Workshops
Our workshops are facilitated by experienced local Melbourne artists and we aim to provide a platform for creative leaders to share their skills with our creative community. Learn a new skill, connect with other creative peeps and take something home with you – see you there! Please read terms and conditions before booking.
Paper-cut Cards by ambette.
Paper-cut Card Making Workshop
DATE: Saturday, 25 May, 1:30pm – 3:30pm, $25 single adult, $45 parent and child price
Adult participants will learn to cut stencils from paper and turn them into unique cards. Children will have the chance to attend with a parent and make their own personalised creative cards with child-friendly techniques and materials.
Facilitated by Liz Doust (Designer & Owner of ambette)
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Intro to Silk Painting
Facilitated by Ida Suod of Studio 941
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Upcycled Beads, 9 June
Upcycled Beads or Bowl Workshop
Facilitated by Erica Louise of Recycled Fashion.
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Intro to WordPress
Introduction to WordPress Workshop
DATE: Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 6:30-9PM
Learn the fundamental underpinnings of one of the world’s most popular content management systems (WordPress.com). This workshop is tailored for beginners. Learn the basics of how to set up and manage your own website during the class.
Facilitated by freelance web designer & animator George Samuels
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PAST WORKSHOPS
Santiago by Amie Batalibasi. (Painting with Light)
Night Photography & Painting with Light
DATE: Tuesday 14 May 6:30-9:30PM, $75
In this workshop, you will learn how to use the manual settings on your camera to create long exposures and work with natural and artificial light to capture photographs using the wonderful “painting with light” technique. You need your own digital camera with long exposure capabilities for this workshop.
Facilitated by filmmaker and Colour Box Studio Director Amie Batalibasi
FASHION PROGRAM Mar/Apr 2013
Making Shirts into Skirts: Upcycling workshop with Ellie Mücke
DATE: Saturday 6 April, 10am -4pm
Do you have a pile of unwanted men’s shirts that are no longer worn but too good to throw away? Let Ellie help you turn them into something useful and beautiful! In this hands-on workshop you will be guided through a step by step process for up-cycling an unwanted man’s shirt into a ladies designer skirt.
Facilitated by Ellie Mücke (from Mücke)
Register your interest for a future workshop: CLICK HERE
Design + Screen Print + Sew Your Own Purse
DATE: Saturday, 16 March + Sunday, 17 March (2-day workshop 10-4PM)
Have you ever wanted to make something using your own special fabric?
In this 2-day workshop Liz will guide you through the process of turning your idea into a hand-cut stencil, screen-printing it onto fabric, and sewing it into a fab zippered purse to take home.
Facilitated by Liz Doust (Designer and Owner of ambette)
Register your interest for a future workshop: CLICK HERE
Super Rad Nail Art Workshop
DATE: Saturday 23 March, 3pm – 5.30pm
Kick off your girls’ night out with Melbourne’s most exciting nail art duo, The Super Rad Nail Sisters!
The sisters will be sharing some of their nail art secrets and techniques including leopard print, party confetti and more! Leave for your night out on the town sporting some dope digits that you did yourself.
Facilitated by Rohani and Rosalie Osman (the Super Rad Nail Sisters)
Register your interest for a future workshop: CLICK HERE
Make a Hand-Painted Silk Scarf
DATE: Wednesday 27 March & Wednesday 3 April, 6-9pm (2 sessions)
A 2-session workshop over 2 weeks, skillful silk-painter Ida will guide you through the process of creating your own beautifully hand-painted silk scarf. Participants will learn the various silk-painting techniques, as well as experiment with how to wear their scarf.
Facilitated by Ida Suod (Designer and Owner of Studio 941)
Register your interest for a future workshop: CLICK HERE
DATE: Saturday 30 March, 12-3pm
Did you think you could craft old cereal boxes, greetings cards, or tissue boxes into a funky bracelets and necklaces? No? You can, and you’ll be taught how in an afternoon!
In three hours, Erica will teach you how to think differently about your empty cereal box…
Facilitated by Erica Louise (from Recycled Fashion)
Register your interest for a future workshop: CLICK HERE
Intermediate WordPress Workshop: Host your own WordPress website.
Intro to WordPress
DATE: Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 6:30-9PM
This workshop is an extension to the “Intro to WordPress” workshop. We’ll briefly review WordPress.com basics, then dive straight into hosting your own WordPress site (using WordPress.org and not WordPress.com). You will gain a higher-level understanding of WordPress and how to go about installing it on your own server.
Facilitated by freelance web designer & animator George Samuels
Register your interest for a future workshop: CLICK HERE
Hi, will you be running other workshops during April and May to help with your fundraising? Would love to attend one of the silk painting workshops or similar.
Hi Sharon,
Thanks for your comment. Currently our fundraising is via Pozible – an Australian crowdfunding platform. We have to reach our target of $7000 before 1 May before we announce our next workshop series. There may be some more workshops in the pipeline but we’re not too sure how we will continue. Stay tuned!
Hi Sharon,
Our Pozible campaign was successful! yay! We have just announced a new silk painting workshop and will be announcing more workshops in May. Here’s the link to silk painting: http://colourboxstudio.com/intro-to-silk-painting/
Thanks heaps
Hi Ollie,
Thanks for your enquiry. We shall respond via email.
Cheers!