Seven Day’s of Suburbia – Sunday’s Theme
Studio Blog Sunday: Details & Discoveries Rust texture on gates or tools, Rooftops and unique verandas, Cracks in pavements creating patterns, Odd collections – gnomes, ornaments, or quirky finds, Abstract close-ups – glass, shadows, or water reflections, Water in motion – ripples, drips or waves, Hidden water spots – creeks, drains, or birdbaths […]
Seven Day’s of Suburbia – Saturday’s Theme
Studio Blog Saturday: People & Stories Musicians and musical instruments, Local workers – posties, gardeners, café staff, Community spaces – halls, libraries, playgrounds, Favourite walking or social spots, Acts of kindness or everyday moments #GetOnlineWeek #GoodThingsFoundation Top
Seven Day’s of Suburbia – Friday’s Theme
Studio Blog Friday: Food & Lifestyle Soups (homemade or at a café), Fruit bowls, All types of shopping aisles, Takeaway treats or favourite café finds and Veggie gardens or backyard produce #GetOnlineWeek #GoodThingsFoundation Top
Seven Day’s of Suburbia – Thursday’s Theme
Studio Blog Thursday: Colour & Creativity All types of potted colour, Stobie Pole art close-ups, Graffiti, murals, or stencil art, Fabrics or clothes online and Shopfront reflections creative displays #GetOnlineWeek #GoodThingsFoundation Top
Seven Days of Suburbia – Wednesday’s Theme
Studio Blog Wednesday: Street & Paths Footpaths and driveways, Old fence lines or Stobie Pole art, Interesting signage – old, new, quirky, Shadows and reflections on the street and Letterboxes, streetlamps, or house numbers #GetOnlineWeek #GoodThingsFoundation Top
Seven Day’s of Suburbia – Tuesday’s Theme
Studio Blog Tuesday: Architecture & History Old door handles or window frames, Churches or bridges, New/old fireplaces, Corrugated iron sheeting (new or weathered) and Stonework and tile patterns #GetOnlineWeek2025 #GoodThingsFoundation Top
Seven Day’s of Suburbia – Monday’s Theme
Studio Blog Monday: Nature & Seasons Coloured leaves (new or fallen), All types of vegetables or fruit trees, Fallen twigs forming letters (A – Z challenge), Native plants, weeds, or garden treasures, Birds, bees, or other suburban wildlife, Creeks, streams, dams, or the ocean and Reflections in water – ponds, puddles, or even buckets […]
Let’s Get Started
Studio Blog Today at Artworks Community Studio we had a morning tea to celebrate the start of “Get Online Week 2025 – Seven Days of Suburbia“ 23 participants joined us and really enjoyed watching the Opening Presentation and watching the Seven Days of Colour video from last year’s event. They are eager to get out […]
Morning Tea Invitation
Studio Blog A morning tea will be held on Monday 20th October to celebrate the start of “GET ONLINE WEEK 2025 – Seven Days of Suburbia” 10.30am at Artworks Community Studio (Holly Cottage) 2 Gates Road, Hackham 5163.Please RSVP to: brian.hibben@artworksinc.org.au if you are attending, thank you. #GOODTHINGSAUSTRALIA #GETONLINEWEEK Top
“Only One Week to Go”
Studio Blog Only One Week to Go – Get Ready for Seven Days of Suburbia Hello everyone, There’s just one week to go before Seven Days of Suburbia begins – and we can’t wait to celebrate creativity, community, and the everyday beauty that surrounds us! Each day offers a new theme to inspire your eye […]
“Urban Nature Exhibition Opening”
Studio Blog On Friday the 19th of September we officially opened our exhibition “Urban Nature” at the Onkaparinga Arts Centre in Port Noarlunga. The work look spectacular hanging in the Red Rover Gallery. The participants created beautiful books exploring the theme of the urban and natural environment in the Onkaparinga region. All the level 2 […]
URBAN NATURE EXHIBITION
Studio Blog OPENING FRIDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 2025 – 11am 19th September – 27th October 2025 Red Rover Gallery The Onkaparinga council zone is a unique area that contains sprawling suburban areas, populated by a variety of people from all different backgrounds and large natural areas filled with different flora and fauna. The exhibition explores this […]
Seven Days of Suburbia
Exciting news Artworks Community Studio’s “Get Online Week 2025” activity is happening again.“Seven Days of Suburbia – Photo Challenge” We start of on the Monday 20th October 2025, with a morning tea, for the participants that can attend our studio in Hackham SA, but don’t let that put you off, everyone can participate by email […]
Learn Canva
Learn how to download and use Canva Use new or existing artwork to create a greeting card using Canva Learn how to get your design professionally printed “This course is delivered and assessed by Interskills (RTO 6653) which is the issuing registered training organisation” Interested, click here About the course Classes start Wednesday 15 October […]
Mixed Media
Experiment with mixed media and learn new skills. Explore a variety of mediums and exciting ways to create a unique range of artworks. Interested, click here About the course Classes start Wednesday 15 October 2025 Time 10.30am – 2.30pm (9 week course) Free for eligible participants. Booking are essential, please contact us: Email: contact@artworksinc.org.au Phone: 8326 […]
Watercolours
Explore the wonderful world of watercolours and water-based mediums and learn various techniques to create your own watercolour art works. Interested, click here About the course Classes start Tuesday 14 October 2025 Time 10.30am – 2.30pm (9 week course) Free for eligible participants. Booking are essential, please contact us: Email: contact@artworksinc.org.au Phone: 8326 2992 Mobile: 0474 […]
Art Journaling
Create a visual art book where you will learn a variety of art techniques such as collage, mixed media, hand lettering, Geli Printing & more! Interested, click here About the course Classes start Monday 13 October 2025 (9 week course) 10.30am to 2.30pm Free for eligible participants. Booking are essential, please contact us: Email: contact@artworksinc.org.au Phone: 8326 […]
Today’s final art journal session for Term 2
Studio Blog In today’s final art journal session, participants created beautiful collage pages, also known as Master Boards. Using only glue sticks, layers of paper and ephemera were thoughtfully arranged on butcher’s paper, resulting in rich, textured backgrounds. After a vibrant and colourful shared lunch, we moved on to working with teacup templates. These were […]
And that’s a wrap for Watercolour and Bookmaking
Studio Blog And that’s a wrap for Watercolour and Bookmaking for term 2. The quality of the work produced was amazing and everyone should be really proud. It was fantastic to see how different everyone’s work was and all the amazing ideas that came to life on the paper. Well Done everyone! Top Click on […]
We are currently in recess until the start of Term 4 (October 2025) – Please see below.
Thank you for looking at our Courses page. Artworks Community Studio delivers our ACE (Adult Community Education) program with funding from the Government of South Australia. The 2024-2025 program has come to a close. Currently we are in the process of applying for the 2025-2026 ACE program. We will not know the outcome for some […]
Canadian Group of Seven
Studio Blog Our mixed media class has been exploring works by the Canadian Group of Seven. The challenge was to copy art works by using a limited palette of 3 primary colours pus white. We also learned about composition and creating a focal point. The next challenge is to compose our own works using what […]
Art Journaling – Gel Printing 3/3
Studio Blog Creating patterned and textured prints on the gel plates this morning, using cardboard and foam stamps and stencils. After lunch participants cut their prints into mosaic style pieces, then glued these in their chosen arrangement to design their very own butterfly. This butterfly is a beautiful focal piece in their journal. Top Click […]
Playing with gel plates
Studio Blog Art Journaling participants played with the gel plates again this morning, creating beautiful, layered textures with collected botanicals. The afternoon was spent incorporating these prints into a journal page with the prompt ‘gardens’ and a touch of bee Top Click on image to view it in Lightbox Click on image to view it […]
3D Botanical Artwork – Final Week
Studio Blog Wednesday’s class explored the beauty and significance of fractal patterns in nature and how these natural forms connect to our own physiology and wellbeing. As this was our final session for the term, we came together to create a collaborative 3D artwork using all natural materials: leaves, twigs, seed pods, tiny dried flowers, […]
Art Journaling
Studio Blog In our latest Art Journal class, participants spent a fun and creative morning experimenting with gel plates to produce vibrant and unique background prints. The afternoon session shifted focus to bookmaking. Using the prints created, participants created their very own pocket size notebooks. Top Click on image to view it Lightbox Click on […]
A beautiful burst of creativity this week
Studio Blog There was such a lovely energy in the room during our flower arrangement class. Everyone brought their own style, and it was so inspiring to see. Participants created a take home flower arrangement in a pot using the grid method — with some stunning results. In the afternoon, we spent time sketching the […]
Napkin Art
Studio Blog Using the prompt “Your Happy Place” Art Journal participants created their spreads using napkins. Removing the backing sheets from the napkins then using a liquid style gel medium or craft glue and a soft brush to stick them in place. Tissue paper, collage, stencilling and stamps were used to create a seamless transition […]
Altered Board Books
Studio Blog Watercolour and Book making are finishing off the term creating altered board books using gelli prints, coloured paper and tissue paper. Inspired by other Artists like Susan McCreevy and Drew Steinbrecher we have had fun playing with collage to turn old baby board books into a work of art. The participants will then […]
Part two: Artful Intentions: Vision Boards & Blooms
Studio Blog Today we explored the power of believing in yourself and becoming your own cheerleader! We began with seated visualisation, followed by time to create our own vision boards using magazines, coloured paper, and washi tape. Each person had the chance to visualise their goals and bring them to life through art. In the […]
Chihuly Inspired Garden
Studio Blog We began today’s Art Journaling with a warmup activity. Working on paint sample swatches to create repetitive patterns, is such a great way to calm the mind and warm up the hands. Inspired by the recent outing to the Chihuly Exhibition at the Adelaide Botanical Gardens participants then began working on a garden […]
Exploring positive and negative shapes and tonal values
Studio Blog Our Mixed Media class has been exploring positive and negative shapes and tonal values. Then we’ve been branching out and creating radiating mandala designs after visiting the Chihuly exhibition last Wednesday at the Botanical gardens..such a creative group! Top Click on image to view in Lightbox Click on image to view in Lightbox […]
Chihuly in the Botanic Gardens
Studio Blog How lucky we are to have the Chihuly exhibition in the Botanic Gardens until the end of April! Last Wednesday we had a group visit and it was amazing. Not only to see his work but to feel inspired in the gardens. It was a relaxing time spent in nature together! […]
A Nature Mandala
Studio Blog Foraged nature including leaves, flowers, seeds and fruits were today’s inspiration in the Art Journaling class. Arranging a layout with chosen nature items, participants then photographed their work and printed this copy to use as a reference to create a mixed media piece in their journals. Watercolour and acrylic paint with some collage […]
A beautiful expression through nature and art!
Studio Blog On Wednesday, the participants created fresh floral arrangements using vibrant zinnias, snapdragons, and green foliage—focusing on form, colour, and balance in their design. In the afternoon, we moved into a more contemplative state. Drawing inspo from their own arrangements, participants created A4 mixed media artworks—choosing to interpret their flowers in either a realistic […]
Filling the walls with colour
Studio Blog The studio walls are filled with wonderful watercolour paintings done by the Watercolour and bookmaking class. So many beautiful pieces Top Click on image to view in full in Lightbox Click on image to view in full in Lightbox Click on image to view in full in Lightbox Click on image to view […]
Creating Poetry
Studio Blog A day for creating poetry from vintage book pages, to add to our Art Journal. Top Click on image to view in full in Lightbox Click on image to view in full in Lightbox Click on image to view in full in Lightbox Click on image to view in full in Lightbox Click […]
Temporary botanical mandalas
Studio Blog Today was all about collaborative creations using natural materials. Temporary botanical mandalas are a wonderful way to connect with others through art. Two mandalas were created, one inside and one on the lawn outside. Both very different but also beautiful. #mandalaart #temporaryart #creatingart #botanicalart #soulfulart Top Click on image to view in full […]
Painting Layers
Studio Blog So much colour in today’s Art Journal class, the brief was all about painting layers, these therapeutic strokes were meditative. Participants also shared their finished pieces from last week’s prompt of using just one colour. Top Click on image to view in full in Lightbox Click on image to view in full in […]
Pressed Flowers
Studio Blog Many of these works of art have been created with pressed flowers that the students pressed at home and brought in. These will hold many special memories of pressing and creating art in a group environment for years to come. What a wonderful experience and the results speak for themselves. Check them out […]
Choosing one main colour
Studio Blog Creating a colour study layout in today’s Art Journaling class. Choosing one main colour to fill their pages, acrylic paint backgrounds topped off with some gorgeous collage. Top Click on image to view in full in Lightbox Click on image to view in full in Lightbox Click on image to view in full […]
Geometric Nature Art
Studio Blog Yesterday, we explored a new creative challenge—Geometric Nature Art! Using dried leaves, we combined organic textures with precise patterns, bringing a structured yet natural aesthetic to life. There was the option to create a Seed of Life design or experiment with unique geometric patterns. This was rewarding, slightly frustrating in a good way, […]
Fun with Flowers
Studio Blog Fun with flowers in the Art Journal class today. Bold and bright using acrylic paint and freezer bags followed by a soft and sweet style working with Crayola Supertip markers and water Top Click on image to view in full on Lightbox Click on image to view in full on Lightbox Click on […]
Flower Crowns
Studio Blog Today was so much fun! The ladies made flower crowns using dried flowers. Don’t they look gorgeous with their new creations? It’s very intricate work and everyone created beautiful work well done ladies #3Dbotanicalartwork #flowersandart Top Click on image to view full image in Lightbox Click on image to view full image in […]
Creative Backgrounds
Studio Blog Creative calming collage backgrounds for Art Journaling participants this week. Upcycling vintage book pages, sheet music and newspapers is a great way to play in your journals. Top Click on image to view full image in Lightbox Click on image to view full image in Lightbox Click on image to view full image […]
Watercolour & Book Making – Start of a new year
Studio Blog Watercolour and bookmaking are busy creating their Collage projects playing with colour and shape. Can’t wait to see what they look like finished. Top Click on image for full view in Lightbox Click on image for full view in Lightbox Click on image for full view in Lightbox Click on image for full […]
Art Journaling – Colour Wheels
Studio Blog Creating Colour Wheels in the Art Journal class this morning and playing with washi tape to create some beautiful shapes this afternoon. Top Click on image for full view Click on image for full view Click on image for full view Click on image for full view Click on image for full view […]
3D Botanical Artworks – Start of a new year
Studio Blog A lovely first day back (for some) creating pressed floral artwork. This is the first week of the 10 week program in 3D Botanical Artwork and the creations were beautiful We’re excited for next week #botanicalartwork #earthybotanica #pressedartwork Top Click on image for full view Click on image for full view Click on […]
Art Journaling – Start of a new year
Studio Blog Today’s Art Journal class spent some time personalising their fresh new journals and reference folders as well as creating inside cover pockets to collect ephemera for future pages. Top Click on image for full view Click on image for full view Click on image for full view Click on image for full view […]
A beautiful expression through nature and art!
Studio Blog On Wednesday, the participants created fresh floral arrangements using vibrant zinnias, snapdragons, and green foliage—focusing on form, colour, and balance in their design. In the afternoon, we moved into a more contemplative state. Drawing inspo from their own arrangements, participants created A4 mixed media artworks—choosing to interpret their flowers in either a realistic […]
Seven Days of Colour 2024 – Flipbook
Studio Blog Click here to View On Monday at Artworks Community Studio we had the finale morning tea to celebrate a record and very successful “Get Online Week 2024 – Seven Days of Colour” with a video presentation of all the photos that the participants submitted. We had a total of 29 participants joined us again from all over […]
Creative Communication, Research Using the Internet & Canva with Kirstie
Interested, click here Check out the amazing courses we have on offer. Creative Communication – Learn how to create an email signature, keep your inbox organised and avoid annoying spam emails all while taking part in a creative project where you will help create a beautiful book featuring your artwork. Learn Canva – Improve your […]
Plan an Exhibition with Kirstie – Course 2
Interested, click here Learn handy time management skills, explore how technology can help you with a busy schedule all while planning a group exhibition. Create a beautiful piece of art that will be displayed in a group exhibition at a gallery and learn what’s involved in planning the event. About the course Tuesdays 18th March February to […]
Plan an Exhibition Course 1 with Kirstie
Interested, click here Learn handy time management skills, explore how technology can help you with a busy schedule all while planning a group exhibition. Create a beautiful piece of art that will be displayed in a group exhibition at a gallery and learn what’s involved in planning the event. About the course Tuesdays 4th February to 11th […]
Art Journaling with Ami – Course 2
Interested, click here Create a visual art book where you will learn a variety of art techniques such as collage, mixed media, hand lettering and Geli Printing & more! About the course Tuesdays – Rolling Intake Time 10.30am – 3pm (10 Sessions) Free for eligible participants. Booking are essential, please contact us: Email: contact@artworksinc.org.au Phone: 8326 2992 Mobile: 0474 […]
3D Botanical Artworks with Bel
Interested, click here This course is an introduction to basic floristry techniques and botanicals. Explore natural materials, pigments, pressed flowers and more. Experiment and be inspired by botanicals through hands on activities. About the course Wednesdays – Rolling Intake Time 10.30am – 3pm (10 Sessions) Free for eligible participants. Booking are essential, please contact us: […]