Ages 7 to 14 | 10AM to 3PM on Wednesday 2nd & Thursday 3rd, October

All Day Art Camp

Your child is invited to a content-packed, yet relaxed and mindful school holidays two day art-camp, at the beautiful Tamworth Community Centre. Drop the kids off for 5 hours each day, and they will have plenty of opportunity to learn, play and improve their skills with dedicated, experienced artistic educators; a wide array of high quality artistic resources and materials; and access to fresh air and exercise in a grassy courtyard.

Six Art Classes Over Two Days

Kids will have the option to attend not one or two, but three different workshops from professional artists over the two days.

Wednesday 2nd October

10AM - 11AM: Sophie Honess will guide a Nature studies class. Kids will be working outside, studying their surroundings in the garden. Kids will have access to use a range of materials- Paint, textas, pencils, pastels ect..

11.30AM - 12.30PM: Christiana Mooy will lead a Poster making workshop, using collage and drawing skills.

1PM to 2PM: Danny Stanley will guide kids through making small sculptures out of high-quality polymer clay.

2PM to 3PM: During the last hours kids will be able to finish off any works, play outside, and use the school materials for free making.

Thursday 3rd October

10AM - 11AM: Danny Stanley will run a Comics and Zine workshop.

11.30AM - 12.30PM: Sophie Honess will lead a costumed life drawing class

1PM to 2PM: Logan Hughes will lead a workshop to create your own DIY character keychain.

2PM to 3PM: During the last hours kids will be able to finish off any works, play outside, and use the school materials for free making.

We understand that not every class is for every kid, and so kids also have the option to...

Choose Your Own Adventure

Use the schools resources, such as figures, books and materials, to make a masterpiece your own way, while enjoying the company of other little artists and guidance of the teaching artists.

End of the day

The final portion of the day will be used to finish off artworks, tidy up and get ready to show off what was made to parents and carers.

Exercise Breaks & Games

We understand kids can only concentrate for so long at a time - so, every hour, we give them the chance to completely forget what they're doing, and run and play outside for twenty minutes or so. When they return, they have the option to continue what they were doing, or focus on new skills. This combination of variety, choice and rest allows kids' minds to stay fresh and engaged over long periods of time.

The Community Centre has a large grassy courtyard, with shady trees, where the kids can play with provided bats, balls, skipping ropes, etc, or just enjoy a snack under the shade of the trees. We will also occasionally run exercise and drama games throughout the breaks.

Food

Light food provided, such as sliced fruit and bottled water.

Teachers on the day:

Danny Stanley

Sophie Honess

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Christiana Mooy

Logan Hughes

Location

All Tamworth Art Academy classes are held in the Britten Room at the heritage-listed Tamworth Community Centre. The large room is comfortable and air conditioned, with a kitchenette, and access to a large, grassy courtyard for breaks. This room contains art materials, as well as art books and classical and cartoon figurines for inspiration.

Photos from our last art camp: