Little Art Big Art is run by teacher and artist Rachel Morris, which she said specialises in fun, colourful and creative art classes, parties, and events for little to big artists.
Each month with the help of Hobsons Bay council, Rachel runs free art sessions at the Woods Street Arts Space and the arts department.
“It’s targeted for younger children from three years of age through to 15 or 16 years of age,” she said.
The sessions are open to Hobsons Bay residents, but Rachel said they have participants from all over Melbourne.
“We usually have 20 children in a class run by a staff member who runs the session based on my program.
“The sessions are what we call open ended sessions, so we will have a scene and it’s about exploring the art materials, understanding what they can do and combining different materials.
“It’s not a teacher-led session so usually just suggest outcomes as such, but it’s not about what it looks like at the end it’s more about learning how to manipulate the materials.”
Rachel said feedback from the community has always been positive so she will continue to pursue the sessions among other community-led initiatives.
“People want it, they love it because It’s a free community event.
“it’s accessible by all residents and the reason why it is going strong is because the community loves it.
“It is an activity targeted for younger children rather than school aged children, and they love that it’s at a studio.
“We also have children’s week coming up in October, so we’ve got some free sessions hosted in the studio and based around children’s week.”
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Jennifer Pittorino
