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World of Watercolour: Capturing Colour, Light and Mood
On Campus
12-16 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmTanya BailyImmerse 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 encourages you to refine your technique while embracing spontaneity.
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Contemporary Landscape Painting: On-location and in-studio
On Campus
19-23 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmGina BruceExplore contemporary landscape painting through a balance of outdoor drawing and indoor painting practice. On location you’ll make sketches that capture shifting light, colour, and atmosphere. In the NAS studio, you’ll experiment, reflect, and transform these studies into painted works, developing confidence through spontaneous observation and thoughtful refinement.
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Hand-built Ceramics: Form, Figure, Function
On Campus
12-16 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmAlexandra StandenDevelop and deepen your practice of hand-building in ceramics, whether you're interested in creating vessels, figurative forms, abstract sculptures, large-scale works, or a series of smaller pieces. Ideal for both beginners and intermediate students seeking to expand their skills.
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Professional Practice for Emerging Artists
On Campus
19-23 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 12:30pmPaul McDonaldAre you eager to move from being an arts enthusiast to a practising, exhibiting and sustainable artist? Learn what it takes to become a professional artist; how to research and understand the investment of time, money, planning, energy and creativity it requires to survive in the arts.
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The Photographer's Eye: Analogue Photography
On Campus
19-23 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmDr David ManleyThis 5-day intensive is a hands-on introduction to the art of film photography. Designed for beginners and enthusiasts alike, the course covers the fundamentals of shooting with manual film cameras, understanding exposure, composition, darkroom printing, and the unique characteristics of film photography.
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Advanced Wheelthrowing Techniques
On Campus
19-23 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmRemy Pajaczkowski-RussellEnhance your throwing skills to create larger, more intricate forms on the potter’s wheel and expand your existing throwing techniques. Explore new methods, including advanced coiling and the complexities of sectional throwing, to create tall forms and low, wide pieces.
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From Observation to Expression: Advanced Drawing Techniques
On Campus
19-23 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmYvonne EastReady to take your drawing skills to the next level? This course is designed to deepen your observational and expressive abilities, expand your perception and unlock new possibilities in your drawing practice.
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Digital and Street Photography Fundamentals
On Campus
12-16 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmGlenn LockitchAre 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.
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Print from Copper: Learn Etching in 5 Days
On Campus
12-16 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmAngus FisherLearn the fine art of copper plate etching, a medium both steeped in tradition and one that allows for exciting approaches to contemporary art making. Discover the wonderful array of marks, tones and working processes that are possible in this alluring and engaging art form.
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Hands on the Wheel: Foundations of Throwing
On Campus
12-16 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmIssy ParkerAre you curious about working with clay and eager to try the pottery wheel? This course offers an immersive, hands-on introduction to wheel-throwing, designed especially for beginners to build a strong foundation in traditional techniques while exploring the creative forms.
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Contemporary Painting: Ideas into Practice
On Campus
12-16 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmKim SpoonerThis painting intensive draws inspiration from two major exhibitions at the Art Gallery of NSW. Through guided gallery visits and studio practice at the NAS campus, students will develop new perspectives in concepts, colour and depth in their paintings and mixed media.
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Abstraction through Representation
On Campus
12-16 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmDr Christine DeanLearn to incorporate textures with acrylic paints and create visual tensions that bring depth and tactile surfaces to your artworks. Experiment with layering three-dimensional elements and acrylic paint to develop relief effects and abstract compositions.
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Drawing Foundations: Skills and Expression
On Campus
12-16 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmLuke ThurgateCurious about drawing but unsure where to start? This course is designed for beginners and those wanting to refresh their skills, offering an entry point into the fundamentals of drawing. Practical exercises will introduce you to the expressive possibilities of different media, including graphite and charcoal.
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Painting Fundamentals for Beginners
On Campus
19-23 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmEvan SalmonThis beginner course introduces the essentials of oil and acrylic painting through direct observation. Explore light, colour, and form in still life, landscapes, and portraits while learning composition, proportion, perspective, colour theory, and technique. Progress from monochrome studies to full colour works, building confidence and foundational painting skills.
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Monoprints and Bookmaking with Handmade Paper
On Campus
19-23 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmJanet Parker-SmithExplore a range of monoprint, papermaking and bookmaking techniques; transforming existing papers into surfaces for drawing, painting, printing and collage to create artists’ books; incorporate various materials to reimagine and repurpose visual ideas.
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Welding Sculptures
On Campus
19-23 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmPaul HopmeierLearn fundamental welding skills and complete small-scale welded steel sculptures. With demonstrations and techniques for using arc and MIG welders and oxyacetylene to cut, shape and bend steel, as well as ways to grind steel and use surface treatments suited to steel.
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Handbuilding with Slabs and Surface Embellishment
On Campus
19-23 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmDr Julie BartholomewEnrol in an immersive and dynamic workshop that explores three-dimensional slab construction with terracotta clay. The emphasis is on developing experimental slab forms with an orientation towards vessel structures. An extensive variety of in-depth surface embellishment techniques will be explored.
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Mastering Colour and Light in Oil Painting
On Campus
19-23 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmDr David BriggsLearn to see beyond the bewildering details of your subject to gather the colour information you need to get your painting off to a great start! Discover how to think of colour in a way that enables you to mix the exact colour that you want confidently and directly, every time. The course assumes no prior knowledge and has given great results with students from beginner to advanced levels.
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The Drama of the Human Face
On Campus
19-23 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmKim SpoonerWhat are the challenges for today’s portrait painter? How do you capture a likeness and character from within the traditions of portraiture in an ever-changing world, where technology impacts on how we portray ourselves? Be introduced to the history of portraiture, contemporary practices and portrait painting prizes.Regular price $1,000.00Regular priceUnit price per$0.00Sale price $1,000.00 -
Figurative and Performative Drawing
On Campus
19-23 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmTodd FullerJoin a comprehensive, foundation course in figure drawing to develop your technical skills and gain confidence in capturing the human form in dynamic poses in the drawing studio and in real-world environments.
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Drawing with Threads and Textiles
On Campus
19-23 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmArmando ChantThis exciting course combines textiles with creative drawing using diverse techniques with paper, fabric, collage and assemblage. In this course you will explore the materiality of different surfaces. Students will be guided in sketching, painting, weaving and embroidering lines on the surface of papers and textiles.
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Sculptural Feltmaking
On Campus
12-16 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmAnita JohnsonCurious about exploring wool as a sculptural material? Learn the core techniques of feltmaking to create seamless hollow three-dimensional forms using resists, and how to shape solid felted pieces directly in your hands and transform them into strong, tactile, and richly textured artworks.
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Welding Sculptures
On Campus
12-16 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmLisa JonesLearn fundamental welding skills and complete small-scale welded steel sculptures. With demonstrations and techniques for using arc and MIG welders and oxyacetylene to cut, shape and bend steel, as well as ways to grind steel and use surface treatments suited to steel.
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Screenprinting Techniques: Stencils, Photos and Editions
On Campus
12-16 Jan 2026 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmJanet Parker-SmithDiscover the full spectrum of screenprinting in this hands-on course for beginners which also offers new challenges for those with prior experience. Start with stencil-based techniques to build a strong foundation before moving into more advanced photographic processes, opening up wide creative possibilities.
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