Square Edge Community Arts regularly runs creative workshops for the community.
We also host independent artists who use our venue hire spaces to run their own creative workshops.
Square Edge Community Arts Workshops
SECA run classes!
To book these workshops email reception@ca.org.nz
Join artist Liza Haarhoff for a relaxed, five-part intaglio printmaking series
for adults—no experience or perfection required, just curiosity—designed to build confidence and finish with a
small edition of expressive prints.
email reception@ca.org.nz to register
Ink Without Perfectionism
5 week course
Wednesday 6.30-8.00pm
1st april – 29 april
$125 per person
all materials provided
47 The Square, Palmerston North
Workshop 1: A Taste of Ink – Playful Marks & First Impressions.
This is a fun and exploratory introduction to Intaglio printmaking where you get to experience the basics of printmaking, tools, inking, and pulling a first small print through a pasta maker.
Workshop 2: Scratches, Scribbles and First Prints.
Experiment with different kinds of mark making by creating your first Intaglio drypoint – no masterpieces expected! Experience the different print effects of mark making from different plates.
Workshop 3: Tone, Texture & Happy Accidents.
Embrace a non-perfectionistic creative response to unexpected results by thinking creatively around accidents. Explore tonal depth, building texture, and layer your image.
Workshop 4: Images with Attitude.
We adopt a simple non-perfectionistic approach to the secrets of punchy images by translating loose marks into expressive images, trusting simple imagery and making creative decisions.
Workshop 5: Printing Party and Mini Edition.
This is the celebratory moment of your playful printmaking series where you get to make a small edition. We cover edition printing basics such as consistent printing, signing and numbering prints, maker’s marks, reflection and next steps.
Spend a morning with artist Liza Haarhoff making a crepe paper flower
email reception@ca.org.nz to register
crepe paper flower workshops
peony
Saturday 21 march
10.30am-1.00pm
Chrysanthemum
wednesday 8 april
11.00am-1.30pm
$25.00 per person
All materials provided
Suitable for ages 12+
Please note: this includes a 30 minute lunch break. Bring your lunch with you or grab some sushi from Sakura Sushi & Coffe Bar!
email reception@ca.org.nz to register
Pottery beginners course
6 week course
Thursdays 6.30-8.30pm
19th feb – 26th march
$250 per person
Course fee includes:
6 classes, clay, tools, glazes and firings
47 The Square, Palmerston North
This 6-week beginner pottery course is an introduction to working with clay, designed for people who’ve never tried pottery before (or just want to start from the basics).
Across the course, you’ll explore a range of hand-building techniques and learn how to shape, join, and refine clay while creating functional pieces. There’s plenty of room to experiment, add your own style, and enjoy the process.
In the final sessions, you’ll focus on finishing and decorating your work before learning how to glaze your pieces. All work is fired for you and ready to collect a few weeks after the final class.
No experience needed — just curiosity, comfortable clothes, and a willingness to get a little messy.
fibre art drop in!
every Friday, 11am-2pm
workshop space, ground floor
free – no registration required
Drop in any time between 11am and 2pm to work alongside and meet other fibre artists in the community.
Workshops By Independent Artists
To book these workshops contact the artists directly
Watercolour classes
with jodi calkin
email jodianacalkin@gmail.com to register!
Location:
Creative Space, Level 1
Square Edge community arts
47 The Square







