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School Holiday Workshops
Wollongong Art Gallery provides workshops and activities for children aged 5 - 14 years during school holidays in January, July and October. Artist-run activities include experimentation and investigation of various media in a casual and fun environment.
These workshops change regularly and sell out quickly, so book online early.
Terms & Conditions - School Holiday Workshops Program.pdf
Autumn School Holiday Workshop Program
TUESDAY 13 APRIL
LITTLE MONSTERS (mixed media) for 5-8 year olds
Skye Zaracostas – artist and educator Design your little monster and build it out of toilet rolls. Children will learn drawing, painting and cardboard building techniques in this fun workshop. 10am – 12 noon $22 + booking fee
Eventbrite Link: Little Monsters
CONTINUOUS LINE PORTRAITS (drawing) for 5-8 year olds
Skye Zaracostas – artist and educator
Create expressive and crazy portraits by using the continuous line technique. Add colour and pattern to these fun portraits.
1.30 – 3.30pm $22 + booking fee
Eventbrite Link: Continuous Line Portraits
WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL
SELF PORTRAITS (drawing) for 9-14 year olds
Skye Zaracostas – artist and educator
FULL DAY WORKSHOP Students must bring their own morning tea and lunch
Learn about portraiture by looking at portrait examples in our Collection exhibition ‘Every Body’. Students will have fun by learning how to draw blindfolded and with a continuous line. Then will create their own self portrait by learning specific skills such as face proportions and shading.
10am – 3pm $55 + booking fee
Eventbrite Link: Self Portraits
THURSDAY 15 APRIL
EGG CARTON ANIMALS (mixed media) for 9-14 year olds
Megan Langlands – artist and educator
FULL DAY WORKSHOP Students must bring their own morning tea and lunch
Create a 3D animal wall art piece by using cardboard, paint and egg cartons. Students will learn how to sculpt using cardboard and papier-mâché. Animal heads will be mounted onto cardboard base, ready to hang on your wall at home.
10am – 3pm $55 + booking fee
Eventbrite Link: Egg Carton Animals
FRIDAY 16 APRIL
CIRCUS ALL-SORTS DEMONSTRATION PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOP WITH EMMA (circus performance) for 5-10 year olds
Emma Khourey (aka Tina Green) – Circus Performer
A fun packed circus workshop. Try your hand at a variety of circus skills including hula hoops, juggling, spinning plates, devils sticks, diabolo and more.
10am – 12 noon $22 + booking fee
Eventbrite Link: Circus All Sorts
MAKE A MINI SHOW WITH NITRO NORA (circus performance) for 5-10 year olds - Honora Jenkins (aka Nitro Nora) – circus performer
Roll Up Roll Up! Circus performer Honora Jenkins (aka Nitro Nora) will teach you how to create your own Mini Circus Show! Discover hidden talents, play fun games and show off your new skills.
1.30 – 3.30pm $22 + booking fee
Eventbrite Link: Make a Mini Show
Online Workshops
Check out our video workshops with local artists which you can follow at home.
Online Pop Art workshop with Skye Zaracostas
Online Cute Koalas workshop with Skye Zaracostas
Online Jenny Orchard Collages with Tammie Castles
Online Frank Nowlan Sheds with Skye Zaracostas
Online Cardboard Picasso Faces workshop with Tammie Castles
Online Rosie Deacon Masks workshop with Skye Zaracostas
Online Donut Soft Scuplture workshop 9-14 year olds with Tammie Castle
Online Cezanne Still Life Workshop for 5-8 year olds with Tammie Castles
ART SMART - After School Art Program
TERMS AND CONDITIONS - Art Smart Program.pdf
2021 ART Smart program.pdf
We are pleased to annouce our ART Smart After School Art Program will be back in 2021. Term 1 is now opening for bookings. Places are limited and Creative Kids Vouchers are accepted.
Eventbrite link Term 1 ART Smart
ART SMART is an introductory course for primary school children who want to improve their artistic skills through a range of fun and stimulating exercises. ART SMART nurtures the exploration of individual creativity and expression through structured lesson plans outside the classroom context. All lessons are taught by our specialist primary school art teacher.
Online Lesson 1 - Term 2 Art Smart "Beneath the Surface with Jean-Michel Basquiat"
Online Lesson 2 - Term 2 Art Smart "Landscape Painting & Alfred Coffey"
Online Lesson 3 - Term 2 Art Smart "Beneath the Surface with André Derain"
Online Lesson 4 - Term 2 Art Smart "Beneath the Surface with Pablo Picasso"
Online Lesson 1 - Term 3 Art Smart "Beneath the Surface with John Coburn"
Online Lesson 2 - Term 3 Art Smart "Where we are in place and time with Eugene von Guerard"
Online Lesson 3 - Term 3 Art Smart "Who we are with Howard Arkley
JUNIOR ART TRAIL
JAT is back in October. Limited numbers. Bookings essential
Eventbrite link: October 2020 Junior Art Trails
A free fun tour through the Gallery designed for 3 - 5 year olds. Children will explore art works through story-telling, art making, songs and games with the Junior Art Trail team.
When: Second Friday of every month, 10.00am-10.45am
Dates: 11 September, 9 October, 13 November & 11 December 2020
Bookings essential: places limited to 12 children aged 3 - 5 years and their carers.
Morning Tea: 10.45am-11.15am. This is not provided - please bring your own packed morning tea to have in the Gallery at the end of the tour.
Halinka Orszulok Black Bobs Creek - Junior Art Trail Story Tiles.pdf
Pamela Griffith Giant Lily - Junior Art Trail Story Tiles.pdf
Pamela Griffith - Fun at Fairy Meadow - Junior Art Trail Story Tiles.pdf
The junior Art Trail Program is rotated in conjunction with the Gallery's exhibition program.