Visual arts

Visual arts

Provides resources and supports students and teachers in the visual arts, including gallery exhibitions across NSW, student workshops, professional learning, virtual excursions, events, camps, classes and digital resources.

Explore current opportunities and mark your diaries for upcoming events using the visual arts calendar on this page.

Upcoming applications

Students sit in gully on rocks sketching

Bush Studio – Year 9 and 10 artist in residence

North Turramurra
Years 9 and 10
Bush Studio: artist in residence is a visual arts camp for students in Years 9 and 10, especially those considering further studies in visual arts.
student workshop

Home – express your interest

Region: Metro, Metropolitan South, Regional South, Rural North
Years 5 and 6
The 2026 Home program is seeking primary teachers who are looking to:
Students sit in gully on rocks sketching

Bush Studio – Year 11 masterclass

North Turramurra
Year 11
A visual arts camp for Year 11 students to refine their skills in specific expressive forms as they work alongside carefully selected artists to observe, interpret and respond to their immediate environment at Ku-ring-gai National Park, Bobbin Head.
Students sit in gully on rocks sketching

Bush Studio – secondary visual arts professional learning workshop

North Turramurra
Teachers
An opportunity for secondary visual arts teachers to refine their skills and expertise in specific art forms as they work alongside carefully selected artists to observe, interpret and respond to their immediate environment at Ku-ring-gai National Park, Bobbin Head.
2 students painting with watercolour paints in foreground

Bush Studio – Years 3 to 6 visual arts enrichment program

East Ryde
Years 3 to 6

Date: Tue 25 or Wed 26 Aug 2026 (Term 3 Week 6)
Time: 9:30 am – 2 pm

An invitation to spend the day immersed in, and be inspired by, the unique urban bushland setting of the Field of Mars Reserve and to experiment with a range of mediums to make engaging and interesting artworks.
2 students painting with watercolour paints in foreground

Bush Studio – Years 3 to 6 photography visual arts enrichment excursion

East Ryde
Years 3 to 6

Date: Mon 21 or Tue 22 Sep 2026 (Term 3 Week 10)
Time: 9:30 am – 2 pm

An invitation to spend the day immersed in, and be inspired by, the unique urban bushland setting of the Field of Mars Reserve and to experiment with digital photography to make engaging and interesting artworks.