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Workshops & MASTERCLASSES

VAS AUTUMN Workshops

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.

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Portrait Workshop with Sarah Anthony

Sarah Anthony
6 Apr 2026 – 8 Apr 2026
From $ 400.00
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
The aim of this workshop is to successfully complete an oil portrait from a live model, from pencil drawing through to finished piece.
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How the Sketchbook can inform your Art Practice with Stacey McCall

9 Apr 2026 – 10 Apr 2026
From $ 290.00
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Sketchbooks illustrate progression within a practice, and while my work has become less literal, my painting now directly references the drawings in my sketchbook, loose and gestural, informing my oil paintings.
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Watercolour Workshop with Maxine Wade

Maxine Wade
14 Apr 2026 – 15 Apr 2026
From $ 290.00
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Through some examples of the great masters John Singer Sargent and J.M.W. Turner, we will examine their marvellous watercolour techniques to improve your own painting and elevate your understanding of the medium of watercolour.
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Paper Remains: Papermaking and Drawing Workshop

16 Apr 2026 – 17 Apr 2026
From $ 290.00
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Have you got a pile of rejected art on paper lurking in the corner of your studio? It seems a shame to toss that good paper into the green bin. Don’t toss it! Recycle, Reuse and Redraw on it.
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Painted Collage Workshop with Philippa Croll

Sunday 19 Apr 2026, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
From $ 150.00
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
This is a hands-on low-pressure class for beginners in using hand painted and torn paper in collage. A still life display will be created by the class.
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Offsite Plein Air Workshop for beginners: Cape Liptrap

T. J. Murphy
Thursday 19 Mar 2026, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
From $ 150.00
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Dip into plein air painting with a focus on colour & technique.
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Offsite Plein Air Workshop: Wilsons Promontory

T. J. Murphy
Friday 20 Mar 2026, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
From $ 150.00
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Dip into plein air painting with a focus on colour & technique.
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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 for free!

Masterclasses are recommended for artists with some experience in the medium.

Upcoming Masterclasses

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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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