Selwyn Community Education

Welcome to our affordable and easily accessible evening, weekend and daytime short courses with experienced tutors in a friendly environment.

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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 and mosaic classes.

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 Visit to Pah Homestead	2 hours	From $45.00	Register interest
Abstract Painting Workshop - Beginners	1 day	From $95.00	Register interest
Abstract Painting Workshop - Beginners and Beyond	1 day	From $95.00	Register interest
An Introduction to Abstraction	7 classes	From $179.00	04 May 22
Art for the Joy of It!	1 day	From $85.00	Register interest
Art Making for Children (6 - 12 Years)	8 classes	From $195.00	Register interest
Australian Indigenous Art and Culture	6 hours	From $80.00	Register interest
Block Printing on Fabric and Paper	1 day	From $122.00	12 Mar 22
Botanical Drawing and Painting with Sandra Morris	2 days	From $205.00	06 Aug 22
Calligraphy - An Introduction	6 hours	From $85.00	13 Mar 22
Children's Book Illustration with Sandra Morris: Character Development	2 days	From $264.00	13 Aug 22
Children's Book Illustration with Sandra Morris: Storyboarding and Making a Dummy Book	2 days	From $230.00	21 May 22
Children's Book Illustration with Sandra Morris: Techniques	2 days	From $240.00	27 Aug 22
Contemporary Textile Art	2 days	From $240.00	06 Aug 22
Crafting for Christmas	1 day	From $98.00	Register interest
Create a Brag Book	Half day	From $78.00	Register interest
Create Your Own Gift Wrapping Paper	Half day	From $78.00	Register interest
Create Your Own Polymer Clay Brooches	Half day	From $56.00	Register interest
Create Your Own Polymer Clay Earrings	Half day	From $69.00	Register interest
Create Your Own Polymer Clay Flowers	Half day	From $69.00	Register interest
Creating and Understanding Russian Icons	Weekend	From $192.00	Register interest
Creating Beautiful Natural Dyes	1 day	From $155.00	12 Mar 22
Creating Images of Iconic New Zealand Birds	2 x 4 hour classes	From $143.00	Register interest
Creating with Buttons	Day Workshop	From $74.00	Register interest
Creativity and Grief	2 x 3 hour sessions	From $72.00	Register interest
Cyanotype Photography	Half day	From $65.00	26 Feb 22
Decorative Stones - the Art of Rock Wrapping	1 day	From $130.00	Register interest
Decoupage a Garden Pot	Half day	From $78.00	Register interest
Dot Painting	1 day	From $90.00	13 Mar 22
Drawing Figures and Faces	8 classes	From $165.00	Register interest
Drawing for Beginners	8 classes	From $160.00	03 Aug 22
Experimenting with New Materials & Techniques with Evan Woodruffe	Day Workshop	From $45.00	07 Aug 22
Exploring NZ Art at the Auckland Art Gallery with Libby Brookbanks	2 hours	From $45.00	Register interest
Fashion Drawing for Beginners	4 classes	From $130.00	04 May 22
Flowers in Watercolour	1 day	From $105.00	12 Mar 22
Frida Kahlo Papier Mâché Dolls	2 half days or 4 evenings	From $105.00	02 May 22
Garlic Basket in Cane	1 day (5 hours)	From $117.00	Register interest
Gold Foiling	1 day	From $95.00	18 Jun 22
Guided Bus Tour to Gibbs Sculpture Farm	1 day 9am - 3pm	From $95.00	Register interest
Hand Embossing	1 day	From $90.00	02 Apr 22
Introduction to Flower Photography	2 evenings, 1 Saturday morning	From $75.00	Register interest
Introduction to the Art of Felting: Easter Egg and Chicken	1 day	From $85.00	Register interest
Kintsugi - The Japanese Art of Precious Scars	2 half days	From $100.00	Register interest
Landscape Painting	2 days	From $183.00	Register interest
Make Your Own Polymer Clay Christmas Decorations	4 hours	From $69.00	Register interest
Make Your Own Precious Book	1 day	From $130.00	07 May 22
Making Beautiful Sugar Flowers for Cakes	1 day	From $150.00	Register interest
Making Customised Tee Shirts	Half day	From $78.00	Register interest
Māori Art History	4 classes	From $88.00	Register interest
Mosaics - Contemporary Vintage China Mosaic	1 and a half days	From $135.00	02 Apr 22
Mosaics: Create a Mosaic Bird Bath	Full day plus grouting session	From $135.00	06 Aug 22
Mosaics: Mosaic a Garden Rock or Paver Stone	9 hours 2 days or 3 evenings	From $135.00	26 Feb 22
New Zealand Art History - An Introduction	4 classes	From $88.00	Register interest
Nineteenth Century French Art History	4 classes	From $88.00	Register interest
Oil Painting Essentials	2 days	From $183.00	04 Dec
Origami Fairy Lights	4 hours	From $49.00	Register interest
Painting with Acrylics - Beginners	7 classes	From $179.00	14 Feb 22
Painting with Acrylics - Beginners and Beyond	7 classes	From $179.00	02 May 22
Painting with Acrylics Workshop - Beginners	1 day	From $95.00	08 May 22
Painting with Acrylics Workshop - Beginners and Beyond	1 day	From $95.00	27 Aug 22
Pantry Bling with Polymer Clay	4 hours	From $75.00	Register interest
Paper Crafting	Half day	From $78.00	Register interest
Pebble Mosaics	1 day	From $145.00	26 Feb 22
Pointed Pen Calligraphy	1 day	From $88.00	07 May 22
Portrait Painting	2 days	From $183.00	Register interest
Pottery Beginners	8 evenings or 3 weekend sessions	From $240.00	04 Dec
Raranga Kete Workshop	1 day	From $80.00	Register interest
Resin Art	3 hours	From $120.00	26 Feb 22
Rethread, Repair or Remake Bead Necklaces	Day Workshop	From $74.00	26 Feb 22
Sculptures & Murals in the Central City	Half day	From $35.00	02 Apr 22
Secrets of Italian Architecture	6 classes	From $132.00	Register interest
Soft Stone Sculpture with Gillian Elmslie	1 day	From $138.00	03 Apr 22
Still Life Painting	1 day	From $105.00	Register interest
Street Art Photography	3 hours	From $42.00	Register interest
Street Art Tour of Central Auckland	2 hours	From $34.00	Register interest
The Art and Craft Movement from William Morris to Frank Lloyd Wright and the NZ Link	5 classes	From $110.00	Register interest
The Art of Folding Books	3 hours	From $49.00	Register interest
The Art of Paper Collage	2 evenings or one day	From $85.00	Register interest
The Great Italian Artists	6 classes	From $66.00	04 May 22
Travel Sketching	1 day	From $97.00	07 May 22
Upcycled Denim Jeans Wrap Basket	1 day	From $80.00	Register interest
Wall Hangings or Dream Catchers	Day Workshop	From $80.00	Register interest
Watercolour and Drawing	2 days	From $175.00	21 May 22
Watercolours - An Introduction	6 classes	From $156.00	28 Feb 22
Watercolours - The Next Step	6 classes	From $138.00	17 Oct 22
Whimsical Driftwood Baskets	2 days	From $275.00	Register interest

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