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The Essentials of Modelling

with Dee Zabel


Note before booking
This online workshop does not include workshop materials.
Please refer to all course information and material options below.

Foundation - Level 10


SKU: ZARTED-OL011
$7500 (inc GST) $15000 (inc GST)
$6818 (ex GST) $13636 (ex GST)

Build confidence to teach modelling and sculpture across Primary and Secondary classrooms. This hands-on workshop explores inclusive, curriculum-aligned approaches to three-dimensional artmaking using a variety of media. Learn practical ways to plan, demonstrate, and scaffold sculptural processes while encouraging creativity, problem-solving, and expressive play. Teachers will leave with adaptable lessons, artist-inspired projects, and strategies to make modelling accessible, engaging, and achievable for every learner.

Key Course Takeaways

  • Clear, curriculum-aligned approaches to teaching modelling and sculpture using a variety of media
  • Step-by-step demonstrations and adaptable projects for Foundation to Year 10 classrooms
  • Inclusive strategies to support diverse learners and different teaching environments
  • Lesson plans, teacher notes, and practical classroom applications ready to implement
  • Artist-inspired examples that connect contemporary practice with classroom learning
  • Creative ways to embed play, experimentation, reflection, and presentation in sculptural art-making 

Art Skills in Focus

  • Building and shaping armatures for different materials and forms
  • Selecting and applying media for varied sculptural outcomes
  • Creating slab-rolled and textured sculptures
  • Constructing large-scale objects
  • Forming expressive wire sculptures
  • Exploring colour, texture, and pattern
  • Folding and joining to build dynamic 3D constructions