Fremantle Arts Centre

Jewellery Design & Techniques

Nicole Lance begint

In this extended class, learn how to create shapes, forms and different dimensions with metal. Solder, file and texture surfaces to explore the construction of contemporary jewellery.

Jewellery Fabricating Techniques

Nicole Lance begint

This class is great opportunity for students who would like extra class time to work on their own projects or a beginner wanting to know about jewellery basics including soldering, filing, sawing working with silver and other metals and how to make simple jewellery pieces.

Life Drawing (Mondays)

Desmond Sweeney begint

Discover or refine life drawing skills in this dynamic course. Working with both short and long poses, learn about line, shape and proportion. Suitable for those with drawing experience or complete beginners. All sessions with a life model.

Desmond Sweeney begintadv

Oil Painting (Monday Afternoons)

Discover how to build an oil painting, from under–painting to finish glazes. Be guided through exercises to improve your skills and develop your own projects. Learn a range of traditional and contemporary techniques.

The Porcelain Project

Sandra Black intadv

This course is designed for students with some clay experience. Using handbuilding, wheel throwing or casting techniques, gain a deeper understanding of ceramic materials. Choose areas of specific interest to focus on, such as refining shapes and decorative skills, improving throwing skills, developing glazes and application as well as experimenting with new techniques.

Colourful Clay Mugs & Bowls (Tues 28 Sep)

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.

Course Kids

Painterly Wooden Bird Mobile NEW (older)

Bori Benko beg

Design and create your very own colourful bird mobile. Discuss what sort of bird you would like then learn how to decorate your own unique bird using, giving it it's unique features using paints & markers. Assemble your mobile with colourful string, learning knotting techniques and how to balance out your pieces.

Printing Nature – Printmaking on Paper NEW

Tegan Jenkins beg

Learn a number of fun printmaking on paper techniques with a focus on nature. Start off collecting interesting objects from FAC's beautiful gardens, such as leaves, flowers and gumnuts to use as both inspiration and printing stamps. Then, using a number of kid-friendly printmaking techniques & inks, create your own masterpieces.

Kids Intro to the Pottery Wheel (Tues 28)

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.

Mosaic – Garden Creatures

Renae Martin beg

Create your own garden creature mosaic plaque to hang on your wall at home or in your garden. Using colourful kid-friendly tiles and grout, learn how to create colourful shapes and patterns. Easy step-by-step instructions will be provided throughout the workshop.

Jewellery Design & Techniques

Nicole Lance begint

In this extended class, learn how to create shapes, forms and different dimensions with metal. Solder, file and texture surfaces to explore the construction of contemporary jewellery.

Course Kids

Colourful Clay Mugs & Bowls (Tues 28 Sep)

Amy Perejuan-Capone beg