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Box Hill Community Arts Centre
Term 2 Program
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22 April – 22 June

Activate your artistic side with our creative, lifestyle and performing arts classes & workshops for all ages this autumn.

All ages
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Venue hire
Venue Hire
Explore our spaces

Many of the spaces within our facilities are available for hire. Click through to each of our facilities to view the spaces, price schedules and amenities.

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Learn with us
Browse our Term 2 workshops
14 April – 2 June

Explore a variety of affordable workshops this autumn, featuring cooking, ceramics, jewellery making, and a diverse selection of visual arts. 

Browse our Term 2 workshops
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Matsudo Celebration
Explore the Matsudo courses and workshops
14 – 26 May

We have exciting workshops and events planned to celebrated our sister city relationship with Matsudo Japan.

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BHCAC Toon Time
Toon Time
Learn techniques for drawing your own cartoons. Focus on facial expressions and body language, character and story world design, comic page layout, pencilling, ink and colouring.
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Box Hill Community Arts Centre
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Art for Kids
Children can let their imaginations run wild while exploring the art of drawing, painting and collage.
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  • Children
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Box Hill Community Arts Centre
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Expression Through Art for Kids 7–12 years
Let your little artists unleash their creativity at 'Expression Through Art for Kids' - a fun-filled kids' art course.
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  • Children
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Strathdon House & Orchard Precinct
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Creative Art Skills for Junior Artists
Develop observational techniques and refine drawing skills while also exploring various art methods such as drawing, painting, collage and printmaking.
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  • Children
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Box Hill Community Arts Centre
BHCAC Youth Oil Painting
Youth Oil Painting
This beginner friendly class for teens is designed for students to learn and explore all the basics of oil painting.
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  • Children
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Box Hill Community Arts Centre
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Expression Through Art for Adults (Thursdays)
Join our Holistic Creative Arts Therapist, Kerrie Jacobs for a fun filled creative night each week for 6 consecutive weeks!
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  • Adult
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Strathdon House & Orchard Precinct
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Blossom Jar: Inspired by Japan
In this exhibition see ceramics by Australian and Japanese artists, backgrounded by scenes from Japanese prints, all from Whitehorse Art Collection.
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  • Art Exhibition
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Painting Nature with Watercolour - May
Be inspired by the beautiful gardens and natural surroundings at Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct while learning how to paint nature with watercolour.
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Strathdon House & Orchard Precinct

Venues & Festivals across Creative Whitehorse

The City of Whitehorse is one of the most dynamic art and cultural hubs in metropolitan Melbourne. There’s something for everyone – exhibitions, music, theatre, heritage, and art and craft.

Creative Whitehorse: connecting you to a creative community. 

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Artspace
A gallery hosting curated exhibitions on contemporary subjects, with invited artists and works from its fine collection.
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Box Hill Community Arts Centre
Our well-loved community arts centre, with excellent, accessible term/holiday programs and topical exhibitions.
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Box Hill Town Hall
A historic building hosting events of all sizes: with a stage, catering facilities, hireable spaces and amenities.
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Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum Complex
Historic cottage and museum complex surrounded by hectares of bushland, open weekends and available for school tours.
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Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct
A heritage building and vast green space, host to classes, events and sustainability-focussed programs for all ages.
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Whitehorse Festivals Season
Festivals are one of the most loved programs in the City of Whitehorse, with over 45,000 people attending annually.