Yara Balba Art Studio
Book into Art Classes
Come and learn the power of strong, basic colour and design, then try your hand at any of the following: drawing- still life, landscape, figurative, experimental; painting using acrylics and oils -in the studio and plein air across the property; print-making – lino cuts, screen printing; simple relief carving and plaster work; working with clay; making mosaics; creating unique garden sculptures and other creative initiatives!
Specialist visiting artist weekend workshops -learn from the Masters themselves, including Sculptors, Ceramic artists, Aboriginal artists, Metal workers, Wood carvers and more!
Thursday Artists
Art Classes run every Thursday from 12 midday til 3pm during the school terms in Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring.
ADULTS: Open Adults class runs from 12.00pm – 3.00pm. 3 hour workshops for individuals cost $30. Can pay by direct deposit or by cash.
Most years Thursday Artists participate in Lake Macs Open Studios, Waste to Art, & Community Creative activities, plus many of the artists enter local competitions, Art Shows and Exhibitions including ‘Launchpad’, ‘Seen’ and more.
Each week we will offer with something different, with participants working through either a set program learning foundation drawing skills, basic colour theory, painting with acrylics, oils, screen printing, mosaics, block printing, ceramics, working with ink and other materials/ or on self directed projects and activities. Students often produce numerous drawings and finished works over one session. The property’s pretty rural outlook is the perfect site for outdoor creative workshops. Most basic art materials are supplied.
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS/ WORKSHOPS:
Yara Balba Stables is also available to utilise for any special function, event, seminar or workshop you can dream up. The studio, with great off street parking, 56 acres of pretty paddocks, dams and bushland can cater for rural weddings, company training days, AGMs, launches, community projects and more. We have hosted Weddings, Equine Therapy Training, Psychologists, Therapists & Counsellors Seminars, specialist workshops for Hunter – Central River Catchment Management Authority in ‘Dung Beetles’, Hunter Region Landcare’s ‘Sustainable Management of Small Horse Properties’, and ‘Sustainable House Day’ in 2011- attracting close to 100 people to explore the sustainable property. Contact us to discuss your special idea. We love creating exciting events and can bring flair and pizazz to anything you propose. Arrange a visit to our property to see what you can think up and create as your own possibility!
