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
Abstract Painting	Eight classes	From $182.00	15 Oct
Abstraction and Pattern	One day	From $105.00	16 Aug
Action Painting (Abstract Expressionism)	One day	From $105.00	01 Nov
Alcohol Ink Blooms	Four hours	From $95.00	05 Jul
An Introduction to Oil Painting - Next Steps	Eight classes	From $180.00	Register interest
Art for Children (6 - 14 Years)	Eight classes x 90 minutes	From $160.00	22 Jul
Beaded & Coloured Glass Earrings Workshop	Four hours	From $70.00	05 Jul
Beautiful Feather Earrings from Recycled Bicycle Tubes	Three hours	From $52.00	16 Aug
Beginner’s Calligraphy: An Introduction to Beautiful Writing	Six classes	From $190.00	06 Oct
Block Printing on Fabric and Paper	One day	From $128.00	Register interest
Botanical Drawing and Painting: Capturing Nature in Art	One day	From $145.00	05 Jul
Calligraphy - An Introduction	Six hours	From $88.00	30 Nov
Calligraphy, Gold Foiling and Embossing	Six classes	From $198.00	21 Jul
Calligraphy: Using Letters to Make a Calligraphic Book	Six classes	From $205.00	Register interest
Candle Making for Beginners	Three hours	From $56.00	06 Jul
Carve and Play Your Own Māori Puoro (Wind Instruments)	One day	From $195.00	Register interest
Carve Your Own Pounamu Māori Whale's Tooth Pendant	One day	From $215.00	16 Aug
Children's Book Illustration with Sandra Morris: Character Development	Two days	From $264.00	Register interest
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	29 Nov
Contemporary Textile Art: Using Metal for Textile Art	Two days	From $285.00	Register interest
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	06 Jul
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	17 Aug
Creating a Visual Journal	Four evening classes or one day	From $123.00	01 Nov
Creating Abstract Landscapes in Oils	Two days	From $205.00	16 Aug
Creating Art with Mixed Media	Eight classes	From $183.00	Register interest
Creating Beautiful Natural Dyes	One day	From $164.00	02 Nov
Creating Water and Sky With Watercolours	Four evenings or one day	From $99.00	06 Jul
Creative Calligraphy: Design Your Own Alphabet	One day	From $98.00	Register interest
Cubism Drawing and Painting	One day	From $105.00	02 Nov
Cyanotype Photographic Printing	Half day	From $68.00	01 Nov
Decoupage Pots - Introduction to the Art of Decoupage	Two hours	From $70.00	22 Jul
Drawing Contemporary Portraiture	Five hours	From $85.00	17 Aug
Drawing for Beginners	Six classes	From $138.00	Register interest
Drawing for Beginners Workshop	One day	From $90.00	06 Sep
Drawing the Structure of the Head	One day	From $100.00	27 Sep
Drawing with Colour: Expanding Basic Skills with Pastels and Watercolour Pencils	Six classes	From $148.00	Register interest
Drawing, Painting & Photography - The Selfie Project (7 – 12 Years)	Six hours	From $72.00	Register interest
Ex-Voto Painting - The Mexican Art of Gratitude	One day	From $98.00	06 Sep
Experimenting with New Materials & Techniques with Evan Woodruffe	One day	From $50.00	29 Nov
Fashion Drawing for Beginners	Six classes	From $151.00	Register interest
Gelli Plate Printing	One day	From $150.00	Register interest
Gold Foiling Inspired by Christmas	One day	From $105.00	29 Nov
Hand-stitched Bookbinding and Creative Techniques with Lettering	Two days	From $196.00	16 Aug
History of Art in Ancient Mexico	Eight Mondays x 1.5 hours each	From $98.00	13 Oct
How to Make Pastels & Water-Based Paints with Earth Pigments	One day	From $125.00	29 Nov
Illustrate Your Life: A Visual Journal	Four classes	From $123.00	21 Jul
Illustrate Your Life: A Visual Journal (Weekend)	1 day	From $99.00	Register interest
Intro to Tambour Embroidery	Five hours	From $92.00	28 Sep
Introduction to Art History - Renaissance to Surrealist Art	Six classes	From $130.00	Register interest
Japanese Incense Making	Two hours	From $125.00	01 Nov
Life Drawing	Four hours	From $93.00	06 Jul
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	30 Nov
Māori Bone Carving Workshop	One day	From $195.00	07 Sep
Meditative Art	Seven x 90 minute classes	From $135.00	05 Aug
Mixed Media Portraiture	One day	From $105.00	Register interest
Modern Calligraphy	One day	From $96.00	Register interest
Mosaics - Contemporary Mosaics with Vintage China	One & a half days	From $138.00	Register interest
Mosaics - Junk Style Mosaic	One day	From $98.00	Register interest
Mosaics: Create a Mosaic Bird Bath	One & a half days	From $138.00	Register interest
Mosaics: Mosaic a Garden Rock or Paver Stone	One & a half day/three evenings	From $138.00	01 Sep
Oil Painting with Evan	One day	From $95.00	05 Jul
Overcome Obstacles to Creativity	Six classes	From $149.00	Register interest
Painting Birds with Soft Pastels	Five classes	From $172.00	Register interest
Painting Landscapes in Watercolour for Beginners	Four evenings or one weekend	From $115.00	19 Aug
Painting Landscapes with Acrylics on Canvas	Six hours	From $110.00	07 Sep
Painting Roses in Oils	One day	From $168.00	Register interest
Painting Water with Watercolours	One day	From $98.00	Register interest
Painting with Acrylics	Eight classes	From $182.00	23 Jul
Painting with Acrylics Workshop	One day	From $95.00	28 Sep
Painting with Gold Leaf and Acrylics	One day	From $92.00	Register interest
Pebble Mosaics	One day	From $147.00	30 Nov
Portrait Painting	Six classes or two full days	From $185.00	21 Jul
Pottery Beginners	Eight evenings or three days	From $310.00	22 Jul
Pottery Next Steps	Eight classes	From $315.00	23 Jul
Raranga Kete Wananga	Two days	From $160.00	27 Sep
Resin Art	Three hours	From $130.00	17 Aug
Resin Glass Coasters	Three hours	From $83.00	01 Nov
Resin Jewellery	Three hours	From $78.00	05 Jul
Rethread, Repair or Remake Bead Necklaces	One day	From $74.00	Register interest
Sculptures & Murals in the Central City	Two hours	From $35.00	15 Nov
Sketching and Painting Birds	Five classes	From $198.00	Register interest
Soft Stone Sculpture	Five hours	From $138.00	28 Sep
Still Life in Mixed Media: Exploring Creativity and Technique	One day	From $95.00	07 Sep
Street Art Photography	Three hours	From $44.00	19 Oct
The Art of Collage: Exploring History, Portraiture, Landscape & Surrealism	Six classes	From $155.00	14 Oct
The Art of Folding Books	Three hours	From $49.00	17 Aug
The Art of Kintsugi	Two hours	From $165.00	06 Sep
The Art of Looking: Oil Painting from Observation	Eight classes	From $210.00	22 Jul
The Artist's Way	Eight classes	From $158.00	Register interest
Travel Sketching	One day	From $105.00	17 Aug
Watercolour and Drawing	One day	From $115.00	02 Nov
Watercolour and Pen	Six hours	From $95.00	30 Nov
Watercolour: Pattern and Abstraction	One day	From $95.00	Register interest
Watercolours - An Introduction	Six classes	From $164.00	13 Oct

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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

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