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Your free guide to life drawing workshops across Australia
If you’ve always wanted to learn to draw, attending a Drawing Workshop or course is a great way for beginners to start. Drawing is fundamental to many art practices, so there is always room for improvement, even for a skilled drawer. blueBanksia lists life drawing and other drawing courses and workshops.
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ArtWorkshops Australia
Location: 5 Bennett Place, Surry Hills
New South Wales, Australia
Paint with Australia's most accomplished and acclaimed Artists and realise your potential! Ongoing 2-4 day workshops in Byron Bay, Brisbane and Sydney. Level: Beginner to Advanced
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Dookie Art Attack - Glasson's Art World
Location: University of Melbourne, Dookie
Victoria, Australia
Enjoy the ambiance of the Dookie Hills where you chose the tutor to spend three days with. Eight tutors available with a variety of mediums.
4 - 6 June, 2010 :: Aug/Sept, 2010 - 4 day workshop
Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
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Mitchell School of Arts - The Art Scene
Location: Bathurst
New South Wales, Australia
Attend one week of art school with a choice out of 30 classes in a variety of media and styles taught by distinguished Australian artists. Held twice a year, summer and winter, in Bathurst at Charles Sturt University campus, classes range from contemporary to traditional and are suitable for beginners or advanced artists. Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
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Nolan on Lovel
Location: Katoomba
New South Wales, Australia
Well known Katoomba artist John Ellison holds regular workshops in Art & Creativity. Over the years John has established a reputation as an innovative & original teacher in the field of creativity.
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Art Est Art School
Location: Leichhardt
New South Wales, Australia
Art Est. Sydney’s newest independent art school located at Leichhardt in the Inner West of Sydney, offers contemporary and traditional visual art workshops.
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Art Gallery of New South Wales
Location: Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
Art workshops held at the Art Gallery of NSW on a regular basis on Friday, Saturday and Sundays.
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Catavento
Location: Bowral
New South Wales, Australia
Catavento Sculpture Studio holds workshops and classes in sculpture and life drawing.
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Erika Gofton
Location: Newport
Victoria, Australia
Explore the basic elements of drawing and painting. With an emphasis on building confidence, developing observational and analytical skills, practical techniques, and material exploration.
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Go Troppo Arts Festival Inc
Location: Port Douglas
Queensland, Australia
Full day workshops are held in scenic locations as part of Go Troppo Arts Festival in October 2009
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Gosford Regional Gallery
Location: Gosford
New South Wales, Australia
Weekend workshops are usually a one day workshop on either day, and these are a great opportunity to try something new. Subjects covered have been stone carving, mosaics, life drawing and painting.
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Julian Ashton Art School
Location: Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
The Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney is a unique historic Australian art school. Intensive week long course or holiday courses.
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Kidogo Institute
Location: Fremantle
Western Australia, Australia
Kidogo Institute delivers courses in strong drawing and painting techniques, similar to the Fine Art courses of art colleges in Europe.
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Linda Robertson
Location: Ivanhoe
Victoria, Australia
I run weekday and Sunday afternoon workshops in life drawing at my Ivanhoe studio and also travel to do in-house workshops for schools or businesses.
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Murrumbidgee School of Creative Arts
Location: Wagga Wagga
New South Wales, Australia
Three schools per year offer extremely high quality workshops by Australia's leading artists; textiles, fine art, clay, sculpture, millinery, jewellery and life drawing, to name a few. The focus is on professionalism and high quality teaching experiences in a fun convivial atmosphere.
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Ng Art Gallery & Mission Restaurant Bar
Location: Chippendale
New South Wales, Australia
Increase your creativity and imagination with some of Australia’s most established and talented artists. Explore a variety of mediums, and become exposed to a diverse range of artistic styles in a comfortable relaxed gallery setting.
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nolastudio
Location: Rozelle
New South Wales, Australia
nolastudio runs mosaic, sculpture and art workshops. For strictly beginners to more experienced.
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Pina Bartolo
Location: Narrabeen
New South Wales, Australia
New Life Drawing workshops with Pina Bartolo
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Red Poles
Location: McLaren Vale
South Australia, Australia
Red Poles has successfully combined a fully licensed cafe, art gallery and B&B under one roof. Regular workshops in many mediums encourage you to tap into your artistic side.
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Swinburne University of Technology
Location: Prahran
Victoria, Australia
Our short courses cover a variety of specialist areas and are run across our Prahran, Hawthorn, Wantirna and Croydon campuses and are ideal for everyone.
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Sydney ART School
Location: Baulkham Hills
New South Wales, Australia
Sydney's newest art school offers artists of all levels of experience access to classes and workshops run by some of Australia's most sought after independent artists.
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Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School
Location: Erskineville, Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
The Tom Bass Sculpture School is the oldest and largest independent Sculpture School in Australia. They regularly invite outstanding artists to hold intensive workshops.
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Watling Galleries
Location: Southport
Queensland, Australia
Watling Galleries 2010 calendar. Workshops on Watercolour, Water Media, Life Drawing, Oils and Pastels with esteemed tutors.
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