Fremantle Arts Centre

Etching – The Next Step

Shana James int

Have you tried etching before and want to continue with the process or feel you need a refresher? This course is a great follow on for beginners who have gained some knowledge of this traditional technique and want to push themselves a bit further.

Throwing Saturdays NEW

Stephanie Hammill begint

Create beautiful ceramics on the wheel or by hand. Whether you are a beginner or experienced potter this class will teach you new skills or extend existing ones to help you create functional ceramic objects.

Pencil & Paint Pen Workshop – Architectural Abstraction NEW

TBC begint

Inspired by the local architecture and scenery, join FAC Artist in Residence, Ben Crappsley, and create a vibrant work on paper using the humble coloured pencil and embelish with urban art style paint pens. Using shape and line to create an abstracted image, learn about layering of materials, composition and values of light and shade. A fun colourful class that will have you thinking outside the box.

Egyptian Paste Jewellery

Sandra Black begintadv

Egyptian Paste is a self-glazing clay mixture mainly used in the making of small objects and sculptures. Learn about this technique dating back to ancient Egypt and discover how to make beads and other small forms for jewellery. Experiment with colouring and mixing the paste, as well as the process of firing.

Screenprinting on Fabric – Photographic Technique

Louise Snook begint

Learn how to permanently fix an image to your silkscreen to print a high quality image multiple times. In this fun, hands-on class discuss which imagery is suitable for printing and master composition, layering techniques, colour mixing and placement.

Cut, Paste & Animate

Steven Aiton beg

Using computers and video cameras, create your own animated story onscreen with colourful paper cut-outs of yourself and fun props. Parents are invited to watch a screening at the end of the session. The class animations will be edited by Steven and sent out to each participant by email when completed.

Mosaic – Garden Creatures

Natalie Zuchetti beg

Create your own garden creature mosaic plaque for indoor or outdoor display. Learn how to develop a design and using colourful glass mosaic tiles create your own unique mosaic. Step by step guidance will be given throughout the class.

Kids Intro to the Pottery Wheel (25 Sept)

Kim Gillespie beg

A fun, messy class that shows kids the potential of clay using a pottery wheel to make small bowls, pots and beakers.

Stevie Cruz-Martin begint

Lights Camera Action Filmmaking – Make Your Own TV Commercial NEW

Let's creatively find ways to make YOUR own TV commercial! What does a director do...what is a 1st AD, why do they use a clapper board, how to devise a script, what is improvisation? All these questions and more, will be answered. Learn what goes on in front and behind the camera. You will acquire basic skills that will help start you off to own short film clips.

Unity I: Digital Game Development for Beginners

Michael Ovens beg

Want to learn how to design and build digital games for computers, consoles, and phones but don’t know where to start? This course will introduce students to Unity, a free multiplatform game engine which is used by everyone from indie developers to AAA game studios. At the end of the day you’ll have your very own game which you can either take home and play or bring to Unity II: Introduction to Assets to further grow your game development skill-set!