Our courses for kids aged 5 to 12 years are structured for different age groups and stages. Kids learn about artists, art history and art genres while being in a relaxed and nurturing environment. While many of our young students come for fun, some use their Art Est portfolio to enter selective creative high schools.
Enrolments are now open for Term 3 courses, 2024. Running from 29 July -22 September, there are a range 8-week courses on offer.
Our courses for kids aged 5 to 12 years are structured for different age groups and stages. Kids learn about artists, art history and art genres while being in a relaxed and nurturing environment. While many of our young students come for fun, some use their Art Est portfolio to enter selective creative high schools.
Terms
Term 1 2024: 1 February – 27 March Term 2 2024: 6 May – 1 July (*no classes Kings Birthday holiday Monday 10 June, make up class is Monday 1 July) Term 3 2024: 29 July – 22 September Term 4 2024: 21 October – 15 December
Note that we offer a Priority Enrolment Period for current students to reenrol in their term class one week before we open Earlybird Enrolments to new students.
Children will learn a wide range of art-making skills including drawing, painting, collage, printmaking or sculpture. We provide a fun and creative space to learn and experiment with different mediums including pencil, oil pastels, watercolours, acrylics and much more. Class activities are age-appropriate and include a mix of theory, hands-on practice, learning about famous artists and artworks all while developing your child's confidence, skills, imagination and creative thinking....
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Christmas is nearly here, time to get festive and make a centrepiece for your Christmas table! Make a bright Christmas tree using basic clay hand-building techniques. Add some candy canes or stars to decorate your tree and make it special! What will students take home? A fired ceramic 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 out before bisque firing, we...
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$90Limited
inc GST
Ceramic Coily Christmas Trees | Family Class
<p>Christmas is nearly here, time to get festive and make a centrepiece for your Christmas table! Make a bright Christmas tree using basic clay hand-building techniques. Add some candy canes or stars
Christmas is nearly here, time to get festive and make a centrepiece for your Christmas table! Make a bright Christmas tree using basic clay hand-building techniques. Add some candy canes or stars to decorate your tree and make it special! What will students take home? A fired ceramic 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 out before bisque firing, we...
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$90Limited
inc GST
Ceramics | Christmas Trees | 8-12 years
<p>Christmas is nearly here, time to get festive and make a centrepiece for your Christmas table! Make a bright Christmas tree using basic clay hand-building techniques. Add some candy canes or stars
Create your very own silhouetted Santa and his reindeer in this fun, detail-oriented workshop! Paint a beautiful, tonal background on canvas using acrylics, then use Posca pens to add Santa’s sleigh and reindeer in striking silhouette. With step-by-step guidance, you’ll finish with a unique holiday artwork on canvas to keep and cherish. Perfect for young artists wanting to get festive and creative! What will students take home? A completed artwork on canvas to proudly show off at...
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$70Limited
inc GST
Painting | Santa and Reindeers in Silhouette | 5-9 years
<p>Create your very own silhouetted Santa and his reindeer in this fun, detail-oriented workshop! Paint a beautiful, tonal background on canvas using acrylics, then use Posca pens to add Santa’s
Use your imagination and be inspired by Christmas to sculpt a reindeer from clay and then paint it in bright colours of your choice, so that everyone's artwork is unique. What will students take home? A fired ceramic 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 out before bisque firing, we then glaze the work and fire again in our kiln. We will send you an...
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$90Limited
inc GST
Ceramics | Santa's Reindeer | 5-9 years
<p>Use your imagination and be inspired by Christmas to sculpt a reindeer from clay and then paint it in bright colours of your choice, so that everyone's artwork is unique.</p>
Come and join Cartoonist Sam McNair and learn how to draw some of your favourite holiday things. Students will have professional step by step instruction as well as ample challenges where they can unleash their creativity. Cartooning has a wide range of conventions and rules and this workshop offers students insight into how to use these to their advantage. Each class will be catered to the student's interests and will be varied within each session. What will students take home?...
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$70Limited
inc GST
Cartooning | Christmas Cartoon Slam | 8-12 years
<p>Come and join Cartoonist Sam McNair and learn how to draw some of your favourite holiday things. Students will have professional step by step instruction as well as ample challenges where they can
<p>Come and join Cartoonist Sam McNair and learn how to draw some of your favourite holiday things. Students will have professional step by step instruction as well as ample challenges where they can
Christmas is nearly here, time to get festive and make a chubby Santa for your Christmas table. Learn some basic clay hand building techniques as you sculpt your Santa. Add colour when you paint it with underglazes ready for bisque firing in our kiln. What will students take home? A fired ceramic 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 out before bisque...
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$90Limited
inc GST
Ceramics | Santa Sculpture | 5-9 years
<p>Christmas is nearly here, time to get festive and make a chubby Santa for your Christmas table. Learn some basic clay hand building techniques as you sculpt your Santa. Add colour when you paint it
Come and join Cartoonist Sam McNair and learn how to draw some of your favourite holiday things. Students will have professional step by step instruction as well as ample challenges where they can unleash their creativity. Cartooning has a wide range of conventions and rules and this workshop offers students insight into how to use these to their advantage. Each class will be catered to the student's interests and will be varied within each session. What will students take home?...
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$70Limited
inc GST
Cartooning | Christmas Cartoon Slam | 5-9 years
<p>Come and join Cartoonist Sam McNair and learn how to draw some of your favourite holiday things. Students will have professional step by step instruction as well as ample challenges where they can
<p>Come and join Cartoonist Sam McNair and learn how to draw some of your favourite holiday things. Students will have professional step by step instruction as well as ample challenges where they can
Get an elf on your shelf, but this one will be ceramic! Kids will learn basic clay hand building techniques to create their elves and paint them with underglaze in Christmas colours. Learn how to give your elf facial features to make him or her unique. What will students take home? A fired ceramic 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 out before...
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Join us for a festive Christmas Card Workshop where kids aged 8–12 can create their own holiday cards! Using beautiful watercolours, students will learn painting techniques to add depth to their designs, capturing the sparkle and magic of the season with Christmas decorations and baubles. They’ll then add fun details using Posca pens, black fine liners, and even a sprinkle of glitter if they wish. What will students take home? A set of colourful christmas cards. School Holiday...
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$70Limited
inc GST
Watercolour Painting | Deck the Cards - Christmas card workshop! | 8-12 Years
<p>Join us for a festive Christmas Card Workshop where kids aged 8–12 can create their own holiday cards! Using beautiful watercolours, students will learn painting techniques to add depth to their