Thursdays
28 January - 18 February 2027
9.30 am – 12:30 pm
Glenferrie Studio, Hawthorn
Drawing is fundamental to any artistic practice. This short course is designed for people who are looking to learn the fundamentals of observational drawing. Perfect for beginners or those looking for a refresher on drawing techniques.
$440
Sunday
Glenferrie Studio, Hawthorn
Spend an afternoon exploring drawing with award-winning artist and veteran teacher, Michelle Zuccolo. This drawing workshop offers participants the opportunity to explore drawing in a supportive studio environment under the guidance of a highly experienced teacher.
$145
Sunday
15 November - 13 December
10.00 am – 12:30 pm
Glenferrie Studio, Hawthorn
This short course is designed for people who are looking to learn the fundamentals of observational drawing. A foundational skill that underpins nearly every drawing discipline, from figure drawing and portraiture to landscape work.
$430
Thursdays
28 January - 18 February 2027
(4 sessions)
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Glenferrie Studio, Hawthorn
This short course is designed for people who are looking to learn the fundamentals of observational drawing. Perfect for beginners or those looking for a refresher on drawing techniques.
$430
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Have you always wanted to join an art class, but never known where to begin? Explore a range of art materials and techniques to gain a broad understanding of the different mediums you can use to create art.
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Saturdays
21 November - 19 December 2026
(5 sessions)
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Glenferrie Studio, Hawthorn
Participants will learn key observational and rendering techniques for botanical art through drawing, watercolour, and gouache. By the end of the course, students will produce a series of studies and resolved botanical artworks.
$345
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A course that instructs in the fundamentals of painting. Artist and MAC founder Marco Corsini will introduce you to underpainting, composition, value (light and dark), colour and painting techniques.
$430
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BACK IN 2027
Glenferrie Studio, Hawthorn
Portraiture Drawing short course will focus on the fundamentals of portraiture drawing through cast drawing and drawing from a portraiture life model. You will be introduced to various strategies and techniques for drawing the face. This course will assist beginner and intermediate artists in developing fundamental drawing techniques.
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MAC Hawthorn
Our Studio Art Courses are the foundation of Melbourne Art Class. In these classes you have the freedom to work on your own projects, or our Still Life display with guidance from an experienced teacher and professional artist. During the term, we sometimes have mini-lectures on a particular art movement, genre or technique. We welcome all skills levels, from complete beginners, to experienced artists who need a space and dedicated time to create.
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Thursdays
12 November - 10 December 2026
(5 sessions)
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Glenferrie Studio, Hawthorn
A course that instructs in the fundamentals of painting. Artist and teacher David Hamilton will introduce you to underpainting, composition, value (light and dark), colour and painting techniques.
$495
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Sunday
31 January - 21 March 2027
10.00 am – 12:30 pm
Glenferrie Studio, Hawthorn
Drawing the Figure and the Face short course will focus on the fundamentals of drawing through cast drawing and life drawing.
You will be introduced to various strategies and techniques for drawing the figure and the face. This course will assist beginner and intermediate artists in developing fundamental drawing techniques.
$595
Be introduced to some of the most powerful drawing techniques you will ever use. With a focus on the perception of a three-dimensional world, this intensive is designed to re-train your brain to see. Founder and Director of Melbourne Art Class, Marco Corsini will draw on his extensive experience of working with beginner artists to set the foundation for a new way of seeing and drawing from life.
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Tuesdays
2 February -23 March 2027
7.00 pm – 9.30 pm
Glenferrie Studio, Hawthorn
Melbourne Art Class welcomes leading Australian contemporary abstract artist Samara Adamson-Pinczewski to conduct an introductory course solely dedicated to abstract art practice. This course introduces the key elements and techniques of abstraction as well as providing historical context.
$675
Sunday
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Glenferrie Studio, Hawthorn
Sumi-e is the ancient art of Japanese brush painting. Traditionally, paintings feature subjects from nature, such as flowers and birds. Melbourne Art Class welcomes award-winning sumi-e artist, Junko Azukawa to host a three-hour Japanese ink painting workshop.
$145
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A foundational Watercolour and Gouache Short Course by artist Anna Parry. The course will lead through the development of key foundational techniques for gouache and watercolour media.
$345
This introductory Life Drawing short course will focus on the fundamentals of life drawing. Every session is conducted with a life model (undressed). You will be introduced to various strategies and techniques for drawing the figure. This course will assist a beginner and intermediate artists in developing fundamental drawing techniques.
BACK IN 2027
Glenferrie Studio, Hawthorn
You will develop observational drawing skills while exploring natural landscapes, learning to create depth, movement, and atmosphere. The course balances expressive mark-making with refined details such as trees, rocks, and other natural elements.
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Tuesdays
17 November - 15 December
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Glenferrie Studio, Hawthorn
Leading Australian contemporary abstract artist Samara Adamson-Pinczewski will present this specialist abstraction short course, Abstraction Studio Practice - Spotlight on 5 Artists. This studio based course will allow participant to explore and develop their own abstract practice as it relates to the work of Ellsworth Kelly, Elizabeth Murray, Carmen Herrera, Thomas Nozkowski & Peter Halley. Samara will ask participants to consider how each artist being spotlighted came to find their own individual practice.
$430
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