Art schools in Sydney: Colleges of design, fashion design, graphic design degree course, media arts career training, digital arts schools, fine art, animation schools, performing arts, drama lessons, painting classes, culinary arts certification, diploma courses..
Situated in the heart of North Sydney's central business district, Raffles College of Design and Commerce is a registered Higher Education Provider in Australia. We specialise in providing high-quality bachelor's and master's degree courses and certificate programmes in design, visual communication, and commerce as it specifically relates to the design industries. While the majority of our students (over 60%) come from Australia, we also welcome international students from all over the world.
We provide a variety of courses, including Fashion Design, Interior Design, Animation and Graphic Design. Our lecturers are active industry practitioners. And this allows them to constantly teach from a real-time perspective of industry practices. This enables us to produce graduates who will be industry-ready, well-respected and successful in their creative careers.
Formerly known as KvB Institute of Technology, we've been around for nearly 30 years. In 2005, the college joined Raffles Education Corporation, Asia Pacific's premier creative design and business education provider. This means that you can study part of your degree at one of our partner campuses in the Asia Pacific region.
Founded in 1988, Whitehouse Institute of Design is a design school in Australia with centrally located campuses in the heart of Sydney, NSW and Melbourne, Victoria. Acknowledged for its high standard of design education, the institute offers a three-year Bachelor of Design degree course with specialisations in Fashion Design, Interior Design and Styling & Creative Direction.
An accredited Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Schools Certificate II program is available for Year 11 & 12 students in NSW and VIC. Design Beginnings Workshops in drawing, illustration and design presentation are offered during school holiday periods for all ages from secondary school onward.
Whitehouse offers a unique learning environment that encourages conceptual development, research and experimentation, and innovative design outcomes in a variety of studio and technical environments.
- Bachelor of Design Degree Course with specialisations in: Fashion Design; Interior Design and Styling and Creative Direction
- Accredited VET in Schools Certificate II program for Year 11 & 12 students
- Design Beginnings Workshops in drawing, illustration and design presentation are offered during school holidays
3. Sydney College of the Arts
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Sydney College of the Arts (SCA) is the visual arts faculty of the University of Sydney. SCA is a premier provider of contemporary art education and research around the world offering undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in contemporary visual arts. SCA’s student population is diverse and one in six students are international students.
Leading the research and practice of contemporary art in Australia since 1976, SCA delivers innovative educational programs that support the professional success of graduates. A faculty of the University of Sydney, SCA continues the tradition of academic excellence associated with Australia’s most established educational institution.
SCA’s campus is located in the historic Kirkbride buildings in Rozelle, a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, and overlooks Sydney harbour. SCA provides free student and visitor parking on campus and is easily accessible by public transport.
The educational programs are studio-based and facilities include computer and multimedia laboratories, print, clay, glass, wood and metal workshops, film / video & sound production and editing facilities, SCA Gallery, SCA library and several student exhibition spaces.
Undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs in visual arts:
- The Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA) is three-year undergraduate degree program for those wishing to establish a practice in the contemporary visual arts, with the option of an honours degree also available.
- Master of Film and Digital Image
- Master of Interactive and Digital Media
- Master of Studio Art
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Specialist short courses in visual art are sometimes available.
4. Shillington College
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Shillington College is a world class Graphic Design college offering full time and part time design courses in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane (Australia) and London and Manchester (UK). The course is continuously adapted to the times and our students are taught by outstanding graphic designers on the latest software. The course is run like a studio so that our students can learn work to realistic industry deadlines. Each student has use of their own computer for the entire course and will graduate with a professional portfolio.
Fully Accredited & Austudy Approved full time and part time graphic design courses (Cert IV in Design). The only prerequisites for the course are excellent English skills, basic knowledge of how to use a computer (either mac or PC) but most of all, a passion for design.
5. Billy Blue College
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Billy Blue College of Design has campuses in North Sydney, NSW and Brisbane, Queensland in Australia. We have grown into a truly inspirational space for design education offering bachelor of applied design degree courses in various fields of design as well as certificate and diploma programs. We are proud to claim an iconic and affectionate place in the hearts and minds of the design community.
For more than 20 years, Billy Blue College of Design has been producing some of Australia’s most creative and successful design graduates. Originally founded by industry professionals, Billy Blue is a creative hub where current practicing professionals come to teach and meet with students and staff.
At Billy Blue we don’t work in a theoretical vacuum. Our qualifications, whether vocational courses or higher education bachelor degrees, are born out of our original mission of ‘design education for designers by designers.’ At Billy Blue we proudly produce ‘thinkers who can do’.
- Bachelor of Applied Design (Communication)
- Bachelor of Applied Design (Branded Environment)
- Bachelor of Applied Design (Digital Media)
- Bachelor of Applied Design (Commercial Interiors)
- Bachelor of Applied Design (Residential Interiors)
- Bachelor of Applied Design (Branded Fashion)
- Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts
- Diploma of Printing and Graphic Arts (Digital Production)
- Certificate III in Design Fundamentals
6. Len's School, Sydney
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Len's School is Len Metcalf’s photography courses and tours, located in Sydney, NSW. With over 25 years experience and specialist training, Len is one of the few photography teachers with art, photography and educational qualifications. Highly regarded as a landscape photographer he is regularly invited to mentor and train vocational teachers and corporate facilitators.
With this background you will find a well crafted course that has specific learning experiences designed into the program to ensure that you gain the most benefit from your attendance of the course. This is in sharp contrast to many courses which are run by expert photographers who don’t have an educational background.
The courses are usually run at Leonard’s personal studio in Leura, located close to all a wide choice of accommodation such as hotels, hostels and bed & breakfasts. The studio has excellent access to the stunning Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. Most courses include indoor and outdoor sessions, and where possible the opportunity to develop your films or examine your work on laptops so that you can receive instant feedback on your progress.
- Len's Workshop - Photography workshop for beginners concentrating on camera craft.
- Creative Lens - For intermediate and advanced photographers wishing to explore their creativity.
- Landscape Photography Workshop
- Mentor Program & critiques
- Local photography tours
- Panoramic Photography Workshop
- Digital imagine Workshop
7. Sydney Art School
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Sydney Art School is an an Independent School for Visual Arts located in the Baulkham Hills area of Sydney. We provide Art Classes and Workshops in the Hills District. Because of a deep personal love of art and enjoying exploring all forms of visual art, we created an art school to help others share the pleasure of discovering their own personal creativity. Classes are available in painting, life drawing, drawing, figure painting, creative jewelery, impressionism & modern art.
Our art school is designed to cater for all levels of experience, from beginners to experienced artists. As a student at Sydney Art School you have the opportunity to learn from a variety of tutors with a diverse range of skills and perspectives. This engages you in a wider range of learning experiences and accelerates the development of your artistic ability.Our art class sizes are small because having well credentialed tutors is not enough. You also need to get time for personal instruction.
Art Classes and Workshops. Classes are available in painting, life drawing, drawing, figure painting, creative jewelery, impressionism & moderntart. Suitable for all levels plus portfolio preparation for entry to tertiary fine arts diploma or degree.
8. Artbrush, Sydney
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Artbrush is a quality art school located in Cherrybrook, a north-western suburb of Sydney in the Hills District, NSW. Artbrush offers art training and tuition for all levels from complete beginner to advanced artists, with both children's and adult's classes available. We cover all disciplines in art including painting and drawing. At Artbrush, we have our own artistic ideas and we are interested in developing yours.
Our classes are open classes where you can do any kind of artwork you wish. Support and advice is given in whatever media the student works. You can learn to paint in oils, watercolour and acrylics, on canvas or paper. Bring whatever materials you wish to learn to use and we will show you how. We can advise you on what to get to start off in any area.
Artbrush will take you from where you are now to where you want to be. With our talented and highly experienced art tutors, we will develop your unique artistic talent.
Art classes and tuition for both children and adults of all levels (beginner to advanced) and all styles:
- Weekday open art classes (painting and drawing)
- Children's art classes (group classes)
- Children's private art classes: One-on-one, individual tuition
- Adult art classes covering all levels and disciplines
9. Elizabeth Bence Fashion School, Sydney
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Situated in Gordon, Sydney, New South Wales in eastern Australia, the Elizabeth Bence Fashion School is committed to teaching all the skills needed to design, create and survive in the high powered fashion world. Established since 1997 the fashion college offers a varied program of certificate and diploma courses and training covering design, garment assembly, drawing, colour, textiles, pattern making, garment construction, couture dressmaking, illustration, sketching, figure movement and rendering and thus provides a comprehensive education for those wishing to embrace a career in the fashion industry.
Our main fashion courses include the Certificate IV Course, the Diploma and the Advanced Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Technology. We are a registered training organisation with the NSW VETAB. Training is open to students desirous of developing creative and technical skills to enter or further their opportunities in the field of fashion design. With a specifically designed curriculum, the college founder, Mrs Elizabeth Bence, and her team, ensure classes are small and intimate, with particular focus to one on one tuition.
- Courses and Training covering aspects of design including garment assembly, drawing, colour, textiles, pattern making, garment construction, couture dressmaking, illustration, sketching, figure movement and rendering, developing fashion range, buying, merchandising, costing, marketing, management
- Certificate IV in Applied Fashion Design and Technology
- Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Technology
- Advanced Diploma of Applied Fashion Design & Technology
- Further Education Opportunities
10. Julian Ashton Art School - Australia's Oldest Art School
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Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney offers full and part time courses to all students if there is a place, from 18 years to mature age, beginners and advanced. All our tutors are exhibiting artists dedicated to providing the perfect balance of individual tuition that allows students to proceed at their own pace. Diplomas and Certificates are awarded and Scholarships may be competed for by all enrolled students. They include; the Sir William Dobell, John Olsen, Brett Whiteley and Thea Proctor Scholarships.
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