UWA Extension

Introduction to Modern Art

Join artist Richard Gunning, as he explores the history of Modern Art in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The four week course will examine the exciting and dynamic changes that took place in art as it responded to, and occasionally anticipated a rapidly changing world. It is a period that has produced some of the most powerful, and at times bewildering, and beautiful works in Western Art. This is a course for anyone who is curious about the art of our times and its not too... [More]

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Understanding Colour Basics

How do you mix colours so you don’t end up with mud? This workshop with Karen Frankel is designed so you come away understanding how to use colour to enhance your pencil, pen or charcoal sketches. You will use different drawing media during the workshop although the principles are applicable to any medium. As materials are provided this is an ideal way to explore different mediums before making decisions on what you would like to pursue and purchase. THINGS TO KNOW • The workshop... [More]

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The Insider's Guide to: Love and Beauty in Italian Renaissance Art

The subjects of love, beauty, and attraction mesmerized Renaissance men and women. Love can bring pleasure or pain and beauty can inspire lascivious thoughts or bring us closer to the divine. The great Renaissance paintings on the themes of love and marriage owe their rich complexity, and often ambiguity, of meaning to the existence of a broad range of contemporary thought on love and beauty. This lecture will discuss artworks by famous masters, such as Botticelli, Leonardo, and... [More]

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Creative Travel Photography for Digital Camera

photo by Nick Melidonis The lure of travel is often the reason many people buy a digital camera, especially if they want something more than mobile phone snaps. Everybody who travels wants to return with stunning memories of the people and places they have experienced. Learn how to capture great travel images with one of Australia’s top travel and photo tours photographers, Nick Melidonis and ensure the time you spend on travel is reflected in high impact photography. This... [More]

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Plan Your 2020 Marketing

For creatives, bloggers, small business owners and more: get a head start for your social media and blogging plans for 2020 with this half-day workshop. Whether you use Facebook, Instagram, blogging, other platforms or a combination, this workshop will help you analyse how you have been doing and make some awesome plans for the future. We will start with a review of 2019 and set some goals for 2020, then talk about how best to use a content calendar to maximise audience engagement... [More]

Introduction to Screenwriting

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. There’s never been a better time to start a career as a screenwriter. With technological breakthroughs bringing the cost of making and distributing movies down to almost nothing, there’s going to be a huge demand for great scripts—and for people who can write them. Whether you want to write micro-budget indie films or Hollywood blockbusters, this course will teach you everything you need to know... [More]

Drawing for Non-Drawers

Overcome the fear of putting your mark on paper by learning some basic drawing techniques in a fun and relaxed environment. This includes learning how to see through an artist’s eyes so that you can put these new skills into practice. Discover how to draw creatively even if you think you can’t. This is a structured workshop that provides both information and exercises to get you working creatively even if you think you can’t. You will learn visual and practical skills that will... [More]

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The Insider's Guide to: Treasured Cargo of the Batavia- rubbish worth millions

Before dawn on the morning of June 4, 1629, the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia struck a reef at the Abrolhos Islands, some 70 kilometres off the Western Australian coast. More than seven months earlier the ship had left the Netherlands to make its way to the city of Batavia (present-day Jakarta), carrying silver, gold and jewels and 341 passengers and crew. During the shipwreck, 40 of them drowned. The others found safety on a nearby island, but had to fear for their lives... [More]

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How to Show More than Tell

The art of exposition – showing not telling – is a subtle one. Behind every story there is an entire world complete with a history and peopled by real-life characters. How does the writer handle this mass of detail? This workshop shows how and where writers can employ techniques to weave exposition into the fabric of the story so readers are scarcely aware of being given essential information. Stories do not come out of a void. There is much the reader needs to know about the time,... [More]

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Writing dramatic dialogue

Spanish for Beginners I

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND “Gabby Dolfi's Spanish course was excellent and her lesson delivery was always so productive. This made my beginners extension course a very rewarding experience!” Cheryl Penson 2019 Whether you’re enjoying some tapas in the middle of Madrid, or haggling at the markets in Buenos Aires, you’ll get to know the wonderful locals better with some basic Spanish language. Using a communicative approach, students practise language in real and recognisable situations... [More]

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