Pick Your Week:

Week 1 :  4-6 Oct 2023
Week 2 : 16-18 Oct 2023
Week 3 : 25-27 Oct 2023

This October Holiday, delve into the uncanny, unusual, and strange, as we explore the fanciful world of dreams with Surrealism and travel through the waking world with body movement.

Celebrate autumn as we create whimsical aesthetics by participating in our three-morning art, drama and storytelling camps. For 4-6 yrs, there’s wacky character building in Drama through vocal work and in Art, puppet design. Our 7-10 yrs will devise a story to music in Drama and draw an animated surreal GIF in Art. The 10+ will be inspired by both Dada and Surrealism to create their own unique digital collage.

Imaginary Characters

(Crafts, Illustration)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 4 – 6 yrs

Fees : $2,100
Pick Your Week:
Wed-Fri, 4-6 Oct
Mon-Wed, 16-18 Oct
Wed-Fri, 25-27 Oct
10:00 am – 12:30 pm daily

IN VISUAL ART…

Use some unusual and imaginative methods to create your own puppet characters. Unlock the power of the subconscious through Rorschach tests and automatic drawing to dream up your designs. Then craft a poseable paper puppet in black ink with some splashes of colour.

IN DRAMA…

Join us as we delve into the weird and wonderful. Our young actors will explore the abstract side to drama and embody funny and wacky characters to tell an obscure story. Be amused and enchanted exploring the art of character building and vocal work!

Animated Dreams

(Illustration, Animation)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 7 – 10 yrs

Fees : $2,400
Pick Your Week:
Wed-Fri, 4-6 Oct
Mon-Wed, 16-18 Oct
Wed-Fri, 25-27 Oct
10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

IN VISUAL ART…

Combine the real and unreal into something… surreal! Draw using pencil and ink, then transfer the artwork to your digital device to add colour and movement. Salvador Dali dreamt of melting clocks and blazing giraffes. Delve into your own dreams to find inspiration for your animated GIF.

(Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet, with Photoshop or Procreate installed. A free trial of Photoshop is available on the Adobe website.)

IN DRAMA…

Present your best acting skills as we work on movement this holiday. Using solely movement work, we will devise and perform a short story to music. Enhance your movement skills and take your acting to the next level!

Reimagined Collage

(Photography, Collage, Digital Art)

VISUAL ART only for 10 yrs +

Fees : $2,700
Pick Your Week:
Wed-Fri, 4-6 Oct
Mon-Wed, 16-18 Oct
Wed-Fri, 25-27 Oct
10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

Beloved by Dadaists and Surrealists alike, it’s collage! Choose from magazines, prints, and even photos you’ll take yourself. Then select, cut, and arrange from your assortment of imageries to create a dreamlike landscape inhabited by make-believe figures to tell a thought-provoking story through digital editing. Consider colour, composition, and remix the legendary works of artists like Man Ray and Frida Kahlo.

(Participants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet, with Photoshop or Procreate installed. A free trial of Photoshop is available on the Adobe website.)

Pick Your Week:

Week 1 :  5 – 7 Oct 2022
Week 2 :  19 – 21 Oct 2022
Week 3 :  26 – 28 Oct 2022

Tune in to all things unknown and mysterious for your October Holidays. Celebrate your spooktacular holiday with fun, eerie aesthetics by participating in our three-morning art, drama and storytelling camps for 4-6 yrs and 7-10 yrs. The older students aged 8+, 10+ and 12+ may acquire editorial writing & creative design skills in Wild Magazine (8 yrs+), learn iphone photography editing & visual narrative in iPhone Photography (12 yrs+), or master gradient and creative, illustrative graphic design in Aesthetic Graphic Illustration (10 yrs+).

 Curse of the Mummy

(Decorated Mixed-Media Plaster Sculpture)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 4 – 6 yrs

Fees : $2,050
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 5 – 7 Oct
Wed – Fri, 19 – 21 Oct
Wed – Fri, 26 – 28 Oct
10:00 am – 12:30 pm daily

IN VISUAL ART…

Create an Egyptian mummy inspired by the lovable Murray from Hotel Transylvania. What shape do you want for your free-standing character? Explore crafting techniques involved with papier mâché as we mimic the mummified wrappings with linen and mod roc. Let’s scare your parents with your very own Mummy!

IN DRAMA…

Show off your dancing and singing skills this October break learning new and exciting choreography to classic spooky songs! Delve into the world of Hotel Transylvania and recreate your own dance floor scene from the animated movie. You will combine singing and dancing for a bold musical theatre performance!

The Monster Experiment!

(Painting & Illustration)

VISUAL ART & DRAMA for 7 – 10 yrs

Fees : $2,350
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 5 – 7 Oct
Wed – Fri, 19 – 21 Oct
Wed – Fri, 26 – 28 Oct
10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

IN VISUAL ART…

Build your own monster in a game of blind selection. Pick from concealed boxes containing word descriptions of monster body parts – from head to tail (and other bits) to create a truly surprising creature of the dark! Participants will create an eerily whimsical illustration-painting of their creature, inspired by the style and vision of Tim Burton.

IN DRAMA…

Present your best acting skills as we put on a short showcase of Halloween stories. Enhance your script reading abilities and performing skills as we delve deep into spooky tales. Explore techniques from The Theatre of the Absurd to truly bring your absurdist scripts to life. Acquire new vocal and movement skills to give a haunting performance.

Aesthetic Graphic Illustration

(Illustration | Painting | Graphic Design)

VISUAL ART only for 10 yrs +

Fees : $2,550
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 5 – 7 Oct
Wed – Fri, 19 – 21 Oct
Wed – Fri, 26 – 28 Oct
10:00 am – 12:45 pm daily

Learn about the aesthetics of dramatic, moody, high-contrast vintage book covers through renowned artist, illustrator, and graphic designer Alan Aldridge (amongst others). Use a prompt to spark your imagination. Create a book cover or poster illustration for your sci-fi, horror, or thriller concept using gouache on black card/paper. Learn to apply gradients, use a limited exciting colour palette, consider lettering, and design your layout to produce a visually thrilling artwork.

EDITORIAL WRITING & DESIGN WORKSHOP /

IPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY

(For 8 yrs+ & 10 yrs+)

Wild Magazine

(Journalism | Creative Design | Informative & Editorial Writing)

For 8 yrs+

Fees : $1,800
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 5 – 7 Oct
Wed – Fri, 19 – 21 Oct
Wed – Fri, 26 – 28 Oct
10:00 am – 11:15 am daily

The yeti, the Loch Ness monster, vampires and other mysterious creatures star in folk tales around the world. Some of them were created to warn people about the dangers of nature, whilst others are scientific misunderstandings! Learn more about these stories, find fun facts online and fine-tune your informative writing. Then, complement your words with engaging visual contents to craft a one-page article for a magazine.

iPhone Photography

(Photography | Digital Editing | Visual Narrative)

For 12 yrs+

Fees : $2,250
Pick Your Week:
Wed – Fri, 5 – 7 Oct
Wed – Fri, 19 – 21 Oct
Wed – Fri, 26 – 28 Oct
11:30 am – 1:00 pm daily

Step outside the classroom, armed with your iPhone and a lot of creativity. Explore the landscape surrounding our studio. The terrain reflects the organic and the industrial co-existing. Capture detailed shots. Curate your photos down to a small selection to collate a mini-photography series.