Mindful Kids/ Mindful Teens will focus on helping children and teens develop mindfulness skills to assist with relieving stress, managing emotions, building self-esteem, relaxation and resilience. Put simply, mindfulness is a way of training yourself to pay attention in a specific way to what is happening right now. It is about observing your thoughts, feelings, bodily […]
After School Creative Expression Sessions
During term 3, The Cr3ative Space is holding Wednesday afternoon art sessions designed to take student’s art making to the next level, whilst nurturing their individual self-expression and offering structured support, so that everyone can enjoy learning at his or her own pace and experiencing the joy of creating. Over the term, we will be […]
Optical Illusion and Zentangle Drawing
Zentangle drawing is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. It is said that Zentangle drawing can increase focus and creativity, provide artistic satisfaction along with a greater sense of personal well-being. Optical illusion drawing is a fun and creative way to make shapes look like they are […]
Mixed Media for Kids
In this workshop, the children will have the opportunity to experiment with various artistic media (water colour and acrylic paints, collage, stenciling, pen and ink) to produce an original artwork. They will learn how to plan their art to maximize space and create balance, mix their own paint colours and various painting/collage/layering techniques to enhance […]
Children’s Drawing Workshop
“This activity is so much fun! I love that I can start with one thing and turn it into something completely different.” (Abbey, age 11) In this workshop, the children will be drawing their own surrealist style pictures. They will be exploring various drawing techniques to create something fun and original. Event Details: Date: Friday […]
Magical Mandalas
Relax and unwind with the gentle art of mandala drawing. In this workshop we will be exploring the wonderful world of mandala drawing. Mandalas are circular designs that bring about a sense of peace, harmony and wholeness. They are powerful tools for children who struggle with regulating emotional responses and back-to-school anxiety, as the process […]
Community Art Rocks
In this workshop the children will be working together to create decorative and inspirational art rocks and cards that will be left around the Gold Coast as unexpected gifts for the community. They will be painting/drawing pictures and messages on river stones and gift cards that will be distributed as part of the international #wordrocksproject. […]
Perspective Drawing Workshop
In this workshop we will be exploring perspective drawing techniques to create interesting landscape/cityscape artwork. Event Details: Date: Friday 23rd June, 2017 Time: 9-11am Age: 6-12 years Where: The Cr3ative Space, Burleigh Waters Cost: $30 (inclusive of all materials and tuition) What to Bring: water bottle and a healthy snack Workshops are small and numbers limited to […]
Easter Art and Craft Workshop
In this workshop, we will be using Catherine Rayner’s rabbit watercolour and ink artwork as inspiration to draw and paint our own rabbit portraits in the same style. If time permits, we will also make some colourful Easter decorations. Event Details: Date: Wednesday 12th April Time: 9:00-11am Ages: 6 years and over Location: The Cr3ative […]
Picasso Inspired Portrait Workshop
In this workshop, we will be having fun creating Picasso inspired portraits. The children will use a combination of drawing, collage and colouring to design colourful and original artwork. Event Details: Date: Monday 10th April Time: 9:00-11am Ages: 6 years and over Location: The Cr3ative Space – Gold Coast, Burleigh Waters Cost: $30 What to […]