ART SUMMER SCHOOL 2017 captures and celebrates exploration and creativity, bringing out your inner artist and fueling your passion to make art. Thea Bates of Art In An Hour and Michael O'Hanlon of Eureka have years of experience teaching and making their own visual art. They‘ll share with participants their skills and love of drawing from life, both the human form and treasures from the natural environment.

For three days, feed your creativity with like-minded people in the fabulous Abbotsford Convent and its gardens on Melbourne’s famous Yarra River. Be curious, try new things, feel freedom in your art and learn from the open studio process. Try Drawing from Life each afternoon, make Bespoke Brushes or expand your detailed sketches into larger than life-sized works.

You are encouraged to bring your own inks, charcoal, pencils, pastels and paper, however basic materials will provided, with a small art supplies shop on site.

Note: For Bespoke Brushes you might like to bring materials to recycle e.g. old house painting brushes, string, shoelaces, onion bags. There will be some recyclables available. A walk to the riverbank might get you all you need.

Note: Basic materials included plus, light refreshments for morning and afternoon teas. Bring your own lunch or eat at Lentil As Anything, a pay as you feel social enterprise providing vegetarian and vegan food.

Art Summer School 2017 reserves the right to cancel the course should we not reach minimum enrolments by 31 December 2016, or for circumstances beyond our control. Participants will be fully refunded.

Enrolled students cancelling before 19 December 2016 will incur a $100 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations after 19 December 2016.

Late enrolments may be made (spaces permitting) up to the beginning of class on 4 January 2017. Please contact Thea Bates 0409 584 080 or Michael O’Hanlon 0419 750 942 for details.