EVENING CLASS: A great pottery class, whether you’re starting your creative adventure with clay, or keen to get clay under your fingernails again. Explore shapes using either fine white clay or terracotta. We’ll look at a range of hand-building techniques to help you create functional or sculptural works, and also test ways to add surface character and decoration.

WEEKEND WORKSHOP: Explore inlaying, surface decoration and the making of clay vessels in this fun one day workshop with Tui. Using hand-building techniques such as pinching and slabbing, participants will create small lidded boxes and vases.

This workshop is now fully booked. Please email becky@ceac.org.nz or call Becky on 838 4455 ex 200 to be put on the waiting list.

In this workshop for women, Marina Alefosio will lead you through the fundamentals of Spoken Word poetry and guide you through various exercises to lead and challenge you to find your filter, your jar, your funnel and your resting place. Suitable for beginners and experienced poets.

This fun and fast paced workshop uses a multitude of techniques and mediums to create beautiful layered mixed media artworks. This class is perfect for beginners and those wanting to explore and experiment with a range of different creative processes.

This will be a fun, instructive and creative class. We will be making a variety of fabric printing blocks and cutting our own stencil designs. Over the day, we will experiment on some calico fabric and by the end of the workshop you will have several squares of your printed cotton to take away - perfect for whipping up your own unique cushions or crafts. Colours will
be carefully mixed, and we will learn about pattern repetition.

Printmaking is an exciting and fun art form that is easy to learn, and offers a huge variety of outcomes. This course will provide a basic introduction to printmaking using pattern as its focus. We will learn about a number of printmaking processes including relief prints and woodcuts.

Throughout this 6 week adult class, we will be learning about the assembly of different elements, all made from clay, into a sculptural vessel. Each pottery technique supports a certain form or shape that will lead to a treasure trove of components which can be used to build unique vessels. Students will discover their own individual way of handling clay and experiment using a variety of modelling techniques under the guidance of ceramicist Kairava Gullatz, while sharing creative time with fellow students. Surface decorations with slips and glazes will also be taught.

Explore drawing and painting in a relaxed atmosphere using both wet and dry media. Suitable for beginners, this workshop is great for those wanting hands-on learning, using a range of mediums and materials. Charlotte will demonstrate options to combine pencil, charcoal, watercolour, gouache and different inks to work through the possible moods and effects whilst helping you to develop and extend on your own abilities.

Summer School 2018. Explore abstract painting concepts and techniques utilising paints, gels and additives. Demonstrations and discussions will cover colour, form and composition. This workshop will emphasise process and discovery and will give students a base for further painting adventures.

Internationally acclaimed printmaker Michel Tuffery will take you through the processes and techniques of traditional woodblock printmaking. Bring along any drawing concepts and images to generate new ideas with the tutor. Processes covered will include drawing and composition, chisel relief printing techniques, colour reduction printmaking and more!

Summer School 2018. Light painting is a photographic technique in which images are made by moving a hand-held light source while taking a long exposure photograph. Explore the wonders of photographic light painting and image in this experimental but accessible photographic approach. Participants will also be able to manipulate their images in Photoshop.

Summer School 2018. This illustration workshop will be an inspiring exploration of drawing techniques with some gold leaf embellishment. Over the 4 days participants will start with warmup sketches, moving into the technicalities of lien drawing. Illustrations will be developed using tonal gradation in a realistic style or the use of pattern, with finishing touches added in the form of gold leaf or colour in gouache.

Take a trip out to Arataki Visitor’s Centre to gather inspiration from Waitakere ora and fauna. Develop and mix your own unique colour palette then design, dye and print your very own collection of beautiful hand-printed and dyed fabrics and textiles, inspiring you to continue creating at home.

Where do ideas come from?

Chuck Close said “inspiration is for amateurs, the best ideas come out of the work process”.

This workshop will help you explore where your best ideas come from using exercises that combine self-reflection with creative experimentation. You will also learn how to use a working journal to maintain your creative practice and develop a project. This workshop is suitable for both writers and visual artists.

“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” Muriel Rukeyser Stories help us understand the world we live in, stimulate our imagination and create a sense of community. So what’s your story? During this two day workshop you will learn about the principles of storytelling, experiment with some storytelling techniques and begin developing your own project by exploring real-life experiences.