SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY ART
ART & DESIGN COURSES FOR KIDS AGED 4 - 16 YEARS
July School Holiday Workshops - 6th - 15th July
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January 2022: 5th - 27th Jan
April 2022: 12th - 21st April
July 2021: 6th - 15th July
September 2021: 28th Oct - 7th Nov
Tuesday 6th July
10.00am - 12.00pm
Drawing + Painting Made Easy (4 - 8 years)
Workshop Theme: Idols, Princesses & Superheroes
Workshop Description: Drawing + Painting Made Easy is a fun, exploration-based drawing and painting experience designed specifically for young artists. Participants will learn basic drawing and painting techniques alongside creative explorations to create original artwork in the likeness of their favourite idol, princess or superhero. Participants can expect to learn a range of skills in the art of drawing and painting, including how to see and draw detail, how to layer mediums, how to mix colour and how to use a paintbrush.
Materials Used: Black & white reference image, colour reference photo, carbon paper, HB pencil, markers, paint pens, acrylic paint, painting palette, various sized paintbrushes, A3 canvas
Participants Take Home: One A3 sized mixed media painting on canvas
Price: $55 - All materials provided in class
Tuesday 6th July
1.00pm - 4.00pm
Drawing + Painting Masterclass (9 - 16 years)
Workshop Theme: Animal Landscapes
Workshop Description: Drawing + Painting Master Class is a skills development workshop designed specifically for young artists looking to learn new skills in the art of painting realistically. Packed with useful tips and tricks used by professional artists, participants will learn how to create a detailed painting on canvas with acrylic paint. Participants can expect to learn skills in drawing and painting, including: How to see and draw detail, how to select and use a range of brushes, advanced colour theory, illumination, painting animals, painting backgrounds, how to enrich a painting with layers and detail.
Materials Used: Colour photo reference image, A3 black & white reference image, HB pencil, acrylic paint, painting medium, variously sized brushes, A3 sized canvas
Participants Take Home: One A3 sized acrylic painting on canvas
Price: $65 - All materials provided in class
Wednesday 7th July
10.00am - 12.00pm
Art & Craft Loose Parts (4 - 8 years)
Workshop Theme: Fairy Garden
Workshop Description: Art & craft Loose Parts is a process art workshop designed to encourage imaginative play alongside creative skills development. Over the 2-hour workshop participants can expect to build and assemble a magical fairy garden using fine motor skills in sculpting, crafting, joining and painting.
Participants Take Home: A magical fairy garden
Price: $60 - All materials provided in class
Wednesday 7th July
1.00pm - 4.00pm
Drawing + Shading Masterclass (9 - 16 years)
Workshop Theme: Idols & Icons
Workshop Description: Drawing + Shading Masterclass is tailored toward young artists looking to develop their technical skills in the art of drawing realistically. Packed with useful tips and tricks used by professional artists, participants will learn how to set up and draw a life-like representation of an idol or icon of their choosing.
Techniques Taught: Seeing and drawing detail, identifying and applying tonal value, image transfer, drawing & shading the head, hair, face, and neck, detailing - eyes, nose, and mouth
Materials Used: A4 black & white reference image, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B pencils, drawing paper
Participants take home: One graphite illustration on A3 sized paper
Price: $65 - All materials provided in class
Thursday 8th July
10.00am - 12.00pm
Clay Made Easy (4 - 8 years)
Subject: Castles, Fortresses & Follies
Workshop Description: Explore the beautiful art of clay during this fun, creative and slightly messy workshop. Participants can expect to learn a complete set of hand-building skills, including how to prepare clay for hand-building, how to build with clay using the stencilled slab method, how to shape, arrange and join clay pieces, how to use a selection of clay tools
Participants Take Home: One fired ceramic sculpture
Collection: Please expect 4-6 weeks for ceramics to be fired. An email will be sent to all participants when ceramics are ready for collection.
Price: $75 - All materials provided in class
Thursday 8th July
1.00pm - 4.00pm
Sculpture Masterclass (9 - 16 years)
Subject: Form Over Function
Workshop Description: Explore the beautiful art of clay during this fun, creative and slightly messy workshop. Participants can expect to learn a complete set of hand-building skills, including:
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How to sculpt nonrepresentational forms
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How to sculpt with clay using the addition and subtraction methods
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How to shape, arrange and join clay pieces
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How to refine and finish a sculpture
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How to use a selection of clay tools
Participants Take Home: One airdry clay sculpture using the addition method, one airdry clay sculpture using the subtraction method, one fired ceramic sculpture (to be collected in 4 - 6 weeks)
Collection: It takes between 4-6 weeks to dry and fire sculptures depending on the weather. An email will be sent to all participants when sculptures are ready for collection.
Price: $75 - All materials provided in class
Tuesday 13th July
10.00am - 12.00pm
Adult + Child Drawing Workshop - Pastels (8 - 100 years)
Subject: Animal Portraits in Oil Pastel + Animal Portraits in Chalk Pastel
Workshop Description: Learn alongside your favourite young person/s in this pastels drawing workshop for adults and children. Packed with useful techniques used by professional artists participants will learn how to create a set of animal portraits using chalk pastels and oil pastels on toned pastel paper.
Participants can expect to learn skills in the art of drawing, blending and layering, including how to see and draw detail, how to draw with chalk pastels, how to draw with oil pastels, how to enrich a drawing using layers and mark-making, and how to draw detailed features including eyes, snout, and fur.
Materials Used: Coloured reference images, 6B & HB pencils, chalk pastels, oil pastels, blending stumps, Prismacolour coloured pastel paper, spray fixative
Participants Take Home: 1 x A4 Chalk Pastel Drawing on Toned Pastel Paper, 1 x A4 Oil Pastel Drawing on Toned Pastel Paper
Price: $60 per person - All materials provided in class
Wednesday 14th July
10.00am - 12.00pm
Adult + Child Sculpting Workshop - Art & Craft Loose Parts (4 - 100 years)
Workshop Theme: Castles, Fortresses & Follies
Workshop Description: Learn alongside your favourite young person/s in this sculpting and assembling workshop for adults and children. Art & craft Loose Parts is a process art workshop designed to encourage imaginative play alongside creative skills development. Over the 2-hour workshop, participants can expect to build and assemble a magical fairytale castle using sculpting, crafting and model-making techniques.
Materials Used: Air dry clay, model making materials, art & craft loose parts.
Participants Take Home: A fairytale castle assemblage.
*Please book one place for each child and adult attending.
*A materials pack will be provided to share between one adult and one child
Price: $40 per person - All materials provided in class