Fremantle Arts Centre

Painting for Pure Enjoyment – No Experience Required NEW

Cathy Schultz beg

Are you wanting to be creative but don’t know where to start? Fearful of making mistakes and of the blank canvas? Working on large sheets of paper, be gently guided through how to start, then following the prompts of your tutor, discover your own unique way of working. It doesn’t have to be perfect, it doesn’t even have to be good – just come along and get familiar with paint and how to create marks, using your intuition to create works. As well as catering for complete novices, this course can also be a very useful way for artists who have hit a block to free up their practice.

Make a Large-Scale Painting in a Day

Joss Gregson begintadv

Working on a large canvas, create your own painting in this exciting one day workshop. Learn how to use acrylic paints and be guided through basic painting techniques, colour theory and composition. Suitable for beginners.

Painting for the Artistically Challenged in a Day NEW

Cathy Schultz beg

Are you wanting to be creative but don’t know where to start? Fearful of making mistakes and of the blank canvas? This one-day workshop will enable you to be brave and trust the process of using paint. Remove your fears and release your self-limiting beliefs while being guided in a supportive and nurturing environment. Come along and have some fun with paint.

Kintsugi – The Japanese Art of Repairing Broken Ceramics

Stephanie Hammill beg

Have you broken a favourite cup or bowl but can’t bear to throw it out? Learn how to repair your ceramics using traditional and non-traditional techniques involving resin, lacquer, gold powder and gold leaf.

Stacker Rings

Nicole Lance begint

Make a set of beautiful stacker rings using copper, silver and brass in this one day workshop. Learn some fundamental jewellery-making skills and explore how to design your rings using texture, shape and size to create your own unique set that can be worn together in a stack or on their own.

Draw & Illustrate Cartoon Characters

Ben Crappsley beg

Learn how to draw your own cartoon characters and bring them to life. Using felt tip markers and large poster paper, play around with mark-making and cartoon construction under the guidance of artist Ben Crappsley.

Colourful Clay Mugs & Bowls (Tue 6 Apr)

Amy Perejuan-Capone beg

Be inspired by the colours of the rainbow and create colourful bowls out of clay and decorate them with underglazes that become brighter when they are fired in the kiln. A great way to learn simple handbuilding techniques using easy to use clay. Ceramic works will all be glazed and fired at FAC.

Hoop Embroidery Wallhangings

Joanne Bowman beg

Customise your own colourful embroidery hoop to decorate your walls at home with. Start by painting fabric using colourful shapes, then learn simple hand-stitching to finish off decorating your textile artwork. Great for hand-eye coordination.

Colourful Printed T-Shirt (younger)

Angela Ferolla beg

Decorate your own t-shirt combining colourful shapes and cut-outs with fun screenprinting techniques. Learn how to combine and layer different shapes to create fun images, then print them onto your t-shirt using colourful fabric inks. Bring a t-shirt along to print on. T-shirts will be heat set so you can wash and wear them for years to come.