Care Pack 4

We have an exciting ‘Still Life in Red’ painting activity by Bendigo Art Gallery
Care Pack 3

Heide Museum of Modern Art brings an easy printmaking workshop by Melbourne artist Melinda Harper.
Care Pack 2

Kirstie’s Art Treasure Hunt will get you outside and creating.
Care Pack 1

Art Reach Downloads Click here to Download Colour some fantastic Crystals of Courage by Jubly-Umph. We have a Leonardo da Vinci drawing challenge by Heather. There’s some more colouring to do, including Kirstie’s Blue Wren. Funded by Top
Who We Are

We run a vibrant community arts studio at Holly Cottage in Hackham, South Australia.
Every Generation Onkaparinga – Make a Basket Workshop

We had another Every Generation Onkaparinga workshop at Artworks.
Get Online Week 2022

This week is Get Online Week and this year’s theme is Try One Thing.
Every Generation Onkaparinga – Paint a Blue Wren

Kirstie, our watercolour tutor demonstrated how to Paint a Blue Wren.
Every Generation Onkaparinga – Have fun with mixed media

This time it was Mixed Media with our creative tutor Heather
Reconnect @ Artworks – Make a Basket Workshop

Studio Blog On Tuesday we had another Reconnect @ Artworks workshop, this time being Make a Basket. We were led by the skillful knowledge of Chris Banks from Southern Vales Basket Cases, the local branch of Basketry SA. It was a very enjoyable and satisfying experience. Thanks to the ever-patient Chris everyone made a fantastic […]
Reconnect @ Artworks – Making Zines Workshop

Zines are a small, self-published magazine made up of images, text or a combination of both.
Paint Pouring & Creating a Nature Mandala Workshop

Studio Blog In the morning’s Acrylic Paint Pouring workshop we learnt two techniques to create two wonderful canvases. The first technique was called a ‘dirty pour’ which involved pouring several different colours of paint pouring acrylic paint into a cup, then pouring over the canvas to reveal beautiful cells and an array of colours! The […]
Reconnect @ Artworks – Art Therapy

The groups have been willing to explore new ideas and techniques that have helped them connect more with themselves and new people in a safe and nurturing space at Holly Cottage.
Mixed Media Expression

They explored a wide variety of drawing and painting techniques and media.
Geli Printing with Cher

Geli printing is a really easy process that is so much fun and comes with surprising outcomes.
Creative Watercolours with Kirstie

The creative watercolour class had a very exciting term learning all about the wonderful world of watercolour.
Art Journaling with Katy

In our Art Journal classes we experimented with watercolour and salt to create some wonderful abstract backgrounds
Get Online Week 2021

This project was funded by “Get Online Week 2021”
Botanical Dyeing

We have had our final Every Generation Onkaparinga workshop and it was a cracker!
Cyanotypes

Cyanotypes is recognised as one of the easiest and safest historic photographic processes to master.
Print Making

Participants at Artworks have been busy learning the art of Lino printing under the guidance of our printmaking expert, Brian.
Learn Canva

Improve your digital skills while creating amazing digital artwork using Canva. Become a graphic designer with ease!
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.
Art Journaling

Have fun with Journaling and learn new skills. 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!
Watercolour & Book Making

Explore the wonderful world of watercolors and water based mediums and learn techniques to create your own watercolour art works. Join Kirstie on this artistic journey and create beautiful paintings and own artist book.
Clay Hand Building

Have fun with clay and learn new skills. Try various hand building techniques to create a unique range of artworks.
Mixed Media

Experiment with mixed media and learn new skills. Explore a variety of mediums in exciting ways to create a unique range of artworks.