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Expressive Painting for Beginners
On Campus
21 Jul - 8 Sep 2025 (Mon)
10:00am - 2:00pmAnnabel ButlerLearn to paint expressively with an individual approach while increasing your knowledge and understanding of the importance of colour, composition and form. Using acrylic or oil paint, students will learn how to mix and experiment with colour and will be encouraged to paint quickly and loosely and to develop expressive brushwork.
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Classical Drawing Techniques
On Campus
23 Jul - 10 Sep 2025 (Wed)
6:00pm - 9:00pmMichelle HiscockAre you interested in the history of drawing and would like to refine your skills? Learn the classical drawing techniques of silverpoint on prepared paper, red and black chalk on tinted paper and ink drawing with reed pen, quill and brush. With demonstrations and practical methods to inspire your contemporary drawing practice.
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Discover Drawing: Observation and Expression for Beginners
On Campus
26 Jul - 20 Sep 2025 (Sat)
10:00am - 2:00pmDr David BriggsDo you want to learn to draw in a way that’s responsive to the unique qualities of your subject? and to the expressive effect of your drawing’s abstract elements? Discover how to draw with graphite pencils, chalk and ink from subjects such as the still life, the life model and on-location at the historic NAS campusRegular price $927.00Regular priceUnit price per$1,030.00Sale price $927.00EARLY DISCOUNT -
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Life Drawing
On Campus
26 Jul - 20 Sep 2025 (Sat)
10:00am - 2:00pmNoel ThurgateWork directly from the nude figure to understand the balance between observed figuration and abstract formal qualities. All fundamental drawing elements are considered, including compositional issues of the human form, space and structure.
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The Power of Expressive Drawing
On Campus
24 Jul - 11 Sep 2025 (Thu)
6:00pm - 9:00pmLuke ThurgateDiscover a range of drawing techniques to unleash your expressive potential using conventional and non-conventional drawing materials. Build your drawing vocabulary with a personal approach to mark-making, composition and subject matter.
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Figurative and Performative Drawing
On Campus
22 Jul - 9 Sep 2025 (Tue)
6:00pm - 9:00pmTodd 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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Introduction to Etching Techniques
On Campus
7-11 Jul 2025 (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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Welding Sculptures
On Campus
7-11 Jul 2025 (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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Contemporary Painting: Interior to Exterior Landscapes
On Campus
7-11 Jul 2025 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmNicole KellyUse the motif of the window to paint within a framework, creating a dynamic tension between outside and inside, landscapes and interiors. Beginning with still life set-ups to draw and paint, then moving to real window vistas on the NAS campus, as well as photographs from your own collections.Regular price $873.00Regular priceUnit price per$970.00Sale price $873.00EARLY DISCOUNT -
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The Drama of The Human Face
On Campus
7-11 Jul 2025 (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 $873.00Regular priceUnit price per$970.00Sale price $873.00EARLY DISCOUNT -
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Oil Painting from the Masters
On Campus
7-11 Jul 2025 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmMichelle HiscockDiscover the fundamentals techniques of oil painting and be introduced to the methods and materials of the great masters such as Raphael, Velasquez, Rembrandt and Bellini. A practical investigation of classical painting techniques with expert demonstrations of methods and materials.Regular price $873.00Regular priceUnit price per$970.00Sale price $873.00EARLY DISCOUNT -
Painting into the Abstract: Expanding Colour, Form, and Perception
On Campus
7-11 Jul 2025 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmTonee MessiahLearn the fundamental principles of abstract painting and discover how colours change and move in a picture plane. Tonee Messiah introduces painting techniques from modernist abstraction to the present day and shows how painters approach the translation of subject matter using colour as a powerful expressive tool and emotive agent.
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Drawing with Threads and Textiles
On Campus
7-11 Jul 2025 (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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Tonal Drawing: The Art of Light and Shadow
On Campus
7-11 Jul 2025 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmLuke ThurgateExplore the representational, atmospheric, and emotive possibilities of tonal drawing. Working from set ups and life models in the studio, you will learn to perceive and convey lights and darks in your work; adding drama and tension to your drawings.
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Portrait Drawing
On Campus
7-11 Jul 2025 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmNoel ThurgateExplore and learn to draw the forms and structures of the human head, facial features, and body dynamics and discover the connection between the ‘character’ and the ‘face’.
Using a variety of drawing mediums from pencil, charcoal, ink and wash to collage, via quick sketches and sustained drawings, students will investigate a range of subjects starting with the skull and plaster casts, to the live model and self-portrait.
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World of Watercolour: Capturing Colour, Light and Mood
On Campus
7-11 Jul 2025 (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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Anatomy for Life Drawing: Structure and Action
On Campus
7-11 Jul 2025 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pmDr David BriggsLearn basic anatomical concepts that will enable you to grasp the essential structure and action of the figure in a few lines, leaving you free to focus on the individual character and expressive effect of your drawing, instead of struggling just to make it look like a figure! A life model poses in each session, alternating with group and individual instructions and demonstrations referring to the model, skeleton, anatomical diagrams and master drawings.
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Art Club Term 2 - Painting
On Campus
28 Apr - 23 Jun 2025 (Mon)
4:30pm - 6:30pmStephanie EatherSpend Monday afternoons developing your skills in this Painting program covering styles such as Expressive Painting in Acrylics; and Contemporary Watercolour.Regular price $360.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Art Club Term 2 - Drawing
On Campus
29 Apr - 17 Jun 2025 (Tue)
4:30pm - 6:30pmLuke Thurgate, Liss FinneySpend Tuesday afternoons developing your skills in this drawing fundamentals program, covering Still Life; Portraiture; and Experimental Drawing.Regular price $360.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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Ceramics Masterclass with Juz Kitson
On Campus
28-29 Jun 2025 (Sat & Sun)
9:30am - 4:30pmJuz KitsonJoin acclaimed Australian artist Juz Kitson’s two-day experimental porcelain masterclass and delve deeply into the making process, exploring new ways of manipulating and pushing the porcelain to create challenging and innovative objects.
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Experimental Handbuilding in Clay: Surface and Form
On Campus
17-18 May 2025 (Sat & Sun)
9:30am - 4:30pmJulie BartholomewA dynamic 2-day ceramics workshop which explores slab building and a variety of surface embellishment techniques using terracotta clay. Develop experimental hand-built slab forms with vessel-like structures.
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Monoprinting and Handmade Books
On Campus
17-18 May 2025 (Sat & Sun)
9:30am - 4:30pmJanet Parker-SmithExplore the art of monoprinting and the creation of original prints using stencils and drawing techniques, with a variety of textured materials. Learn simple bookbinding methods and delve into the nuances of layering, printing, and colour processes to produce unique and dynamic prints.
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Contemporary Drawing and Mixed Media
On Campus
17-18 May 2025 (Sat & Sun)
9:30am - 4:30pmRenata Pari-LewisEnhance your expressive capabilities and expand your visual vocabulary with a focus on drawing and mixed media. Learn to use collage as a dynamic tool to explore subject matter, balance compositions, test colour and spatial relationships and venture outside your comfort zone.
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Clay Modelling: Portrait from Life
On Campus
29 Apr - 17 Jun 2025 (Tue)
6:00pm - 9:00pmDavid HortonLearn the art of clay modelling and create a life-size portrait bust that captures both likeness and character. Discover the techniques and principles of working with clay, exploring its plastic properties to sculpt a 1:1 scale portrait.
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