Selwyn Community Education

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Name	Duration	Price (inc. GST)	Next Running
Art and Craft
Crystal Macramé Jewellery	Three hours	From $92.00	Register interest
Crystal Macramé Jewellery – A Handmade Christmas Gift Workshop	3 hours	From $80.00	29 Nov
Cyanotype Photographic Printing	Half day	From $72.00	01 Nov
Decoupage Pots - Introduction to the Art of Decoupage	Two hours	From $70.00	Register interest
Denim Rescue - Mend and Repair	One day	From $120.00	19 Sep
Divine Art: Slavic Icons and Their Stories	Six classes	From $130.00	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 $9,800.00	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
Embossed Metal for Textile Art	One day	From $167.00	29 Nov
Ex Voto Painting — A Folk Art Tradition Beloved by Frida Kahlo	One day	From $103.00	Register interest
Experimenting with New Materials & Techniques with Evan Woodruffe	One day	From $98.00	Register interest
Floral Design: Dried Flower Panel Art	Two and a half hours	From $90.00	Register interest
Floral Design: Preserving Petals: Flower Pressing	Two and a half hours	From $90.00	Register interest
Flowers in Watercolour	1 day	From $108.00	Register interest
From Cubism to Abstraction	One day	From $115.00	Register interest
From Dreams to Reality – Create Your Vision Board	One day	From $54.00	20 Sep
Gelli Plate Printing	One day	From $160.00	29 Nov
Gold Foiling Inspired by Christmas	One day	From $105.00	20 Sep
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	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	20 Sep
Intro to Amigurumi Crochet	Four classes	From $153.00	Register interest
Introduction to Art History - Renaissance to Surrealist Art	Six classes	From $130.00	Register interest
Introduction to Tambour Embroidery	Five hours	From $92.00	Register interest
Japanese Incense Making	Two hours	From $125.00	28 Nov
Learn to Needle-felt a Mini Masterpiece	One day	From $175.00	Register interest
Life Drawing	Four hours	From $93.00	Register interest
Light Up Canvas Art for Adults	One day	From $120.00	Register interest
Māori Bone Carving Workshop	One day	From $195.00	19 Sep
Meditative Art	Seven x 90 minute classes	From $167.00	13 Oct
Mixed Media Magic	1 day	From $125.00	Register interest
Mixed Media Portraiture	One day	From $105.00	Register interest
Modern Calligraphy	Duration 6 hours	From $96.00	Register interest
Modern Calligraphy Weekly Course	Six weeks	From $220.00	12 Oct
Modern Masters for Children: Explore arts & 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	Register interest
Mosaics - Junk Style Mosaic	One day	From $98.00	Register interest
Mosaics: Create a Mosaic Bird Bath	One & a half days	From $142.00	Register interest
Mosaics: Mosaic a Garden Rock or Paver Stone	One & a half days	From $142.00	31 Oct
Narrative Art -Telling Your Story with Art	One day	From $106.00	01 Nov
Oil Painting with Evan	One day	From $95.00	Register interest
Oil Painting: An introduction	Six classes	From $188.00	13 Oct
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	Register interest
Painting Drinks in Watercolour	One day	From $130.00	Register interest
Painting Landscapes in Watercolour for Beginners	Four evenings or one weekend	From $115.00	Register interest
Painting Landscapes with Acrylics on Canvas	One day, six hours	From $110.00	19 Sep
Painting Shells 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	Register interest
Painting with Acrylics - Intermediate and Advanced	Eight weeks	From $195.00	Register interest
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
Portrait Painting	Six classes or one full day	From $185.00	21 Oct
Pottery Beginners	Eight evenings or three days	From $310.00	13 Oct
Pottery Next Steps	Eight classes	From $315.00	14 Oct
Raranga Kete Wananga	Two days	From $180.00	19 Sep
Resin Art	Three hours	From $132.00	01 Nov
Resin Glass Coasters	Three hours	From $85.00	01 Nov
Resin Jewellery	Three hours	From $105.00	31 Oct
Sculptures & Murals in the Central City	Two hours	From $35.00	12 Sep
Sketching and Painting Birds	Five classes	From $198.00	Register interest
Soft Stone Sculpture	Five hours	From $138.00	20 Sep
Still Life in Mixed Media: Exploring Creativity and Technique	One day	From $95.00	Register interest
Stitching Beauty from the Everyday - Tea Bag Textiles	One day	From $167.00	28 Nov
Stories on a Plate	One day	From $125.00	19 Sep
Street Art Photography	Three hours	From $44.00	19 Sep
Textile Memories with Liz Mitchell	One day	From $180.00	Register interest
The Art of Collage: Exploring History, Portraiture, Landscape & Surrealism	Six classes	From $154.00	13 Oct
The Art of Cubism	8 sessions	From $182.00	Register interest
The Art of Folding Books	Three hours	From $52.00	Register interest
The Art of Kintsugi	Two hours	From $165.00	28 Nov
The Artist's Way	Eight classes	From $158.00	Register interest
Travel Sketching	One day	From $105.00	29 Nov
Understanding Art: See More, Say More	Four Mondays & one Saturday	From $140.00	Register interest
Upcycled Jewellery: Feather earrings and more from inner tubes	Three hours	From $55.00	20 Sep
Upcycled Jewellery: Rethread and Remake Your Bead Necklaces	One day	From $74.00	Register interest
Upcycled Style: Bleach Painting Techniques for Creative T-Shirts	One day	From $160.00	Register interest
Water and Sky in Watercolour: Capturing Light, Mood & Motion	Four evenings or one day	From $105.00	20 Sep
Watercolour and Drawing	One day	From $115.00	Register interest
Watercolour and Pen	Six hours	From $95.00	31 Oct
Watercolour: Pattern and Abstraction	One day	From $95.00	Register interest
Watercolours - An Introduction	Six classes	From $125.00	19 Oct
Watercolours - The Next Step	One day	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 $74.00	Register interest
Children & Teens
Art for Children (6 - 14 Years)	Six classes x 90 minutes	From $160.00	Register interest
Aspiring Young Cooks (8 - 12 Years)	Two days x five hours	From $158.00	28 Sep
Beginners Drama for 8 - 10 Year Olds	Eight classes	From $168.00	14 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
Children's Art: Paper Pulp and Painting (9 - 12 Years)	Six hours	From $100.00	Register interest

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