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As a beginner to experienced artist you will find references to more than 1,000 art workshops and courses listed on blueBanksia.
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eStudio Editions
Location: Scotland Island NSW
One day workshops teaching printing en plein-air, or fresco painting, techniques that can be done easily without specialist equipment.
Intermediate and advanced woodblock, collagraph and colour printing techniques. Egg tempera and fresco painting using traditional formulas.
- Printing from Nature: 14 August - $120
- Colloblock printing: 21 August & 18 September - $120
- Fresco (with contemporary materials): 28 August - $120
- Still Life in Egg Tempera: 9-10 August - $180
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Tired of the cold weather in Southern Australia?
How about a trip north to the Sunshine Coast Queensland! While you’re there why not include one of Sculptured Glass Australia’s workshops?
Shar Feil-Moorman
Your tutor is Shar Feil-Moorman, renowned author and an internationally recognised glass Artist, with numerous installations in private residences, commercial buildings and public art displays.
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Wildlife Art

With the special inspiration that wildlife gives us for painting, this workshop will concentrate on how to bring animals to life, capturing emotion and character. Kate will explore the process of building a painting from the initial concept through to completion using colour, light and good composition to create mood and atmosphere.
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Location: Kenilworth Queensland
24 September to 3 October 2010Ten x 4 day artists workshops with tutors from around Australia John Wilson - Barry & Lucy McCann - Sandra Temple - Ross Paterson - Jenny Kelly - Terry Lewitzka - Brett Jones - John Corby - Karol Oakley - Gail Higgins
- A WORLD OF WILDLIFE
- Forty piece Symphony Orchestra
- Poets breakfast & Poets at play
- TimeLine - Short film festival
- Markets
- Street entertainment
- Fire fighters open day & sausage sizzle
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Retracing Steps with a Master of Contemporary Art - Elisabeth Cummings
Tuscany - 1 to 8 October 2010

Acting as an Italian-speaking guide, Elisabeth will re-trace her steps and share precious memories from her personal journeys through Tuscany. For participants this will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to re-live with Elisabeth Cummings what was a powerfully formative time in her art practice.
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by Cindy Tonkin

I have attended more than eight summer schools and three winter schools at Sturt Craft College in Mittagong. They are always an intense, well-managed experience, where you can get obsessed by a new skill or even perfect an old one, in a friendly environment.
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by Vivienne Linnett

Recently I attended another highly enjoyable and productive McGregor Winter School at USQ in Toowoomba. This was my second Winter School, this time choosing to stay off campus, whereas last year, as a first timer, I lived in. Having become enthusiastic about painting early last year, I set out to find some tuition to fast track my impatience to improve faster than I was progressing alone. I came across McGregor School's advertisement, which seemed like the perfect arts retreat. A whole week of painting and socialising with fellow artists and no cooking in sight!
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