Collection: Daytime Courses

How do artists portray identity and character today? Explore contemporary and historical approaches to portraiture with Kim Spooner. Working from live models and photographs, learn techniques for capturing likeness and expression in oils or acrylics, and develop confidence in your own portrait painting practice. 

Discover how to throw clay on a potter’s wheel to create objects of simplicity and beauty. Through guided practices and one-to-one tuition, learn the foundational movements and techniques of wheelforming that will equip you with the skills to produce vessels with confidence. 

Gain a comprehensive introduction to the cornerstones of printmaking as we investigate both relief printing (lino and woodblock) and intaglio printing (etching) over five exciting days. Discover the wonderful array of marks, tones and processes that are possible in these two engaging art forms. These disciplines are both steeped in tradition while allowing for exciting approaches to contemporary art making.

Develop and deepen your practice of hand-building in ceramics. Whether you're interested in creating vessels, figurative forms, or abstract sculptures, this exciting program will support you to develop your practice of hand-building in ceramics. Ideal for both beginners and intermediate students seeking to expand their skills.

Expand your drawing practice and discover the creative potential of threads and textiles. Transform the way you approach artmaking as you explore a diverse range of materials and techniques, including staining, weaving, and embroidery. Through hands-on experimentation, you will learn how these processes can enrich your visual language and lead to the creation of distinctive, contemporary artworks.  

Curious about felting wool fibre as a sculptural medium? Explore the exciting sculptural potential of feltmaking and discover how to use traditional skills to make contemporary artworks. Learn the core techniques of feltmaking to create three-dimensional forms that are strong, tactile, and richly textured.

This beginner-friendly painting intensive explores colour, value and brushwork through still life and plein air studies, guided by historical and contemporary references. You'll build a foundation in observational drawing, focusing on line, measurement and value to help translate what you see into paint. Through experimentation and play, you'll develop core painting skills and begin to discover your own painting language.

Explore the creative possibilities of monoprinting through drawing, painting and experimental printmaking with found objects and materials. Learn to use an etching press and hand-printing techniques while creating layered prints on diverse surfaces. Build technical skills, expand your creative practice, and produce a portfolio of distinctive artworks.

Immerse yourself in the luminous world of watercolour and explore the expressive potential of the medium, working across landscapes, still life, and the human figure. With demonstrations, hands-on exercises, and discussions, this course supports you to refine your technique while embracing spontaneity. 

Rethink what textiles can be. Explore the expansive sculptural and conceptual potential of textiles. Experiment with assemblage, construction, deconstruction and patternmaking and transform the way you perceive both sculpture and the material of textiles itself. Through play, intuition and material exploration, discover new ways of making beyond traditional textile techniques. 

This 5-day intensive painting workshop offers students the opportunity to develop a visual language through a contemporary approach to still life. Using a limited palette and a small selection of objects, students will explore composition, juxtaposition, narrative, and the expressive potential of everyday materials. 

Engage your five senses in the act of drawing and experience a fresh, personal and perceptive approach to art making. From initial idea generation to the creation of resolved drawings, this course provides a pathway to dynamic and personal expression.

Are you inspired by photography and eager to take your skills to the next level? This immersive workshop will help you move beyond your camera’s automatic settings, develop creative and technical control and build the confidence to create photographs that reflect your personal vision.