Bush Studio
Students in Years 3 to 11 enrolled at NSW public schools are invited to participate in a suite of immersive visual arts programs at NSW Department of Education Environmental Education Centres. Opportunities to observe, interpret and respond to their immediate environment will inform students’ artmaking practice across a variety of mediums.
Related professional learning opportunities will also be available that will equip teachers with the skills to implement their own nature-informed visual arts activities at school.
Visual arts opportunities in 2026
The following visual arts opportunities are available in 2026.
Brewongle Environmental Education Centre (Sackville North)
- Years 5 and 6 visual arts camp (camp has concluded)
Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre (East Ryde)
- Years 3 to 6 photography enrichment program
- Primary visual arts professional learning workshop
- Years 3 to 6 visual arts enrichment program (workshop has concluded)
Georges River Environmental Education Centre (south west Sydney)
Gibberagong Environmental Education Centre (Turramurra North)
- Years 7 to 8 visual arts camp
- Years 9 and 10 artist in residence
- Year 12 masterclass
- Years 7 to 12 Songbird Camp (applications have closed)
- Secondary visual arts professional learning workshop (workshop has concluded)
Visual arts opportunities in 2027
The following visual arts opportunities are available in 2027.
Brewongle Environmental Education Centre (Sackville North)
Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre (East Ryde)
- Years 3 to 6 visual arts workshops
- Years 5 to 6 storytellers illustration workshop
- Years 7 to 8 storytellers illustration workshop
- Years 7 to 10 watercolour masterclass
Georges River Environmental Education Centre (south west Sydney)
- Years 9 to 12 creative practice workshop
- Years 9 to 12 landscape masterclass
- Years 9 to 12 watercolour masterclass
- Years 3 to 6 Visual Arts workshops
Gibberagong Environmental Education Centre (Turramurra North)
- Years 7 to 12 landscape masterclass (Cowan)
- Years 7 to 12 scientific illustration masterclass (Cowan)
- Years 7 to 8 visual arts camp
- Years 9 and 10 artist-in-residence
- Years 7 to 12 Songbirds songwriting camp
All Arts Units programs are inclusive. If support is required to participate in the Bush Studio program, please email lily.ferres@det.nsw.edu.au so we can assist.
