Courses
Art and Craft Courses
Explore art through observation, practice, and creative expression.
Visual Arts courses at WEA Sydney combine appreciation, technique, and contemporary creative practice. Whether you are interested in understanding artworks, developing drawing and painting skills, or exploring digital and mixed media approaches, these courses offer a flexible and supportive environment for all experience levels.
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Observational Drawing - The Essentials
Observational Drawing - The Essentials
<p>In this course you will learn the fundamentals of observational drawing. You will be taken from a beginner or hobbyist to a high level of proficiency learning concepts and skills that can be used
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Painting Essentials
Painting Essentials
<p>Join us in this course to greatly improve your painting skills! Every 1-2 weeks we progress through beginner to intermediate paintings. Learn effective brushwork techniques and memorable concepts
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A Celebration of 400 Years of Women Artists
A Celebration of 400 Years of Women Artists
<p>In every century there have been outstanding women artists who have achieved a reputation that has tested time and sat well-earned, alongside their male colleagues. Often their life stories are
...Approximately 5 hours
From French Royalty to Empire - Art and decorative elegance from Louis XIV's Versailles to Napoleon
From French Royalty to Empire - Art and decorative elegance from Louis XIV's Versailles to Napoleon
<p>French monarchs managed their images as carefully as any self-branded celebrity today. How did Louis XIV use the artisans and artists of the day through his patronage to enhance and dazzle his
...Approximately 4 hours
Portraits of Russia: Rublëv, Pushkin, Turgenev, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky
Portraits of Russia: Rublëv, Pushkin, Turgenev, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky
<p>This course, focussed on the life and work of some of Russia’s most outstanding personalities, will begin with the work of Andrey Rublëv, Russia’s most famous icon painter, and his circle, and the
...Approximately 6 hours
Tiepolo and the Gandolfi Brothers: Masters of Italian Rococo
Tiepolo and the Gandolfi Brothers: Masters of Italian Rococo
<p>Discover the light, elegant and imaginative world of Italian Rococo through the works of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and the gifted Gandolfi brothers, Ubaldo and Gaetano. Tiepolo became
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Christmas Crochet for Beginners: Create Festive Designs
Christmas Crochet for Beginners: Create Festive Designs
<p>Get started with crochet and create your own festive decorations in this beginner-friendly course. You’ll learn essential techniques step by step, building confidence from the very first stitch.
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Rediscovering Sidney Nolan: The Early Works
Rediscovering Sidney Nolan: The Early Works
<p>This course coincides with a major retrospective exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW devoted to one of Australia's most important artists, Sidney Nolan. Best known for his celebrated Ned Kelly
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Food and Feasting in Art
Food and Feasting in Art
<p>From biblical banquets to Impressionist cafés, discover how food has inspired artists for centuries and what these works reveal about society, culture and everyday life. Food has long played a
...Food and Feasting in Art
<p>From biblical banquets to Impressionist cafés, discover how food has inspired artists for centuries and what these works reveal about society, culture and everyday life. Food has long played a
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The Illuminated Letter: Calligraphy for Beginners
The Illuminated Letter: Calligraphy for Beginners
<p>Inspired by the magnificent manuscripts of medieval Europe, this practical course introduces the art of the illuminated letter. Participants will explore decorative letter forms, manuscript design
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