BSA offers a selection of short courses ranging from two to eight weeks, on a diverse range of visual arts subjects and mediums, with experienced teachers who are nationally-recognised practicing artists. 

The BSA Year of Painting is designed for students to develop their practice using a variety of approaches. Dale Rhodes will lead Fundamentals of Painting in Term 1 and Still Life in Term 2. James Guppy will lead Portraiture in Term 3 followed by Caleb Reid with Abstraction in Term 4.

Our BSA Year of Ceramics will held again on Tuesdays, 10am – 3pm, with Stephen Bird running his six-week course, Clay as a Canvas in Term 1. Antoinette O’Brien will be working with The Figure in Clay during Term 2. Kat Shapiro Wood will lead Ceramic Sculpture in Term 3. In Term 4 we will run two-day workshops with each of our ceramic teachers.

These series of short courses and workshops are designed to offer a more immersive, continuous course to develop and improve your painting or sculpting skills.

All classes are held at 112 Dalley Street, MULLUMBIMBY unless otherwise noted.

For more information email shortcourses@byronschoolofart.com or phone 0487 362 141

CALEB REID | ABSTRACTION

Students will start with exploring abstraction of real objects, using shapes, tone, texture and colour to create images that are abstractions of identifiable things. Following on student will then expand this idea further into the realm of pure abstraction. MORE INFO

Dates | 6 Mondays, 10.00am - 2.30pm, 14 October - 18 November 2024

Course Fee | $575 ($550 Earlybird - pay by 1 October)

MICHELLE DAWSON | VISUAL ARTS INTRODUCTION

Michelle will guide students to explore drawing fundamentals through a variety of observational and experimental exercises investigating contour, gesture and tonal drawing. Students will also be introduced to acrylic painting using basic colour theory with a focus on mixing, limited palettes, composition and tone. MORE INFO

Dates | 6 Fridays, 10am - 3.00pm, 18 October - 22 November, 2024

Course Fee | $625 ($595 Earlybird - pay by 7 October)

ANTOINETTE O’BRIEN | CREATING A CERAMIC BUST

During this two-day short course Antoinette will demonstrate unique techniques that she employs in the process of her practice and guide students to develop a bust with various expressive details. MORE INFO

Dates | 2 Mondays, 10am - 4.00pm, 4 & 11 November, 2024

Course Fee | $420 ($400 Earlybird - pay by 28 October)

INDIVIDUAL ONLINE OR IN-PERSON MENTORING

In a series of four weekly one-hour sessions either via Zoom or in-person, students will be guided through a discussion on their art practice and their approach to art making. Mentoring will be designed to suit individual needs and discussions may focus on topics such as motivation, idea generation, techniques, approach to materials, research, writing artist statements and professional practice. All BSA Directors/teachers and teachers are available depending on their schedule. MORE INFO

Dates | Ongoing

Course Fee | $500