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The Rockingham Arts Centre offers a range of workshops for artists at all skill levels across a wide variety of mediums, techniques and materials. Our workshop program is designed to help artists build skills, knowledge, confidence and create connections to pursue their practice to a high standard while enjoying the process of art making.
Our facilitators are highly skilled and selected for their capacity to communicate and deliver genuine learning experiences.
Workshops for children
We are seeking expressions of interest from experienced art-based facilitators for our Art Explosion school holiday art workshops at Rockingham Arts Centre.
Expressions of interest are sought from facilitators who have experience working with children to create a dynamic and fun series of art projects designed to build confidence and skills for our young creatives aged six to 18 years.
This program will run during the 2025/2026 school holidays with a minimum of six and maximum of 12 participants per class.
- Dates: During school term
- Location: Rockingham Arts Centre, 11 Kent Street, Rockingham
- Cost: $185 per 10-week term
Art 4 Kids is for children aged 7-11 years who would love the opportunity to explore art and creativity in a safe and happy environment under the supervision of an experienced art facilitator.
Student Enrolments for Term 2 2026 are now closed.
Workshops for adults (ages 16+)
Date: Wednesday 22 and 29 April, 6 and 13 May 2026- Time: 10am - 12.30pm
- Cost: $80
- Registrations close: 4pm, Sunday 19 April 2026
Join Rockingham artist Tich Dixon as she shares her skills and knowledge of Lino Printing.
Participants will be guided from the intial drawing and design through to carving and printing a lino block using the relief method. in creating a line drawing as a starting point, which is transferred on to the block and then carved out (Relief method).
Participants will also experiment with different techniques of inking and reduction printing, and working back into the prints with other mediums.
- Date: Friday 24 April 2026
- Time: 10am - 1pm
- Cost: $30
- Registrations close: 4pm, Sunday 19 April 2026
Join artist Bridget Seaton to create an A5 sketchbook from scratch using specialist bookbinding materials and quality acid free art papers.
Learn the techniques to fold, assemble and bind your book and receive a set of instructions allowing you to continue the craft at home.
The hardbacked sketchbook has an exposed spine and features the robust and decorative binding method of French Link stitch which enables the book to open flat. Personalise your book with the addition of washi tape or stenciling.
- Date: Saturday 9 and 16 May 2026
- Time: 10am - 1pm
- Cost: $30
- Registrations close: 4pm, Sunday 3 May 2026
Join artist and academic Helen Coleman for an art-meets-science experience to learn how to make your own paints using ancient techniques in this two-part, hands-on workshop.
In the first session, participants work with a range of local earth samples, using the levigation technique to create fine pigments suitable for paintmaking. During the following session, these pigments are mulled with a range of natural binders to create smooth tempera, glair and gouache paints.
This workshop also covers lightfastness of natural paints, paint-pan filling and the purpose of various paint additives. Students will explore these paints as art mediums, creating swatches and artworks to take home along with workshop notes.
This workshop is ideal for beginners to experienced artists who are keen to incorporate natural pigments in their practice.
- Date: Thursday 21 May 2026
- Time: 10am - 1pm
- Cost: $40
- Registrations close: 4pm, Sunday 17 May 2026
Everyone is creative. Tara will take you through the elements of art and design and provide examples of how these can be seen in everyday surroundings.
Come and discover the unique ways your creativity can shine in this expressive art workshop and gain an understanding of what inspires you to confidently express yourself visually.
No art skills required.
- Date: Friday 29 May 2026
- Time: 10am - 2pm
- Cost: $50
- Registrations close: 4pm, Sunday 24 May 2026
This is the perfect workshop for students curious about trying watercolour painting, or those who have tried it but never had the materials and techniques explained and demonstrated properly.
Annette Pesek will guide you through the different types of watercolour materials including hot press, cold press, rough papers; types of brushes, paints, pencils; other required equipment such as sketch pad, tracing paper, drawing/graphite pencils, erasers, masking fluid, etc.
Students will be shown how to stretch watercolour paper and the equipment used. The various watercolour techniques such as colour mixing, wet on wet, wet on dry, etc will be demonstrated and then practiced in the form of structured exercises.
- Date: Friday 24 and 31 July, 7, 14, 21 and 28 August 2026
- Time: 10am - 2pm
- Cost: $110
- Registrations close: 4pm, Sunday 19 July 2026
Another wonderful workshop opportunity with Annette Pesek as participants use real life flowers, fruit, vegetables and other plants as inspiration to create beautiful watercolour paintings.
Participants will learn and practice observational drawing and watercolour painting skills to create realistic and artistic illustrations of their own chosen 'Botanical Beauties'.
Date: Thursdays 23, 30 July and 6, 13, August 2026- Time: 10am - 1pm
- Cost: $65
- Registrations close: 4pm, Sunday 19 July 2026
Learn the fundamentals of using your digital or mirrorless camera in a fun and supportive environment, discovering the advantages of the different shooting modes, so you can progress to the next level on your creative photography journey.
Learn composition tips, tricks and techniques to further define your individual style, using our in-class shooting projects to document what you have learned.
This course offers a blend of helpful theory in easy-to-understand terms, clear demonstrations and student practicals so you can put the theory into practice.
- Date: Saturday 25 July 2026
- Time: 10am - 2pm
- Cost: $35
- Registrations close: 4pm, Wednesday 22 July 2026
Discover the beauty of traditional printmaking with artist and educator Ashlea Reale in this hands-on two-hour workshop.
Learn the fundamentals of drypoint etching, a technique that creates rich, expressive lines and textures without the use of acid. Guided step-by-step, you’ll design and etch your own plate, then print a series of unique artworks to take home.
Participants will also explore how to create etchings using recycled and repurposed materials, making printmaking accessible and sustainable.
No prior experience is needed, this workshop is perfect for beginners and open to all abilities. All materials are provided.
- Date: Wednesday 5, 12, 19 and 26 August, 2 and 9 September 2026
- Time: 10am - 1pm
- Cost: $110
- Registrations close: 4pm, Wednesday 29 July 2026
Artist and facilitator Vanessa Liebenberg offers another series of exciting workshops for 2026 with Drawing Birds and Flora focusing on developing drawing skills.
Students will observe nature from life and photos, and transferring on to paper and wood surface, using fine liner pens and watercolour pencils.
Students will focus on how to use colour pencils to their full potential and how this medium can be used in layers on wood to give the desired outcome.
Each week will consist of a study of nature and birds to hone their drawing skills and colour theory. Three sessions will be on paper doing studies and three sessions on wood
- Date: Saturdays 29 August and 5, 12, 19 September 2026
- Time: 10am - 1pm
- Cost: $100
- Registrations close: 4pm, Sunday 23 August 2026
Award winning watercolour portrait artist Sheree Dohnt shares her process and top tips in this workshop to help you gain confidence in painting portraits using watercolour.
Sheree simplifies the process to help students better understand and unlock the secrets she has been perfecting over the years to paint a beautiful face in watercolour. The workshop will begin with a demonstration before students complete their own painting.
Whether you're a beginner, or experienced artist, Sheree will guide you through the process to build your skills, knowledge and confidence in a supportive and inspiring environment.
- Date: Wednesday 14, 21 and 28 October, 4, 11 and 18 November 2026
- Time: 10am - 1pm
- Cost: $110
- Registrations close: 4pm, Wednesday 7 October 2026
Under the instruction of talented artist and facilitator Vanessa Liebenberg students will be focusing on the theme of Flora to explore the use of oil paint as a medium.
Both the theme and medium is important and we will focus on oil paint application, colour mixing, mediums and painted surface preparation, as well as observing nature and translating the form, colour, texture and light onto your artwork surface.
We will be working on primed paper for 3 to 4 sessions and canvas for the remaining sessions.
- Date: Thursday 12, 19, 26 November and 3 December 2026
- Time: 10am - 12pm
- Location: Rockingham Arts Centre, 11 Kent Street, Rockingham
- Cost: $65
- Registrations close: 4pm, Wednesday 4 November 2026
- To book: Call the Rockingham Arts Centre on 9527 0734, Wednesday to Sunday, 9am to 4pm.
A workshop designed to build practical drawing skills, visual awareness, and creative confidence in a supportive learning environment.
Students will develop strong observational skills by learning to draw what they truly see rather than what they assume.
Throughout the course, participants are introduced to a clear, repeatable sketching process — from breaking subjects into simple forms, through refining structure, to incorporating pen work for depth and clarity.
- Date: Saturday 21 November 2026
- Time: 10am - 2pm
- Cost: $30
- Registrations close: 4pm, Sunday 15 November 2026
Experience the beauty of Chinese calligraphy in this friendly workshop. Learn how Chinese characters have evolved from pictorial symbols to structured written forms that we can see today.
Participants will learn the essential brush techniques, stroke order and character balance while exploring the cultural roots of this timeless art.
Using traditional tools — brush, ink, and rice paper — you’ll create elegant characters in a guided setting.
Date: Saturday 5 December 2026- Time: 10am - 2pm
- Cost: $40
- Registrations close: 4pm, Sunday 29 November 2026
A unique and creative workshop that invites participants to create a special gift or handmade decoration for the Christmas season.
In this workshop, participants will be inspired by Australian and non-Australian birds to create beautiful Christmas bird collages out of fabric scraps and embellish the birds with simple hand-embroidery using a variety of threads and texture in a 4-5 inch embroidery hoop.
- Date: Thursday 9 and 16 December 2026
- Time: 10am - 1pm
- Cost: $40
- Registrations close: 4pm, Sunday 6 December 2026
This two-part workshop introduces participants to creating sculptural vessels using paper-mâché pulp. Starting with small bowls or containers as simple armatures, participants will learn how to build basic forms using paper pulp, developing an understanding of structure, balance, and proportion.
The workshop explores surface treatment and embellishment techniques, including texture, pattern, and the addition of mixed materials.
Suitable for beginners, this workshop focuses on accessible processes, creative exploration and the transformation of recycled paper into unique, expressive objects.
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