Mondays 4pm - 5pm
Ages 3 - 7
​Muriwai Surf Club

Explore and have fun with a variety of art making techniques and themes using a range of materials and tools, developing skills and gaining confidence through the creative process. Encourages creativity and enthusiasm for art in a calm, positive, nurturing environment.

​Inspired by the wonderful colour field painters from the late 1940s such as Rothko and Paul Klee, and NZ artists inspired by this painting style, we will explore use of colour and painting techniques then create a number of our own amazing, unique abstract paintings.

Connect through art! This workshop is designed not only to develop art skills for a child and perhaps an adult, but also to help build relationships between a child and an important adult in his or her life: a parent; grandparent; auntie or uncle; good friend; other family member; special neighbour; Godparent or even great grandparent! A wonderful opportunity to encourage a love and appreciation of art to a special child in your life and to connect in a positive, happy, nurturing environment,

Each month we will introduce a visual arts idea and activity, provide you with all the materials you need, and create an opportunity for the adult and child to work either together on a project or alongside (with us right there if you need us). Suitable for children (and adults!) of any age. Workshops can be booked as a one off ($45) or a series of 3 ($120). 

Workshop dates 2016:
July 2nd
August 6th
September 3rd
October 1st
​November 5th


Book and pay online here 
https://enrolmy.com/creative-matters
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Muriwai Beach Community Arts
Term 2 2016 workshops after school
May 9th - July 7th
Muriwai Surf Club, Waimauku School, Huapai School
 
Educational, fun visual arts workshops in Muriwai, Waimauku and Huapai,  that not only develop visual arts skills and techniques but also provide a calm, positive environment for children to learn, make friends and thrive. 
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Maximum class size of 12.

To book: email Mandy 
 muriwaibeachcommunityarts@gmail.com

GET IT INTO PERSPECTIVE!
WEDNESDAYS
Huapai District School
Drawing and painting
7 YEARS +
3pm - 5.00pm
$180 per term
FULLY BOOKED
​Waiting list available and bookings now open for term 3
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Explore and experiment with the rules of perspective drawing, (and how to creatively adapt these rules to make them your own!) then create a large cityscape using ink and water colour, developing painting techniques along the way.
Children will be supervised from 3pm - 3.30pm for an afternoon tea break, then classes will run from 3.30pm - 5pm. Meet in Room 6 at 3pm.

6 ANIMAL ANTICS
THURSDAYS 
Muriwai Surf Club
Drawing, Painting and Collage
6 YEARS +
4.00pm - 5.30pm
$170 per term
6 spaces available - book now!
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In response to the beautiful animal artworks of illustrator Eric Carle and various Australian indigenous artists, explore and experiment with drawing animals then create gorgeous painted tissue collages followed by intricate dot paintings of chosen animals.

TUESDAY 19th APRIL 
ARTSCI - ART AND SCIENCE COMBINED!
AGES 6+
9am - 3pm
$60
 FULLY BOOKED
Experiment with cool chemical reactions using fun stuff like shaving cream, vinegar, baking soda and food colouring (to name a few!), adding to them to create beautiful works of art.

TUESDAY 26TH APRIL
ZANY ZENTANGLE CIRCLES
AGES 7 YEARS +
9am - 3pm
$60
Inspired by the work of Auckland artist Flox, we will explore both pattern and native birds, to create a unique coloured circular work using Indian ink, fine paint brushes and dye.

THURSDAY 28TH APRIL
BRILLIANT BANNERS
AGES 6 YEARS +
9am - 3pm
$60
 
 Create and paint designs on 3 parts of a piece of canvas and attach it to a piece of decorated dowling. Then create the coolest ever colourful plasticine beads for the ends of the stick, to keep the banner in place, and some poms poms and tassels for the bottom. Something to proudly hang on your wall!

To book: email Mandy mailto:http://muriwaibeachcommunityarts@gmail.com

TUESDAYS
FLOWER POWER! Painting and Sculpture
7 YEARS +
Afternoon tea break supervised from 3-3.30pm
3.30pm - 5.00pm
$180 per term
WAIMAUKU SCHOOL 
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Explore flower artworks by artists such as Georgia O'Keefe and Andy Warhol, and create a beautiful large flower painting followed by cool flower sculptures made out of recycled materials.

WEDNESDAYS 
ANIMAL ANTICS Painting and Collage
7 YEARS +
4.00pm - 5.30pm
$160 per term
MUIWAI SURF CLUB OR WAIMAUKU (tbc)
 
In response to the beautiful animal artworks of illustrator Eric Carle and various Australian indigenous artists, create gorgeous painted tissue collages followed by intricate dot paintings of chosen animals.


THURSDAYS
SLICK CITYSCAPES
Drawing and Watercolour Painting
7 YEARS +
3pm - 5pm
$200 per term
10% discount for siblings
BAYFIELD SCHOOL Herne Bay
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Explore and experiment with the rules of one point perspective drawing, (and how to creatively adapt these rules to make them your own!) then create your very own large cityscape using ink and water colour, developing painting techniques along the way.
Your tutor and programme creator is Mandy Jakich, experienced primary teacher, artist, art educator and mother. 

To book: email Mandy with your child's name and age
mandy@amandajakich.com 

Workshops continue this term after school but with a twist - we are trialing having workshops in more than one venue.. MBCA are now offering workshops in town (I know, right!) at Bayfield School every Thursday.. Children will stay at school and have a supervised afternoon tea break from 3 - 3.30pm and workshops will run from 3.30 - 5.00pm. It's very exciting to move into another community and bring the visual arts to more children - I can't wait!

We are also considering running one workshop a week in Waimauku - watch this space.
Let us know what you think!

Holiday workshops were run at the Surf Club in Muriwai for one week in January. So fun! Workshops included mask making out of recycled materials, geometric pattern making using tiny grid paper, designing and painting tote bags with the coolest selection of fabric paint and creating powerful patterns on giant brown paper. The children loved the challenge of something new and enjoyed using materials and paper sizes they hadn't used before.

I find the workshops in the holidays to be really relaxed, especially with our limits on class sizes, and the children make nice connections with others in the community. Two of the children were new to the community and met children who were going to be in the same class as them this year. So nice for them to know someone when they arrive on the first day of school. I love the conversations we have as we work - almost like the old days of sitting around the dinner table! 

I try to make the activities fun and challenging, using a variety of tools, materials and techniques to create something the children love and can't wait to take home..