Our dedicated tutors are chosen not only for their knowledge and skills, but also for their passion for art and their ability to share their expertise with you. Catering to a wide range of student levels, we offer an exciting array of courses that will engage you in contemporary arts practice.
For enquiries contact Shelley France - Education Manager
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EVENING ART CLASSES
EXPLORING PRINTMAKING (BEGINNERS TO INTERMEDIATE) TUTOR: RUBY OAKLEY Mondays: 7 May – 18 June | 7pm – 9pm (6 weeks excluding 4 June, Queen's birthday) Fee: $125 (Includes all materials) Discover 5 different processes of printmaking using a traditional press. These processes are not commonly taught and include mono-printing using gelatine plates, dry-point etching, lino, collagraph and pronto. The course offers a wonderful chance to get a real taste of printmaking from theory and preparation to the practicalities and print production. MULTI-MEDIA DRAWING AND PAINTING (BEGINNERS) TUTOR: ROSINA KAMPHUIS Thursdays: 10 May – 14 June | 7pm – 9pm (6 weeks) Fee: $90 (Materials not included) Explore the pleasures of working with multiple materials to express yourself in drawing and painting. Learn to combine various techniques to create what you have always wanted! Experience the skills of working with charcoal, acrylics, pastel, gouache and more in an informal atmosphere tailored to individual aspirations and needs. View Rosina’s website at www.rosinakamphuis.com
CERAMIC DESIGN (ALL LEVELS) TUTOR: KAIRAVA GULLATZ Thursdays: 10 May – 14 June 6.30 pm – 8.30pm (6 weeks) Fee: $150 (Includes most materials) Enjoy the creative process of shaping clay into bowls, mugs, platters and more. Various techniques will be demonstrated including making vessels from slabs, using moulds or building larger sized pots from coils. Two pottery wheels are available and demonstrations of throwing will be done throughout the term. Decorating the surface with patterns using colourful slips, adding textures with various tools or stencils, and learning how to make your own stamps from clay or plaster, are all taught in this course.
GRAFFITI ART (BEGINNERS TO INTERMEDIATE) TUTOR: BOBBY HUNG (BERST – TMD) Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 May (2 day course) | 10am – 4pm Fee: $165 (Includes most materials) An introduction to the origins of graffiti and its place in New Zealand. Learn techniques to create artwork indoors and outdoors, individually and collaboratively. Create your own painting on canvas using aerosols. Bring a sketch pad and canvas (stretched and framed 1m x 1m). All other materials included in course fee.
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