Art Classes with Nila
Art Classes with Nila return for Semester 2, 2022, with a new edition of creative classes for beginners.
Join Nila on Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30pm to boost your artistic confidence, develop ways to deepen and nurture your mental, emotional and physical connection to the practices and develop your own rock star artistic skills.
Upcoming Classes
Drawing from Within
Zen Drawing Exercises
9th March
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Spend the evening learning a range of techniques to help your drawing through instructions on self-expression and creating to an emotional response. Learn the most important elements of drawing in this accessible workshop.
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Manifest – Sculpture Practice 101
16th March
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Join Nina for a special sculpture workshop where you can explore your artistic voice while also developing your mind, imagination, and skills. Find out how to make models, how to build up form and scale, and how to use a variety of methods and tools to make your sculpture more compelling and satisfying.
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Freedom Writers – Drawing Foundation
23rd March
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Participate in a unique summer sketching workshop taught by a professional artist and hone your abilities this year. Gain an understanding of the fundamentals of sketching on a global scale and the significance of seeing, remembering, and noting technical visual information based on your reactions to what you see in the world around you.
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A New Perspective – An Evening with Acrylics
30th March
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Join us this summer for a full-immersion session in acrylic painting. You’ll find out how to make beautiful colour palettes, how to outline forms clearly, how to give an image depth, dimension, and texture, and so much more. Gain the confidence, resources, and art-specific expertise you need to hone your aesthetic sensibility and paint works that are both striking and eloquent in acrylic.
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Where is Your Art?- Wearable Art
6th April
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Learn how to paint your own unique designs on clothing in this special summer workshop. Pick an article of clothing and experiment with different methods of creating patterns, graphics, and inspiring messages. Pick a mood and some colours to go with it.
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Vibrant Matters – Making Colour Speak
20th April
5:30pm – 7:30pm
In this workshop, you’ll learn to incorporate colour into your drawings utilising a wide range of mediums and approaches. Master the technique of lining your artwork before painting on a variety of substrates, from cloth and paper to glass. Easter special program.
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Sewing Your Way Through it – Fun With Fabrics
27th April
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Our beginner-friendly sewing class is the best approach to launch your passion for textile art, fashion, or home décor projects. Led by an experienced instructor, you’ll learn the essentials of sewing, including threading a needle, basic stitches, and pattern reading.
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Flow With Water – Watercolour Painting
11th May
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Watercolor paint is a common media, but it is also one of the most difficult because of its “unforgivable” nature. Participating in this session will equip you with the skills necessary to create a finished watercolour painting, including fundamental drawing, colour mixing, the construction of tonal washes, and a sparing use of watercolour.
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Inner Spaces – Painting a Self Portrait
18th May
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Learn about drawing and painting a self-portrait in this fun and easy workshop. This session will help guide you through the steps in drawing your own facial expressions, attitudes and feelings are explored through colouring with various techniques to create a modern artwork using yourself as the subject.
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Autobiographical Art – Introspective Approach
25th May
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Master the “raw language” of form, texture, and your personal narrative to effectively convey your thoughts and feelings. This workshop will introduce you to a structured approach that will aid you in developing routines for consistently producing works of personal expression across a variety of media. Many aspects of visual art, including scale, composition, mark making, expression and story, colour, and texture, will be practiced.
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Collage Class 1 – Spectacular Places
8th June
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Create photo montages on a wide range of topics and polish your collage abilities with the help of this programme. You’ll pick up useful skills in collection, precise cutting, and assembly as you work to create a marvellous sight and scene.
Knowledge required: Beginner-friendly
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Writing Freely – Type Class
15th March
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Throughout our daily lives, we are surrounded by letters and other forms of written communication. Learn the basics of hand lettering and design in this easy to practice and self-paced lesson, and you’ll soon be on your way to developing your own signature lettering style.
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