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    Brush up on your art skills with our painting short courses in Sydney!

    Is there a landscape, still life image or photograph you've been inspired to capture on canvas? Perhaps you want to get creative and messy with an abstract painting workshop? With our painting courses, you can develop observational skills and paint handling techniques using oils, acrylics or watercolours.

    We offer beginner and specialty short courses or workshops led by passionate artists at our campus in Rozelle.

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    Learn to develop your drawing and painting skills with our visual arts short courses in Sydney! Take your drawing or painting skills to the next level in these Drawing and Painting Studio Sessions. Designed as a supervised open studio, these sessions provide a dedicated space for artists of all levels, from beginners to more experienced creatives, to work independently on their own drawing or painting projects. With guidance from an experienced tutor and practising visual artist,...

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    Drawing & Painting Studio

    <p>Learn to develop your drawing and painting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts">visual arts short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Take your drawing

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    2026-07-07 Tue 7 Jul 2026 2026-07-07
    1 session, 3 hours total
    9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Sally Mowbray
    $99 Limited inc GST / $79.20 / $84.20 / $89.10
    Drawing & Painting Studio

    <p>Learn to develop your drawing and painting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts">visual arts short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Take your drawing

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    2026-07-14 Tue 14 Jul 2026 2026-07-14
    1 session, 3 hours total
    9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Sally Mowbray
    $99 Limited inc GST / $79.20 / $84.20 / $89.10
    Drawing & Painting Studio

    <p>Learn to develop your drawing and painting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts">visual arts short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Take your drawing

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    2026-07-28 Tue 28 Jul 2026 2026-07-28
    1 session, 3 hours total
    9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Sally Mowbray
    $99 Limited inc GST / $79.20 / $84.20 / $89.10
    Drawing & Painting Studio

    <p>Learn to develop your drawing and painting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts">visual arts short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Take your drawing

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    2026-08-04 Tue 4 Aug 2026 2026-08-04
    1 session, 3 hours total
    9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Sally Mowbray
    $99 Limited inc GST / $79.20 / $84.20 / $89.10
    Drawing & Painting Studio

    <p>Learn to develop your drawing and painting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts">visual arts short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Take your drawing

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    2026-08-11 Tue 11 Aug 2026 2026-08-11
    1 session, 3 hours total
    9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Sally Mowbray
    $99 Limited inc GST / $79.20 / $84.20 / $89.10
    Drawing & Painting Studio

    <p>Learn to develop your drawing and painting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts">visual arts short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Take your drawing

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    2026-08-18 Tue 18 Aug 2026 2026-08-18
    1 session, 3 hours total
    9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Sally Mowbray
    $99 Limited inc GST / $79.20 / $84.20 / $89.10
    Drawing & Painting Studio

    <p>Learn to develop your drawing and painting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts">visual arts short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Take your drawing

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    2026-08-25 Tue 25 Aug 2026 2026-08-25
    1 session, 3 hours total
    9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Sally Mowbray
    $99 Limited inc GST / $79.20 / $84.20 / $89.10
    Drawing & Painting Studio

    <p>Learn to develop your drawing and painting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts">visual arts short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Take your drawing

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    2026-09-01 Tue 1 Sep 2026 2026-09-01
    1 session, 3 hours total
    9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Sally Mowbray
    $99 Limited inc GST / $79.20 / $84.20 / $89.10
    Drawing & Painting Studio

    <p>Learn to develop your drawing and painting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts">visual arts short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Take your drawing

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    2026-09-08 Tue 8 Sep 2026 2026-09-08
    1 session, 3 hours total
    9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Sally Mowbray
    $99 Limited inc GST / $79.20 / $84.20 / $89.10
    Drawing & Painting Studio

    <p>Learn to develop your drawing and painting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts">visual arts short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Take your drawing

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    2026-09-15 Tue 15 Sep 2026 2026-09-15
    1 session, 3 hours total
    9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Sally Mowbray
    $99 Limited inc GST / $79.20 / $84.20 / $89.10
    Drawing & Painting Studio

    <p>Learn to develop your drawing and painting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts">visual arts short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Take your drawing

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    2026-09-22 Tue 22 Sep 2026 2026-09-22
    1 session, 3 hours total
    9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Sally Mowbray
    $99 Limited inc GST / $79.20 / $84.20 / $89.10
    Drawing & Painting Studio

    <p>Learn to develop your drawing and painting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts">visual arts short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Take your drawing

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    2026-09-29 Tue 29 Sep 2026 2026-09-29
    1 session, 3 hours total
    9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Sally Mowbray
    $99 Limited inc GST / $79.20 / $84.20 / $89.10

    Learn to paint beautiful pictures using gouache with our painting short courses in Sydney! Learn how to paint with gouache, a versatile and highly expressive medium known for its vibrant colour and distinctive matte finish. Often described as “opaque watercolour,” gouache allows artists to build layers, create bold highlights, and achieve a velvety surface that sits between watercolour and acrylic. In this practical course, you will explore how gouache works on its own and in...

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    Gouache Painting for Beginners

    <p>Learn to paint beautiful pictures using gouache with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/painting">painting short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Learn how to

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    2026-07-11 Sat 11 Jul 2026 - 2026-07-18 Sat 18 Jul 2026
    2 sessions, 12 hours total
    10am - 4pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Georgina Kenyon
    $429 Limited inc GST / $343.20 / $364.70 / $386.10
    Materials are included in the enrolment fee.

    Learn to paint botanical art using watercolour with our painting short courses in Sydney! Botanical art is a specialised form of painting that captures the beauty, detail, and precision of plants, bringing them to life through realistic watercolour techniques. This botanical watercolour course is ideal for both beginners and experienced artists looking to develop their skills in botanical illustration. The course begins with an introduction to watercolour application, where you...

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    Watercolour Painting Course: Botanical Art

    <p>Learn to paint botanical art using watercolour with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/painting">painting short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Botanical art

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    2026-07-13 Mon 13 Jul 2026 - 2026-07-16 Thu 16 Jul 2026
    4 sessions, 20 hours total
    10am - 3pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Shipra Shah
    $469 Limited inc GST / $375.20 / $398.70 / $422.10 / $422.10

    Materials Kit: Kits must be ordered at least one week before the class starts to allow time for delivery. You can purchase a kit at checkout or bring your own—just uncheck the box.

    Enrol in two or more painting or watercolour classes that are more than four sessions in length in a single transaction and receive 15% off your total course fees at checkout. The discount applies only when eligible classes are in your cart.

    Eligible courses:

    • Drawing & Painting Course: Beginners
    • Acrylic Painting Course: Beginners
    • Oil Painting Course
    • Portraiture Oil Painting Course
    • Painting Course for Beginners
    • Watercolour & Sketching Course: Beginners
    • Watercolour Painting Course: Botanical Art
    • Watercolour Painting Course: Beginners
    • Chinese Brush Painting Course: Beginners

    For more details and to browse all painting and watercolour courses, visit:
    https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/painting
    Watercolour Painting Course: Botanical Art

    <p>Learn to paint botanical art using watercolour with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/painting">painting short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Botanical art

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    2026-07-22 Wed 22 Jul 2026 - 2026-09-02 Wed 2 Sep 2026
    7 sessions, 17.5 hours total
    6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Shipra Shah
    $469 Limited inc GST / $375.20 / $398.70 / $422.10 / $422.10

    Materials Kit: Kits must be ordered at least one week before the class starts to allow time for delivery. You can purchase a kit at checkout or bring your own—just uncheck the box.

    Enrol in two or more painting or watercolour classes that are more than four sessions in length in a single transaction and receive 15% off your total course fees at checkout. The discount applies only when eligible classes are in your cart.

    Eligible courses:

    • Drawing & Painting Course: Beginners
    • Acrylic Painting Course: Beginners
    • Oil Painting Course
    • Portraiture Oil Painting Course
    • Painting Course for Beginners
    • Watercolour & Sketching Course: Beginners
    • Watercolour Painting Course: Botanical Art
    • Watercolour Painting Course: Beginners
    • Chinese Brush Painting Course: Beginners

    For more details and to browse all painting and watercolour courses, visit:
    https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/painting
    Watercolour Painting Course: Botanical Art

    <p>Learn to paint botanical art using watercolour with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/painting">painting short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Botanical art

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    2026-10-21 Wed 21 Oct 2026 - 2026-12-02 Wed 2 Dec 2026
    7 sessions, 17.5 hours total
    6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) (first session)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Shipra Shah
    $469 Limited inc GST / $375.20 / $398.70 / $422.10 / $422.10

    Materials Kit: Kits must be ordered at least one week before the class starts to allow time for delivery. You can purchase a kit at checkout or bring your own—just uncheck the box.

    Enrol in two or more painting or watercolour classes that are more than four sessions in length in a single transaction and receive 15% off your total course fees at checkout. The discount applies only when eligible classes are in your cart.

    Eligible courses:

    • Drawing & Painting Course: Beginners
    • Acrylic Painting Course: Beginners
    • Oil Painting Course
    • Portraiture Oil Painting Course
    • Painting Course for Beginners
    • Watercolour & Sketching Course: Beginners
    • Watercolour Painting Course: Botanical Art
    • Watercolour Painting Course: Beginners
    • Chinese Brush Painting Course: Beginners

    For more details and to browse all painting and watercolour courses, visit:
    https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/painting

    Learn drawing and painting skills with our drawing courses and painting courses in Sydney! Discover an enriching daytime course offering a comprehensive introduction to observation-based drawing and acrylic painting. Your course fee covers artist-quality acrylic paint, brushes, palettes, and canvas paper. To participate, bring either an A3 pad, an A3 spiral sketch pad or 4 sheets of A3-size cartridge paper per session, along with a lead pencil (B3 to B6 range) and a regular white...

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    Drawing & Painting Course: Beginners

    <p>Learn drawing and painting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/drawing">drawing courses</a> and <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au

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    2026-07-21 Tue 21 Jul 2026 - 2026-09-08 Tue 8 Sep 2026
    8 sessions, 24 hours total
    1:30pm - 4:30pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Sally Mowbray
    $549 Limited inc GST / $439.20 / $466.70 / $494.10 / $494.10

    Bring your sketchbook! Paints & brushes provided.

    Enrol in two or more painting or watercolour classes that are more than four sessions in length in a single transaction and receive 15% off your total course fees at checkout. The discount applies only when eligible classes are in your cart.

    Eligible courses:

    • Drawing & Painting Course: Beginners
    • Acrylic Painting Course: Beginners
    • Oil Painting Course
    • Portraiture Oil Painting Course
    • Painting Course for Beginners
    • Watercolour & Sketching Course: Beginners
    • Watercolour Painting Course: Botanical Art
    • Watercolour Painting Course: Beginners
    • Chinese Brush Painting Course: Beginners

    For more details and to browse all painting and watercolour courses, visit:
    https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/painting
    Drawing & Painting Course: Beginners

    <p>Learn drawing and painting skills with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/drawing">drawing courses</a> and <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au

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    2026-10-13 Tue 13 Oct 2026 - 2026-12-01 Tue 1 Dec 2026
    8 sessions, 24 hours total
    1:30pm - 4:30pm (UTC+11:00) (first session)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Sally Mowbray
    $549 Limited inc GST / $439.20 / $466.70 / $494.10 / $494.10

    Bring your sketchbook! Paints & brushes provided.

    Enrol in two or more painting or watercolour classes that are more than four sessions in length in a single transaction and receive 15% off your total course fees at checkout. The discount applies only when eligible classes are in your cart.

    Eligible courses:

    • Drawing & Painting Course: Beginners
    • Acrylic Painting Course: Beginners
    • Oil Painting Course
    • Portraiture Oil Painting Course
    • Painting Course for Beginners
    • Watercolour & Sketching Course: Beginners
    • Watercolour Painting Course: Botanical Art
    • Watercolour Painting Course: Beginners
    • Chinese Brush Painting Course: Beginners

    For more details and to browse all painting and watercolour courses, visit:
    https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/painting

    Learn to work with oil paints with our painting short courses in Sydney! In this comprehensive oil painting course, you will learn the techniques and benefits of working with the oil paint medium.  Suitable for both beginners and those with some painting experience, you will be guided through structured exercises to create paintings with beautiful texture and finish – even without any prior painting experience.  In this oil painting course, you will learn how to prepare your...

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    Oil Painting Course

    <p>Learn to work with oil paints with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/painting">painting short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>In this comprehensive oil

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    2026-07-22 Wed 22 Jul 2026 - 2026-09-09 Wed 9 Sep 2026
    8 sessions, 20 hours total
    6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Elinor Pickard
    $539 Limited inc GST / $431.20 / $458.20 / $485.10

    Materials Kit: Kits must be ordered at least one week before the class starts to allow time for delivery. You can purchase a kit at checkout or bring your own—just uncheck the box.

    Enrol in two or more painting or watercolour classes that are more than four sessions in length in a single transaction and receive 15% off your total course fees at checkout. The discount applies only when eligible classes are in your cart.

    Eligible courses:

    • Drawing & Painting Course: Beginners
    • Acrylic Painting Course: Beginners
    • Oil Painting Course
    • Portraiture Oil Painting Course
    • Painting Course for Beginners
    • Watercolour & Sketching Course: Beginners
    • Watercolour Painting Course: Botanical Art
    • Watercolour Painting Course: Beginners
    • Chinese Brush Painting Course: Beginners

    For more details and to browse all painting and watercolour courses, visit:
    https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/painting

    Learn to paint landscapes with our watercolour and sketching course for beginners, as part of our painting short courses in Sydney. Embark on a journey into the captivating realm of watercolour through this engaging and enjoyable sketching and watercolour course. Students will lightly outline their basic sketch using a pencil, ensuring the papers texture remains intact. Moving on to essential aspects of watercolour painting—Transparency, Lightfastness, and Staining—your tutor will...

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    Watercolour & Sketching Course: Beginners

    <p>Learn to paint landscapes with our watercolour and sketching course for beginners, as part of our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/painting">painting short

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    2026-10-19 Mon 19 Oct 2026 - 2026-12-07 Mon 7 Dec 2026
    8 sessions, 16 hours total
    5pm - 7pm (UTC+11:00) (first session)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Saba Ghorbanimanesh
    $479 Limited inc GST / $383.20 / $407.20 / $431.10 / $431.10
    Materials Kit: Kits must be ordered at least one week before the class starts to allow time for delivery. You can purchase a kit at checkout or bring your own—just uncheck the box.

    Explore the rich tradition of Chinese painting through our visual art courses in Sydney. San sui (literally means Mountain & Water) is a mainstream painting subject in Classical Chinese painting. It flourished alongside the birth of literati art in China during the Song dynasty (960~ 1279 CE). This visual journey also carries a symbolic meaning of human life. In classical landscape painting, we do not merely copy the physical outlook of nature. We regard it as a combination of our...

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    Chinese Landscape Painting for Beginners

    <p>Explore the rich tradition of Chinese painting through our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts">visual art courses</a> in Sydney.</p>

    <p>San sui (literally means

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    2026-07-30 Thu 30 Jul 2026 - 2026-09-03 Thu 3 Sep 2026
    6 sessions, 12 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Chi Lik Cheung
    $449 Limited inc GST / $359.20 / $381.70 / $404.10

    Learn how to paint with a palette knife with our painting courses in Sydney! Explore the art of palette knife painting and take home at least one abstract canvas painting created by you! This painting workshop is designed for beginners, as you will learn the basics of how to use a palette knife for applying paint and create abstract paintings with acrylic colours. The palette knife painting workshop will begin with an introduction to what the palette knife is, and then a live...

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    Palette Knife Painting Workshop

    <p>Learn how to paint with a palette knife with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts/painting">painting courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Explore the art of palette

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    2026-08-01 Sat 1 Aug 2026 2026-08-01
    1 session, 3 hours total
    9:30am - 12:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    David Pavich
    $209 Limited inc GST / $167.20 / $177.70 / $188.10
    All materials provided

    Learn linocut printmaking with our Art Courses in Sydney! Explore the wonderful world of linocut printmaking. This art form involves carving intricate designs into linoleum blocks, applying ink to the carved surface, and then transferring the design onto paper or other mediums through a printing process. In a linocut class, students learn the fundamental techniques and skills needed to create their own linocut prints. Through expert instruction, demonstrations, and hands-on...

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    Linocut Printmaking Workshop: Beginners

    <p>Learn linocut printmaking with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/visual-arts">Art Courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Explore the wonderful world of linocut printmaking. This

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    2026-08-01 Sat 1 Aug 2026 2026-08-01
    1 session, 5.5 hours total
    10am - 3:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Rosemary Cook
    $219 Limited inc GST / $175.20
    Please make sure to bring hardcopies of your images to use as the inspiration for your linocut project.

    Learn to properly paint furniture with our woodwork courses in Sydney! This hands‑on, knowledge‑based workshop introduces participants to the fundamentals of furniture up‑cycling with a strong focus on painting and finishing techniques that can be applied to a wide range of furniture styles and projects. An experienced facilitator will guide participants through different techniques using demonstrations and supported hands‑on practice. The workshop is designed to build skills,...

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    Furniture Up-Cycling & Finishing Workshop

    <p>Learn to properly paint furniture with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/handcrafts/woodwork">woodwork courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>This hands‑on, knowledge‑based

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    2026-08-01 Sat 1 Aug 2026 2026-08-01
    1 session, 3 hours total
    3:30pm - 6:30pm (UTC+10:00)
    The Summer Hill Workshop
    The Bower
    $199 Limited inc GST / $159.20 / $169.10
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