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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 2023

TUESDAY 11 APRIL 
GIUSEPPE ARCIMBOLDO FOOD FACES (drawing) for 5 - 8 year old's 
Skye Zaracostas – artist and educator Italian painter, Giuseppe Archimboldo is best known for creating imaginative portraits made entirely out of objects such as fruit and vegetables. Using this as inspiration, students will create their own funny face portrait using food. 10am – 12 noon $22 + booking fee
Eventbrite Link: Giuseppe Arcimboldo Food Faces

CLAY ALIENS (ceramics) for 5 – 8 year old’s
Skye Zaracostas – artist and educator Blast off into the galaxy and learn design and clay building techniques to create your own clay alien. Learn basic clay techniques like rolling a coil, scoring, and slipping. 1 – 3pm $22 + booking fee
Eventbrite: Clay Aliens

WEDNESDAY 12 APRIL
FULL DAY WORKSHOP Students must bring their own morning tea and lunch
PRINTED BOOKS (printmaking & bookmaking) for 9 - 14 year old’s
Tammie Castles – artist and educator Create a series of prints and a handmade book to present them in. In this workshop students will learn various skills to create a printed concertina book. 10am – 3pm $55 + booking fee
Eventbrite Link: Printed Books

THURSDAY 13 APRIL
FULL DAY WORKSHOP Students must bring their own morning tea and lunch
PERSPECTIVE DRAWING (drawing) for 9 - 14 year old’s Tammie Castles – artist and educator In this full day workshop students will learn the basics of drawing in one-, two- or three-point perspective to create a large-scale drawing of a real or imagined cityscape. 10am – 3pm $55 + booking fee
Eventbrite Link: Perspective Drawing

FRIDAY 14 APRIL
VAN GOGH’S SUNFLOWERS (drawing) for 5 - 8 year old’s
Skye Zaracostas – artist and educator Sunflowers is one of Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous paintings. Using this artwork as inspiration, students will create their own version of Sunflowers by using oil pastels, markers and pencils. 10am – 12 noon $22 + booking fee
Eventbrite Link: Van Gogh's Sunflowers

BUILD A CITY (sculpture) for 5 – 8 year old’s
Skye Zaracostas – artist and educator Using recycled materials, students will build their own city. Who knew being eco-friendly could be so fun! 1 – 3pm $22 + booking fee
Eventbrite Link: Build a City


Junior Art Trail

A free, fun tour through the Gallery, designed for 3-5 years 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 to 11.00am
Bookings Essential: places limited to 12 children aged 3 – 5. Parents and guardians are required to attend however, you do not need to book a spot for yourself.
Our 2023 program of Trails will include Thinking Through Pink, Languages of the Land and Coomaditchie: The Art of Place exhibitions.

Eventbrite Link: Junior Art Trail

Story Tiles from previous Trails


​​​ART SMART - Aft​​​er​​ School Art Program

TERMS AND CONDITIONS - Art Smart Program.pdf

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. This is an eight-week course, starting every Tuesday from week 2 of each school term. All lessons are taught by our specialist primary school art teacher.

Cost: $176.00 + booking fee (this must be paid upfront before commencement).
Time: 4:00 – 5:30pm
Age Group: 6 – 12 year old’s. Places are limited to 15 participants
2023 - Term 1: Tuesday 7 February, 14 February, 21 February, 28 February, 7 March, 14 March, 21 March and 28 March


Online ARTSMART workshops 

2021

Online Lesson 1 - Term 3 Art Smart - Olympic Art Poster Activity
Online Lesson 2 - Term 3 Art Smart - Mandala Art
Online Lesson 1 - Term 4 Art Smart - Day of the Dead
Online Lesson 2 - Term 4 Art Smart - Sydney Harbour After Cezanne

2020

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


Online Workshops

Check out our video workshops with local artists which you can follow at home.

Online Pop Art Food Artwork - Demonstration for Kids
Online Autism Friendly Making with Natural Materials - Ephemeral Art 
Online One Point Perspective - Drawing & Painting Demonstration for Kids 
Online Aerial Beach Scene - Painting Demonstration for Kids 
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 Sculpture workshop 9-14 year olds with Tammie Castle 
Online Cezanne Still Life Workshop for 5-8 year olds with Tammie Castles 
Online Leaf Printing Activity for 3-5 year olds 
Online Cardboard Vase Activity for 8-12 year olds