Art Class: Collage (7 - 11)

Learn to compose illustrations with paper and paint!

This is a skills-based art workshop exploring how to illustrate using collage. We’ll start by experimenting with creating different textures on paper, playing with paint, pencils, crayons and printing. We'll look at some of our favourite collage artists for inspiration and ideas, thinking about how they create their illustrations. Next, we’ll create some mini studies to help us understand how to break down an image into collage elements. After we have some skills and ideas under our belt, we’ll create our own scene, experimenting with drafting up different compositions and learning how to layer elements.

This workshop is designed for young artists aged 7 - 11. We have two teaching artists in every workshop and cap participants at 15 students, meaning there is plenty of one-on-one support. 

To note:

• Parents/guardians will be asked to sign children in upon arrival and provide a contact number for the day. Children must be picked up from the workshop by a parent/guardian.
• Art making is messy! Please wear clothes that are not precious. 
• Snacks are welcomed.

Meet our teaching artists, Mim and Holly

Illustrations by Gabriel Evans.

Mim loves to crochet, paint and craft. She is an Early Childhood Educator who is often found running Story Time and Book Clubs at Paper Bird. Mim's loves to read junior fiction, particularly tales with heart.

Holly loves to paint, draw, sew, knit, sculpt and carve and is always finding new mediums to try. She is a pre-service Secondary Educator who majored in Art History and Literature and found the perfect place to combine her interests as an teaching artist at Paper Bird. Holly's favourite stories are folk stories and fairytales.