N.B. Gallery 5 will be closed for workshops during end of year break Dec 18, 2021 to Jan 4 2021 inclusive.
Workshops – Overview
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 workshops held every week as well as semi regular workshops and 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.
Gallery 5 is currently operating under a COVID Safe Plan. Read More>
Weekly Workshops
N.B. Gallery 5 will be closed for workshops during end of year break Dec 18, 2021 to Jan 4 2021 inclusive.
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.
| Workshop Description | |
|---|---|
| On Every Week * | (↑ by day of week) |
 | Monday Mornings 9.00am-12.00pm Social Painting Group Convenor: Judy Lamont Members $7 Non-Members $10 Read More> |
 | Tuesday Mornings 9.00am-12.00pm Private Booking through U3A Read More> |
| Tuesday Afternoons 1.00pm-3.00pm Social Painting Group Members $7 Non-members $10 Read More> |
 | Wednesday Mornings 9.00am-12.00pm Social Painting Group Convenor: Carole Rowe (1st & 3rd Wed) and Violetta Sandry (2nd & 4th Wed) Members $7 Non-members $10 Read More> |
 | Thursday Mornings (1st & 3rd Thursdays) 9.00am-12.00pm Painting – All Media Tutor: Jillanne Cahill Members $7 Non-members $10 Read More> |
 | Thursday Mornings (2nd & 4th Thursdays) 9.00am-12.00pm Prints & Works on Paper Tutor: Erica Chapman Members $7 Non-members $10 Read More> |
 | Friday Mornings 9.00am-12.00pm Painting – all media Tutors: Rolf Sieber (all media) and Mark Brose (pastel) Members $7 Non-members $10 Read More> |
| * apart from end of year closure |
Special Workshops
| Workshop Description | |
|---|---|
| On Now | (↓ by start date) |
 | Mainly Clouds (pastel over alcohol treated underpaintings) (begins Nov 24, 2021) Tutor: Violetta Sandry Wednesday afternoons 12.30pm-4.30pm Nov 24 & Dec 1, 2021 $64 total for the 2 sessions Read More> |
 | Ways of Watercolour (begins Oct 23, 2021) Tutor: Robin Hines Set of 8 sessions. First 4 sessions Saturday mornings 9.30am to 12:30pm Oct 23 & 30 and Nov 6 & 13 of 2021. Next 4 sessions to be advised (early 2022) $35 per session Read More> |
| Ways of Watercolour (begins Oct 18, 2021) Tutor: Robin Hines Set of 8 sessions. First 4 sessions Monday Afternoons 12.30pm to 3.30pm Oct 18 & 25 and Nov 1 & 8 of 2021. Next 4 sessions to be advised (early 2022) $35 per session Read More> |
| Coming Soon | (↑ by start date) |
 | Life Drawing Thurs Evenings early 2022 – 6 sessions (begins Feb 3, 2022) Convenors: Dona Norwood & Katherine Walsh Six Thursday evenings [TBA]pm- [TBA]pm from Feb 3, 2022 – Mar 10, 2022 $22 (prepaid) per session. Read More> |
 | Brett A Jones freehand Drawing Workshop (begins Feb 5, 2023) Tutor: Brett A Jones Every Sunday 10.00am – 1.00pm from Feb 5, 2023 – Mar 12, 2023 (6 sessions) $240 total for all 6 sessions (equipment included) Read More> |
| Past * (↓ by start date) | |
 | The Figure & Portrait … with Ink & Wash techniques Workshop (Portrait Drawing Techniques) (Nov 27, 2021) Tutor: Pauline Adair Saturday Nov 27, 2021 from 9.00am to 3.30pm $60 for the workshop Read More> |
| Mainly Clouds (pastel over alcohol treated underpaintings) (begins Nov 10, 2021) Tutor: Violetta Sandry Wednesday afternoons 12.30pm-4.30pm Nov 10 & 17, 2021 $64 total for the 2 sessions Read More> |
 | Brett A Jones freehand Drawing Workshop (begins Sep 19, 2021) Tutor: Brett A Jones Every Sunday 10.00am – 1.00pm from Sep 19, 2021 – Oct 24, 2021 (6 sessions) $210 total for all 6 sessions (equipment included) Read More> |
 | Portrait Drawing Techniques (Jul 4, 2021) Tutor: Pauline Adair Sunday Jul 4, 2021 from 9.00am to 3.30pm $40 for the workshop Read More> |
| * max 3 yrs workshops data kept online. |
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