Art Classes for Children & Teens in Newcastle
Welcome to The Hive Art School!
A vibrant community of qualified and experienced practicing artists who are passionate about inspiring children and teens to connect with their inner creativity whilst developing skill and talent in drawing, painting & sculpture. Our creative art classes for children & teens in Newcastle region are located in Charlestown and offer a variety of age groups and art styles.
Our Programs
7-16 years
Illustration
An art illustrators class specifically designed for children and teens who are interested in learning to draw in both modern and traditional illustration styles, including Fantasy and Cartoon. The program teaches students drawing and painting techniques whilst also developing basic and fundamental skills that can be applied to all areas of art. Developing and designing a Character is included in our projects, giving students creative freedom to use their imaginations whilst being guided through drawing techniques. Our art classes for children & teens are located at our studio in Charlestown, Newcastle.
The timetable offers availability in illustration classes divided into:
Illustration Jr (7-9 year olds)
Illustration Jr (8-12 year olds)
Illustration Snr (11-16 year olds)
Projects vary for the two age groups, and art projects for each specific term can be viewed below.
No experience necessary.
Class Location:
All Art classes are held at our studio in Charlestown, Newcastle.
Class Duration:
1hr
Class Fee:
$29.50/class ($295/10 week term)
Payment can be made upfront or monthly payment plan.
Makeups:
Illustration students can take advantage of 2 makeup classes per term. Notify your absence no less than 2 hrs before your class (via the Client Portal) to receive a makeup token. Makeups have no expiry, however may only be accessed while you are enrolled.
8-16 Years
Art Club
Refine Skills and Express Yourself! Art Club Classes are the perfect fit for children and teens who are keen to gain more confidence in their abilities and individual self expression, expanding emotional intelligence through creativity. Our program focuses on refining art skills in drawing, sculpture, composition, colour mixing, acrylic painting and more, building greater depth in artworks through multiple layers. Students remain focused on a single project over multiple weeks to extend their skills.
While Art Club does cater to a wide age range of children and teens, the timetable offers availability in art classes divided into:
Art Club Jr (8-12 year olds)
Art Club Snr (11-16 year olds)
Projects vary for the two age groups, and art projects for each specific term can be viewed below.
No experience necessary.
Class Location:
All Art classes are held at our studio in Charlestown, Newcastle.
Class Duration:
Art Club Jr: 1hr
Art Clun Snr: 1.5hr
Class Fee:
Art Club Jr: $29.5/class ($295/10 week term)
Art Club Snr: $35/class ($350/10 week term)
Payment can be made upfront or monthly payment plan.
Makeups:
Art Club students can take advantage of 2 makeup classes per term. Notify your absence no less than 2 hrs before your class (via the Client Portal) to receive a makeup token. Makeups have no expiry, however may only be accessed while you are enrolled.
5-7 years
Art Buzz
The Art Buzz Class meets children right at that inquisitive creative stage of life and takes them further in developing real art skills in drawing, painting and sculpting.
Projects vary for the two age groups, and art projects for each specific term can be viewed below.
No experience necessary.
Class Location:
All Art classes are held at our studio in Charlestown, Newcastle.
Class Duration:
1hr
Class Fee:
$29.50/class ($295/10 week term)
Payment can be made upfront or monthly payment plan.
Makeups:
Art Buzz students can take advantage of 2 makeup classes per term. Notify your absence no less than 2 hrs before your class (via the Client Portal) to receive a makeup token. Makeups have no expiry, however may only be accessed while you are enrolled.
10-16 Years
Art Academy
Our Art Academy classes offer students intensive training in more advanced art skills whilst further extending their creative capabilities. This two hour extension class is perfect for students who want to take their art to the next level and are ready for a focused class environment with more detailed and skill based lessons. Classes are limited to 10 students for more personalised feedback and detailed instruction.
Each term will focus on a specific theme and students will be exposed to a variety of art making processes and technical skills within that theme. They will complete a sophisticated body of work at the end of each term as well as a visual process diary. The Art Academy class is for children & teens aged 10 to 16.
Enrolments for Art Academy can be completed online. Enrolments for our Advanced class are by application only.
Experience Necessary.
Class Location:
All Art classes are held at our studio in Charlestown, Newcastle.
Class Duration:
2 hr
Class Fee:
Art Club Jr: $42/class ($420/10 week term)
Payment can be made upfront or monthly payment plan.
Learn From Industry Professionals!
Grace Lickley | Bach. Natural History Illustration
Grace is a passionate writer, artist and graduate of a Bachelor of Natural History Illustration...
Grace is a passionate writer, artist and graduate of a Bachelor of Natural History Illustration from the University of Newcastle. Grace specialises in both digital and traditional drawing methods and has a profound love for watercolour. She also works with acrylic, polymer clay and fine liner. She has been recognised by the National Art School in Sydney where she was accepted into their Intensive Studio Program specialising in Life Drawing and has participated in multiple exhibitions.
Grace has extensive experience working with children and has taught at both primary and high school levels. She is incredibly passionate about encouraging kids to discover their creativity and develop their artistic skills.
Charli Walker | Practicing Artist
Charli is a singer and practicing artist...
Having grown up in a musical and artistic family, it was a natural progression for her to study music and fine art. Specialising in drawing and watercolour painting, Charli enjoys being part of our art program planning team alongside teaching in our art classes for preschoolers and school age children.
Charli has a natural affinity for working with children and enjoys connecting with each child in her classes and helping them to develop their interest, skill and passion in art.
Rosie Wilkie | Bach. Visual Communication Student
Rosie is currently completing her degree as a creative professional...
Lee Seaman | Dip. Graphic Design
Lee is an Artist and Designer with a Diploma in Graphic Design...
Lee is an Artist and Designer with a Diploma in Graphic Design.
She finds inspiration for her art/design from all facets of life but mostly from the sheer beauty of kids and my fondness for all things that are colourful, fresh and fun. I am beyond passionate in helping the next generation of little humans find their creative spark by providing them the tools to create projects that push their capabilities so they are continually growing and developing.
Lee loves to create art and design that’s accessible for children and brings joy to the art-making process.
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. ”
Maya Angelou
Current Projects
ILLUSTRATION
JR (7-9 Yrs) JR (8-12 Yrs) SNR (11-16 Yrs)
Term 3, 2024
Students will create their very own fantasy book set in the mysterious and undiscovered Enchanted Forest. Students will come up with their own character and design a mythical creature to help guide them through the forest.
Students will be guided through professional illustration processes that are used within the industry to develop a fully conceptualised character and storyline. Students will enhance their technical skills in cartoon and character design as well as watercolour and fine liner methods.
Character concept sheet.
Students will their own character to feature in their book. Students will learn the fundamentals of drawing human cartoons that they are able to replicate in different situations with varying facial expressions.
Students will create a storyboard that outlines each page in their book, exposing them to the professional processes involved in book illustration.
Students will create their own book complete with a title page and a map of their island and will illustrate the pages using watercolour and fine liner.
ART CLUB SNR
11-16 Yrs
Term 4, 2024
Project 1: Watercolour Landscapes
Students will be introduced to more sophisticated watercolour painting techniques and colour theory.
Students will be creating a Dr Seuss inspired landscape acrylic painting that will be featured in an exhibition at the end of the year alongside Hive’s production of Seussical the Musical Kids. We will be focusing on colour mixing and basic acrylic painting techniques that can be applied to all future paintings.
Students will get to work with paper clay to create a mushroom shaped paintbrush holder that they will get to paint and glaze.
In this painting students will learn about different perspectives and will create the illusion of somebody ‘looking up’ at a cluster of mystical mushrooms.
ART CLUB JNR
8-12 Yrs
Term 4, 2024
Project 1: Mixed Media Sloth Painting
Students will be experimenting with oil pastel, watercolour, and fine liner to create different textures and patterns whilst also learning a range of watercolour painting techniques.
Students will learn about the impressionist painter Claude Monet and create an abstract acrylic painting using similar styles and paint application technique.
We will be taking the colours and shapes from the acrylic painting and transforming them into 3D sculpture of a lily pad candle holder.
Students will be creating a Dr Seuss inspired landscape acrylic painting that will be featured in an exhibition at the end of the year alongside Hive’s production of Seussical the Musical Kids. We will be focusing on colour mixing and basic acrylic painting techniques that can be applied to all future paintings.
To celebrate Christmas, we will be making a snow globe using polymer clay.
ART BUZZ
Term 4, 2024
Project 1: Turtle Painting
Our art buzz students will be introduced to basic colour theory and acrylic painting techniques. They will get to use a large-scale canvas and will also be working with stencil and paint pen.
We will be taking the colours and shapes from the acrylic painting and transforming them into 3D sculpture using both polymer and air-dry clay. We will be focusing on creating texture and pattern.
Students will be creating a Dr Seuss inspired painting that will be featured in an exhibition at the end of the year alongside Hive’s production of Seussical the Musical Kids.
Inspired by the Dr Seuss classic ‘One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish’ students will be making a sculpture using polymer clay.
To celebrate Christmas we will be making two Christmas ornaments using both polymer and air dry clay.