Visual Arts courses available in Byron Bay and Mullumbimby
Become a visual artist or designer, or simply explore your own creativity through our engaging, informative and enjoyable Visual Arts courses.
Study design and visual art through one of our nationally-recognised short courses and workshops. You’ll learn key techniques with experienced tutors that will help you to realise your artistic potential. Our courses are also the perfect launchpad for further professional training in visual art.
Our short courses cover a diverse range of arts and design subjects, including:
Painting
Drawing
Journaling
Screen Printing
Art History
Pottery
Design
Courses are hosted at both our Byron Bay and Mullumbimby campuses. Learn more through the individual course outlines below.
Extend your ceramic skills and incorporate your own designs onto the surface of your work. This unique course will introduce anyone with some ceramic experience how to use the photo-emulsion process that allows for personalised imagery to be made into transfers, which are then printed onto either greenware or bisque-fired work. This exciting workshop will enable you to extend your ceramic skills, therefore, the requirement is for all participants to have some skill in making their...
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Explore the fun and fantastic world of alternative and underground zines for grown-ups. Make your zines in the process! A fun and interactive course with Holly, who is a twice shortlisted finalist for the Broken Pencil International Zine Award and Australian Comics Award. Zines can be about ANYTHING. A fiction or non-fiction story, a personal experience you want to share with the world (or just your friends), an art zine for collectors (or yourself), or a tribute to your pet. The...
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Create your own work of art in the form of a book. In a weekend of self discovery, creativity and expression you’ll be guided to create your own work of art in the form of a book! A concertina style art book created by the intuitive painting process of layering transparent paints, stencilling and mark-making. We dance, we meditate, we paint. It’s fun, easy and tot-ally unique! Perfect for beginners! What to bring: Wear old clothes and an apron Please bring your own refreshments...
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Discover the joy of designing and printing your own images onto fabric, paper or timber. Suitable for beginners or the more experienced artist who wishes to explore the medium further. All processes of screen printing will be covered, including the art of photo-emulsion application, stripping your screen, and printing with solvent-free inks onto your choice of substrates: from t-shirts and textiles to paper and plywood. The weekend will give you plenty of time to get your design...
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This workshop will show you how to create your own beautiful henna designs and introduce you to the sacred body art of henna. You will learn about the different styles of henna from around the world and have the opportunity to practice your skills with pre-prepared organic materials. Additional materials $20. What to bring $20 to pay tutor Henna kits can be be purchased on the day Own refreshments Feedback from Past Students “The information on how to make Henna was amazing - I...
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Explore the process of metal plate etching; with these techniques you will produce lustrous etchings with velvety tones, on fine quality paper. Bring along a drawing for inspiration, and you will have the opportunity to produce a small edition of your own etchings to take home. You will be fascinated by the possibilities etching can offer. What to bring A drawing for inspiration Gloves and apron All materials provided Important information Once your enrolment is completed you will...
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If we draw faces only from photos, our drawings will end up looking like … photos!. In this two day portrait workshop, we will use the method of the Old Masters; drawing portrait heads from 3D plaster copies of sculptures from Ancient Greece and Rome, the Italian Renaissance and 19 th Century France. To finish off we will do a portrait drawing from a life model. What to bring All materials provided Refreshments and lunch Important information Once your enrolment is completed you...
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It is not just the subject of an artwork that evokes an emotional response in us. More importantly, it is the manner in which the subject is portrayed. The same portrait, still life or landscape could be bright and cheerful, dark and wintry, warm and comfortable, terrifying, or just fun and playful. We will explore how to use colour, light and shade, design, brushwork and painting processes to communicate a range of themes, moods and feelings in watercolour. What to bring Paper:...
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Expressive painting class for beginners as well as advanced students, delving into figure painting in an abstract background. We'll focus on sketching, composition and colour mixing, taking a journey together to create a large scale nude figure painting with acrylic on canvas, using the layering technique of concealing and revealing in painting. Learn to paint with expressive brush marks and freedom! In this course we will learn sketching the figure and proportions, working from...
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