Fremantle Arts Centre

Large-Scale Still Life Flower Painting Weekend

Joss Gregson begint

Make a large-scale painting of flowers. Learn how to arrange the flowers before developing skills in colour theory, paint application and composition to create life-like flowers. This course is for students with some basic painting experience.

A Day on the Wheel (Sat 28 Nov)

Alana McVeigh beg

Never tried ceramics before? Want to know how it works? This workshop is an introduction to the specialised art of throwing on the pottery wheel. Have fun learning a new skill under a tutor's expert guidance

Glazing Session (Sat 28 Nov)

Holly O'Meehan begintadv

Open to any FAC ceramics student wanting to glaze and add finishing touches to their works. Discover a number of glazing and ceramic decorating techniques from an experiences ceramicist. Includes second firing.

Glazing Session (Sun 29 Nov)

Holly O'Meehan begintadv

A Day of Drypoint Printmaking

Shana James beg

Be introduced to the world of printmaking, exploring the characteristically soft textural line quality of drypoint printing. Learn how to construct an image or interpret one suitable for print, prepare a plate and print your image multiple times using FAC’s press. Composition and colour will also form part of your printmaking journey.

Extraordinary Sculptures from Ordinary Objects (older)

Rima Zabaneh beg

Discover how to make your own extraordinary artworks using a selection of everyday and repurposed materials that have been carefully collected. Explore what wonderful things can be achieved using a variety of ‘ordinary’ materials in a creative and playful way. Draw your ideas for your artwork, then be guided through a number of ways to combine and assemble materials to create unique artworks. You’ll never look at everyday discarded materials in the same way.

Cartooning (younger)

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.

Monsters, Fairies & Goblins in Clay

Jenessa King beg

Let your imagination run wild. Create a clay model of your favourite creatures and characters. Bring a picture from your favourite book or make it up on the day. Add colour to your pieces using kid-friendly underglazes. Ceramic works will all be glazed and fired at FAC.

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.

Creative Photography for Kids (9-12 year olds)

Susie Blatchford beg

In this fun workshop discover how to work all the buttons on a camera and the secrets behind taking creative photographs. Explore the idea of communicating through images and take photographs that tell a story. A great workshop for creative and collaborative learning. Your favourite images will be printed out for you to keep. Bring along your own DSLR camera.

Large-Scale Still Life Flower Painting Weekend

Joss Gregson begint

Extraordinary Sculptures from Ordinary Objects (older)

Rima Zabaneh beg