If you’re not sure about sourcing everything on the materials list, we recommend you bring along a limited selection of items from each category on the list. For example, bring along a few sheets of the recommended paper or one canvas board, only a few brushes, and a limited selection of paints. The first class is always an opportunity for you to talk with your teacher about materials and clarify what will be necessary when. If you still have any questions, please email reception and we will check with your specific teacher as to their recommendations.
Weekdays: 10am-4pm
Weekends: 11am-4pm
The Victorian Artists Society will be closed over the Easter Long Weekend, Friday 7 to Monday 10 April.
ART SCHOOL
The Victorian Artists Society offers art classes catering to students of all experience levels, from beginners to professional artists, across a wide range of mediums; oil, pastel, watercolour, acrylic, gouache, drawing and sculpture. Classes cover a range of techniques such as, drawing portraiture from a life model, landscape and still life. Daytime, afternoon, evening and weekend classes are conducted in the historic VAS studio and are taught by highly regarded artists in their specific mediums.
Students must be above 16 years of age. Some of our classes only accept students above 18 years of age so please read the class description carefully at the time of booking.
Do I need to buy everything on the materials list for the first class?
If you’re not sure about sourcing everything on the materials list, we recommend you bring along a limited selection of items from each category on the list. For example, bring along a few sheets of the recommended paper or one canvas board, only a few brushes, and a limited selection of paints. The first class is always an opportunity for you to talk with your teacher about materials and clarify what will be necessary when. If you still have any questions, please email reception and we will check with your specific teacher as to their recommendations.
Do you offer children's classes?
The Victorian Artists Society does not offer classes for students under 16 years of age. If you are interested in classes and workshops for children and teens, you can find options at:
Is a refund available if I cancel my booking for a class or workshop?
If a class is cancelled by VAS we will refund the cost of the class or credit that amount to a future class.
We cannot offer refunds or credits for classes missed because of work commitments unless we are advised of these dates prior to the start of term, and up to half of the term.
What are the upcoming term dates?
The VAS art school follows the Victorian school term dates to the nearest week, with art classes also running on weekends.
Our terms start on Mondays and end on Sundays, with each term being between 9 and 12 weeks in length.
You can find future term dates here: https://www.vic.gov.au/school-term-dates-and-holidays-victoria
When do bookings become available for classes?
The VAS art school runs 4 terms of classes throughout the year as well as holiday workshops. Classes become available for booking 3 weeks before the start of that term, with first preference going to students currently enrolled in that class.
Join our mailing list to keep up to date with classes and workshops.
Where can I buy materials for an art class?
Each of our classes at the VAS Art School have a recommended materials list for students to use throughout the course—we recommend students source their own materials so that they can customise their kits to their own liking. To source your supplies for class, we recommend you visit a quality art supplier such as Seniors Art Supplies or Deans.
2023 ART SCHOOL
TERM 1
30 January to
6 April
10 weeks
TERM 2
24 April to
25 June
9 weeks
TERM 3
10 July to
17 September
10 weeks
TERM 4
3 October to
17 December
11 weeks
TERM 2 2023
Term 2 Classes will go on sale to the public on Monday 3 April 2023
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TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
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Term 1 2023
TERM 1 2023 CLASS DETAILS
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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SUNDAY
Byron Copland
Fiona O'Byrne
Georgina Mills
Gregory R Smith
VAS FVAS
It Hao Pheh
Julian Bruere
VAS FVAS FASMA
Lee Machelak
VAS
Linda Weil
Lucy Fekete
Lucy Maddox
Maxine Wade
Nathalie Anne
Olga Dziemidowicz
Paul McDonald Smith
OAM VAS FVAS FRSA
Robert Kelly
Swathi Madike
Yasaman Dehghan
Zoja Trofimiuk
'Artists at work', oil by Gwendoline Krumins
Acknowledgment of traditional owners.
We would like to pay our respects to the traditional owners of the land on which our building stands, their leaders, past, present and emerging.