eastcapeART Holiday Art Workshops

Yet again eastcapeART have designed an exciting and diverse line up of activities for the September school holidays. Their holiday art programme keeps going from strength to strength and as a result the classes fill up quickly. If you are interested in any of the workshops please phone first to ensure there are still spaces available.

MON 24 SEPT - Silver Jewellery
Create your own silver pendant. Advanced students will be making earrings. Working with Artclay Silver; it’s just like working with clay. For children over 9 years of age. If you have participated in one workshop you will be classified as Advanced.

TUES 25, WED 26 SEPT - Mosaics
Large 2D shapes that you design, we cut out, and you mosaic.

THURS 27 SEPT - Clay
Design and make your own musical wind chimes.

FRI 28 SEPT - Wire Work
Use fine coloured wire, paua and beads to create a variety of items such as Christmas tree decorations, wall art, candle holders etc.

MON 1 OCT - Paua and Bead Jewellery
Learn the basics of creating fabulous paua and bead jewellery from an expert. The guest tutor Heidi owns Beadaholic which is one of New Zealand’s leading online beading suppliers based in Gisborne. She has a fabulous selection of beads for us to work with.

TUES 2 OCT - Photo frames / Christmas Decorations
We will be introducing a variety of materials and techniques to create a huge variety of photo frames and decorations.

WED 3 OCT - Clay platters and bowls.
This is a great technique using balls and strips of clay to make amazing patterns within your platter or bowl and an oxide finish on the clay.

THURS 4 / FRI 5 OCT – Mosaics
Anything goes…Mirrors, polystyrene balls, pots, 2D. There will even be ‘bling’ mosaics which use buttons, beads, glass (anything shiny and gorgeous).

SAT 6 OCT - Silver Jewellery
As above. If you participate in week one’s class, you will be classified as advanced and will make earrings in this workshop.

The workshops are 10.30am to 2.30pm but EastcapeART will be open from 9.30 am until 3.30 pm to suit parents work commitments.

The fee is $35 per session (except for the Silver workshop which is $60), which includes all art materials and morning and afternoon tea to be paid on enrolment.

Where there are two days for a workshop, children must attend both days.