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Term one - Fundamentals of drawing and painting. abstract art fundamentals of drawing fundamentals of painting kids drawing kids painting native australian flowers still life Mar 31, 2021

The students that attend our term one art classes develop confidence and skills, learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting.

This year our students learned how to sketch and draw Native Australian Flowers. I offer students helpful tips whilst demonstrating step by step the drawing process,...

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Art Box Workshops award winning art school 2019. animal conservation kids art classes kids art exhibition kids design kids drawing kids painting kids printmaking native australian animals native australian flowers threatened species Sep 07, 2019

Thank you to our term two art students who had worked so hard creating such beautiful artworks on their chosen threatened species.
Our student-created an individual artwork and also joined the whole class to create one group artwork.

Each year our students enter their artworks into the ...

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Art books of threatened species - Hand made by students. animal conservation art book kids design kids drawing kids painting kids printmaking native australian animals native australian flowers threatened species Aug 07, 2019

Concertina Books of Threatened Species

Our teenage students had the opportunity to create a concertina book to display the threatened species that they were most concerned about, descriptions of each artwork from top to bottom.

The barrier range dragon by Lucinda
Lucinda chose The Barrier Range...

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Collaborative artworks - Brolga Crane and Sunshine Wattle. animal conservation kids art classes kids collaborative art kids design kids drawing kids painting kids printmaking native australian animals native australian flowers Aug 05, 2019

Brolga Gathering on Limited Wetlands

Our younger students chose the Brolga Crane, as it is one of Australia's largest and most iconic birds. The name comes from the Aboriginal language Gamilaraay, which they are called Burralga.

Our art class was fascinated watching their courting dance, and...

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Collaborative Artwork - Bellinger River Snapping Turtle. animal conservation kids art competiton kids collaborative art kids design kids drawing kids painting kids printmaking native australian animals native australian flowers Aug 05, 2019

Turtles Need Bellinger River To Be Kept Clean

Our students fell in love with the Bellinger River snapping turtle and were sad with the thought that they could become extinct because of the Logging that is commencing on the headwaters and tributaries of three important N.S.W rivers; Kalang,...
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Collaborative artworks - Corroboree Frog and Swamp Orchid. animal conservation kids art classes kids collaborative art kids design kids drawing kids painting kids printmaking native australian animals native australian flowers Aug 05, 2019

Fungus Threatens Frogs

The Corroboree Frog is found in south-eastern NSW and the ACT. It is a very tiny amphibian weighing only 3 grams and no bigger than 3 cm. Although small in size they have very unique patterns; bold yellow and black longitudinal stripes on its top, sides and legs and...
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Easter Holiday Workshops 2019. easter holiday workshops kids art classes kids design kids drawing kids painting kids sculpture native australian animals native australian flowers May 03, 2019

Art box Workshops has been invited to exhibit at North Sydney councils 'In Transit' art space during the North Sydney Children's Festival in October.

 

This years theme is Animalia, and we have been developing workshops that represent North Sydney, showcasing animals in our local area, so...

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