Step inside a topsy-turvy painting studio where vases contain secret worlds, everyday landscapes hide strange surprises and nothing is quite what it seems!

Morning: Worlds Inside Worlds Inside Worlds
We’ll create bold mixed-media paintings using acrylic paint, oil pastel and collage. Beginning with the shape of a vase filled with flowers or plants, budding artists will design ambitious statement artworks featuring bottles inside bottles, opening flaps, alien flowers, strange creatures and paintings hidden within paintings! Inspired by assemblage, surrealism and playful contemporary art, these layered creations are all about imagination running wild.

Afternoon: Daubist Landscape Mash-Ups
In the afternoon, we’ll transform traditional printed landscapes into strange and humorous mini-masterpieces using acrylic paint, collage and gold-painted frames. Add unexpected characters, floating objects, weird weather and peculiar details to completely reimagine the scene - one daub at a time!

Perfect for artists who love painting outside the lines and letting their imaginations bloom in strange directions!

Roll up, roll up! Step into a whimsical world of moving pictures, curious creatures and handmade mechanical marvels at the Automata Carnival!

Morning: Crankie Box Story Scrolls
In the morning, we’ll create our own moving “Crankie” theatres inspired by old-fashioned panorama shows and travelling storytelling machines. Using drawing, collage and paper construction techniques, artists will design long illustrated scrolls filled with circus scenes, strange adventures, flying objects and magical landscapes that move through a hand-built viewing box as the handle turns! Examples here.

Afternoon: Peculiar Creatures in Motion
In the afternoon, we’ll invent moving paper creatures using simple automata-style mechanisms hidden behind the artwork. Think flapping, wiggling, bobbing and sliding creations like flying elephants, two-headed fish and wonderfully peculiar beasts brought to life with paint, collage and clever construction techniques.

A joyful day of movement, invention and mechanical magic for budding artists who love making artworks that wobble, whirl and come alive!

Feathers, beaks, tiny treasures and curious creatures take flight in this wonderfully whimsical day where bird really is the word!

Morning: Clay Birds & Trinket Dishes
In the morning, we’ll sculpt small air-dry clay birds full of personality while exploring texture, pattern and sgraffito techniques. Budding artists will also create their own tiny bird-themed trinket dish using carving, layering and hand-building methods to add feathers, nests, markings and other delightful details inspired by different bird species from around the world.

Afternoon: Gettin’ Wingy With It
In the afternoon, we’ll paint expressive watercolour birds with opening paper wings that reveal hidden surprises tucked inside. Using layered painting techniques, coloured pencil details and cut-paper textures, artists can create everything from elegant songbirds to fiery phoenixes soaring across the page while exploring the colours, shapes and features of different bird types. Speedy sparrows can also experiment with textured painted feathers inspired by birds in the wild!

A feather-ruffling day of colour, texture and imaginative creature-making for artists ready to spread their wings!

Enter if you dare… The Museum of Cursed Things is filled with mysterious objects, strange discoveries and wonderfully unfortunate characters waiting to be uncovered!

Morning: Curious Clay Relics
In the morning, we’ll create bizarre polymer clay treasures inspired by strange museum collections and magical oddities. Think eyeball marbles, werewolf teeth, lucky charms, miniature potions, mysterious keys, squid arms and suspicious little relics transformed into pencil toppers, magnets, pendants, Croc charms and more! Budding artists will explore sculpting, texture and tiny detail techniques while building their own pocket-sized collection of cursed curiosities.

Afternoon: Cursed Character Trading Cards
In the afternoon, we’ll design elaborate cursed character trading cards featuring bizarre heroes, glitched creatures and wildly unfortunate versions of our favourite cartoon and movie characters. Think melting faces, buck teeth, wonky eyes and overall cursed energy! Artists can level up their collections with holographic details, rarity rankings and custom packaging designs before taking part in our very own Cursed Trading Table to swap cards and discover mysterious new characters. We’ll also create a collaborative black-and-white collector’s sheet featuring artwork from the whole group to take home and continue colouring, collecting and trading long after the workshop ends.

No bad luck here - just a gloriously cursed day of collecting, creating and wonderfully weird imagination!

Hear ye, hear ye! The Medieval Makers Society is calling all brave builders, noble architects and imaginative adventurers for a day of castles, creatures and fantastical creations!

Morning: Castle Builders Guild
In the morning, we’ll construct our own medieval castle sculptures using cardboard construction techniques, tabs, slots and layered details. Budding architects will design towering turrets, opening windows, secret doors, castle walls and mysterious chambers while exploring 3D building methods inspired by ancient fortresses and fantasy worlds.

Afternoon: Rocking Pegasus Riders
In the afternoon, we’ll create whimsical rocking Pegasus sculptures that wobble and sway like magical handmade toys. Using cardboard, paint markers and textas, artists can design their own flying steed and heroic rider — whether that’s themselves, a fearless knight or a completely invented medieval legend soaring through the skies!

A magnificent day of cardboard engineering, mythical creatures and medieval creativity awaits inside the kingdom walls!

Step into a glowing world of shadows, silhouettes and mysterious light where artworks glisten, glow and come to life after dark!

Morning: Sun & Silhouette Cyanotypes
In the morning, we’ll explore the magical process of cyanotype printing, exposing treated papers to sunlight to create striking blue-and-white artworks inspired by shadows, light and layered compositions. Using cut paper shapes, found objects and natural materials, budding artists will design imaginative scenes and display them inside handmade cardboard frames inspired by vintage curiosities and magical windows.

Afternoon: Haunted Lantern Houses
In the afternoon, we’ll transform glass jars into glowing haunted houses using paint, paint markers, silhouette techniques and tiny architectural details. Artists will experiment with transparency and shadow as windows flicker, mysterious buildings glow from within and spooky little worlds come alive using battery-powered tealights. Think crooked rooftops, hidden staircases, eerie towers and wonderfully haunted tiny homes trapped inside glass!

A luminous day of glowing creativity, shadowy surprises and artworks that truly light up the imagination!

Things are getting a little strange in the face department! Get ready for a wildly expressive day of rotating reactions, towering characters and wonderfully over-the-top personalities.

Morning: Face Stackers
In the morning, we’ll build bizarre stackable face sculptures using cardboard, paint and collage materials — think interlocking pieces like LEGO, but as giant art towers! Budding artists can create as many heads as they like, mixing together unusual hairstyles, giant eyebrows, funny noses, patterned skin, silly expressions and larger-than-life personalities to build towering combinations of mismatched characters. Maybe your tower theme is Halloween, maybe it’s cute candies… the choice is yours!

Afternoon: Rotating Expression Portraits
In the afternoon, we’ll design interactive illustrated portraits using spinning paper mechanisms that transform facial expressions, moods and disguises with the turn of a wheel. Using drawing, collage, paint markers and bold graphic details, artists can create puzzled professors, suspicious moustaches, dramatic reactions and wildly expressive characters bursting with personality.

A day of playful portraiture, bold illustration and characters guaranteed to turn heads!

The animals have escaped the zoo and things are getting delightfully out of hand! From glamorous pets to wildly dressed creatures, this wonderfully chaotic day is packed with fur, fun and larger-than-life animal antics.

Morning: Tiny Clay Creatures
In the morning, we’ll sculpt miniature polymer clay animals, wearable charms and pocket-sized pets full of charm and silliness. Budding artists can transform their tiny creations into pendants, magnets, pencil toppers, Croc charms and even miniature collar accessories for their real-life furry friends while exploring sculpting techniques, texture and colourful decorative details. Think fancy frogs, cool cats, superstar puppies and wonderfully wacky wildlife! Artists are also welcome to bring along a photo of their pet for inspiration and create a tiny clay version of their furry companion.

Afternoon: Oil Pastel Animal Portrait Challenge
In the afternoon, we’ll create expressive oil pastel animal portraits inspired by majesties, astronauts, detectives, grandmas and rockstars! Using layering, blending and bold oil pastel techniques, artists will transform ordinary animals into larger-than-life characters full of drama and humour. Artists can take on optional creative challenge prompts like adding monocles, crowns, moustaches, medals, disguises and other outrageous accessories to their masterpiece!

A paw-sitively playful day of colourful creatures, bold portraits and animals behaving very, very badly!