Classes

Malvern Artists’ Society runs a full teaching program of classes, demonstrations and workshops in our professionally equipped Studio across four terms annually.  Small, friendly classes are taught by accomplished artists in a wide range of styles and mediums. Artists of all capabilities, including absolute beginners are welcome. The Studio is also available to hire and proposals are now open.  

2025 Terms

Term 1
28 January – 29 March

Term 2
22 April  – 21 June

Term 3
21 July – 20 September

Term 4
6 October – 6 December

Life Drawing

with Salvatore Trigila

Highly acclaimed and widely exhibited, Salvatore Trigila has worked with the figure and charcoal for many years, including teaching life drawing and portraiture.  This class is suitable for both beginners and experienced artists – Sal is always generous with his knowledge and will guide students through their stages of development.

Monday 10am - 12.30pm - 7 weeks

Member fee :

$380

Non-member fee :

$405

Watercolour

with It Hao Pheh

This watercolour class is open to absolute beginners or those who would like to advance their techniques in watercolour. The course will cover fundamental and traditional watercolour techniques, basic drawing, wet in wet, drybrush, blending and glazing. Subjects to be worked on include landscapes, marine, street scenes, interior and still life.

Monday 1 - 3.30pm - 7 weeks

Member fee :

$210

Non-member fee :

$234

Open Studio - Casual

untutored

Bring your own materials and get creative in our professionally equipped, light filled studio in whatever visual medium you fancy.  Enjoy the company of fellow artists and make friends and connections along the way.  Easels, tables, sink etc available.  Untutored.

Tuesday 10-12.30pm - 9 weeks

Member fee :

$15

Non-member fee :

$20

Acrylic Painting

with Nic Kirkman

This class is for beginner and intermediate acrylic students. Each week you’ll learn how to tackle different subjects, including: land and seascapes, figurative and portraiture, still life and florals. In the process, you’ll learn colour theory, glazing, different effects with different brushes and palette knives, and develop your own style. If you have particular topics you want to explore, that can be accommodated too. No pressure!

Tuesday 1.30-4pm - 9 weeks

Member fee :

$270

Non-member fee :

$300

Drawing Fundamentals

with Nic Kirkman

Being able to analyse what you see and transfer it to paper is a learnable skill. During this course you will learn skills so that you can actually follow that previously useless advice “just draw what you see!” This course will be taught with an emphasis on the skills required for loose impressionism that can be taken to photorealism if you prefer, rather than the other way around. This course will help you with painting too.

Tuesday 6-8.30pm - 9 weeks

Member fee :

$270

Non-member fee :

$300

Painting and Drawing

with Vicki McInnes

Beginners and those with more experience will be guided in the medium of their choice, to find an individual style and create finished pictures. You may choose to work from a photo, or directly from a subject, painting in oils or acrylics, or drawing with pencil, pastels or ink.

Wednesday 9.30am - 12 noon and 12.30 - 3.00pm - 9 weeks

Member fee :

$270

Non-member fee :

$300

Basic Watercolour

with Mark Whitaker

If you are new to watercolour, or wanting to build confidence in the basics, this is the class for you! Watercolour is a unique medium that balances artistic control with free and fluid techniques that give delightful effects. Bleeding shades and learning to use colour is a joy to master. You will be introduced to techniques including dry on dry, wet on dry and wet on wet. This course is a no pressure, easy and playful introduction to watercolour paint.

Wednesday 4-6pm - 8 weeks

Member fee :

$195

Non-member fee :

$218

Oil Painting - Including Models

with Keming Shen

This is a great class for students of all levels, you will cover all aspects of oil painting under a professional teacher, and will develop visual awareness in observation. This class covers still-life, landscape, portraits and the human form (two models are used per term). 

Thursday 10am - 12.30pm - 8 weeks

Member fee :

$294

Non-member fee :

$320

Painting and Drawing

with Elise Judd

Do you have a great idea but just cannot seem to make it come to life? Or maybe you have an artwork that you look at and something is just not right… This a friendly, relaxed, open class where Elise will help guide you with your oils, acrylics or drawings. Be around other like minded people that just want to get the best from their work! Along the way you will also be shown techniques to elevate your art eg. impasto, gel mediums, transfering images and more.

Thursday 1 - 3.30pm - 8 weeks

Member fee :

$240

Non-member fee :

$267

Mixed Media - Watercolour, Acrylic, Pastels

with Manfred Horn

Manfred Horn

This class accommodates students wishing to learn artistic techniques in various media: including watercolour, acrylics, pen and ink, pastels, or mixed media. Manfred will assist you in developing your own style and finding your own particular favourite medium. Great for beginners as well as advanced students and for those wishing to try something new.

Friday 9.30am - 12.30pm - 9 weeks

Member fee :

$270

Non-member fee :

$300

Watercolour - Casual

with Maxine Wade

The main purpose in this watercolour class is to develop a sound basis in the technique of watercolour painting which is made easier by seeing how it is done. For example, the dampness of the paper is important and includes the timing of when to put on the paint and the amount of water on the brush. Other topics include drawing, laying basic washes and colour.

Saturday 9.30am - 12 noon - 9 weeks

Member fee :

$25 / session

Non-member fee :

$30 / session

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Become a Member

New members welcome! Membership is open to beginners and experienced artists alike. Join for great benefits – exhibition opportunities, discounted gallery hire and classes etc.