Welcome to paintbox! We offer a unique selection of services in the creative arts that can be customised and combined to suit your event, party or festival.
Weekly Art Lessons
Our weekly art lessons are on offer during the school term as well as summer holidays for children aged 6, all the way up to high-school. Each term focuses on a subject or an art movement. In previous terms, we have covered the fundamentals of painting, watercolour techniques for beginners, the great masters, the impressionists, the surrealists, art around the world and many more.
We also offer regular art sessions for adults, for beginner and experienced artists. These sessions provide the space and guidance for artists who would like to learn how to paint or to further develop their art practice.
We use a myriad of art mediums including watercolour, gouache, acrylic, oil pastels, charcoal, ink, graphite and many others.
Weekly Group Guitar and Ukulele Lessons
Our group guitar and ukulele lessons are designed for children, aged 6+, and adults, and are suitable for beginners. Engaging and inclusive, our classes invite inspiring musicians to discover the joy of playing the guitar and the concert ukulele. Each lesson gives participants a supportive and fun environment, ensuring that beginners of all ages can explore the fundamentals of guitar and ukulele playing with ease. Classes are small with a maximum of 4 students. Each participant is provided a guitar and ukulele during sessions.
Private, Corporate and Community Events
Our private, corporate and community art events have been a hit especially with children and families! We have provided numerous art booths at community events including Australia Day Celebrations, FeNaClNG Festivals, Christmas at the Quarter, Youth Week 2024, The Youth Shed and Cossack Art Awards Public Programming 2023 as well as private paint-and-sip events.
Our art booths are specifically designed to engage and inspire our young artists in creating art using exciting art mediums that are appropriate for a variety of ages.
We provide corporate team-building painting workshops to local industry, including Rio Tinto and Yara, with very positive reception .
Corporate and private workshops are long format sessions, from 2 to 5 hours, involving easy to follow step-by-step art instruction demystifying the process of art creation and empowering participants to create beautiful works of art. Corporate and private sessions have a minimum of 8 participants (beginner and experienced), with all materials and tools provided.
Community Group Drumming
Our collective drumming activities bring people together in a shared musical experience. These drumming sessions involve playing various types of drums and percussion instruments in unison, creating rhythmic patterns and melodies.
The goal of community group drumming is to foster a sense of togetherness, unity, and connection. It is an inclusive and interactive platform where people of all ages, backgrounds, and musical abilities can come together to express themselves, relieve stress, and have fun.
Our drumming sessions take many forms including drum circles, workshops, classes, and community events and are guided experiences through different rhythms, techniques, and improvisational exercises.
Community group drumming has been shown to offer numerous benefits, including:
Stress relief and relaxation
Improved coordination and motor skills
Enhanced communication and teamwork
Increased self-confidence and creativity
Cultural appreciation and learning
Community group drumming is a powerful tool for building connections, promoting well-being, and celebrating the universal language of music within a community setting. We provide djembe drums, darbukas, mini dun-duns and other percussion instruments in these drumming events.
Avant-garde Face Painting
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We have a team of 1 Senior and 3 Junior Face Painters, the very best paintbox artists, who love bringing joy and magic to festivals, parties and community events.
Avant-garde face painting is a style of face painting that pushes the boundaries of traditional techniques and designs. Instead of sticking to conventional patterns and colours, avant-garde face painters experiment with innovative concepts, materials, painterly techniques and application methods to create unique and often abstract designs.
In avant-garde face painting, artists may use unconventional tools, like sponges, brushes, or even their fingers, to apply makeup or face paint. They might also incorporate various materials such as glitter, sequins, feathers, and other embellishments to enhance the design and add texture.
The aim of avant-garde face painting is to challenge perceptions, evoke emotions, and make a bold artistic statement. It often blurs the lines between makeup artistry, fashion, and visual arts, creating visually striking and thought-provoking designs that captivate and inspire.
Community Graffiti Wall
A collaborative graffiti wall event is a fun and engaging gathering where artists and community members come together to create a shared mural or graffiti art piece on a designated wall or space. Participants can collaborate to design and paint the mural, combining their artistic skills and ideas to produce a unified and visually striking artwork or go in with complete freedom of expression, allowing the artworks to take form organically. These events promote creativity, community engagement, and cultural exchange, turning spaces into vibrant showcases of collaborative artistry and inspiration.
Do-It-Yourself Face Painting
Unlike professional face painting done by artists, our very popular DIY face painting provides participants the space and freedom to play and experiment using themselves or their friends as the canvas.
With the help of stencils, brushes, sponges, and different colours of face paint and cosmetic grade colouring pens and pencils, individuals can create a wide range of designs, from simple shapes and patterns to more elaborate characters and themes.
DIY face painting offers a playful and artistic way for people of all ages to express themselves, unleash their creativity, and add a touch of whimsy or drama to special occasions. This activity is perfect for birthday parties and community events and festivals.
Easy Origami
Origami is the art of paper folding using simple and straightforward folding techniques to create various shapes, objects, and designs. It's a great introduction to the traditional Japanese art of origami, making it accessible and enjoyable for people of all ages and skill levels.
These simple origami projects typically require basic folding patterns and a single square piece of paper, making them ideal for beginners who would like to enhance fine motor skills, learn a new craft, and improve problem-solving skills.
Easy origami is a relaxing and meditative art form that encourages, patience and focus while appreciating Japanese culture and traditions. With practice, beginners can gradually progress to more complex origami designs and techniques, exploring the endless possibilities of this timeless paper art form.
This craft activity is perfect for parties, community events, and workshops and can be combined with other activities on offer.
