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January School Holidays | Weekdays 20 – 31 January 2025

Special offer! Enrol in 5 or more holiday workshops for kids or teens and save 10% on your fees. Discount applied at the checkout when all classes enrolled in the one transaction. (No further discounts. No retrospective discounts.)

Our school holiday art programs:

include a wide range of art forms including painting, drawing, ceramics, printmaking, and more!
include all art materials and tuition in the workshop fee
offer 3-hour workshops with morning or afternoon sessions for kids aged 5 and over (9.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-4.30pm)
offer one and two-day master classes for teens to develop skills and explore new mediums or techniques (10am-4pm)
include lunchtime supervision for kids staying the whole day at no extra charge

Note: Our goal is to run all the advertised workshops. However, we sometimes need change a workshop theme, age range or tutor due to insufficient enrolments or other circumstances, and occasionally cancel a workshop altogether. In such circumstances, any student enrolled in a cancelled class will be transferred to another suitable class in the same time and parents will be notified.

Bookings with your NSW Active and Creative Kids Voucher

Art Est continues to be a registered Provider for the NSW Government Active and Creative Kids Progam. You can use your $50 Voucher with us for any holiday workshop. Due to changes with the new vouchers, we are unable to process them through the online checkout. Please call or email to enrol using your voucher. Click here to read step-by-step instructions.

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All of our school holiday workshops are held in our air-conditioned warehouse studio at 10 Hill Street, Leichhardt. This is where we have three painting and drawing studios, and the ceramics studio.Click here for map and directions.

Click here to download a PDF Timetable for the January Holidays

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Workshop | Expressive Drawing and Painting - Animals and Birds with Tannya Harricks

Join acclaimed artist and illustrator Tannya Harricks for an inspiring day of creativity, where you'll explore drawing and painting animals and birds with energy and expression. Tannya, celebrated for her vivid and emotive work, has illustrated picture books Dingo (2018) and Kookaburra (2020) for Walker Books, showcasing her unique ability to bring animals to life through dynamic brushwork and bold use of colour. In this hands-on workshop, you can focusing on your favourite animal... [More]

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Cartooning | Manga Madness | 8-12 years

This is a workshop for students crazy about Manga. Students will have professional step by step instruction as well as ample challenges where they can unleash their creativity. Manga has a wide range of conventions and rules this workshop offers students insight into how to use these to their advantage. What will students take home? Their very own cartooning sketchbook filled with drawings and plenty more pages to continue at home. School Holiday Information More Information FAQs... [More]

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When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Mon 20 Jan 2025	9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Studio 3 - Art Est \| 10 Hill Street \| Leichhardt NSW 2040

Ink Painting | Inky Sea Life | 5-7 years

Learn about the amazing inky paintings of Victor Hugo and others. Practise drawing amazing underwater tentacled creatures and learn how to apply paint to build up your colours to create a bold and dynamic inky painting. What else draw that lives under the sea? That's up to you and your imagination. Image: Kate Mac Art and Illustration What will students make? An inky sea creature on quality watercolour paper to proudly put on the fridge at home! Images used for the course... [More]

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When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Mon 20 Jan 2025	9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Studio 2 - Art Est \| 10 Hill Street \| Leichhardt NSW 2040

Ceramics | Terrific Toadstools | 7-9 years

Head down to the magic garden and let's see what we can find! A toadstool house or two, what could be under them, or who could live inside? Students will learn how to design and sculpt their own toadstool house using various techniques then paint with underglazes. What will students take home? A twice fired clay sculpture for you to proudly display. The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their artwork home on the day. The work needs to dry... [More]

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When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Mon 20 Jan 2025	9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Ceramics - Art Est \| 10 Hill Street \| Leichhardt NSW 2040

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Ceramics | Goannas, Geckos and Lizards | 8-12 years

For kids who love our reptilian friends! Kids will first draw their goanna, gecko, lizard or other reptiles then learn clay hand-building techniques to create their creature. Learn to add scales, frilled necks or other embellishments to give your reptile its unique characteristics. What will students make? A twice fired clay sculpture of your reptile. The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their artwork home on the day. The work needs to dry... [More]

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Mon 20 Jan 2025	1:30pm - 4:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Ceramics - Art Est \| 10 Hill Street \| Leichhardt NSW 2040

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Charcoal Drawing | Self Portraits | 8-12 years

In this class, we will explore the powerful medium of charcoal to create a self-portrait that captures not just your likeness, but your unique expression and personality. Charcoal offers rich tones and textures that allow us to build depth, contrast, and subtle details with both bold strokes and delicate shading. What will students take home? A completed series of works on high quality paper to proudly show off on the fridge at home! School Holiday Information More Information FAQs... [More]

Charcoal Drawing | Self Portraits | 8-12 years

Mon 20 Jan
1:30pm - 4:30pm (UTC+11:00)
1 session, 3 hours total

Rachel Fairfax

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Mon 20 Jan 2025	1:30pm - 4:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Studio 3 - Art Est \| 10 Hill Street \| Leichhardt NSW 2040

If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.

Painting | Fireworks on the Harbour | 5-7 years

Do you love fireworks over Sydney harbour bridge? The Harbour is always full of excitement at night. In this work you will create an amazing fireworks display of your own! What will students take home? A completed artwork on canvas to proudly display at home. School Holiday Information More Information FAQs Terms & ConditionsSpecial Offers [More]

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When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Mon 20 Jan 2025	1:30pm - 4:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Studio 1 - Art Est \| 10 Hill Street \| Leichhardt NSW 2040

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Cartooning | Chibi Characters | 7-9 years

Using inspiration from Japanese comic books, students will look at the ‘chibi’ style of drawing, in which the characters have small bodies, and oversized head/eyes/hair. Students will explore character creation, inventing their own style of character using watercolours and black markers to emulate the strong graphic ‘manga comic’ style. The aim of this lesson is to free the student's imagination and give them the skills they need to make art they can be proud of. What will students... [More]

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When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Mon 20 Jan 2025	1:30pm - 4:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Studio 2 - Art Est \| 10 Hill Street \| Leichhardt NSW 2040

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Cartooning | Super Cute Animals | 8-12 years

This is a workshop for young artists to learn techniques and skills to draw their own super cute cartoon animals. The class will focus on how to draw those puppy dog eyes, the happy duck smile, the jolly cow, the cutest of kittens and much more. The aim of this lesson is to free the student imagination and give them the skills they need to make art they can be proud of. What will students take home? A completed artwork on high quality paper to take home and proudly show off. School... [More]

Cartooning | Super Cute Animals | 8-12 years

Tue 21 Jan
9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+11:00)
1 session, 3 hours total

Sam McNair

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Tue 21 Jan 2025	9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Studio 3 - Art Est \| 10 Hill Street \| Leichhardt NSW 2040

Ceramics | Kooky Kookaburras | 5-9 years

Time to make a Kooky Kookaburra! Have fun learning basic clay hand-building techniques to create your body, add its head, and learn how to give your animal characteristics to make it very unique! Add some texture and then paint with coloured underglazes. Have fun. Be quirky! What will students take home? A hand sculpted Kookaburra sculpture that will be glaze fired The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their artwork home on the day. The... [More]

Ceramics | Kooky Kookaburras | 5-9 years

Tue 21 Jan
9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+11:00)
1 session, 3 hours total

Tanya Bechara

When	Time	Where	Session Notes
Tue 21 Jan 2025	9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+11:00)	Ceramics - Art Est \| 10 Hill Street \| Leichhardt NSW 2040

If there isn't a class to suit you, please the waiting list.