Melbourne Art School

Classes

Small evening classes in drawing and creative coding, in Melbourne’s inner north. Every class at launch is for beginners. Intermediate and advanced classes are on the way, and your interest helps decide which open first.

Three levels

  1. Beginner Reservations open No prior experience required. Foundational skills, confidence, observation, techniques and experimentation.
  2. Intermediate Coming soon For students with foundational experience who want to deepen their skills, explore more complex techniques and develop an independent practice.
  3. Advanced Coming soon For experienced students and practising artists seeking sophisticated techniques, critical feedback, mentorship and sustained artistic development.

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Georges Seurat’s conté crayon drawing of the painter Aman-Jean in profile, holding a brush, emerging from deep shadow
Georges Seurat, Aman-Jean, 1882–83

Reservations open

Beginner

Drawing: Learning to See

Learn the foundations of observational drawing through exercises in looking, proportion, line, light and composition.

Experience
None needed
Format
In person
Sessions
6 weekly sessions, 2 hours each
Schedule
Tuesdays, 6.30–8.30 pm, from 2 February 2027
Location
Blam Blam Place, Brunswick
Price
$255 or $220 concession
Availability
12 places
A single computer-generated tree with a white trunk and dense green canopy on a pale grey ground
Alex Gibson, Trees Are Algorithms Too, 2020

Reservations open

Beginner

Creative Coding: Art with Code

Learn to create generative and interactive artworks using JavaScript and p5.js.

Experience
No coding experience needed
Format
In person, bring a laptop
Sessions
4 weekly sessions, 2 hours each
Schedule
Wednesdays, 6.30–8.30 pm, from 3 February 2027
Location
Blam Blam Place, Brunswick
Price
$185 or $160 concession
Availability
12 places

Coming soon

These classes aren’t scheduled yet, so there are no dates, prices or teachers. Register interest and we’ll contact you when one is ready. The most requested classes open first.

Coming soon

Intermediate

Intermediate Drawing

For students with foundational drawing experience who want to deepen their skills, take on more complex techniques and develop an independent practice.

Not yet scheduled

Coming soon

Intermediate

Intermediate Creative Coding

For students who can already write simple sketches and want to build more complex generative and interactive work, and develop an independent practice.

Not yet scheduled

Coming soon

Advanced

Advanced Drawing

For experienced students and practising artists seeking sophisticated techniques, critical feedback, mentorship and sustained development.

Not yet scheduled

Coming soon

Advanced

Advanced Creative Coding

For experienced coders and practising artists seeking ambitious projects, critical feedback, mentorship and sustained development.

Not yet scheduled

Coming soon

Beginner

Drawing at Home: Live Online

A short, live introduction to observational drawing over Zoom, for anyone who can’t get to Brunswick.

Online. Not yet scheduled

Register interest

Tell us what you’d like to learn. We’ll contact you when a suitable class is scheduled, and your answer helps us decide which classes to open first.

Only your name and email are required. Registering is free and doesn’t commit you to anything.