Creative Arts Programmes
Cake Decorating Beginners
This course introduces participants to the basic skills of cake decorating and sugar art. Our professional cake decorator will show you techniques related to decorating plaques, piping skills making royal icing, covering a cake with fondant and the use of modelling paste to make flowers and ornaments. Participants may need to buy some materials - your tutor will outline these during the first session.
Cake Decorating Intermediate
This course is suitable for creative cake-makers who may have completed a beginners cake-decorating course. The course is presented in two parts: the first part will focus on making sugar flowers and the second on decorating wedding cakes. Participants may need to buy some materials - your tutor will advise during the first session.
Creative Short Story Writing
This introductory course will focus on developing your own narrative voice through examining readings and excerpts from exemplary short story writers such as Australians David Malouf, Tim Winton and Helen Garner as well as the work of Canadian Alice Munro. Each of these award-winning writers has their own distinctive voice and perspective on the world and this is reflected in their characterisation and language use. You will need to set aside some time between sessions to read a short story in preparation for the following class. Your tutor will take you through weekly writing activities to...
Cupcake Decorating for Beginners
Due to popular demand the College is introducing this new one-day workshop suitable for anyone who wishes to improve their cupcake decorating skills. Our tutor will show you a number of easy and beautiful ways to decorate your cupcakes in this hands-on 4-hour class. All you need to bring along with you are your already baked cupcakes, and the required course materials below.
Required Course Materials:
10 cupcakes
A rolling pin
A butter knife
A fine paint brush
A plastic container to store the finished cupcakes
Flower Arrangement for Beginners
This new course conducted by a professional florist will teach you the art of flower-arrangement, and assist you to decorate your home with flowers for any special occasion. Be the envy of your family and friends with your unique and expert flower arrangements, beautifying your home and offering you and your loved ones a world of beauty in a vase. You will learn to make a corsage, various table arrangements, and bouquets.
You need a pair of flower scissors for the first session. Your tutor will explain in the first session what other materials you may need for each of the session...
Hands-on with Art
Buying prints and paintings to decorate your home is often expensive and time consuming.
In this half-day course you will create a work of art. Your artist tutor will introduce you to basic colour and texture techniques on canvas. The College will provide you with a 60cm by 60cm piece of canvas, three brushes and a set of acrylic paints. Bring along 3-5 images/pictures you would like to turn into art and let your imagination run wild.
Photography Advanced
This new advanced-level course is for students who have either completed the College’s intermediate-level photography course or for those who have a solid understanding of photography principles and skills. The tutor, a professional photographer, will assist you to produce a portfolio of work in your area of interest.
Photography for Beginners
This is the ideal course for you if you want to develop a practical understanding of the photographic medium. Our tutor will cover the following aspects: foundations of photography such as exposure, navigating the features of a camera, lenses, different films, filters and the use of flash.
Participants are encouraged to bring along their own SLR or digital SLR 35 mm camera and owner’s manual. This popular class is limited to 15 participants. (NO COMPACT POINT AND SHOOT CAMERAS)
Photography Intermediate
If you have completed a beginners’ photography course and are keen to develop your skills further this course is a must. Our tutor will guide you to build on your existing creativity and improve your technical expertise. The course will focus on: portraiture, landscape, action/sports, still life, travel and documentary. Theoretical classroom will be supplemented with two weekend shoots (early morning and a twilight session).
This course requires participants to have access to an SLR/digital SLR 35 mm camera (NO COMPACT POINT AND SHOOT CAMERAS).
Scrapbooking: Create a Paper Album
This course will help you create an exquisite paper album of 6 pages (12 sides). A kit with decorative paper, titles and stickers will be provided by the College. You will need to simply bring along 24-30 photographs (all COPIES of originals as no responsibility can be taken for damage to original photos), scissors and double-sided photo adhesive tape.
No concessions apply to this course.
Traditional Scrapbooking
Take your photos out of that old shoebox or off your hard drive on your computer and learn how to create wonderful albums that will become treasured mementos for your family and for years to come. Our tutor will show you what materials and equipment you need to start and demonstrate the benefits of using quality paper and albums. You will be encouraged to select a theme for your album and be shown how to choose paper and embellishments that enhance that theme. Learn how to crop photos into a variety of shapes from minimal cropping to shaping your photos as ovals, circles, and other suit...