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SHNC Course Guide
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Mixed media
This course will take you in the direction of your inner creativity. Julia McLeish is a professional artist, who guides you through learning basic drawing and painting skills; exploring new mediums, which can then be combined to expand your creative art work. The...
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Community
Knitting For Charity
This volunteer community knitting group is led by an experienced knitter, working on projects to support those in need.
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Drawing – Tuesday via Zoom
Have you always wanted to learn to draw but felt that you didn’t have the artistic talent? Our drawing art classes make it possible for anyone to discover the pleasure found in putting what you see onto a blank page or canvas. This course is perfect for beginners or...
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Play, Learn & Grow with Drawing via Zoom
A workshop series for children 2+ and parents Did you know that drawing is an activity that promotes early literacy, is an expressive outlet for young children and encourages experimentation and imagination? Done together, drawing can be a fun and bonding...
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Creating Connections
Creating Connections is a facilitated art program for participants with young onset dementia. The creative process of art has been shown to stimulate curiosity and self-evaluation resulting in an overall improvement in health and wellbeing. It allows individuals to...
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Needleworkers
Come together in a relaxed space and chat while enjoying the art of needlework: bring along your knitting, crocheting, embroidery or whatever needlework you have on the go. Runs every 2nd Sunday of the month.
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Surrey Hills Community Choir
Community Choir Community Choirs are growing; think of the popularity of the ABC documentary Choir of Hard Knocks or the Hummingsong Choir that touched many hearts, singing to raise money for domestic violence charities on the recent series of Australia’s Got Talent. ...
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Stitch and Chat – Monday
Bring your sewing and enjoy making new friends. Afternoon tea provided. Meets every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month beginning 10 February
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Ikebana With Wild Grasses via Zoom
This is a perfect introduction to the Japanese art of Ikebana. Ikebana techniques are known for their simplicity, economical and ecological designs. For this class, you’ll collect grasses, weeds and foliage from your garden and surrounds. Azumi will show you...
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Dumpling Making Party via Zoom
Learn how to make traditional Chinese dumplings at home, with an experienced chef to guide you. This hands on workshop will be delivered via Zoom. You’ll receive a box of ingredients in advance. You’ll learn how to make the dough from scratch, the best...
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Bee Skep Workshop with Jodie Goldring
Jodie Goldring is a notorious gleaner, Sculptor and Art Teacher who has a broad range of creative experiences to share. With burgeoning interest in beekeeping this workshop revives the ancient tradition of skep making. We will start by learning about the traditional...
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Make A Coiled Basket
Patterned shirts go out of fashion so quickly that they tend to crowd the hanging spaces in our wardrobes and op shops. In this workshop, you are invited to use them to make complex colouration when creating a small but functional basket. We will start by making...What’s New
The Boroondara M.A.S.K. CollectiveA community volunteer initiative
This project makes and distributes free cloth masks. […]
Join an online course via ZoomJoin an online class in term 4 via Zoom, while the Centre is closed due to Covid-19 restrictions. […]
Read our Annual ReportRead our 2020 Annual Report for a summary of activities at the Centre and highlights over the last 12 months. […]