*** MULTIPLE CLASSES OVER MULTIPLE DATES ***
To sign up for any of these classes please contact the Art Gallery of Ballarat at 5320 5858 or by email at artgal@ballarat.vic.gov.au

Portrait Drawing
Saturday 28 July – Saturday 15 September
10.30am – 1pm (8 weeks)
Sunday 29 July – Sunday 16 September
1.30pm – 4pm (8 weeks)

Life Drawing
Saturday 28 July – Saturday 15 September
10.30 – 1pm (8 weeks)
Sunday 29 July – Sunday 16 September
1.30am – 4pm (8 weeks).

Winter School Holiday Programs
Monday 2 July – Friday 13 July – Various times available
Wednesday 25 July – Thursday 13 September, 4 – 5.15pm

SUN CATCHERS WITH MAGGIE DANNATT
Monday 2 July, 10am to 12pm, OR 1pm to 3pm Monday 9 July, 10am to 12pm, OR 1pm to 3pm
At this time of year, you need to make the most of any sun
you can find. In this two-hour workshop, Maggie will show you how to make a sun catcher to hang in your window using a simple printing technique, rubber bands, water colours and oil. Make it for yourself or gift it to someone that you think could use some extra sunshine in their life this winter. (Bring an art
smock/old shirt for this workshop). Age: 6 to 10 years

STRAW PEOPLE WITH JODIE GOLDRING
Tuesday 10 July, 10am to 12pm OR 1 to 3pm
Humans have been recreating images of themselves in straw,
bulrushes and other natural fibres across many ancient cultures for thousands of years. As we start to look for alternatives to the throw-away, plastic world we have created, we can look back into history for inspiration. This ancient craft is fun, environmentally sustainable and only limited by your
imagination. Age: 6 to 10 years

FRENCH VELOCIPEDE WITH CARLA MAXWELL
Wednesday 4 July, 10am to 12pm OR 1 to 3pm Wednesday 11 July, 10am to 12pm OR 1 to 3pm
In the nineteenth-century Jean Louis Gourdoux the
‘velocipede’ or tricycle and merged it with the rocking horse to create a three-wheeled bike, made in France by the Jugnet factory, which had the body of a horse, a steel plate for a face and a horsehair tale. Join Carla in the Education Studio to recreate your own version of this French antique favourite.
Age: 5 to 9 years

THE CHARTREUSE WITH MARK MAXWELL
Thursday 5 July, 10am to 12pm OR 1 to 3pm Thursday 12 July, 10am to 12pm OR 1 to 3pm
Tour Into Light and soak in the themes of colour and light.
Head back into the studio to create a cluster of miniature
French-inspired buildings, using the bright light and colours
explored in the exhibition as your inspiration. Age: 5 to 9 years

MAKE YOUR OWN MINIATURE THEATRE w CARLA MAXWELL
Friday 6 July, 10am to 3pm (BYO lunch, no nuts please) Toy theatres were hugely popular in the nineteenth century and were collected by adults and children alike. Successful productions from popular theatres would be reproduced in miniature to recreate the performances for family and friends at home. In this workshop, build and decorate your own
miniature theatre. Age: 6 to 12 years

PERFORMING INTO LIGHT WITH EMIL FREUND
Friday 13 July, 10am to 3pm (BYO lunch, no nuts please) Enjoy a day of theatre-making, drawing inspiration from Into Light. Collaborate in groups to write, direct, and perform short pieces. Learn how to create a performance from your firstidea through to realization, exploring narrative, character, and
composition. Age: 10 and over