2020 classes for young                      artists
               Thursdays 4:00- 5:30
            Venue: The Otago Pioneer Women's Building
                     362 Moray Place Dunedin 
Classes are held in five week blocks each school term
$150 for 5 weeks, all materials and two experienced art educators included
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Term One: February 20- March 19 Thursdays 4:00-5:30 
Painting: 'Paint, Paint Paint '
A painting programme that investigates painting on found objects related to painting- using paint tin lids and old paintbrushes we will paint two small artworks, one a retablo inspired work, looking at the art of Frida Kahlo and other artists, and the other a small painted sculpture on a discarded paintbrush. We will look at artists who work on found objects as their canvas. Children will draw to develop their own ideas for their painted creations.


PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO COVID19 RESTRICTIONS TERM TWO CLASSES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO TERM 3 
 CHECK OUT OUR 'ISO ART' IDEAS ON OUR facebook page for ART YOU CAN DO AT HOME WITH YOUR YOUNG ARTIST.




Term THREE: August 27 - Sept.24, Thursdays 4:00-5:30
SCULPTURE 'Creating with Clay'
Young Artists will create a clay Bird sculpture, using a variety of techniques. We will find out about the work of SCULPTORS who work with clay and other 3-d materials to create artworks. Young artists will draw to develop their understanding of what makes a bird a bird, then respond to a special New Zealand bird or one from their imagination when creating a clay sculpture.



Term Four: November 12 - Dec 10,Thursdays 4:00-5.30

'Collage 2021'
Working on a 'secret project' young artists will create a collage/mixed media artwork each week. Every week we will learn about a new artist who works with collage and mixed media and this will inspire our creations for that week. All artworks will become a small art collection by the end of 5 weeks.

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About our Young Artists Workshops

theartdept's Young Artists workshops are the ideal way to enhance your child's creativity. theartdept offers ideal teacher:student ratios with small class numbers of up to 15. Each five week programme involves a freshly generated topic that reflects the current New Zealand Arts Curriculum. 

All visual art programmes have a rich knowing about art component; the children look at and talk about the work of artists when developing ideas for their own artwork. A special effort is made to include the work of contemporary New Zealand artists.

In every programme, drawing in a number of ways is used to develop and extend ideas and links with painting and or printmaking, collage and working with clay. theartdept programmes also have a rich language focus; art ideas are introduced and expanded using picture books and class discussions. 

Pamela and Kerry are registered teachers and visual art educators who have a wide experience of working with primary aged children. Both are practising artists who aim to spark life-long learning in the arts. We look forward to working with your children to unleash their inner creativity.

For more information please contact Pamela or Kerry