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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WEA Sydney Art Exhibition 2026
WEA Sydney Art Exhibition 2026
<p><strong>Discover. Connect. Be Inspired.</strong></p>
<p>Celebrate creativity, curiosity and community at the WEA Sydney Art Exhibition 2026.</p>
<p>This special exhibition showcases the
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Linocut Relief Printing Without a Press for Beginners
Linocut Relief Printing Without a Press for Beginners
<p>Learn relief printmaking techniques without a press. You will learn basic skills with strong encouragement to dig deep into your own creative imagination. Endless fun with like-minded students who
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Linocut Relief Printing Without a Press for Continuers
Linocut Relief Printing Without a Press for Continuers
<p>Work to your own level of expertise using your preferred medium in an open studio workshop. Continue developing your relief printmaking techniques without a press to express your inner creative
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Intermediate Calligraphy: Exploring Circular Forms
Intermediate Calligraphy: Exploring Circular Forms
<p>This 4-week course explores circles and circular elements from those of prehistoric times to later historical and contemporary forms. Participants will be introduced to the ways these forms can be
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Botanical Art in Watercolour: A Creative Painting Journey
Botanical Art in Watercolour: A Creative Painting Journey
<p>Discover the beauty of Botanical Art in this watercolour painting course. Learn to paint plants and flowers while exploring essential techniques such as watercolor washes, fluidity, texture
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Drawing the Nude - One Day Sustained Pose
Drawing the Nude - One Day Sustained Pose
<p>Before the invention of the graphite pencil, the most common dry medium employed by artists to draw with was chalk. A material used by Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Rubens and Rembrandt. In
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Digital Art Beginners: Procreate
Digital Art Beginners: Procreate
<p>This beginner course is designed for anyone new to Procreate or digital art, whether you’re artistic but unfamiliar with computers, or experienced with other software and seeking a more intuitive
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Still Life and the Art of Composition
Still Life and the Art of Composition
<p>An understanding of composition is essential for anyone wishing to compose an image that both functions visually as a whole and that captivates an audience. We will apply a visual analysis of the
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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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Modern Chinese Landscape Painting
Modern Chinese Landscape Painting
<p>This course traces the development of Chinese landscape painting from the late 19th century into the modern era, with a focus on changes after 1949. You’ll see how artists worked between continuity
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