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Get creative with these Kids Art Classes in Melbourne
Creative play is such an important part of childhood and child development. Art and creativity teach kids how to problem-solve and express and cope with their feelings. Whether it’s finger painting or more advanced techniques, there are many different ways to discover art with these kids art classes in Melbourne.
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National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)
The NGV provides creative experiences for young people and their families, both online and on-premises. Share in a child’s early art experiences and discover artworks from the NGV together online program. Under 5’s online – Art and Environment kids learn about artist Alexandra Kehayoglou’s amazing carpets, made to reflect real-life landscapes and the threats these environments face.
Kids can also enjoy NGV Kids at Home: Art Club with Scotty So – meet artists and designers online and explore the playful side of making art. Let’s draw at the NGV – kids can collect a free NGV Kids activity sheet from the information desk on the ground level at NGV International and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia.
Location: 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria
ArtPlay
ArtPlay runs workshops and events that bring kids (0–13 years) and artists together to explore their creativity. ArtPlay runs more than 300 workshops, events and performances every year. The activities are free or offered at affordable prices. ArtPlay also hosts free drop-in creative play sessions called ArtPlay Backyard, held on various days during the year.
Location: Birrarung Marr, behind Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria
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The Blender Studios
The Blender Studios is the longest-running urban art studio in Melbourne. Here kids can learn from professional artists in their kid’s holiday workshops and programs. The freehand workshop offers an exclusive chance to learn a variety of spraypainting techniques from a renowned street artist. Participants will be walked through every stage of the process, from designing their artwork, learning painting skills, to creating their own masterpiece. In the stencil workshop, kids will learn directly from stencil artists how to design, cut and paint their own unique stencils. Watch out, they might just become the next Banksy! Workshops are designed for kids aged 10+ and are suitable for beginners.
Location: 33-35 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Footscray Community Arts Centre (FCAC)
Footscray Community Arts Centre is a community-led contemporary art centre that offers workshops for kids at various times during the year. The artist-led workshops support kids in exploring and expressing their creative skills.
Location: 45 Moreland St, Footscray Victoria
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Heide Museum of Modern Art
Heide Museum of Modern Art offers a range of creative programs to suit kids of all ages and abilities. Mini Artists is a program designed for 2–5-year-olds wanting to see, play and make art. Heide Art Babies is an art program dedicated to babies, crawlers and their parents/carers. It focuses on the important role art plays in infant development. Heide also runs creative school holiday workshops designed for primary school children.
Location: 7 Templestowe Road, Bulleen, Victoria
Gasworks Arts Park
Gasworks Arts Park runs vibrant and creative workshops in their School Holiday programs. In collaboration with ARTea Art School and local artists, kids have the opportunity to create a range of high-quality art projects.
Location: 21 Graham Street, Albert Park, Victoria
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Abbotsford Convent – Convent Kids
Abbotsford Convent runs an exciting program called Convent Kids. Events are designed to encourage children and adults to make and create art together. Convent Kids programs place children at the centre of arts and cultural activity to foster a lifelong engagement with the arts and their community and improve children’s educational outcomes. It creates environments where children and families feel welcome to connect with their community and participate in play-based learning together.
Organisations and artists that Convent Kids collaborate with include Polyglot Theatre, Kids’ Own Publishing, Patma Music, Slow Art Collective, ButohOUT! Deep Soulful Sweats, Catherine Sewell, and Danielle Reynolds.
Location: 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Boroondara Arts – Hawthorn Arts Centre and Boroondara Youth Hub
Hawthorn Arts Centre and Boroondara Youth Hub offer creative School Holiday programs to keep the kids entertained both inside and outside the home. Activities include art, craft, music and circus.
Location: Hawthorn Arts Centre and Boroondara Youth Hub
360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, Victoria
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Signal
Signal is a creative studio for young people 14 to 25 years located on Northbank in the heart of Melbourne.
Signal’s curated program includes workshops, exhibitions, installations, live events and performances. This gives young people the opportunity to work alongside professional artists collaboratively, through multi-artform workshops and mentoring.
Location: Flinders Walk, Northbank, Melbourne, Victoria
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery runs a series of creative School Holiday programs and workshops for kids of all ages. They also have online activities with artist-educator Jill Anderson and specially commissioned artists such as Jerome Rush and Sophie Perez.
For the younger kids, there is the Young at art – preschooler program. This a great opportunity for kids aged 5 and under to be introduced to the wonders of art.
Location: Civic Reserve, Dunns Road, Mornington, Victoria
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Bunjil Place
Bunjil Place offers School Holiday workshops with local artists. The workshops are inspired by their current exhibition. They also offer an extensive education program that includes art-making resources.
Location: 2 Patrick Northeast Drive, Narre Warren, Victoria
MPavillion – MKids
Each year MPavillion run a summer series for kids called MKids. Working with the Artist in residence, creative kids programs and workshops inspire young art lovers.
Location: Kings Domain, Melbourne, Victoria
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Learning Studios around Melbourne
Little Art Big Art
Little Art Big Art specialises in fun, colourful and creative art classes for kids of all ages.
Location: 20 Lobelia Drive, Altona North, Victoria
Jumping Creek Ceramic Studio
Jumping Creek Ceramic Studio has a pottery course for kids aged 7–16 years. Kids learn how to make a range of pieces through a variety of techniques.
Locations:
24-26 Crown Avenue Mordialloc, Victoria
5 Briar Court, Langwarrin, Victoria
Robyn’s Room
Robyn’s Room has fun and engaging arts and crafts programs and workshops for kids aged 5 and up.
Location: Fact 7, 33 Milgate Drive, Mornington, Victoria
Kisdoo Art
Kisdoo Art Learning Studio has a variety of kids’ art classes including painting, drawing and design.
Location: Building 3, 624 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill, Victoria
The Art Factory
The Art Factory is a creative space for kids aged 2–12 years. They offer 10-week creative programs.
Locations:
28 Glenferrie Road, Malvern, Victoria
249A Belmore Road, Balwyn North, Victoria
307 Buckley St, Essendon, Victoria
439 Nepean Highway, Brighton, Victoria
Melbourne Art Class
Melbourne Art Class focus on fundamental skills and creates programs suitable for kids aged 8–18 years.
Locations:
817B Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, Victoria
73 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, Victoria
314 Church Street, Richmond, Victoria
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