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 are many art sessions and art workshops conducted year round at Hervey Bay Art Society’s Gallery 5. The art sessions and 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 art sessions held every week as well as regular workshops and one off workshops that are conducted when the opportunities arise.
Please have a browse below of all the art sessions and workshops that 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 art sessions and workshops are discounted for members and some workshops are members only.
Gallery 5 is currently operating under a COVID Safe Plan. Read More>
Art Sessions
Art sessions are held most days of the week at Gallery 5 apart from end of year closure. Check the yearly schedule for when that is. Many of our art sessions 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. These art sessions are typically fairly informal (volunteer tutors give some guidance for some sessions) and are nominally priced to cover gallery expenses only. Please read more about the art sessions you are interested in by reading and selecting from the items below.
A handy one page printable summary of the Weekly Art Sessions Program can be downloaded from here.
| Art Session Description | |
|---|---|
| (↑ by day of week) | |
 | Monday Mornings 9.00am-12.00pm Social Painting Group Convenor: Marianne Bayer (1st & 3rd Mondays of month). Shanti Rahal (2nd & 4th Mondays of month). Members $7 Non-Members $10 Read More> |
 | Tuesday Mornings 9.00am-12.00pm Private Booking through U3A Read More> |
 | Tuesday Afternoons 12.00pm-3.00pm Basic Art Skills consisting of Sketching/Drawing 6 weeks Basic Colourwork 6 weeks Tutor: Mark Brose Members $7 Non-members $10 Read More> |
 | Wednesday Mornings 9.00am-12.00pm Social Painting Group Convenor: Carole Rowe Members $7 Non-members $10 Read More> |
| Thursday Mornings 9.00am-12.00pm Social painting Group Convenor: Lynn Harris Members $7 Non-members $10 Read More> |
 | Thursday Afternoons 12.30pm-3.30pm (every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month) Clothed Life Drawing Convenor: Dona Norwood Members $7 Non-members $10 Read More> |
 | Thursday Afternoons 12.00pm-3.00pm (every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month) 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), Lyn Munn (pastels/sketching) Members $7 Non-members $10 Read More> |
| regular sessions are conducted year round except for year end closure. |
Workshops
Workshops are held regularly at Gallery 5. They are typically more intense skills based training compared to the regular sessions that are available. Because a professional tutor is normally employed they typically cost more (but you typically learn more) than the regular art sessions. Mix and match both types of activities to progress your art. Find out more about the workshops you may be interested in by reading and selecting from the items below.
| Workshop Description | |
|---|---|
| On Now | (↓ by start date) |
 | Art Class – wildlife art in soft pastels, charcoal and graphite Tutor: Kerri Dixon Every Second Monday Morning 9.00am-12.00pm. $35 per session Read More> |
| Art Class – wildlife art in soft pastels, charcoal and graphite Tutor: Kerri Dixon Every Second Monday Afternoon 1.00pm to 3.00pm. $35 per session Read More> |
| Coming Soon | (↑ by start date) |
 | Portrait Colour Mixing plus More – Workshop in Oils May 21, 2022 Tutor: Violetta Sandry Sat afternoon 12.00pm-3.00pm May 21, 2022 $62 total for the workshop 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> |
| Postponed | (↑ by start date) |
 | The Jan/Feb 2022 workshops have been postponed until further notice. 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. Second 4 sessions Monday Afternoons 12.30pm to 3.30pm Jan 24 & 31 and Feb 7 & 14 of 2022. $35 per session Read More> |
| The Jan/Feb 2022 workshops have been postponed until further notice. 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. Second 4 sessions Saturday mornings 9.30am to 12:30pm Jan 22 & 29 and Feb 5 & 12 of 2022. $35 per session Read More> |
| Past * (↓ by start date) | |
 | Life Drawing Thurs Evenings early 2022 – 2 x 3 sessions (begins Feb 3, 2022) Convenors: Dona Norwood 2 groups of 3 sessions. Group 1: Three Thursday evenings 4:00pm – 7:30pm from Feb 3, 2022 – Feb 17, 2022 (3 sessions) Group 2: Three Thursday evenings 4:00pm – 7:30pm from Feb 24, 2022 – Mar 10, 2022 $60 (prepaid) per group (3 sessions). $120 (prepaid) for both groups (6 sessions). Read More> |
 | 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> |
 | 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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