Art workshops in Queenstown
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Kasia Hebda Studio runs art workshops in Queenstown from a boutique creative studio.
For anyone craving a real artist's experience - total beginners, returning creatives, locals, and visitors. Expert techniques, quality materials, 20+ years of creative experience in the room.
Be surprised by what you can make.
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You'll leave with
more than you expect.
Since 2022, Kasia has guided hundreds of students through original workshops and courses built around real techniques and quality materials.
Her teaching gives you the tools to make - and the mindset to keep going long after the class ends.
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What's On Now →Art Workshops in Queenstown
Watercolour, acrylic and life drawing classes in Queenstown. Find your next creative escape.
NZ Birds · 5-Week Watercolour Course
Learn the foundations of watercolour while painting native birds of Aotearoa. Build confidence step by step through guided weekly studies. Next term starts 23 July (week 2 falls on Friday 31 July).
NZ Landscapes · 6-Week Acrylic Painting Course
A structured 6-week acrylic course focused on building strong foundations in landscape painting - composition, colour mixing, layering and completing finished works, using NZ landscapes as inspiration.
Portrait Painting · 5-Week Acrylic Course
A structured 5-week acrylic portrait course focused on foundational portrait techniques, proportions, colour mixing and building a finished painting step by step. Next term starts Thursday 27 August; drop-in spaces still available.
Paint & Nibble! · Aurora · Painting Night
A relaxed evening painting the aurora over the Remarkables. Sip your favourite drink while you make something fun - BYOB, no skills required. Held on the first Friday of the month.
Mt Cook · Watercolour Workshop
A half-day watercolour workshop painting Aoraki / Mt Cook, Aotearoa's highest peak. All levels welcome, all materials included.
Wānaka · NZ Birds · Watercolour Workshop
A full-day watercolour workshop in Wanaka, painting the native birds of Aotearoa. All levels welcome, all materials included.
QAS Life Drawing Classes
Guided weekly sessions drawing from a live model. Book as you go - take the weeks that suit you, in a relaxed, supportive environment.
Silvereye · Watercolour Workshop
A full-day watercolour workshop painting the Silvereye / Tauhou, one of Aotearoa's best-loved native birds. Learn the secrets of watercolour from the ground up - all levels welcome, all materials included.
Hoiho · Watercolour Workshop
A full-day watercolour workshop at the studio, focused on New Zealand’s rarest penguin — the world’s rarest too. Learn watercolour fundamentals while painting Hoiho and supporting conservation awareness.
Hoiho · Watercolour Workshop
A full-day watercolour workshop in Dunedin, focused on New Zealand’s rarest penguin. Learn watercolour fundamentals while painting Hoiho and supporting conservation awareness.
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"I recently attended my first watercolour class with Kasia. With her expert guidance I was thrilled with what I achieved in a very short space of time. She is extremely talented and can expertly convey her skills. I was a complete beginner, and now I have the confidence to explore and enjoy art as a hobby."
"Kasia is an amazing art tutor, very positive and encouraging for a beginner like me. I've been to three of her classes, each different and informative. Thanks Kasia!"
"A huge thank you for the wonderful 5-week Watercolour Birds course. As a complete beginner, I learnt so much throughout the programme and was genuinely surprised by what I was able to achieve. Looking at my finished paintings, I thought, 'I might actually be an alright painter!' Thank you for your patience, encouragement, and the wealth of knowledge you shared along the way. The course has given me the confidence and inspiration to continue exploring watercolour painting, and I can't wait to paint my next piece."
Kasia Hebda
Kasia is a professional artist, designer and certified art conservator from Poland, based in Queenstown.
She has spent 20+ years developing her creative practice across large-scale murals, illustration, graphic design, painting - and teaching.
Teaching is how she practises
Teaching isn't separate from her practice. It's how she lives it. Every workshop starts with method - but the real skill Kasia teaches is how not to stop. How to push through the fear of making mistakes, trust the process, and keep making.
That's what stays with students long after the class ends. One of them recently called her a philosopher. She'll take it.
Kasia runs her studio at School House Studios, Country Lane, Frankton.
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