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	26 Jun
Abstract Painting Workshop - Beginners	1 day	From $95.00	Register interest
Abstract Painting Workshop - Beginners and Beyond	1 day	From $95.00	26 Jun
An Introduction to Abstraction	7 classes	From $179.00	28 Jul
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	22 May
Botanical Drawing and Painting with Sandra Morris	2 days	From $205.00	18 Sep
Calligraphy - An Introduction	6 hours	From $85.00	22 May
Children's Book Illustration with Sandra Morris: Character Development	2 days	From $264.00	Register interest
Children's Book Illustration with Sandra Morris: Storyboarding and Making a Dummy Book	2 days	From $230.00	11 Sep
Children's Book Illustration with Sandra Morris: Techniques	2 days	From $240.00	25 Sep
Contemporary Textile Art	2 days	From $240.00	26 Jun
Crafting for Christmas	1 day	From $98.00	13 Nov
Create a Brag Book	Half day	From $78.00	14 Nov
Create Your Own Gift Wrapping Paper	Half day	From $78.00	26 Sep
Create Your Own Polymer Clay Brooches	Half day	From $56.00	27 Jun
Create Your Own Polymer Clay Earrings	Half day	From $69.00	22 May
Create Your Own Polymer Clay Flowers	Half day	From $69.00	19 Sep
Creating and Understanding Russian Icons	2 weekend sessions	From $192.00	11 Sep
Creating Beautiful Natural Dyes	1 day	From $155.00	13 Nov
Creating Images of Iconic New Zealand Birds	2 x 4 hour classes	From $143.00	01 May
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	11 Sep
Decorative Stones	1 day	From $130.00	11 Sep
Decoupage a Garden Pot	Half day	From $78.00	12 Sep
Dot Painting	1 day	From $90.00	12 Sep
Drawing Figures and Faces	8 classes	From $165.00	04 May
Drawing for Beginners	8 classes	From $160.00	28 Jul
Experimenting with New Materials & Techniques with Evan Woodruffe	Day Workshop	From $45.00	26 Sep
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 $100.00	05 May
Flowers in Watercolour	1 day	From $105.00	18 Sep
Frida Kahlo Papier Mâché Dolls	2 half days or 3 evenings	From $90.00	21 Jun
Garlic Basket in Cane	1 day (5 hours)	From $117.00	12 Sep
Gold Foiling	1 day	From $95.00	25 Sep
Guided Bus Tour to Gibbs Sculpture Farm	1 day 9am - 3pm	From $95.00	Register interest
Hand Embossing	1 day	From $90.00	02 May
Introduction to Flower Photography	2 evenings, 1 Saturday morning	From $75.00	04 May
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	28 Aug
Landscape Painting	2 days	From $183.00	Register interest
Make Your Own Polymer Clay Christmas Decorations	4 hours	From $69.00	13 Nov
Make Your Own Precious Book	1 day	From $130.00	01 May
Making Beautiful Sugar Flowers for Cakes	1 day	From $150.00	Register interest
Making Customised Tee Shirts	Half day	From $78.00	02 May
Māori Art History	4 classes	From $66.00	08 Jun
Mosaics - Contemporary Vintage China Mosaic	1 and a half days	From $135.00	01 May
Mosaics: Create a Mosaic Bird Bath	Full day plus grouting session	From $135.00	Register interest
Mosaics: Mosaic a Garden Rock or Paver Stone	9 hours over two days	From $135.00	11 Sep
New Zealand Art History - An Introduction	4 classes	From $88.00	03 May
Nineteenth Century French Art History	4 classes	From $88.00	14 Jun
Oil Painting Essentials	2 days	From $183.00	28 Aug
Origami Fairy Lights	4 hours	From $49.00	26 Jun
Painting with Acrylics - Beginners	7 classes	From $179.00	Register interest
Painting with Acrylics - Beginners and Beyond	7 classes	From $179.00	05 May
Painting with Acrylics Workshop - Beginners	1 day	From $95.00	23 May
Painting with Acrylics Workshop - Beginners and Beyond	1 day	From $95.00	19 Sep
Paper Crafting	Half day	From $78.00	Register interest
Pebble Mosaics	1 day	From $165.00	22 May
Pointed Pen Calligraphy	1 day	From $88.00	19 Sep
Portrait Painting	2 days	From $183.00	22 May
Pottery Beginners	8 evenings or 3 weekend sessions	From $222.00	07 Aug
Raranga Kete Workshop	1 day	From $80.00	Register interest
Resin Art	3 hours	From $120.00	01 May
Rethread, Repair or Remake Bead Necklaces	Day Workshop	From $74.00	22 May
Sculptures & Murals in the Central City	Half day	From $35.00	11 Sep
Secrets of Italian Architecture	6 classes	From $132.00	Register interest
Soft Stone Sculpture with Gillian Elmslie	1 day	From $130.00	22 May
Still Life Painting	1 day	From $105.00	Register interest
Street Art Photography	3 hours	From $42.00	28 Nov
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	26 Jun
The Art of Paper Collage	2 evenings or one day	From $85.00	03 May
The Great Italian Artists	6 classes	From $66.00	25 Aug
Travel Sketching	1 day	From $97.00	19 Sep
Upcycled Denim Jeans Wrap Basket	1 day	From $80.00	29 Aug
Wall Hangings or Dream Catchers	Day Workshop	From $80.00	29 Aug
Watercolour and Drawing	2 days	From $175.00	26 Jun
Watercolours - An Introduction	6 classes	From $156.00	26 Jul
Watercolours - The Next Step	6 classes	From $138.00	18 Oct
Whimsical Driftwood Baskets	2 days	From $275.00	26 Jun

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