UPDATE ON COVID-19 PROTOCOLS – last update 7/3/22
After the most recent changes to the NSW Public Health Orders, TBSSS has updated our student participation requirements, please see below:
– It is an expectation that all students are vaccinated (or medically exempt).
– Masks are no longer required, but are encouraged.
– Students, teachers and staff are required to adhere to the TBSSS COVID-19 Safety Plan (as outlined by staff). In particular, students must:
o Not attend class if they have any symptoms of COVID – if you do, get tested and stay home; and
- Take a RAT test if you have been in contact with someone with COVID and only attend class if you have received a negative result.
TBSSS is working to keep our staff and students safe We will continue to monitor the ongoing situation and adjust our TBSSS COVID-19 Safety Plan and update our community as necessary.
Thank you for your support.
The Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School is unique. Founded by Tom Bass in 1974, it is Australia’s oldest and most respected institution dedicated to teaching sculpture in the classic atelier tradition.
Working in a large fully-equipped studio, students of all levels learn one-on-one from professional and dedicated sculptors in a friendly, creatively stimulating atmosphere.
Whether you’re sculpting in clay, stone, direct plaster, papier mache, wax or wire, you will be challenged and empowered to learn to ‘see’ and be inspired to develop your own creative expression. At TBSSS you’ll find yourself absorbed in another world apart from the everyday.
For more information on Tom, visit www.tombass.org.au
“We teach you to see,
not merely to look.”
Tom Bass, 1916 – 2010
Course Overview
Workshops
10 Weeks
Our 3 hour workshops are suitable for students of all skill levels, and aim to develop an understanding of the fundamental aspects of creating sculpture.
Special Workshops
We offer a range of special workshops including one day and weekend courses, intensive courses or workshops over a few weeks. You can learn to carve stone, create sculptural ceramic works, work from the life study, plus much more…
Life Study
Working from a life model, this is an opportunity for the in-depth study of pose, exploring rhythm and expression of the human form. The Life Study runs at different times of the year, as short intensive workshops and extended terms. This class is suitable for intermediate and experienced students.
Term Dates 2022
Term 2: Monday 25 April – Saturday 2 July
Term 3: Monday 18 July – Thursday 22 September
Term 4: Monday 10 October – Saturday 17 December
