Art Classes - Totally free!

Name: Art Classes - Totally free!
Start: 2025-07-25T13:00:00+1000
End: 2025-09-19T14:00:00+1000
Location: Craig Family Centre

Fri, 25 Jul, 1pm - 2pm AEST

Craig Family Centre

Ashburton VIC, Australia

Craig Family Centre

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oin Our Free Community Art Class – Learn to Draw!
Fridays | July 25 – September 19 | 1:00–2:00pm
Craig Family Centre, Ashburton

Come along to our new Art Class Series, a welcoming, volunteer-led program designed for beginners and those looking to refresh their creative skills in a supportive, social setting.

🎨 What to Expect:
The first four weeks will focus on drawing fundamentals using reference photos, guided by experienced volunteer artist Helen. You’ll learn art school-inspired techniques to help you create your own still life or landscape drawings, step-by-step. Helen has developed a monthly curriculum to help you build skills and confidence at your own pace.

✨ After Week 4: A new creative curriculum will be introduced—more details will be shared during the term.

🖌️ Materials Provided – but feel free to bring your own if you prefer.
🪑 Not ready to draw? Bring your own craft project and enjoy a relaxed, social space while others join the drawing lesson.

Perfect for adults of all skill levels – whether you're picking up a pencil for the first time or rekindling a love for art.

💰 Cost: Free
📍 Location: Craig Family Centre, 7 Samarinda Ave, Ashburton
📅 Dates: Fridays, July 25 – September 19
🕐 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Come create, learn, and connect through art!

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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The Craig Family Centre has been a treasured meeting place and children's centre for over 60 years in the Ashburton community.

The Craig Family Centre started its life as a result of a £2,000 bequest from the niece of WEJ Craig, an early Camberwell businessman. Money was donated to the Camberwell City Council to build a Children's Centre as a memorial to her uncle in the part of Ashburton known then as Alamein.

Alamein was built from 1948 by the Victorian government to provide housing for low income families after the Second World War. Many returned servicemen settled in the area in streets named after battles they had fought, planes they had fought in and significant events of the war. The main thoroughfare was named Victory Boulevard.

Most families consisted of working men, with women who were homemakers. Young mothers wanted a community space where they and their children could meet to share experiences. They worked hard to establish 'The Craig', which evolved over the years.

The original building grew bit by bit with various sections added as funding became available. A Neighbourhood House, community health centre (now Access Health & Community) and Maternal and Child Health Service was added to create a Community Hub known as the Craig Family Centre.

In the tradition of the original families, after many years of lobbying, including a petition signed by over 1,200 local residents, the Boroondara City Council approved a four-year-old kindergarten at the Craig, and to the delight of local families the original childcare centre was demolished and works began on our new Children's Hub! In 2015 our newest development was opened and in 2016 our four-year-old kindergarten program took its first enrolments.

The Craig Family Centre looks forward to continuing to grow with the Ashburton community and upholding our strong tradition of providing welcoming, relevant quality services to local residents.

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Fri, 25 Jul, 1pm - 2pm AEST

Craig Family Centre

Ashburton VIC, Australia

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