Studio Art (Painting and Drawing) Courses for Children and Teens

Enrolments for Term 1 2024 coming soon!       

Please scroll down and select the appropriate class below to find out more about dates, pricing and to enroll.

About Studio Art (Painting and Drawing) for Children and Teens

These are specialised course in painting and drawing. Ongoing course that are run by term and focuses on the development of foundational techniques for painting and drawing, combined with a mentoring style support for children and teens producing their own artwork. Participants can work in the drawing or painting media of their choice. Teachers will also work with parents and guardians to find the right balance of technical/ creative for their child.

These classes are for students who are interested in creating outside of regular school hours and would like to further develop their artistic skills. We aim to nurture our students’ natural artistic ability and interests, whilst also teaching the fundamentals of art practice.

Children’s and Teen’s classes are grouped by school year level. Students should enroll in the class group corresponding to the same year level they attend at school.  As we focus on delivering quality art education to our students, our years of experience have taught us that students are best supported when surrounded by like-minded and similarly aged peers.

The Year 3 to 5 classes are foundational classes preparing students for the studio art classes of the Year 5 onwards.

The class groupings are:

• Year levels 3 to 5
• Year levels 5 to 7
• Year levels 6 to 8
• Year levels 8 to 12 (Teens)

Children’s and Teen’s classes FAQ’s

Take a look at some of our FAQ’s below, or contact us if you have specific questions!

Q: “My child is a complete beginner, is it okay to enroll them”?

A: These courses are all beginner friendly! We keep our class sizes small and have a teacher and teachers assistant for the younger age groups. Students get plenty of one on one instruction from teachers to guide them on their individual artists journey. Our years of experience have taught us that students are best supported when surrounded by like-minded and similarly aged peers, so we recommend selecting the correct age group.

Q: “My child is in Grade 2, can I enroll them?” 

A: Currently our children’s classes are for students in Grade 3 and up. As we focus on delivering quality art education to our students, our years of experience have taught us that students are best supported when surrounded by like-minded and similarly aged peers. We suggest that students in Grade 2 try out our School Holiday Workshops in the second half of the school year and then joining the term classes from Grade 3.

Q: “Can I book a trial class?”

A: We recommend trying out our School Holiday Workshops as a trial class for the term classes. Our School Holiday Workshops run every school holidays (workshops vary), are run by the same teachers who teach the term classes, and are usually attended by many of the students who attend during the term. They are a fantastic way to check out Melbourne Art Class before booking in for term classes.

Q: “Do I need to provide art supplies?”

A: No, we provide these for you! Everything your child needs for their courses is supplied for you, included in the term course cost.

Q: “How many students per class?”

A: For our Children’s classes we have a maximum of 10 students per class, our Teen’s classes are capped at 12 students per class.

Q: “The class I’m looking at says ‘full’, what should I do?”

A: We offer children’s classes Monday through Saturday during the school term, so if the class you are interested in is full, please check availability on the other days. As we commit to small class sizes, we are unable to add additional spots to full classes. If there is not another suitable class available, you can ‘register your interest’ and we will let you know when new spots are available!

Q: Where do I sign up?

A: Click on the courses below to read more about the course including the dates, price, location. When you are ready to enroll, scroll down to the ‘enroll now’ section on your course page and click ‘book’!

Please select the appropriate class above to find out more about dates, pricing and to enroll.