2021 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 25 - March 25 Thursdays 4:00-5:30 
Drawing: 'DRAW,draw,draw ...'

Using drawing pencil and a special artists journal we will explore observational drawing skills, 'notetaking drawing' - quick gestural drawing skills, and  drawing with scissors. We will take 'a line for a walk'  and build line and pattern in drawings, drawing from observation and imagination. 
During the last two weeks young artists will develop a personal drawing. We will learn about how artists draw in many different ways and how they tell their stories using line, pattern, texture, and tone. This will suit young artists who just love to draw, draw, draw!


Term Two:  May 13 - June 10 Thursdays 4:00-5:30
  'Painting and Soft Sculpture'

Design and make your own soft sculpture. We will create a large 'blueprint' painting to develop ideas for a soft sculpture. We will design and draw with thread to create your sculpture - learn basic stitching and sewing skills for making art with fabric as well as paint and paper!


Term Three: September 16 - Oct.14 Thursdays 4:00-5:30
'Imagination is the key' Book illustration with small Sculpture
You will develop your own tiny character using a key to create a sculpture. This character will then become part of a zigzag book illustration using drawing and also aspects of collage and painting. We will learn about the art of Oliver Jeffers and other illustrators who create quirky and wonderful characters to tell art stories. 



Term Four: November 4 - December 2 Thursdays 4:00-5.30

'Painted Circles: painting on canvas'
We will paint a special painting on a canvas circle. Painting skills will be developed to explore and celebrate colour, texture, shape and pattern.

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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