Kids Events

Join artist Jamie Lee Simpson to delve into the world of oil pastel landscapes. Create your own dreamlike image of the tropics, based on Valerie Albiston’s stunning paintings in our exhibition Modernist Connections. Learn the essential aspects required to create stunning landscapes by creating backgrounds, middle-grounds and foregrounds to create depth in your art.  ...

Let loose and use the flowing qualities of ink to draw from a still life setting. Learn how to draw while referring to a subject by eye, or alternatively from a printed out photo reference. Be inspired by various characteristics like shape, space and proportion, then get creative and exaggerate or reimagine these details. This...

Forget having an incy wincy bit of fun, this workshop with Keelie Nicholls offers a whole lot of school holiday creativity. Be inspired by the colourful Maratus spiders in Maria Fernanda Cardoso’s Spiders of Paradise and create your own colourful, eight-legged, articulated paper puppet.     Cut out paper spiders and decorate with a range...

Get stuck into still-life drawing this school holidays and learn one of arts most classic genres. Artist Amanda Rowen will teach you about different perspectives, tone, and shape, to learn the basics of drawing, whilst using graphite pencils.   All materials are provided, and students can be dropped off to enjoy this activity under the...

Uncover the ultimate art secret this school holidays: the golden ratio. Join Amanda Rowen in a workshop to learn how classic drawings are aided by the golden ratio, an ancient measurement that helps artworks find balance in composition. Use a mix of graphite pencils and watercolours to create a still life drawing and use your...

Fancy trying your hand at printmaking? This fun workshop is an excellent introduction to this artform and intaglio technique is an excellent gateway to this medium.   Plan your design first in permanent marker onto an acetate plate, then carve using a needle point tool. Then print your design on paper using your plate.  ...

Create a stunning patterned artwork in this block printing workshop, which is a perfect introduction to printmaking. Use upcycled cardboard and foamboard to create your own block printed plate, then stamp away to create a fabulous artwork.   Block printing introduces the use of repetition and pattern, a prominent set of tools used in various...

Sink your hands into clay and create funky tile art in this fun workshop with Jamie Lee Simpson. Air-dry clay offers a hands-on, forgiving ceramics experience without the need for a kiln. Learn how to shape clay and add texture with both your hands and moulding tools to create something truly unique.   Please note:...

Create a 3D figure or a funky tile artwork using air-dry clay in this fun art workshop with Jamie Lee Simpson. Air-dry clay offers a hands-on, forgiving ceramics experience without the need for a kiln. Learn how to shape clay to create forms, add texture and join different pieces together.   Please note: all air-dry...

Mixed Media with Jamie Lee Simpson will explore a variety of materials and art tools to establish a base foundation in visual arts. This introductory class starts with colour theory, which will be applied throughout the six-week course. Each week, students will experiment with mediums including oil pastel and watercolours, with a completed project in...

Fine tune your art skills with the base knowledge of the principles of balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm and variety. These topics will be applied in a variety of classes, from exploring observational skills to learning to compose an art piece. Learn to capture what you see and let your creativity flow with various...

Fine tune your art skills with the base knowledge of the principles of balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm and variety. These topics will be applied in a variety of classes, from exploring observational skills to learning to compose an art piece. Learn to capture what you see and let your creativity flow with various...