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Short Courses

Book RPSA short courses online: painting, printmaking, jewellery and design, taught hands-on in our Woodstock studio. No experience required.

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Part Time Courses

Make Time For The Work

You do not need three years to start making. RPSA's part-time courses put you in the studio on a Saturday morning or a Wednesday evening, working alongside practising artists and designers who teach the way they make: hands-on, honest, and invested in your progress. Choose from painting, figure drawing, printmaking, collage or jewellery design. Whatever your week looks like, there is a way in and once you are here, you will want to stay.

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  2. 2Pay securely online with PayFast
  3. 3Your confirmation email is your proof of registration
2026 Jewellery Intermediate Wednesday Jewellery Design

2026 Jewellery Intermediate Wednesday

This exciting ongoing jewellery course will consolidate skills in jewellery manufacturing of smelting, sawing, piercing, filing, soldering, bending, sanding and polishing to create unique pieces.

28 October 2026 - 18 November 2026

Wednesday 5:15pm - 8:15pm

R1,320

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2026 Jewellery Beginners Saturday Jewellery Design

2026 Jewellery Beginners Saturday

This exciting jewellery course will introduce you to the hands on world of jewellery manufacturing.

31 October - 21 November 2026

Saturday 10:00am - 1:00pm

R1,380

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Spring 2026 Jewellery CUTTLEFISH PENDANT Jewellery Design

Spring 2026 Jewellery CUTTLEFISH PENDANT

Learn how to carve a cuttlefish, melt metal, cast your own hand-made pendant in silver, to a bright finish and polish.

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R1,290

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Spring 2026 LOGO DESIGN Graphic Design

Spring 2026 LOGO DESIGN

By the end of the session, students will digitise their chosen concept, transforming a sketch into a functional, versatile logo.

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R660

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Spring 2026 Art MAKE A COLLAGE Fine Art

Spring 2026 Art MAKE A COLLAGE

Collage, originating from the French “coller”, “to glue”. It involves creating an image by combining snippets of photographs, fabric, magazine clippings, and paper — glued onto a surface.

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R682.50

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Spring 2026 Printmaking TETRA PAK ETCHING Fine Art

Spring 2026 Printmaking TETRA PAK ETCHING

This wonderful course introduces or expands the knowledge of Intaglio Printmaking with the creation of a Tetra Pak plate with drypoint etching.

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R840

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Spring 2026 Printmaking MONOPRINTS Fine Art

Spring 2026 Printmaking MONOPRINTS

Discover the wonderful world of MONOPRINT that allow for unusual freedom and spontaneity.

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R720

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2026 Figure Drawing- Wed Evening Fine Art

2026 Figure Drawing- Wed Evening

This intensive, introductory figure drawing course with a live model focuses on the fundamentals of drawing the human figure.

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R1,250

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Thinking about the full diploma?

Short courses are a great way to try the studio. When you're ready for more, our three-year diplomas are portfolio-based with no application fee.

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2027 Registrations Now Open

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Portfolio-based admission, three accredited diploma programmes, one studio culture built on over fifty years of practice.