Art and Craft Courses
Art is the sensual medium of combining colour and texture to produce things of beauty and utility. Art is about the inner vision being unleashed into outer expressions be that through appreciating the art of others or creating your very own art works.
8,000 Years of Chinese Traditional Art
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8,000 Years of Chinese Traditional Art
<p>Set within the broader context of China’s diverse geography and cross-cultural exchange, the course presents a chronological journey through major artistic and architectural traditions spanning
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A Celebration of 400 Years of Women Artists
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A Celebration of 400 Years of Women Artists
<p>In every century there have been outstanding women artists who have achieved a reputation that has tested time and sat well-earned, alongside their male colleagues. Often their life stories are
...Approximately 5 hours
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From French Royalty to Empire - Art and decorative elegance from Louis XIV's Versailles to Napoleon
<p>French monarchs managed their images as carefully as any self-branded celebrity today. How did Louis XIV use the artisans and artists of the day through his patronage to enhance and dazzle his
...Approximately 4 hours
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Portraits of Russia: Rublëv, Pushkin, Turgenev, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky
<p>This course, focussed on the life and work of some of Russia’s most outstanding personalities, will begin with the work of Andrey Rublëv, Russia’s most famous icon painter, and his circle, and the
...Approximately 6 hours
Marie Antoinette at the V & A - Image and Style
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Marie Antoinette at the V & A - Image and Style
<p>Marie Antoinette epitomised French 18th century fashion and style. This talk will draw from a current V & A Museum, London exhibition called <em>Marie Antoinette Style</em>, which features
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Marie Antoinette at the V & A - Image and Style
<p>Marie Antoinette epitomised French 18th century fashion and style. This talk will draw from a current V & A Museum, London exhibition called <em>Marie Antoinette Style</em>, which features
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Stepping into Leonardo da Vinci's Shoes - Drawing Human Cadavers at the UNSW
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Stepping into Leonardo da Vinci's Shoes - Drawing Human Cadavers at the UNSW
<p>Via an empirical analysis of donor cadavers, learn how artist-anatomists of the late 15th and 16th centuries - such as Leonardo of Vinci - pioneered a new found applied knowledge of the human body,
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The Origin and Meaning of Megaliths: From Anatolia to Stonehenge
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The Origin and Meaning of Megaliths: From Anatolia to Stonehenge
<p>The word megalith comes from the ancient Greek words “mega” meaning huge and “lithos”, meaning stone. Be introduced to the archaeological history of megaliths and the open ended question as to why
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How to Read Vermeer's Dutch Interiors
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How to Read Vermeer's Dutch Interiors
<p>Paintings by Vermeer and Pieter de Hooch depict quiet domestic scenes whilst those of Jan Steen show rowdy ones, both rich with detail and meaning. This course explores how to read Dutch interior
...How to Read Vermeer's Dutch Interiors
<p>Paintings by Vermeer and Pieter de Hooch depict quiet domestic scenes whilst those of Jan Steen show rowdy ones, both rich with detail and meaning. This course explores how to read Dutch interior
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Botanical Art in Watercolour: A Creative Painting Journey
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Botanical Art in Watercolour: A Creative Painting Journey
<p>Discover the beauty of Botanical Art in this watercolor painting course. Learn to paint plants and flowers while exploring essential techniques such as watercolor washes, fluidity, texture creation
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Introduction to Digital Art
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Introduction to Digital Art
<p>Advance your digital skills into the world of art and design by turning your iPad into a digital art studio using the Procreate design app. The non-subscription based software is designed to
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