Wild Things art classes for kids has two full weeks of creative art workshops in the Summer school holidays. The workshops are fun and engaging and a great opportunity for kids to learn new skills and build their creative capabilities.
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- Holiday Workshop
with Helen Ollivier
Course duration: 1 day workshop
Start date:21 January 2019
Location: Wild Things Art Studio, 548 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatu Peninsula
Time: 10:00-2:30
Cost: $52 per child including materials
Inspired by the colourful paintings of Franz Marc, we will be looking at Expressionism and exploring the use colour to express emotion in art. Students will learn a variety of drawing and painting techniques using acrylic on board and create a painting based on an animal of their choice.
Suitable for ages 5-12
- Holiday Workshop
with Micaela van den Berg
Course duration: 1 day workshop
Start date:22 January 2019
Location: Wild Things Art Studio, 548 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatu Peninsula
Time: 10:00-2:30
Cost: $62 per child including materials
In this workshop we will be looking at traditional African masks and their meanings. Students will design and hand-build their own decorative mask using air-dry clay. They will be exploring colour and pattern using various painting and mark-making techniques to decorate their creations.
Suitable for ages 5-12.
- Holiday Workshop
with Helen Ollivier
Course duration: 1 day workshop
Start date:23 January 2019
Location: Wild Things Art Studio, 548 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatu Peninsula
Time: 10:00-2:30
Cost: $52 per child including materials
Make your own adorable pop-up cone puppet character (or two!) in this constuction workshop. Students will be designing their own characters and constructing and decorating with a variety of media. FUN!
Suitable for ages 5 -12
- Holiday Workshop
with Micaela van den Berg
Course duration: 1 day workshop
Start date: 24 January 2019
Location: Wild Things Art Studio, 548 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatu Peninsula
Time: 10:00-2:30
Cost: $52 per child including materials
Imagine your own little house, tucked away in the branches of your favourite tree. Your very own space, just how you like it! Experiment with new mark making and drawing techniques and learn about 2-point perspective in this fun drawing workshop.
Suitable for ages 5 -12
- Holiday Workshop
with Helen Ollivier
Course duration: 1 day workshop
Start date: 25 January 2019
Location: Wild Things Art Studio, 548 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatu Peninsula
Time: 10:00 - 2:30
Cost: $52 per child including materials
Have fun with pattern and repetition while learning about colour, composition and movement in this printmaking workshop. We will be looking at the work of Pacific artists as well as traditional quilt patterns for inspiration and students will design a unique tea towel to take home.
Suitable for ages 5-12
- Holiday Workshop
with Micaela van den Berg
Course duration: 1 day workshop
Start date: 29 January 2019
Location: Wild Things Art Studio, 548 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatu Peninsula
Time: 10:00 - 2:30
Cost: $52 per child including materials
Following on from the successful bleeding tissue paper project last term, we have designed this portrait workshop using the same technique. It really is a magical process! We will be layer and playing with colour as well as learning about facial proportion and expressions.
Suitable for ages 5-12
- Holiday Workshop
with Helen Ollivier
Course duration: 1 day workshop
Start date: 30 January 2019
Location: Wild Things Art Studio, 548 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatu Peninsula
Time: 10:00 - 2:30
Cost: $52 per child including materials
Inspired by the delightful bird prints of New Zealand artist Annie Smits Sandano, we will be experimenting with a variety of colours on interesting paper backgrounds. Students will explore repetition, variation, shape and pattern in this fun printmaking workshop.
Suitable for ages 5-12
- Holiday Workshop
with Micaela van den Berg
Course duration: 1 day workshop
Start date: 31 January 2019
Location: Wild Things Art Studio, 548 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatu Peninsula
Time: 10:00 - 2:30
Cost: $52 per child including materials
Splash painting and sun prints! Inspired by Jackson Pollock and his experimental abstract art, we will be creating interesting pieces to arrange into a colourful final work. Students will explore ideas balance and colour as well as shape and repetition.
Suitable for ages 5-12
- Holiday Workshop
with Helen Ollivier
Course duration: 1 day workshop
Start date: 1 February 2019
Location: Wild Things Art Studio, 548 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatu Peninsula
Time: 10:00 - 2:30
Cost: $52 per child including materials
Create a whimsical steampunk-style robot picture using cardboard, metallic paint and a variety of found objects. We will look at different aspects that make up steampunk, learn how to make cogs, moving joints and create some crazy characters!
Suitable for ages 5-12