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VAS SPRING Workshops Coming soon...

Our workshops are the perfect opportunity to expand your practice by trying a new technique or digging into an intensive. In these one-off sessions, artists can learn from some of the best Australian artists, including our regular VAS teaching artists and guests. These are intensive courses running in the VAS Studio. The lineup of workshops is always different: previous workshops have included still life in oil, watercolour basics, collage and plein air painting among many others. See our upcoming workshops and book in below.

VAS Offsite Workshops

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Plein Air at Lavendula with Lana Daubermann

Lana Daubermann
Thursday 10 Sep 2026, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
From $ 150.00
10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Join Lana for a day of plein air painting at Lavandula!
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Offsite Plein Air Workshop for beginners: Lake Daylesford

T. J. Murphy
Friday 11 Sep 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
From $ 150.00
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Learn to create distance through tone, edge and temperature.
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Offsite Plein Air Workshop: Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens

T. J. Murphy
Saturday 12 Sep 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
From $ 150.00
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Learn to create distance through tone, edge and temperature.
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MASTERCLASSES

Join some of Australia's most exceptional artists in these hybridised workshop/demonstration classes. Our masterclasses are held in our upper galleries. Participants can enrol in the class to paint along - but non-participant observers are welcome! Masterclasses are recommended for artists with some experience in the medium.

Upcoming Masterclasses

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Flowers in Focus Masterclass with Paul McDonald Smith

Paul McDonald Smith
Wednesday 22 Jul 2026, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
From $ 250.00
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Take the challenge of flower painting in oil. This masterclass will concentrate on the colourful effects of flower painting, approached in a tonal impressionist manner.
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The Portrait in Oils Masterclass with Ben Ryan

2 Sep 2026 – 4 Sep 2026
From $ 500.00
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
In this workshop, participants will develop a single oil painting of the portrait sitter over three days.
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Masterclass in Portraiture with Lee Machelak

Lee Machelak
1 Oct 2026 – 2 Oct 2026
From $ 450.00
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Use a direct method of painting to touch on the fundamental principles of traditional portrait painting, including composition, tonal relationships, colour and temperature.
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Previous Masterclasses

Summer Evening - Low Head 17cm x 17cm $500

Masterclass in Watercolour with Clive Sinclair

Clive Sinclair
Thursday 2 Apr 2026, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
From $ 150.00
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
This masterclass in watercolour will explore painting towards abstraction by simplifying the landscape to a minimal image.
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Luminous Portraits Masterclass with Andrea Huelin

9 Apr 2026 – 10 Apr 2026
From $ 450.00
10:30 am – 3:30 pm
Build a better portrait from the first brushstroke. Join Archibald Packing Room Prize Winning artist Andrea Huelin for two days of intensive study focused on the "Direct Painting" method.
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A Practical Method for Tonal Realism with T. J. Murphy

T. J. Murphy
30 Apr 2026 – 1 May 2026
From $ 375.00
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
This masterclass introduces a practical method for tonal realism inspired by Australian Tonalism.
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