessiahLearn about the fundamental principles of colour-mixing and discover how colours change and move in a picture plane. Be introduced to painting approaches from modernist abstraction to the present day and discover how to translate subject matter using colour as a powerful expressive tool.
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Composition and Collage
$660.00ON CAMPUS: 2 May – 20 June 2023, Tuesday 6pm-9pm. Early fee ends 20 March 2023
Deborah MarksDiscover the highly creative realm of collage, while learning the art of visual composition. Use the elements and principles of design and colour to investigate compositional structures and stimulate your imagination with the many approaches, styles and techniques inherent in this art form.
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Contemporary Painting: Body of Work
$1,100.00On Campus – 29 April – 24 June 2023 , Saturdays 10am-3pm. Early Fee ends 20 March 2023
Michelle CawthornBuilding a body of work, by exploring an idea or subject, is an excellent way for an artist to deep-dive into their painting practice and expand their technical and material skills. Whether you are relatively new to painting or have years of experience, Michelle Cawthorn will guide you to develop new approaches to your practice that aim to both challenge and augment established ways of painting.
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Contemporary Watercolours
$660.00ON CAMPUS: 24 April – 26 June 2023*, Monday 6pm-9pm. Early Fee ends 20 March 2023
Tanya BailyIgnite your understanding and enjoyment of watercolour drawing and painting by learning traditional methods and contemporary mark-making techniques. Learn to paint the colours of changing light and to capture its beauty with transparent watercolour painting methods, both in the studio and at outdoor locations.
*Please note there will be no class on Monday 1 May 2023
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Contemporary Watercolours (Evening)
$440.00ONLINE: 26 April – 21 June 2023*, Wednesday 6-9pm AEST. Early fee ends 27 March 2023
Tanya Baily*Please note there will be no class on 3rd May
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 (online) studio environment. Discover the thrills of colour mixing, palette organisation, compositional ideas, pigments and different mark-making techniques. Experiment with different watercolour papers and work towards sustained finished artworks.
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Creative Sustenance
$440.00ONLINE: 2 May – 20 June 2023, Tuesday 10:00am-1:00pm AEDT. Early fee ends 27 March 2023
Sally SwainFree up your creativity, while tuning in to strength, calm and joy. In this experiential workshop, you have the opportunity to explore the sensory qualities of materials and processes of drawing, painting and collage. You will be invited to play with colour, water, line, gesture, texture and layering to awaken the wisdom and pleasure of artmaking.
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Digital Drawing and Painting for Beginners
$440.00ONLINE: 2 May – 20 June 2023, Tuesdays 9.30am-12.30pm AEST. Early fee ends 27 March 2023
Rose MorrisonUnlock a whole new way to make your creative ideas a reality using Procreate – a powerful digital art application for the iPad. Learn how to use Procreate’s unlimited digital painting and drawing tools with step-by-step processes, to create virtual and printable artworks that reflect true-to-life, authentic, handmade paintings. Gain real life skills that allow you to rapidly learn real-life painting and drawing techniques that would normally take years to master.
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