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.
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> |
 | Monday Afternoons 12:30pm-3:15pm Basic Art Skills Tutor: Mark Brose Rolling series 12 consecutive Mon Afternoons 12.45pm-3.15pm. Latest series began Nov 2022 $7 members $10 non-members (per session) Read More> |
 | Tuesday Mornings 9.00am-12.00pm Private Booking through U3A Read More> |
 | Tuesday Afternoons 12:30pm-3:00pm Beyond Basics Tutor: Mark Brose Rolling series 15 consecutive Tue Afternoons 12.30pm-3.00pm. Latest series began Nov 2022 $7 members $10 non-members (per session) 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 12.00pm-3.00pm (every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month) This class will not be running from Feb-Apr 2023 as there will be nude life drawing instead. Read More> Clothed Life Drawing Convenor: Katherine Walsh 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: Carol Mitchell 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> |
 | Friday Afternoons 12:30pm-3:00pm Delving Deeper Tutor: Mark Brose Next Step Art Skills for the intermediate artist. 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 Session 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> |
| Life Drawing (begins Feb 2, 2023) Convenor: Katherine Walsh Thursday Afternoons 12.30pm-3.30pm (every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month) Feb-Apr 2023) $120 pre-paid covers all 6 sessions Occasional session attandance – Members $25 Non-members $30 Read More> |
 | Blue Sky and Basics – Acrylics (Sat mornings Feb/Mar 2023) Tutor: Tony Lewis Sat mornings in Feb 2023 9.00am-noon i.e. on Feb 11, 18, 25 and Mar 3. $20 per session (total: $80 for all 4 sessions) Read More> |
  | Hervey Bay Paint & Sip (Sat Apr 15, 2023) Sat evening Mar 25, 2023 6pm-9pm. 3 hr painting session, all art supplies and grazing platters provided. BYO beverages. $60 per session Read More> Sessions are also available to be booked from the months ahead: (Sat May 13, 2023) Read More> (Sat Jun 17, 2023) Read More> (Sat Jul 22, 2023) Read More> |
| Blue Sky and Basics – Acrylics (Sat mornings Apr 2023) Tutor: Tony Lewis Sat mornings in Feb 2023 9.00am-noon i.e. on Mar 1, 8, 15 and 22. $20 per session (total: $80 for all 4 sessions) Read More> |
| Coming Soon | (↑ by start date) |
 | Lyn Diefenbach “The WOW Factor” Pastel Florals Workshop Sat Apr 22, 2023 & Sun Apr 23, 2023 Tutor: Lyn Diefenbach Sat Apr 22, 2023 & Sun Apr 23, 2023 from 9am to 4:30pm at Gallery 5. $160 (for both days) Read More> |
 | Life Drawing (begins May, 2023) Convenor: Katherine Walsh Thursday Afternoons 12.30pm-3.30pm (every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month) from May 2023 Members $25 Non-members $30 Read More> |
| Postponed | |
 | Pastel Art Class with Lynn Munn (Wed afternoons) 12:30pm to 4:00pm. N.B. Classes are currently postponed until further notice. Regular pastel sessions – some sessions have themes (e.g. pet pawtraits), some are ‘bring your own project’. Prices vary. Select ‘Read More>’ below to go to Lynn’s website to book and to read details of her upcoming sessions. Read More> |
| Past | Workshops Held in the Past Archive> |
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