A Creative Studio participant wearing a pink, blue, yellow and white vest and a white collared shirt holds up three postage stamps.
Program

Creative Studio

Series
Dates Vary
Multiple Venues

Powerhouse and TAFE NSW are collaborating on new creative skills opportunities for young people in Western Sydney.

Creative Studio engages leading Sydney creatives, scientists and educators alongside TAFE NSW students to deliver free weekend and school holiday programs.

The hands-on workshops are inspired directly by the Powerhouse Collection and combine science, arts and play.

Events

Overhead shot of person with creative desk.

Creative Studio: Capsule Documentary – Parramatta

14—16 Apr WorkshopPHIVE
A child’s hands assemble a circuit with a light bulb on a snap-together electronic kit, showcasing a hands-on learning moment.

Creative Studio: Engineering

15—24 Apr WorkshopPHIVE
Two film images side by side – an overhead view of Ben Styles working on a product at a desk.

Creative Studio: Product Design

15—17 Apr WorkshopUTS Building 5
People walking down a runway clapping, wearing green flowy items.

Creative Studio: Sustainable Fashion

22—24 Apr WorkshopPHIVE
Crew member holding a clapper board with two young children in the background. Text written in chalk on the ground says "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP"

Creative Studio: Capsule Documentary – Queanbeyan

22—24 Apr WorkshopThe Q Exhibition Space
Illustration of a power station

Creative Studio: Grace Barnes – Parramatta

Ended 5 Jul 2023WorkshopPHIVE
Illustration of a power station

Creative Studio: Grace Barnes – Maitland

Ended 12 Jul 2023WorkshopTAFE Maitland
Creative Studio: Stephanie Martei 

Creative Studio: Stephanie Martei 

Ended 27 Sept 2023Multi-Day EventPHIVE
Cartoon figure jumping and launching light balls in the sky

Creative Studio: Joshua Yasserie

Ended 6 Oct 2023Multi-Day EventPHIVE
Kaleidoscope rainbow

Creative Studio: Scott Baker – Parramatta

Ended 11 Jan 2024WorkshopPHIVE
Kaleidoscope of yellow and brown

Creative Studio: Scott Baker – Bega

Ended 17 Jan 2024WorkshopBega Connected Learning Centre
Creative Studio: Angela Blake

Creative Studio: Angela Blake

Ended 19 Apr 2024WorkshopPHIVE
Creative Studio: Engineering

Creative Studio: Engineering

Ended 24 Apr 2024WorkshopTAFE Wetherill Park
Creative Studio: All The Best Radio

Creative Studio: All The Best Radio

Ended 24 Apr 2024WorkshopPHIVE
Digital illustration of a human figure.

Creative Studio: Digital Illustration Parramatta

Ended 10 Jul 2024WorkshopPHIVE
Young figure is building a device.

Creative Studio: Engineering

Ended 19 Jul 2024WorkshopTAFE Mount Druitt
Digital illustration of a human figure.

Creative Studio: Digital Illustration Wagga Wagga

Ended 17 Jul 2024WorkshopTAFE Wagga Wagga
Child working on a projection map.

Creative Studio: Projection Mapping

Ended 17 Jul 2024WorkshopCreative Studio
Illustration of crowds protesting.

Creative Studio: Blak World Building

Ended 2 Oct 2024WorkshopPHIVE
Construction from above.

Creative Studio: Engineering

Ended 11 Oct 2024WorkshopPHIVE
Creative Studio: Motion Capture

Creative Studio: Motion Capture

Ended 10 Oct 2024WorkshopPHIVE
A drawing of four standing robot figures holding sets of scales and with the central figure starting to disintegrate, set against a purple-blue background.

Creative Studio: Photobashing

Ended 10 Jan 2025WorkshopPHIVE
Photo of an indoor art installation that comprises scaffolding with a video screen and a soft sculpture of a creature with an orange face and purple ears.

Creative Studio: Digital Puppetry

Ended 17 Jan 2025WorkshopPHIVE
Three square robots – coloured (from left to right) grey, white and black, and with legs and eyes – stand on a wooden platform with a blurred background.

Creative Studio: Engineering

Ended 31 Jan 2025WorkshopPHIVE

TAFE x Powerhouse Creative Studio

A Creative Studio participant wearing a red and black shirt and braided pigtails draws on a touch screen.
A hand holding a pen draws a curved black line on a piece of paper
A Creative Studio participant wearing a black hoodie leans over a table and is drawing.
A Creative Studio participant wearing a colourful singlet and a watch holds up a small piece of Lego
A Creative Studio participant wearing a black and red shirt holds up a ‘Bat Girl’ comic book
Creative Studio facilitator Gilliam Kayrooz gestures towards a screen
A Creative Studio student leans over a table and is painting

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