SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS

These school holidays, join Sunshine Coast-based artists and Floating Land artists visiting from interstate at Noosa Regional Gallery for creative and art-inspired workshops. Designed for children aged 6 – 12 years.

Limited capacity. Bookings essential. Parents not required to stay*.

    DECEMBER 2023

    Playful Painting (morning session)

    with artist Odessa Mahony de-Vries

    Tuesday 12 December

    10.30am – 12pm

    $20 pp incl. materials

    This kids workshop is inspired by the wonderful Squiggla drawing program, this class will go a step further and introduce painting.

    Your child will explore drawing lines, shapes, and repetition before moving onto colour mixing and applying paint.

    This hands-on experience is playful and expressive, resulting in colourful abstract paintings with a frame for your wall at home.

    Bookings Tue 12 Dec 10.30 - 12pm

    Monster Mash (morning session)

    with artist Odessa Mahony de-Vries

    Wednesday 13 December

    10.30am – 12pm

    $20 pp incl. materials

    Ages 6+
    In this collage workshop your child will be guided to create a monster out of colour paper, watercolour paper, and mixed media. This fun hands-on experience of cutting up paper and crafting wild creatures lets them explore their artistic talents and show off their inventiveness.

    Please note this workshop will take place outside so please wear weather-appropriate clothing including shoes.

    Parents are not required to stay.

    Bookings Wed 13 Dec 10.30 - 12pm

    Monster Mash (afternoon session)

    with artist Odessa Mahony de-Vries

    Wednesday 13 December

    1 – 2.30pm

    $20 pp incl. materials

    Ages 6+
    In this collage workshop your child will be guided to create a monster out of colour paper, watercolour paper, and mixed media. This fun hands-on experience of cutting up paper and crafting wild creatures lets them explore their artistic talents and show off their inventiveness.

    Please note this workshop will take place outside so please wear weather-appropriate clothing including shoes.

    Parents are not required to stay.

    Bookings Wed 13 Dec 1 - 2.30pm

    Squiggla Making Space guided session

    Thursday 14 December

    10 – 1pm

    * Gold coin donation

    Ages all ages

    Hands-on creative activities that tap into the senses. Squiggla is a gymnasium for creative visual thinking using free flow, playful mark making to exercise the creative mind. It’s inventive, non-judgemental and for all ages, all minds, and all kinds of people!

    During these guided sessions a Gallery staff member will provide fun prompts for exploring mark making. All participants will receive a Big Draw certificate.

    Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

    Drop in - no booking required

    Squiggla Making Space guided session

    Friday 15 December

    10 – 1pm

    * Gold coin donation

    Ages all ages

    Hands-on creative activities that tap into the senses. Squiggla is a gymnasium for creative visual thinking using free flow, playful mark making to exercise the creative mind. It’s inventive, non-judgemental and for all ages, all minds, and all kinds of people!

    During these guided sessions a Gallery staff member will provide fun prompts for exploring mark making. All participants will receive a Big Draw certificate.

    Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

    Drop in - no booking required

    Clay Creations (morning session)

    with artist Odessa Mahony de-Vries

    Tuesday 19 December

    10.30am – 12pm

    Ages 6+

    This air-drying clay workshop will uncover how to use hand building techniques to create a small vessel. We will use coil and pinch pot techniques to explore the art of sculpting. This hands-on experience is playful and lets your child explore working with and moulding three dimensional forms.

    Please note this workshop will take place outside so please wear weather-appropriate clothing including shoes.

    Parents are not required to stay.

    Bookings Tue 19 Dec 10.30 - 12pm

    Clay Creations (afternoon session)

    with artist Odessa Mahony de-Vries

    Tuesday 19 December

    1 – 2.30pm

    Ages 6+

    This air-drying clay workshop will uncover how to use hand building techniques to create a small vessel. We will use coil and pinch pot techniques to explore the art of sculpting. This hands-on experience is playful and lets your child explore working with and moulding three dimensional forms.

    Please note this workshop will take place outside so please wear weather-appropriate clothing including shoes.

    Parents are not required to stay.

    Bookings Tue 19 Dec 1 - 2.30pm

    Craft Treasures (morning session)

    with artist Odessa Mahony de-Vries

    Wednesday 20 December

    10am – 12pm

    Ages 6+

    Join this festive kids workshop crafting ornaments using air dry clay. The ornaments can adorn a tree or just brighten up your home. This workshop is playful and fosters creativity during the holiday season.

    Please note this workshop will take place outside so please wear weather-appropriate clothing including shoes.

    Parents are not required to stay.

    Bookings Wed 20 Dec 10 - 12pm

    Craft Treasures (afternoon session)

    with artist Odessa Mahony de-Vries

    Wednesday 20 December

    1 – 2.30pm

    Ages 6+

    Join this festive kids workshop crafting ornaments using air dry clay. The ornaments can adorn a tree or just brighten up your home. This workshop is playful and fosters creativity during the holiday season.

    Please note this workshop will take place outside so please wear weather-appropriate clothing including shoes.

    Parents are not required to stay.

    Bookings Wed 20 Dec 1 - 2.30pm

    Squiggla Making Space guided session

    Thursday 21 December

    10 – 1pm

    * Gold coin donation

    Ages all ages

    Hands-on creative activities that tap into the senses. Squiggla is a gymnasium for creative visual thinking using free flow, playful mark making to exercise the creative mind. It’s inventive, non-judgemental and for all ages, all minds, and all kinds of people!

    During these guided sessions a Gallery staff member will provide fun prompts for exploring mark making. All participants will receive a Big Draw certificate.

    Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

    Drop in - no booking required

    Squiggla Making Space guided session

    Friday 22 December

    10 – 1pm

    * Gold coin donation

    Ages all ages

    Hands-on creative activities that tap into the senses. Squiggla is a gymnasium for creative visual thinking using free flow, playful mark making to exercise the creative mind. It’s inventive, non-judgemental and for all ages, all minds, and all kinds of people!

    During these guided sessions a Gallery staff member will provide fun prompts for exploring mark making. All participants will receive a Big Draw certificate.

    Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

    Drop in - no booking required

    JANUARY 2024

    Squiggla Making Space guided session

    Tuesday 2 January

    10 – 1pm

    * Gold coin donation

    Ages all ages

    Hands-on creative activities that tap into the senses. Squiggla is a gymnasium for creative visual thinking using free flow, playful mark making to exercise the creative mind. It’s inventive, non-judgemental and for all ages, all minds, and all kinds of people!

    During these guided sessions a Gallery staff member will provide fun prompts for exploring mark making. All participants will receive a Big Draw certificate.

    Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

    Drop in - no booking required

    Squiggla Making Space guided session

    Wednesday 3 January

    10 – 1pm

    * Gold coin donation

    Ages all ages

    Hands-on creative activities that tap into the senses. Squiggla is a gymnasium for creative visual thinking using free flow, playful mark making to exercise the creative mind. It’s inventive, non-judgemental and for all ages, all minds, and all kinds of people!

    During these guided sessions a Gallery staff member will provide fun prompts for exploring mark making. All participants will receive a Big Draw certificate.

    Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

    Drop in - no booking required

    Squiggla Making Space guided session

    Thursday 4 January

    10 – 1pm

    * Gold coin donation

    Ages all ages

    Hands-on creative activities that tap into the senses. Squiggla is a gymnasium for creative visual thinking using free flow, playful mark making to exercise the creative mind. It’s inventive, non-judgemental and for all ages, all minds, and all kinds of people!

    During these guided sessions a Gallery staff member will provide fun prompts for exploring mark making. All participants will receive a Big Draw certificate.

    Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

    Drop in - no booking required

    After Matisse (morning session)

    Tuesday 9 January

    10.30am – 12pm

    $20 pp incl. materials

    Watch as colours collide and creativity soars in this vibrant kids workshop! Join us for an exciting day of paper-cutting and shape arranging, turning imagination into large abstract masterpieces.

    A fun-filled, experimental experience awaits, where every cut shapes a world of endless possibilities. 

    Bookings opening soon

    After Matisse (afternoon session)

    Tuesday 9 January

    1 – 2.30pm

    $20 pp incl. materials

    Watch as colours collide and creativity soars in this vibrant kids workshop! Join us for an exciting day of paper-cutting and shape arranging, turning imagination into large abstract masterpieces.

    A fun-filled, experimental experience awaits, where every cut shapes a world of endless possibilities. 

    Bookings opening soon

    Drawing with the senses (morning session)

    Wednesday 10 January

    10.30am – 12pm

    $20 pp incl. materials

    Join us for a sensory journey of artistic discovery! In response to the Big Draw this workshop will explore drawing as a sensory experience.

    Feeling the texture of plant materials, such as pods and leaves, your child will create a tactile drawing communicating the sensory experience through lines, shapes and forms. Once the images are drawn, we will go a step further and add colour using watercolour pallets.

    Bookings opening soon

    Drawing with the senses (afternoon session)

    Wednesday 10 January

    1 – 2.30pm

    $20 pp incl. materials

    Join us for a sensory journey of artistic discovery! In response to the Big Draw this workshop will explore drawing as a sensory experience.

    Feeling the texture of plant materials, such as pods and leaves, your child will create a tactile drawing communicating the sensory experience through lines, shapes and forms. Once the images are drawn, we will go a step further and add colour using watercolour pallets.

    Bookings opening soon

    Squiggla Making Space guided session

    Thursday 11 January

    10 – 1pm

    * Gold coin donation

    Ages all ages

    Hands-on creative activities that tap into the senses. Squiggla is a gymnasium for creative visual thinking using free flow, playful mark making to exercise the creative mind. It’s inventive, non-judgemental and for all ages, all minds, and all kinds of people!

    During these guided sessions a Gallery staff member will provide fun prompts for exploring mark making. All participants will receive a Big Draw certificate.

    Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

    Drop in - no booking required

    Squiggla Making Space guided session

    Friday 12 January

    10 – 1pm

    * Gold coin donation

    Ages all ages

    Hands-on creative activities that tap into the senses. Squiggla is a gymnasium for creative visual thinking using free flow, playful mark making to exercise the creative mind. It’s inventive, non-judgemental and for all ages, all minds, and all kinds of people!

    During these guided sessions a Gallery staff member will provide fun prompts for exploring mark making. All participants will receive a Big Draw certificate.

    Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

    Drop in - no booking required

    Botanical Brush (morning session)

    Tuesday 16 January

    10.30am – 12pm

    $20 pp incl. materials

    In this hands-on workshop, children embark on a creative journey, crafting unique brushes from natural plant materials.

    Exploring the tactile wonders of leaves, twigs, and more, they then dip their handcrafted brushes into vibrant inks.

    The artistic magic unfolds as they drag and drip ink onto canvases, turning imagination into colourful reality.

    Bookings opening soon

    Botanical Brush (afternoon session)

    Tuesday 16 January

    1 – 2.30pm

    $20 pp incl. materials

    In this hands-on workshop, children embark on a creative journey, crafting unique brushes from natural plant materials.

    Exploring the tactile wonders of leaves, twigs, and more, they then dip their handcrafted brushes into vibrant inks.

    The artistic magic unfolds as they drag and drip ink onto canvases, turning imagination into colourful reality.

    Bookings opening soon

    Soundscape Sketches (morning session)

    Wednesday 17 January

    10.30am – 12pm

    $20 pp incl. materials

    An experiential workshop, where your ears guide your artistic hands.

    Equipped with drawing tools, become immersed in sound, capturing the rhythm of music and the whispers of nature.

    Each stroke becomes a visual melody, transforming auditory sensations into vibrant, expressive art. 

    Bookings opening soon

    Soundscape Sketches (afternoon session)

    Wednesday 17 January

    1 – 2.30pm

    $20 pp incl. materials

    An experiential workshop, where your ears guide your artistic hands.

    Equipped with drawing tools, become immersed in sound, capturing the rhythm of music and the whispers of nature.

    Each stroke becomes a visual melody, transforming auditory sensations into vibrant, expressive art. 

    Bookings opening soon

    Squiggla Making Space guided session

    Thursday 18 January

    10 – 1pm

    * Gold coin donation

    Ages all ages

    Hands-on creative activities that tap into the senses. Squiggla is a gymnasium for creative visual thinking using free flow, playful mark making to exercise the creative mind. It’s inventive, non-judgemental and for all ages, all minds, and all kinds of people!

    During these guided sessions a Gallery staff member will provide fun prompts for exploring mark making. All participants will receive a Big Draw certificate.

    Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

    Drop in - no booking required

    Squiggla Making Space guided session

    Friday 19 January

    10 – 1pm

    * Gold coin donation

    Ages all ages

    Hands-on creative activities that tap into the senses. Squiggla is a gymnasium for creative visual thinking using free flow, playful mark making to exercise the creative mind. It’s inventive, non-judgemental and for all ages, all minds, and all kinds of people!

    During these guided sessions a Gallery staff member will provide fun prompts for exploring mark making. All participants will receive a Big Draw certificate.

    Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

    Drop in - no booking required
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