School holiday art in Ōrewa

The Estuary Arts Centre in Ōrewa is inviting children aged 11 and over to join new classes it is offering over the school holidays (April 13 to 28).

The centre’s new youth activator/coordinator, Nico Benella, will be teaching digital illustration, photo illustration and gif animation basics.

There will also be clay classes – either hand-building/sculpting techniques or pottery wheel-based, including fun clay mug making with tutor Sandra Mather and Your Pet as a Pot clay class with Michelle O’Laughlin.

Nico says classes will be limited to around eight to 10 students, and they will be able to grow that number over time.

“There is a lot of interest in the programme, because it’s a bit different from more traditional art or painting,” she says.

The school holiday classes are also a taster, and keen students may be able to continue with a course in term-time.

Info: www.estuaryarts.org