Creative Catalyst Visual Arts - Winter Vacation Program

Creative Catalyst Visual Arts - Winter Vacation Program

Amazing full day visual art workshops for children & young people! Ceramics, painting, drawing and more!

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Date and time

July 7 · 8:30am - July 18 · 6pm AEST

Location

Yarralumla Primary School

24 Loftus Street Yarralumla, ACT 2600 Australia

Refund Policy

No Refunds

Agenda

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Monday 7th July: Words of Clay - ceramics

TBA

Make your words art as you transform the ancient artform of calligraphic drawing into sculpture. Blur the boundaries between writing and making as you model animals, vines, people and structures into...

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday 8th July: Musical Instruments - mixed materials

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Feel the rhythm of art in this instrument making workshop! Rainsticks, rattles and drums are some of the sound makers we will be exploring.. We'll be using recycled materials to make percussion instr...

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday 9th July: Midnight Paintings - watercolour

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Winter, the season of short days and long nights. Here in Canberra we really get to taste the bite of winter cold and use it as inspiration for our watercolour painting workshop Although winter bring...

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday 10th July: Cool Candelabra - ceramics

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Lighting a Candle is part of many strong traditions. We light them for birthdays, religious festivals, special dinners and to create an ambience or a mood of celebration. A Candleabrum is purpose bui...

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday 11th July: Storyteller Diorama - mixed media

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Time to tell a story in a box- a staged recreation of a favorite fairy tale or a classic traditional story. Turn a cardboard box into Rapunzel's high tower or a hoard of gold guarded by a sleeping dr...

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Monday 14th July: Shadow Puppets - mixed materials

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Welcome to the wonderful world of Theatre. A shadow puppet is an ancient form of storytelling which uses 2D figures with movement. Play with design and moving parts to build your own character puppet...

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday 15th July: Soup Kitchen Ceramics - ceramics

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Create a beautiful, original functional vessel to use for eating food. A souper bowl of Splendour! A ceramics workshop specially for winter. Explore hand building techniques like coiling, slab buildi...

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday 16th July: Food Sculpture - mixed media

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Don’t play with your food! Unless you make it yourself...What do you want to make for dinner? Pizza? Breakfast for dinner? Create your own dinner on a plate using mixed media materials and assemble t...

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday 17th July: Winter Wire Trees - mixed materials

Wire is metal in a fluid form. It offers an opportunity to make 3D line drawings and sculptures full of energy and dynamic balance. Make a wire tree by twisting and sculpting the wire into a gnarly a...

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday 18th July: Year of the Snake - painting & drawing

2025 is the Year of the Snake and we are going to celebrate everything Serpent. The serpent is a universal and complex symbol, representing a range of powers across different cultures and religions....

About this event

All day Visual Art workshops for children & young people

Ceramics, painting & drawing, printmaking & more!

For Children & Teens age 7 - 16 years.

Come for 1 or 2 days or more, or come for the whole 2 weeks!

PLEASE NOTE- Tickets are a DEPOSIT only. For full price details read the info below.

RESERVE SPOTS NOW with a DEPOSIT. PAY THE REMAINDER LATER (before the day of your first booking, or be charged a late fee). The earlier you get tickets, the better the price!

CHILDCARE SUBSIDY (CCS) Approved. Full Price as low as $83 per day based on 90% CCS + multi day discounts (max. price current Eventbrite price + Childcare fee $135.37 - the CCS).
Refer to the Confirmation message and email for details re. Completion of Payment and Enrolment.

TEENAGE ART CLUB - Get in contact with our office if you have a kid over 13 that wants to come! Teenage Art Club price $120.21-no further payment required.

Early Bird Discounts - To access Early Bird Discounts you must be part of our Fast-track Booking System. This is only available to regular families who have up-to-date HubHello enrolments and have provided their Direct Debit details. This will give you access to Early Bird ticket discounts (with a discount code). Contact our office if you think you're eligible but haven't received the discount code.

Early Bird Discounts are exclusively for regular families who are on our Fast-track Booking System. New families can contact our office after booking to get set up for with Fast-track Bookings to be eligible for Early Bird Discounts for our next program.

Please Note- Deposits are Non-Refundable.

Immerse your child in the wide world of visual arts and unleash their creativity.

They’ll spend the day learning new skills & developing them further as they choose between an exciting range of artist led workshops including ceramics, painting, printmaking and mixed materials.

Check out the ticket details for each day to see the details of each workshop.

You can also head to our website to view our full program.

Dates: The Creative Catalyst Winter Vacation Program will run from Monday 7th of July until Friday 18th of July

Schedule: Doors open 8:30 for a 9am start. Class finishes at 5pm, doors close 6:00pm

Healthy morning & afternoon teas are provided. Please BYO lunch, water bottle & art making clothes.

Frequently asked questions

When does it start?

We open our doors at 8:30am for a 9am start

When does it end?

The workshop ends at 5:00pm and doors shut at 6pm.

What do we bring?

Please ensure your child has sun protection (hat, sunscreen and/or sun smart clothing) and weather appropriate clothing. Clothes that can get messy in the art room! Please bring a drink bottle and healthy lunch. We provide morning tea & afternoon tea.

What ages is this for?

Our visual art workshops are for anybody between the ages of 7 and 16.

Are my children eligible for the Child Care Subsidy?

Please look at the Australian Government's website about the CCS & to check eligibility. https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/child-care-subsidy

When can I take my artwork home?

All panting/drawing & mixed media work can be taken home on the day. Ceramic work must be fired in our kiln and will be ready for pickup during the first week of the next term

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Creative Catalyst Visual Art Workshops.

No matter your age or ability, Creative Catalyst will nurture your creativity.

Ceramics, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Painting & Drawing

From A$103.23