Moonlit Forest Lightbox
With Sarah Ormsby
1 day
Monday 21 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 8 - 13
Students will design and build a glowing forest lightbox in this engaging one day workshop.
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Children Workshops & Classes
Frogs to be Kissed
With Kairava Gullatz
2 days
Monday 21 – Tuesday 22 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 5 - 10
Sharing stories about special characters from books as well as animals that appeared in our lives, you will learn how to shape the soft material of clay into the creature of your choice using a variety of modelling techniques.
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Embellished Self-Portraits
With Sarah Ormsby
1 day
Tuesday 22 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 7 - 13
Create a painted and embellished self-portrait in this fun workshop inspired by modernist and contemporary artists.
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Delicate Detail
With Leela Bhai
1 day
Tuesday 22 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 7 - 13
Let’s explore and work on small-scale pieces, concentrating on delightful details. Working first on a series of tissue paper collages, showcasing the softness and beauty of the medium we will then move onto watercolour postcards. Experiment with blending both concepts together, working to produce intricate and careful imagery full of delicate detail.
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We are the Champions
With Kairava Gullatz
2 days
Wednesday 23 – Thursday 24 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 7 - 14
Be inspired by a champion’s winning cup and shape your own, fully functional goblet from clay.
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To Infinity and Beyond
With Andrew Hall
1 day
Wednesday 23 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 6 - 12
The “usual pile of interesting stuff” is ready to be transformed by your powers of creativity into creatures, machines & instruments.
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Creative Drama
With Tessa Mitchell
2 days
Wednesday 23 – Thursday 24 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 6 - 12
Have fun with classic drama games and exercises which explore movement, the voice and telling stories through theatrical scenes.
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Under the Sea
With Andrea Gerbic
2 days
Thursday 24 – Friday 25 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 7 - 13
Drawing inspiration from New Zealand artists Pat Hanly and Claudia Pond-Eyley we will create a mixed media collage and painting that reflects the special character of the plants, water and creatures living under the sea.
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Painted Pizza Platters
With Kairava Gullatz
1 day
Friday 25 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 4 - 9
Hands on soft clay! We will make a very special plate, decorating it with a colourful painting once we have shaped it.
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Totally Tropical Prints
With Gabrielle Binks
1 day
Friday 25 January
10 am – 2.30 pm
Children: 6 - 12
Print your own T-shirt in this tropical print extravaganza!
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Drawing is Fun!
With Julie Moselen
6 weeks, Monday afternoons
Monday 18 February – Monday 25 March
4 pm – 5.30 pm
Children: 6 - 14
This class is designed to give children a broad understanding, knowledge and skill base in order for them to learn how to draw.
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Eye-Popping Butterflies of NZ
With Jean Stewart
6 weeks, Tuesday afternoons
Tuesday 19 February – Tuesday 26 March
4 pm – 5.30 pm
Children: 6 - 12
Learn how to paint a butterfly with its shadow. First, we will create our favourite New Zealand butterflies out of paper clay, then light these models and create an observational painting looking very closely at the shadows and the light.
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Giant Squid Dessert Bowls
With Kairava Gullatz
6 weeks, Thursday afternoons
Thursday 7 March – Thursday 11 April
4 pm – 5.30 pm
Children: 6 - 14
Anything unusual is good enough for our designs! You will make your very own special dessert bowls from soft white clay.
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