Art Club - Wednesdays (Prep to Grade 4) - Term 4 2025

What's it all about?

Children in Prep to Grade 4 are invited to join Penelope for some creative fun, exploring a variety of themes, mediums and techniques.

In Term 4, students will dive into a range of projects while expanding their understanding of the creative process. They’ll experiment with mono-printing inspired by the Impressionist approach, in connection with the current NGV exhibition in Melbourne, as well as explore basic 3D modelling and watercolour techniques.

Students will also focus on seasonal crafts, celebrating Halloween and Christmas.

All materials are supplied.

Who will be teaching?

Penelope is a Trentham-based artist with a deep love of nature, particularly plant life, and a passion for patterning and Japanese design. She often combines traditional art techniques with digital technologies to create works with rich layers of meaning and high aesthetic appeal.

Born into a family of artists, Penelope has been immersed in visual culture throughout her schooling and tertiary studies. She studied graphic design at Monash University and textile design at RMIT University. She has lectured in interior design at Holmesglen Institute and continues to share her expertise, most recently guiding primary school students in multimedia art projects.

Find Penelope on Instagram: @penelope.cato

Term 4 2025 Information

Art Club (Prep to Grade 4) will run for 8 weeks between Wednesday 15th October until Wednesday 10th December between 3.45pm and 5pm (there is no class on Wednesday 5th November due to the Melbourne Cup Day Public Holiday the previous day).

Art Club (Prep to Grade 4) will take place in The Undercroft of the Woodend Neighbourhood House (access is via the gates next to the skate park, off Margery Crescent).

If you wish to join the class after the term has begun, our booking system will allow you to book for the remaining classes - assuming there is space.

If this class is full, there is an alternate class on Tuesday nights which may have space.

Please note it is advised that participants bring along an art smock or old shirt.

Art Club will run with a minimum of 6 participants and a maximum of 15 participants.