Selwyn Community Education

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Name	Duration	Price (inc. GST)	Next Running
Art and Craft
Calligraphy - An Introduction	Six hours	From $88.00	30 Nov
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
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	Register interest
Carve Your Own Pounamu Māori Whale's Tooth Pendant	One day	From $215.00	Register interest
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	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
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	Register interest
Creating Art with Mixed Media	Eight classes	From $183.00	Register interest
Creating Beautiful Natural Dyes	One day	From $164.00	02 Nov
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	Register interest
Drawing Contemporary Portraiture	Five hours	From $85.00	Register interest
Drawing for Beginners	Six classes	From $138.00	Register interest
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	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	Register interest
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	Register interest
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	Register interest
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	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	30 Nov
Māori Bone Carving Workshop	One day	From $195.00	Register interest
Meditative Art	Seven x 90 minute classes	From $135.00	14 Oct
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	15 Oct
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 Nov
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 Landscapes in Watercolour for Beginners	Four evenings or one weekend	From $115.00	Register interest
Painting Landscapes with Acrylics on Canvas	Six hours	From $110.00	Register interest
Painting Roses in Oils	One day	From $168.00	Register interest
Painting Water with Watercolours	One day	From $98.00	27 Sep
Painting with Acrylics	Eight classes	From $182.00	Register interest
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	Register interest
Pottery Beginners	Eight evenings or three days	From $310.00	07 Oct
Pottery Next Steps	Eight classes	From $315.00	Register interest
Raranga Kete Wananga	Two days	From $160.00	27 Sep
Resin Art	Three hours	From $130.00	27 Sep
Resin Glass Coasters	Three hours	From $83.00	01 Nov
Resin Jewellery	Three hours	From $78.00	Register interest
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	Register interest
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 Cubism	8 sessions	From $182.00	15 Oct
The Art of Folding Books	Three hours	From $49.00	Register interest
The Art of Kintsugi	Two hours	From $165.00	01 Nov
The Art of Looking: Oil Painting from Observation	Six classes	From $158.00	07 Oct
The Artist's Way	Eight classes	From $158.00	Register interest
Travel Sketching	One day	From $105.00	Register interest
Water and Sky in Watercolour: Capturing Light, Mood & Motion	Four evenings or one day	From $125.00	Register interest
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
Watercolours - The Next Step	Six classes	From $138.00	Register interest
Words and Watercolours - A Day of Poetic Art	One day	From $105.00	Register interest
Zentangle Art	Four hours	From $64.00	29 Nov
Children & Teens
Art for Children (6 - 14 Years)	Six classes x 90 minutes	From $160.00	07 Oct
Aspiring Young Cooks (8 - 12 Years)	Two days x five hours	From $149.00	22 Sep
Beginners Drama for 8 - 10 Year Olds	Eight classes	From $168.00	15 Oct
Children's Art: Fantastic Cities (7 - 12 Years)	Six hours	From $72.00	Register interest
Children's Art: Fantastic Gardens (7 - 12 Years)	Six hours	From $72.00	Register interest
Children's Art: Māori Sculpture Past and Future (7 - 12 Years)	Six hours	From $85.00	Register interest

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