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Paint What You Hear Paint What You Hear workshops use live music and visual art to engage young people. The workshops are engaging, fun and messy!

To contact us, please email paintwhatyouhear@gmail.com

Paint What You Hear workshops are directed by musician Erica Rasmussen and visual artist Zakiya Kurdi. The workshops use classical and contemporary music and visual art to engage young people and adults in the arts, inviting them to respond to live music using painting and drawing. Participants listen to live musicians and respond to the music exploring lines, shape, colour and their own imagination. Children learn about the elements of music and how to represent sound through artistic expression. The first Paint What You Hear workshops were held at ArtPlay in Melbourne in 2012 through the generous support of the City of Melbourne Arts Grant program. We have subsequently held workshops with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Education & Outreach Program, Melbourne Recital Centre, MPavilion, Royal Children’s Hospital, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Incinerator Gallery, Box Hill Community Arts Centre, Moreland City Council, Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland, Dress Up Attack! Festival in Sydney and Shepparton Festival.

“Love love loved it! Kids let loose and were stimulated by things they aren’t normally exposed to. Thank you!”
- ArtPlay mum.

“Fantastic combination of different musical instruments and sounds, and applications!! Loved getting messy and feeling free as well as the more structured beginning. Great guidance to achieve the goal (painting to music). A sense of freedom with the different mediums (music and art).”
-ArtPlay dad. Click here to view our Paint What You Hear video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SrOTJUo9Iw

If you would like more information or would like to book a Paint What Year Hear workshop please contact us – paintwhatyouhear@gmail.com

Erica and Zakiya are quite flexible and are willing to adjust Paint What You Hear workshops to suit various environments.

HBD Bariann!
04/10/2025

HBD Bariann!

PWYH Horsham!
04/10/2025

PWYH Horsham!

02/10/2025

Paint What You Hear is coming to Horsham in the September School Holidays

We have 2 session running!

10.30am for children aged 0-5
1:00pm for children aged 5-10

If you have children who fit both age groups, pick the group that best suits your family.

The event will be very messy! Clothing will get paint on it!

0-5 age group https://www.trybooking.com/DEVPP

5-10 age group https://www.trybooking.com/DEVPW

Horsham, we are on our way!
26/09/2025

Horsham, we are on our way!

Before and after Paint What You Hear at Ararat Town Hall!Thanks to all that joined in the fun, especially those who trav...
14/04/2025

Before and after Paint What You Hear at Ararat Town Hall!
Thanks to all that joined in the fun, especially those who travelled from other regional areas to join us!
Watch this space for more photos of our time in Ararat

11/04/2025
We are very excited to be returning to Ararat Town Hall these Easter school holidays! Monday 14th April at 10.30am & 1.0...
20/03/2025

We are very excited to be returning to Ararat Town Hall these Easter school holidays! Monday 14th April at 10.30am & 1.00pm. Check out our snaps from last time, it was a heap of fun!! Come join us again in a few weeks. Grab your tickets here https://ararattownhall.com.au/event/paint-what-you-hear/

02/11/2023
Colour, music and laughter in the rain! So much fun at the Unity in Diversity Festival today!
22/10/2023

Colour, music and laughter in the rain! So much fun at the Unity in Diversity Festival today!

We have two performances coming up on Sunday at the Southern Migrant & Refugee Centre in Dandenong as part of the Unity ...
19/10/2023

We have two performances coming up on Sunday at the Southern Migrant & Refugee Centre in Dandenong as part of the Unity in Diversity Festival. Come and join us!

Kids taking over in Ararat!
27/09/2023

Kids taking over in Ararat!

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