Rainbows and Sparkles (Ages 2-4 years)

An art group for preschoolers with an emphasis on parent/carer participation. Children and adults have fun exploring creative activities together such as singing, movement, playing musical instruments and making art using a variety of media.

Classes are facilitated by Gill Cruikshank who ran this popular group for several years prior to building works. Gill also works with Dee Whittington and her ‘movement’ groups on creative support for performances.

When: Wednesdays 10-11am, 17th April - 26th June, excludes 24th April (10 weeks) Limited Spaces Avaliable

Thursdays 10-11am, 18th April - 27th June, excludes 25th April (10 weeks) Sold Out

Cost: $90 for first child from the family. Places are limited to 10 in the class.

Contact Burrinja on 9754 8723 to book in for the Wednesday class

Creative Movement and Drama Classes

Classes are facilitated by Dee Whittington who has many years experience with children and youth of all ages in the areas of creative movement, drama and music, with fabulous outcomes for the participants.

Play Up at Burrinja (Ages 5-6 years)

The emphasis for this age group is on creative play and improvisation. Classes are designed to stimulate the imagination of young children, through participation in various drama, music and movement activities.
When: Wednesday 4-5pm.

Act Up at Burrinja (Ages 7-9 years) - Class Fully Booked

These fun filled classes are designed to encourage children to become confident in presenting their own ideas and to work together in a group. This is achieved through movement, poetry, songs, scripts and theatre games; providing safe, supported performance opportunities.
When: Wednesday 5-6pm.

Curtain Up at Burrinja (Aged 10-13 years)

This class caters for the individual personal development needs of our youth and as their skills increase Scripts become more complex, improvisation skills are honed and they experience the joy of bringing theatre, in its many forms, to the stage.
When: Wednesday 6-7pm.

When: Term 2 commences 17th April and runs until 26th June / 11 Classes.
Cost: $110 per term. Places are limited.

Figure Sculpting

Find your creativity again by making a figure out of clay with the use of a life model and tuition from a professionally trained sculptor/ceramicist. You will create practice figures with clay instruction (if needed) and then spend the rest of your time creating a larger figure. No experience necessary! Classes are run by Brook Winfield.

Whats included: All materials are supplied (clay, modelling tools, boards), life model and tuition. At the end of the session you own your figure/s (bring a box to take it home safely).

Places are limited to 14. Suitable for beginners to advanced.

Time: 1.00-5.00pm

Dates: 25th May, 27th July, 31st August

Cost: $70 per person per session (firing will be an additional charge)

Life Drawing

Give yourself some "me" time each week by getting creative in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Regularly practicing to draw with the use of a life model is an excellent way to improve your drawing skills and being in a group environment creates a fantastic opportunity to learn from, encourage and inspire each other. This class is untutored however a professional and qualified drawing teacher is always there to give you individual help and guidance if you want it. Classes are run by Brook Winfield.

Suitable for beginners to advanced
These classes will now be untutored but Brook will be there for support.

Life models, easels, boards and all drawing materials are included.