Short Courses

OVERVIEW AND ENROLMENT INFORMATION

The short courses welcome art lovers of all levels and backgrounds, especially those who want to experience hands-on studio practice and get a taste of different art media and genres. Open to those age 16 and above, these courses will appeal to people from all walks of life – from working adults of various professions to retirees and seniors who are keen to realise their creative dreams or take up an enjoyable pastime!

All Short Courses are conducted at the Main Campus of Hong Kong Art School (10/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong), unless otherwise stated.

We now accept online registration. You can also submit your registration using a paper form if you prefer.

Before submitting the registration, please read the Terms and Conditions

For enquiries, please call 2582-0200 for the Short Courses team assistance.

JUL - SEP 2025

Old Meets New in the Classical World of Oil Painting (Jul to Aug Class~Star & Idol)

Tutor: Lau Yin Yeung 
Time: 3:00-5:00pm 
Period: 23 July to 27 August 2025 (every Wednesday)
HK$1,690

Old Meets New in the Classical World of Oil Painting (Jul to Aug Class~Pets)

Tutor : Lau Yin Yeung 
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Period: 23 July to 27 August 2025 (every Wednesday)
HK$1,990

Relaxed Portrait Painting in Oil and Pastel 2.0

Tutor: Steven Leung
Time: 7:00-9:00pm 
Period: 11 July to 12 September 2025 (every Friday)
HK$3,290 (HK$300 Materials Fee is included)

Capturing the Glorious Human Form: Our Men, Our Time

Tutor: Steven Leung
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Period: 10 July to 11 September 2025 (every Thursday)
HK$3,590 (HK$500 Materials Fee and other expenses are included)

Travelling Sketch & Collage 

Tutor: Marco Szeto
Time: 11:00am-1:15pm 
Period: 9 July to 3 September 2025 (every Wednesday) No class on 30 July
HK$2,490

Best When Blended: Watercolour & Chinese Ink

Tutor: Marco Szeto
Time: 7:00-9:15pm 
Period: Period  8 July to 2 September 2025 (every Tuesday) No class on 29 July
HK$2,490

Exploring Colour, Light, Shades, and Shadow in Oil Painting

Tutor: Virginia Lo
Time: 2:30-4:30pm 
Period: 3 July to 4 September 2025 (every Thursday)
HK$2,690

Introduction to Watercolour

Tutor: Virginia Lo
Time: 10:30am-12:30pm 
Period: 3 July to 4 September 2025 (every Thursday)
HK$2,690

Recapturing the Renaissance (Beginner): Drawing and Painting 

Tutor: Jimmy Keung
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Period: 28 June to 16 August 2025 (every Saturday)
HK$2,290

Vintage Hand-Drawn Movie Posters

Tutor: Jimmy Keung
Time: 7:00-9:30pm 
Period: 25 June to 13 August 2025 (every Wednesday)
HK$2,990

Ready, Set, Sketch! Drawing Practice

Tutor: Wong Loi
Time: 8:00-9:30pm 
Period: 6 January to 24 March 2025 (every Monday) No class on 27 January and 3 February
HK$2,190

Botanical Watercolour

Tutor: Wong Loi
Time: 6:15-7:45pm 
Period: 23 June to 25 August 2025 (every Monday)
HK$2,190

Realistic Painting

Tutor: Wong Loi
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Period: 17 June to 26 August 2025 (every Tuesday) No class on 1 July
HK$2,690

Exploring Mineral Pigment Painting

Tutor: Chung Tai Fu 
Time: 1:00-4:00pm  
Period: 14 June to 12 July 2025 (every Saturday)
HK$3,990 (HK$450 Materials Fee is included)

Old Meets New in the Classical World of Oil Painting (Jun to Jul Class~Pets)

Tutor : Lau Yin Yeung 
Time: 3:00-5:00pm 
Period: 26 February to 2 April 2025 (every Wednesday)
HK$1,690

Lingnan Painting: The Best of East and West (Beginner)

Tutor : Liu Meng Kuan
Time: 10:30am-12:30pm 
Period: 6 July to 7 September 2025 (every Sunday)
HK$2,790

Lingnan Painting: The Best of East and West (Intermediate)

Tutor: Liu Meng Kuan
Time: 10:30am-12:30pm 
Period: 5 July to 6 September 2025 (every Saturday)
HK$2,790

Freehand Chinese Ink Painting (Beginner)

Tutor: Ma Sing Yuen 
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Period: 4 July to 29 August 2025 (every Friday)
HK$3,290 (HK$200 Materials Fee is included)

Chinese Brush Painting I – Expressions of the Mind (Beginner Level)

Tutor: Virginia Lo
Time: 7:00-9:00pm 
Period: 2 July to 3 September 2025 (every Wednesday)
HK$2,590

Adult Sand painting (Beginner) (Jul to Aug Class)

Tutor: Ma Wing Cheung (Ma Chai)
Time: 4:30-6:00pm 
Period: 19 July to 9 August 2025 (every Saturday)
HK$1,890 (HK$100 Materials Fee is included)

Adult Sand Painting (Beginner) 

Tutor: Ma Wing Cheung (Ma Chai)
Time: 4:30-6:00pm
Period: 21 June to 12 July 2025 (every Saturday)
HK$1,890 (HK$100 Materials Fee is included)

The Wheel Deal: Friday Pottery Throwing Workshop (Jul to Sep Class)

Tutor: Lam Chi Kwong  
Time: 7:00-9:30pm 
Period: 25 July to 12 September 2025 (every Friday)
HK$3,390

Pottery Perfection | Throwing: Shaping and Decoration (Monday Class)

Tutor : Wallace Yiu
Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Period: 30 June to 25 August 2025 (every Monday) No class on 28 July
HK$3,090

Pottery Perfection | Throwing: Shaping and Decoration (Tuesday Class)

Tutor: Wallace Yiu
Time: 11:00am-1:30pm 
Period: 17 June to 19 August 2025 (every Tuesday) No class on 1 July and 29 July
HK$2,890

The Wheel Deal: Friday Pottery Throwing Workshop (May to Jul Class)

Tutor: Lam Chi Kwong
Time: 7:00-9:30pm 
Period: 30 May to 18 July 2025 (every Friday)
HK$3,390

Hong Kong Art

Tutor: Dr. Jack Lee
Time: 7:00-9:30pm
Period: 10 July to 14 August 2025 (every Thursday)
HK$3,290

Contemporary Art Theory

Tutor: Dr. Leung Kwong Yiu 
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm 
Period: 8 July to 5 August 2025 (every Tuesday)
HK$2,390

Rereading Classics: Experiencing Art and Cultural Theory

Tutor: Dr. Fong Ho Yin  
Time: 7:30-9:30pm 
Period: 7 July to 28 July 2025 (every Monday)
HK$1,990

The Art and Craft of Picture Book Making (1)

Tutor: Benny Lau
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Period: 14 July to 15 September 2025 (every Monday)
HK$2,990

Shooting Stars: Photography for Couples and BFFs

Tutor: Amy Law
Time: 7:00-8:30pm (Wednesday) 2:00-3:30pm (Sunday: Outdoor section*) *Dates and times of outdoor sections are for reference only, and may change depending on the weather conditions.
Period: 2 July to 9 July 2025 (every Wednesday) 6 July 2025 (Sunday: Outdoor section*)
Buddy Up: HK$2,790

Introduction to 4×5 Large Format Camera Photography Class – Development and Printing Black & White Workshop

Tutor: Woody Luk
Time: 7:00-9:30pm (Friday) 1:00-5:00pm (Saturday: Outdoor session*) *Date and time are for reference only and may change depending on weather conditions.
Period: 13 June to 18 July 2025 (every Friday) 28 June 2025 (Saturday: Outdoor section*)
HK$3,590 (HK$280 Materials Fee is included)

Starfield Photography Workshop (Beginner)

Tutor: Francis So (Franso)
Time:
Period: 20 June 2025 (Friday) 7:00-9:00pm 27 June 2025 (Friday) 7:00-10:00pm (Outdoor section) *Dates and times of outdoor sections are for reference only, and may change depending on the weather conditions.
HK$2,490

Time-lapse Photography Workshop (Beginner)

Tutor: Francis So (Franso)
Time:
Period: 14 June 2025 (Saturday) 6:00-9:00pm (Outdoor section) 21 June 2025 (Saturday) 5:00-8:00pm (Outdoor section) 28 June 2025 (Saturday) 4:00-6:00pm *Dates and times of outdoor sections are for reference only, and may change depending on the weather conditions.
HK$2,990

Photography 101

Tutor: Carl Tsang
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Period: 26 July to 9 August 2025 (every Saturday)
HK$2,190

APR - JUN 2025

Brushstrokes and Imprints: Seal Carving Workshop 

Tutor : William Ho
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Period: 17 May to 7 June 2025 (every Saturday) No class on 31 May
HK$890 (HK$80 Materials Fee is included)* *Discount does not apply to Seal Carving Workshop

Embodiment of Cultural Theory in Art: On Corpse and Corpus

Tutor: Dr. Fong Ho Yin   
Time: 7:30-9:30pm 
Period: 9 June to 30 June 2025 (every Monday)
HK$1,890

Understanding Contemporary Art

Tutor: Dr. Jack Lee
Time: 7:00-9:30pm
Period: 29 May to 3 July 2025 (every Thursday)
HK$3,290

Art and Cultural Theory Through Greek Tragedy

Tutor: Dr. Fong Ho Yin   
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Period: 12 May to 2 June 2025 (every Monday)
HK$1,890

The Dialogue between Art and Philosophy

Tutor: Dr. Leung Kwong Yiu
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Period: 29 April to 20 May 2025 (every Tuesday)
HK$1,890

The Art and Craft of Picture Book (2)

Tutor: Benny Lau
Time: 7:00pm -9:30pm
Period: 19 May to 28 July 2025 (every Monday)
HK$3,490

Season of Professional Photography

Photography 101 

Tutor: Carl Tsang
Time: 2:00-4:00pm
Period: 10 May to 24 May 2025 (every Saturday)
HK$2,190

Introduction to Cultural Landscape Photography: Ruins and Old Districts

Tutor: So Hing Keung
Time: 7:00-10:00pm (Friday) 2:30-5:30pm (Sunday: Outdoor section)
Period: 2 May to 23 May 2025 (every Friday and Sunday)
HK$3,490

Small Drone Beginner Training Course (Level 1) (Apr Class)

Tutor : Lock Chow (Lock Sir)
Time: 10:00am-5:00pm
Period: 5 April 2025 (Saturday)
HK$8,990

Small Drone Beginner Training Course (Level 1) (Jun Class)

Tutor : Lock Chow (Lock Sir)
Time: 10:00am-5:00pm
Period: 7 June 2025 (Saturday)
HK$8,990