Workshops & Talks

Get creative at MAMA’s monthly, informal Life Drawing program after-hours. Life drawing is a foundation skill for students to gain experience sketching and drawing the human figure from a live model. Located in our MAMA Studio, sessions will be held monthly on a Thursday evening. These sessions are untutored and are open to all levels,…

Learn new skills in this weaving workshop for kids. MAMA Studio’s weaving workshop taps into children’s imagination, allowing them to express and create with a new medium, whilst learning basic skills in weaving. This workshop is for primary school-aged children, run by ceramicist and textile artist, Allie McCleary. Participants should have completed at least one…

Comic books and graphic novels are taking the world by storm, allowing artists to express themselves through illustrated narratives. This workshop is for students who show an interest in drawing pop culture characters and are ready to advance their skills and gain confidence in developing their own characters and narrative. Our tutor, Kieran Jack, is…

Get creative and messy at this clay sculpture workshop for kids. MAMA Studio’s clay workshop allows children to create anything that interests them, whilst learning skills in clay, such as shaping the clay and joining pieces. This workshop is for primary school-aged children, run by ceramicist and textile artist, Allie McCleary. Participants should have completed…

Get inspired, improve your skills and meet new people. Join a sketching session facilitated by a MAMA staff member, where teens will sketch at their own pace in response to an artwork in the museum. This program is open to all high school-age participants, and no previous art-making experience is necessary. Dry materials are provided,…