Grades 7–10

Costume and Design Challenge, Grades 7-12

Costume and Design Challenge, Grades 7-12

Locations

Kensington

Course Fee

$380.00

Duration

2-3 Days

Grade Requirements

Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

At Kensington

Sat 17 Jan - Sun 18 Jan 2026
NIDA Kensington, Sydney
10:00am - 5:00pm AEDT
$380

At Other Locations

Costume and Design Challenge, Grades 7-12

Overview

Embark on a creative adventure and design an amazing theatrical costume for your own unique character! Explore contemporary design techniques and develop rendering skills tailored to a design brief. Collaborate with others and discover the art of creating costumes using recycled clothing and non-traditional fabrics to bring your vision to life. Present your costumed character to family and friends at the end of the course.  

Taught by a NIDA Open teaching artist with a wealth of industry experience, this hands-on, fun and engaging course provides a welcoming and collaborative environment for children in Grades 7-12.  Develop real-life skills to boost your self-confidence, imagination, teamwork, and creativity in this ultimate design challenge. 

Components

  • Creative Vision: Participate in fun and engaging design exercises to develop your creative eye 
  • Drawing: Explore costume rendering techniques to suit the needs of a design brief 
  • Design: Apply fundamental design skills in the creation of a visual story 

For more information, please see our Terms & Conditions.

NIDA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we learn and tell stories, the Bidjigal, Gadigal, Dharawal and Dharug peoples, and we pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past and present.