MEGANZ SVA Courses

About our Art Development Courses

Our philosophy is to follow the student.

We begin by discussing what the students individual interests are and researching to initiate the process of creating around those interests.
Searching for visual references, experimentation and drawing is usually the point of all beginnings.
Once ideas begin to emerge, students can expand their exploration into other disciplines such as painting, mixed media or sculpture depending on which mediums their subject dictates.
Your tutor will demonstrate the techniques you will need to employ throughout each chosen project.
We will also study other artists who display similar styles, techniques or interests with their work, to help inform the students direction.
Throughout the terms there will be a mix of tutor directed group work as well as the individual student initiated learning.

At MEGANZ SVA you can begin your creative journey from these disciplines below -

Drawing - Traditional and contemporary drawing
Painting - Acrylic/Oils/ Watercolour and mixed media
Sculpture - Clay, Polymer Clay, Collage and Mixed media, etc ...
Research - A Visual Diary is used for your thinking/planning side to your work.
We would like you to have a Visual Diary to enable you to collect your thoughts and ideas around your chosen subject. When researching you can look on the internet to collect online images, take your own photo references, draw from your imagination, do observational drawings to add to your brains image bank. You can find phrases/poems you like, record your colour tests for paintings you are working on, etc, etc. Your visual diary is also great for looking back on your work and seeing your progress, clarifying your ideas and expanding on what you have done before.

This course is also ideal for college-age students who need help with their Art-boards and to create and accumulate work for University Portfolios.
(Casual classes are available at a slightly higher rate, see below. Handy during exam times).

Our Art Development courses are aimed at - Tweens, Teens and Adults
Because students work on their own projects and at their own pace I have mixed ages within most of the classes.
Class sizes are kept to no more then eight students per class.

Scroll down for course times and fees.
Hope to meet you and/or your child soon..

Art Development Courses, 2022

Term 1, beginning - Tuesday 2nd February

1.0 & 1.5 hour classes are available which run for eight weeks
Courses are aimed at age 9 through to adults
Or more focused - 'One-on-one' lessons

(MEGANZ SVA will open again in the New Year under the new Covid Traffic Light System.
Under Red and Orange this requires students to present their Vaccination Pass on entering and to wear a mask.
As our classes have mixed ages in each class and this being a home based school, unfortunately at this stage we cannot accept students under 12 years old who have not been fully vaccinated.)

Course Times:

For classes run during the week, the 1.5 hour classes normally run from 3.30pm-5.00pm. However if your child is at a nearby school and wants to start a little earlier or run later, please discuss this with us.
(Eg - If you can't get here until 4.00pm then a 1.5 hr class can go to 5.30pm).
Weekend class times stay as they are and marked below

Tues - 3.30 - 5.00pm
or (between 3.15 to 5.30).
Begins - 1st February

Wed - 3.30 - 5.00 pm
or (between 3.15 to 5.30 pm).
Begins - 2nd February

Thurs - 3.30 - 5.00 pm
or (between 3.15 - 5.30 pm). (Teen class)
Begins - 3rd February

Saturday - 9.30 - 11.00 am
Begins - 5th February

Saturday - 11.00 - 12.30 pm.
Begins - 5th February

Casual and One-on-one rates - see below.

Manga Chibi Character. By Pheobe. Age 9

Course fees:

One class per week for eight weeks
(Rate per class - $20.00 per hour.)

1 x 1.0 hr class per wk - $160.00
1 x 1.5 hr class per wk - $240.00

Two Classes per week - 10% discount
(10% discount rate if you book 2 classes.)

2 x 1.0 hr classes per wk - $288.00
2 x 1.5 hr classes per wk - $432.00

Two or more children from one family
x eight classes - minus 10% Discount

1 x 1.0 hr class per wk - $144.00 per student
1 x 1.5 hr class per wk - $216.00 per student -
(Eg: x2 siblings for one x 1.5 hr class per week = $432.00)

If you bring a friend and they sign up for the term you will receive a voucher for one free lesson or equivalent discount from the following term fee.

Also there is Casual and One-on-one rates - See below

Ink Drawing by Manea H - Age 13

Phone/Text Megan to make a time to meet and discuss either you or your child's artistic goals.

Look forward to hearing from you.

(Minimum number of 3 students required for a course to go ahead).

A material list is given out at the first class or at the first meeting.

Bring a pencil & rubber on the first day.

Casual and One-on-one Tuition - info is below

Cup and saucer by Hannah LW, in Watercolour

Art Development Course Casual Rates:

Casual lessons - $38.00 per 1.5 hr class.

(If students want to pay casually for the classes during a term,
the rate increases by $4.00 per 1.0 hour class rate from the normal full term course fees.)
These casual classes are handy around college exam times,
when a whole term course is not possible but help is still needed.

One-on-one
Focused lessons: $50.00 per hour for adults. $40.00 per hour for students.

Contact Megan to make a time to meet and discuss your needs.

Teenage Art Development Course

Beginning Thursday 3rd February for 8 weeks, Term 1, 2022 (See above for details)

And how about -

Designing and organizing your own Group or Workshop

Are you keen to organize your own group – friends/family/teachers/office bonding session -
You may want to start a life drawing group, or try a clay or Polymer clay modelling class of your own,
or specific drawing/painting exercises designed to your needs, etc. Up to you!
Please phone and we can plan something together.

Workshop or course Fee's will be the same hourly rate as above, of $20.00 per hour, per student.
Plus a small course design fee and any material fees needed for the course.

A Viking character by Gaius J. Made in Plastercine

Look forward to working with you and/or your child.

All courses are GST inclusive.
Payment can be made by cash or online payment.
Course payments are to be made in full before or on the first day of the course or by prior arrangement.
If a class is missed during the term, students are able to attend one of the other class times during that term to catch up. If a student is unable to do this it will have to be forfeited.