Selwyn Community Education

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Art and Craft

Welcome to our Art and Craft category.

Join our experienced art tutors for weekend workshops or for evening courses in painting, drawing, pottery, sculpture, craft or mosaicking.

Have fun, develop your skills, create some art and meet new people in a friendly and supportive environment. Selwyn Community Education is based at Selwyn College in Kohimarama, Auckland.

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Name	Duration	Price (inc. GST)	Next Running
Art and Craft
A Celebration of Plant and Pattern with Zoë Nash	One day	From $135.00	29 Nov 26
A Creative Decoupage Experience – Gilded Seashells	Two hours	From $85.00	14 Mar 26
Abstract Painting	Eight classes	From $195.00	06 May 26
Abstract Painting – Intermediate & Advanced	8 weeks	From $168.00	Register interest
Abstraction and Pattern	One day	From $115.00	06 Jun 26
Action Painting (Abstract Expressionism)	One day	From $115.00	16 May 26
Alcohol Ink Blooms	Four hours	From $95.00	14 Mar 26
Art for Children (6 - 14 Years)	Six classes x 90 minutes	From $160.00	Register interest
Art for Mental Wellbeing: Candle-Making for Beginners	Two hours	From $25.00
Beaded & Coloured Glass Earrings Workshop	Four hours	From $70.00	Register interest
Beginner’s Calligraphy: An Introduction to Beautiful Writing	Six classes	From $190.00	Register interest
Block Printing on Fabric and Paper	One day	From $128.00	16 May 26
Botanical Drawing and Painting: Capturing Nature in Art	One day	From $145.00	Register interest
Calligraphy - An Introduction	One day	From $88.00	Register interest
Calligraphy, Gold Foiling and Embossing	Six classes	From $198.00	Register interest
Calligraphy: Using Letters to Make a Calligraphic Book	Six classes	From $205.00	Register interest
Calming the Mind with Collage	6 hours	From $87.00	07 Jun 26
Candle Making for Beginners	Three hours	From $56.00	Register interest
Carve and Play Your Own Māori Puoro (Wind Instruments)	One day	From $195.00	07 Jun 26
Carve Your Own Pounamu Māori Whale's Tooth Pendant	One day	From $215.00	15 Mar 26
Children's Book Illustration with Sandra Morris: Character Development	Two days	From $264.00	19 Sep 26
Children's Book Illustration with Sandra Morris: Storyboarding and Making a Dummy Book	Two days	From $243.00	Register interest
Children's Book Illustration with Sandra Morris: Techniques	Two days	From $240.00	Register interest
Contemporary Textile Art: Flaming Hot Fibres	Two days	From $285.00	Register interest
Corner to Corner Crochet	Four classes/One day	From $120.00	16 May 26
Create an Extravagant Wearable Art Piece	Two days	From $185.00	Register interest
Create an Internal Self Portrait in Paper Collage	Four hours	From $53.00	Register interest
Create Your Own Collaged Memory Box	One day	From $92.00	Register interest
Create Your Own Printed Fabric Book Cover	Five hours	From $104.00	Register interest
Create Your Vision Board – Dreams to Reality	Three hours	From $54.00	14 Mar 26
Creating a Visual Journal	Four evening classes or one day	From $123.00	05 May 26
Creating Abstract Landscapes in Oils	One day	From $168.00	17 May 26
Creating Art with Mixed Media	Eight classes	From $183.00	Register interest
Creating Beautiful Natural Dyes	One day	From $169.00	19 Sep 26
Creative Calligraphy: Design Your Own Alphabet	One day	From $98.00	Register interest
Crochet for Beginners	Four classes	From $153.00	03 Mar 26
Crystal Macramé Jewellery	Three hours	From $92.00	17 May 26
Cyanotype Photographic Printing	Half day	From $72.00	15 Mar 26
Decoupage Pots - Introduction to the Art of Decoupage	Two hours	From $70.00	Register interest
Drawing Contemporary Portraiture	Five hours	From $85.00	Register interest
Drawing for Beginners	Six classes	From $138.00	11 Feb 26
Drawing for Beginners Workshop	One day	From $90.00	Register interest
Drawing the Structure of the Head	One day	From $100.00	Register interest
Drawing with Colour: Expanding Basic Skills with Pastels and Watercolour Pencils	Six classes	From $148.00	06 May 26
Drawing, Painting & Photography - The Selfie Project (7 – 12 Years)	Six hours	From $72.00	Register interest
Embossed Metal for Textile Art	One day	From $167.00	29 Nov 26
Ex-Voto Painting - The Mexican Art of Gratitude	One day	From $103.00	05 Jul 26
Experimenting with New Materials & Techniques with Evan Woodruffe	One day	From $98.00	04 Jul 26
Fashion Drawing for Beginners	Six classes	From $151.00	Register interest
Flowers in Watercolour	1 day	From $108.00	04 Jul 26
From Cubism to Abstraction	One day	From $115.00	29 Aug 26
Gelli Plate Printing	One day	From $150.00	Register interest
Gold Foiling Inspired by Christmas	One day	From $105.00	Register interest
Hand-stitched Bookbinding and Creative Techniques with Lettering	Two days	From $196.00	Register interest
History of Art in Ancient Mexico	Eight Mondays x 1.5 hours each	From $98.00	05 May 26
How to Make Pastels & Water-Based Paints with Earth Pigments	One day	From $125.00	Register interest
Illustrate Your Life: A Visual Journal	Four classes	From $123.00	Register interest
Illustrate Your Life: A Visual Journal (Weekend)	1 day	From $99.00	Register interest
Innovative Fibre Arts: Off-Loom Weaving and Wet-Felting Techniques	One day	From $180.00	17 May 26
Intro to Amigurumi Crochet	Four classes	From $153.00	05 May 26
Intro to Tambour Embroidery	Five hours	From $92.00	Register interest
Introduction to Art History - Renaissance to Surrealist Art	Six classes	From $130.00	Register interest
Japanese Incense Making	Two hours	From $125.00	06 Jun 26
Learn to Needle-felt a Mini Masterpiece	One day	From $175.00	16 May 26
Life Drawing	Four hours	From $93.00	Register interest
Light Up Canvas Art for Adults	One day	From $120.00	Register interest
Macrame Plant Holder	One day	From $80.00	Register interest
Make a Concertina-style Journal or Sketchbook	One day	From $120.00	Register interest
Māori Bone Carving Workshop	One day	From $195.00	19 Sep 26
Meditative Art	Seven x 90 minute classes	From $167.00	10 Feb 26
Mixed Media Magic	1 day	From $125.00	29 Aug 26
Mixed Media Portraiture	One day	From $105.00	Register interest
Modern Calligraphy	One day	From $96.00	Register interest
Modern Masters for Children: Explore Art & Create Your Own! (ages 6 - 14)	8 weeks	From $160.00	Register interest
Mosaics - Contemporary Mosaics with Vintage China	One & a half days	From $142.00	06 Jun 26
Mosaics - Junk Style Mosaic	One day	From $98.00	Register interest
Mosaics: Create a Mosaic Bird Bath	One & a half days	From $142.00	16 May 26
Mosaics: Mosaic a Garden Rock or Paver Stone	One & a half days	From $142.00	31 Oct 26
Oil Painting with Evan	One day	From $95.00	Register interest
Overcome Obstacles to Creativity	Six classes	From $149.00	Register interest
Painting Birds with Soft Pastels	Five classes	From $172.00	Register interest
Painting Daffodils in Oils	One day	From $168.00	14 Mar 26
Painting Drinks in Watercolour	One day	From $130.00	04 Jul 26
Painting Landscapes in Watercolour for Beginners	Four evenings or one weekend	From $115.00	25 Aug 26
Painting Landscapes with Acrylics on Canvas	One day, six hours	From $110.00	19 Sep 26
Painting Shells in Oils	One day	From $168.00	30 Aug 26
Painting Water with Watercolours	One day	From $98.00	Register interest
Painting with Acrylics	Eight classes	From $182.00	11 Feb 26
Painting with Acrylics Workshop	One day	From $95.00	Register interest
Painting with Gold Leaf and Acrylics	One day	From $92.00	Register interest
Pebble Mosaics	One day	From $150.00	20 Sep 26
Portrait Painting	Six classes or one full day	From $125.00	06 Jun 26
Pottery Beginners	Eight evenings or three days	From $310.00	10 Feb 26
Pottery Next Steps	Eight classes	From $315.00	29 Jul 26
Raranga Kete Wananga	Two days	From $180.00	14 Mar 26
Resin Art	Three hours	From $132.00	16 May 26
Resin Glass Coasters	Three hours	From $85.00	16 May 26
Resin Jewellery	Three hours	From $78.00	Register interest
Sculptures & Murals in the Central City	Two hours	From $35.00	12 Sep 26
Sketching and Painting Birds	Five classes	From $198.00	Register interest

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