Workshops – Summary

The main focus of Hervey Bay Art Society is the promotion of the fine arts in the Fraser Coast Region. To this end there a many workshops conducted year round at Hervey Bay Art Society’s Gallery 5. The workshops are many and varied ranging from social painting groups to intense skills based training. There are beginners workshops, drawing workshops and tutoring available in all the major media. There are regular and semi regular workshops as well as one off workshops that are conducted when the opportunities arise.

Please have a browse below of all the workshops we have on offer. We hope to see you at gallery 5 attending a workshop in the near future. Also consider becoming a member of the Art Society as many workshops are discounted for members and some workshops are members only.
The Hervey Bay Art Society’s Gallery 5 is operating under a covid-safe plan at the moment. Details are provided on entering Gallery 5. If there are any questions then please contact us.


Weekly Workshops
Weekly workshops are held every week at Gallery 5 apart from end of year closure. Check the yearly schedule for when that is. Many of our weekly workshops are open to non-members as well as members. On Tuesdays U3A makes use of our gallery and their workshop is accessible by contacting them. Please read more about workshops you are interested in by reading and selecting from the items below.
Monday Morning Social Painting Group

All Media
Convenor: Judy Lamont
Every Monday from 9am to 12pm – members and non-members welcome …
Tuesday Morning U3A Workshop
Every Tuesday from 9am to 12pm – private booking through U3A …
Tuesday Afternoon All Media One-on-One Workshop

All Media
Tutor: Paul Barnes
Every Tuesday from 1pm to 3pm – members and non-members welcome but class size limited so booking is essential …
Wednesday Morning Social Painting Group

All Media
Convenor: Violetta Sandry or Carole Rowe
Every Wednesday from 9am to 12pm – members and non-members welcome …
Wednesday Afternoon Beginners Art Class

Tutor: Jo Johnston.
Every Wednesday from 1 pm to 4 pm beginning 3 Feb 2021. Learn all you need to know to begin your artistic endeavours …
Thursday Morning (1st & 3rd Thurs each month) All Media Workshop

All Media.
Tutor: Jillanne Cahill.
1st & 3rd Thursday of the month from 9 am to 12 pm – members and non-members welcome …
Thursday Morning (2nd & 4th Thurs each month) Prints & Works on Paper

Prints & Works on Paper.
Tutor: Erica Chapman.
2nd & 4th Thursday of the month from 9 am to 12 pm – members and non-members welcome …
Friday Morning Tutored Workshop – All Media

All Media
Tutors: Rolf Sieber (all media) & Mark Brose (pastel).
Every Friday from 9 am to 12 pm at Gallery 5 – members and non-members welcome …
Workshops Held Multiple Times a Year
Brett A. Jones Freehand Drawing Workshops
If you have always wanted to draw realistically then this is the class for you.
Tutor: Brett A Jones
Current workshops run every Sunday from 7th Feb 2021 to 14th Mar 2021 at Gallery 5.
The following series of workshops is scheduled for every Sunday from 23rd May 2021 to 27th Jun 2021 at Gallery 5….
Watercolour Workshop (1st Saturday of each month) – Cancelled until Covid settles

Watercolour – suitable for beginners
Tutor: Coral Stell.
1st Saturday each month from 9am to 12pm – members and non-members welcome.
Cancelled until covid-19 settles …
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