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Your free guide to venues for self directed learning across Australia
Organise your own art workshops and groups for self-directed learning. Find budget to luxury accommodation in beautiful locations across Australia. Art studios for hire are also listed on blueBanksia.
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Into the Blue Creative Walks
Location: MacDonell Ranges
Northern Territory, Australia
WORKSHOPS & WALKS IN BEAUTIFUL PLACES
Gentle walking programs combining art, photography, sculpture and writing workshops in Australian heartlands. Level: From beginner to advanced
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Larapinta Creative Camps
Location: Palm Valley, Ruby Gap and West Macdonnell Ranges
Northern Territory, Australia
We offer artists, writers, and photographers, from novice to professional, the opportunity to engage creatively with some of the most inspiring locations in Central Australia. Level: Beginner to Advanced
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Bundanon Trust
Location: Shoalhaven
New South Wales, Australia
Workshops can be arranged with our Education Officers for a minimum of 15 people. Workshops can be tailored to suit your particular interest.
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Centrehouse
Location: Lane Cove
New South Wales, Australia
The Print Room is available for artists to hire out during the week to work individually or with a group of artists.
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Firestation Print Studio
Location: Armadale
Victoria, Australia
Established in 1992, the Firestation Print Studio is a not-for-profit organisation that offers workshops in printmaking.
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Freestyle Escape
Location: Sunshine Coast
Queensland, Australia
Should you want to do something extraordinary with a group of special friends or team building with your colleagues from work, whether it is a day, a week or a weekend away, please let us know and we can help plan your Escape experience.
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Kemeys Mountain Hideaway
Location: Mandalong, West Lake Macquarie
New South Wales, Australia
Bring your class & tutor, AAA4 ½ star Kemeys, provides a great location to concentrate completely on art, any medium, in the studio or in the forest. Plan a workshop, for up to 8, (twin share) all delicious meals provided.
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Silva Bond Glass Art
Location: Byron Bay
New South Wales, Australia
The glass workshop caters for all forms of warm glass work and has facilities to create leadlight and stained glass creations. There are large work tables as well as a dedicated glass-cutting table complete with large sized glass cutting tools, both straight cuts as well as circles and other shaped cuts.
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White Cliffs Underground Motel
Location: White Cliffs
New South Wales, Australia
The White Cliffs Underground Motel offers unique accommodation and amazing outback landscapes and colour. Accommodation, studio venue and packages available.
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Yelens Lakeside Accommodation and Studio Gallery
Location: East Gippsland
Victoria, Australia
Artists & writers looking for space and inspiration are guaranteed to find it here. We can provide peace, space, materials and equipment.
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Featured Art Books
The Art of Abstract Painting
Filled with inspired instruction, this detailed guide shows how to compose dramatic, beautiful, thought-provoking, and evocative abstract paintings. This manual also teaches where to find inspiration, how to develop ideas, the way to create lively effects, and how to apply a range of techniques on different surfaces, whether it be transparent watercolor or thickly applied acrylics.
Expressive Drawing: A Practical Guide to Freeing the Artist Within
The many people who long to draw — but feel too intimidated to try — will rejoice at the wonderful first entry in this brand-new creative series. Written by arts educator Steven Aimone, it’s packed with solid, friendly, hands-on instruction, as well as inspiring images. Aimone teaches an accessible style called expressive drawing that emphasizes line and mark, rather than rendering a specific object, which for many people, can create barriers to self-expression. Exercises start off simple and quick, encouraging readers to work on instinct and feeling, while the later ones focus on detail and refinement.
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