Workshops
Our workshop classes run for ten weeks with students attending a three-hour workshop at their preferred time. You can start on any term throughout the year. These workshops are for all skill levels and aim to develop your knowledge and understanding of all aspects of creating sculpture in a range of media. Those new to sculpture will learn alongside other students and are offered a structured, 10-week program learning the basics of clay modelling, plaster-casting and colouring to produce their own finished sculpture. More advanced students will develop their techniques and are encouraged to drive their own projects with the guidance of their teacher. Everyone is invited to encounter a unique artistic experience in an inspiring studio space!
Term Dates 2023:
Term 2: Monday 24 April – Saturday 1 July
Term 3: Monday 17 July – Thursday 21 September – enrolments open Thursday 1 June from 11am.
Term 4: Monday 9 October – Saturday 16 December
Ph: 02 9565 4851
Email: admin@tbsss.org.au
10 Week Term Fees
Earlybird: $605.30
General: $650.30
(for Life Study fees please scroll down below.)
Read about our teachers here.
Working from the Life Model, 2023 Program
Term 3: Modelling from Life: the Full Figure with Monika Scarrabelotti – bookings now open!
Term 4: Life Study with Jenny Pollak
Term 3: Modelling from Life: the Full Figure with Monika Scarrabelotti
Fridays, 4 Aug – 15 Sep (7 weeks), 10:00am – 4:00pm
Fees: Early Bird: $695*, Full: $770
Learn the principles of modelling the figure in clay! Designed to develop the student’s understanding of the form and structure of the human body, this course will be an intensive life study focusing on human anatomy and observation.
Working from a female model in a standing pose for seven weeks, students will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge of anatomy, the rhythms and movable masses of the body, proportion and language of sculptural form. Students will develop skills in armature building, clay modelling and training of the observational eye. In order to have optimal time with a model, this course is intended as an intensive life study only, not to complete a finished sculpture.
Students who would like to translate their work into a cast can do so by enrolling in a workshop class at the Tom Bass Studio. Suitable for beginners through to advanced levels, this course will teach the foundations of the classical figure in sculpture.
*Early Bird discount finishes 21 July.
TBSSS COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
Student participation requirements, please see below:
– It is an expectation that all students are vaccinated (or medically exempt).
– Masks are encouraged.
– Students, teachers and staff are required to adhere to the TBSSS COVID-19 Safety Plan (as outlined by staff and in our enrolment T&Cs)
TBSSS continues to work to keep our staff and students safe, monitoring and adjusting our TBSSS COVID-19 Safety Plan and updating our community as necessary.
Thank you for your support.
Fees
Fees include GST as well as all basic materials (except stone) and model fees. Classes are small – minimum 6 students, maximum 12. We reserve the right to cancel a class if student enrolments are below 6.
Missed classes must be made up within the term. A cancellation fee will apply for cancelled classes.
Once a student is enrolled, refunds will not be given under any circumstances. Enrolment Conditions specified in our info pack.
Additional single casual workshop class: $70 per session. Please call the Studio to book.
Discounts
*Early Bird rates are available until three weeks before the start of each term.
Book for two term workshop classes during one term for a reduced rate, please call the office.
A further 10% discount is available for local residents on low income.
There is a 50% youth discount for students 25 years or younger with an keen interest in artistic practice. Click here for more info.
^A payment plan is available for the Life Study Course, please call the Studio for more information.
Age Restrictions
Students 18 years and older are eligible to enrol. We cannot accept enrolments for anyone under the age of 18.
