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This class is offered on a Tuesday night (6pm-8pm) for eight weeks.

This class will coverÌýthe materials and techniques used in acrylic painting.Ìý

Emphasis will be as much on technique as it will be on painterly experimentation and play. Previous students of this class are welcome to continue attending the class on an ongoing basis to develop their individual projects and work on their technique, with individual guidance from the teacher, and to connect with other artists regularly.

2025 intakes

This class runs on Tuesday evenings from 6pm-8pm.Ìý

We offer one intake per term:Ìý

It is only possible to enrol for one term at a time. There will be no classes on public holidays.Ìý

Enrolments for the following term will open on the second week of the current term, on Wednesday at approximately midday, i.e. approximately 8 weeks before the start date of theÌý following term.

What if I want to attend the same course next term?

If you want to repeat this course, you will need to apply and pay for each term separately,Ìývia our Eventbrite platform (by clicking the link above). Ìý

Course fees

$250 per term

Please note: Student loans are not available for short courses and night classes.

Learners under 16

Students for this class must be older than 16 years of age.

Tutor

This class will be taught by James Varga.Ìý

James has a Graduate Diploma in Visual Arts (Painting) with Distinction from the Dunedin School of Art. HeÌýis an ÅŒtepoti-based painter, comic illustrator, and art facilitator. He has exhibited at project spaces in Te Wai Pounamu, and has had comics published in independent publications across the country. His recent work, mostly figurative, explores notions of cultural identity, masculinity, class, and institutional critique.

Materials

Materials you will need to bring to the first class are:

• 4 x A3 or A2 sheets of drawing paper (any quality)
• 1 sheet of A3 or A2 watercolour paper (this can also be purchased per sheet in class – cash only $3.50/A2 sheet)
• willow charcoal
• drawing pencil (2B or softer)
• acrylic paint in the following colours:Ìý
  - burnt sienna
  - ultramarine blue
  - titanium white
• A selection of brushes you already have, or, if you are purchasing some, one mid-size flat, one larger flat, and one mid-size round are suggested.
• 4 x bulldog clips

Directions

Classes are held in the Life Drawing Room at the Dunedin School of Art.Ìý

Go to the main entrance of the Dunedin School of Art at 19 Riego St (off the Anzac Avenue end of Albany St). The Life Drawing Room is on the first floor at the far end of the building.

Please arrive at least 10 minutes early to allow time for set-up.

Refund information

For our enrolments you may be issued a full (except for Eventbrite fees) automatic refund up to 7 days before your event starts by requesting a refund through Eventbrite.

Refund requests after this date can be made by contactingÌý[email protected] (Art Night Class Administration). These will be accepted on a case-by-case basis when exceptional circumstances are present. No refunds will be accepted after the start date of the class.

Please note, classes are offered on the basis that enrolment is for the full course.

Got a question?

For enquiries, please emailÌý[email protected]