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Classes & Workshops Sydney, NSW
Join one of the expert guides for a tour of convict Sydney. Walk from the site of the first Government House, a place of important early contact between Aboriginal people and the colonists, to the Rum Hospital (now The Mint) and the Hyde Park Barracks, which housed male convicts…
Classes & Workshops Macquarie, ACT
The Yard at Jamison is open for Melbourne Cup! Catch all the race-day action on the big screen, with cold drinks, great food and a relaxed afternoon of racing. Want to make things even easier? Pre-order one of our Melbourne Cup platters and enjoy a selection of delicious food wh…
Classes & Workshops Adelaide, SA
Hear from artists of Leaves: Eco-Anxiety in a series of conversations exploring their practices and works in the exhibition. For this session, hear from exhibiting artists Alycia Bennett and Florian Cinco, who will discuss the creation of their installation which combines a leaf…
Classes & Workshops Ballina, NSW
Angela Parr is an award-winning pastel Artist in this workshop. She'll be concentrating on pastel techniques and the intricacies and beauty of drawing a horse's eye.
Classes & Workshops Coffs Harbour, NSW
Woven Wednesday is a relaxed monthly weaving and cultural workshop series. Held on the first Wednesday of each month. The workshops invite participants to slow down, sit together, share stories, and create with their hands in a welcoming and creative environment. Participants ar…
Classes & Workshops Ballina, NSW
Lesley Ryan has been an art teacher for over 40 years. In this course. She will help you get onto the right path to create beautiful watercolours. You will leave the course with a completed work and the knowledge of how to select paint brushes and paper. The course is suitable f…
Classes & Workshops Reid, ACT
The Innovation Showcase brings Canberra's innovation ecosystem together in one afternoon. It has taken different forms over the years, from tradeshows to conference-style gatherings, always with the same aim: connecting the people, ideas, and energy that move the region forward.…
Classes & Workshops Parkes, ACT
The Friends of the National Library of Australia present their annual collection viewing event. This year's focus is on birds – kookaburras, cockatoos, budgies and more feathered friends! This special evening will start with a short presentation from renowned ornithologist and a…
Classes & Workshops Berridale, NSW
These retreats create the space for personal transformation and creates an environment to nurture your body, mind and soul. The Snowy Retreats schedule provides a variety of interventions to help people shift and breakthrough patterns that no longer serve them. The retreat is se…
Classes & Workshops Adelaide, SA
Batten down your wine, cheese and tiny bowls - Crabb and Sales are back in town to record an episode of Chat 10 in front of Crabb's home-town audience! Will Sales attempt to bring the cello as hand luggage? Will Crabb go on another one of those scintillating monologues about egg…
Classes & Workshops Ballina, NSW
Janet Bidewell is a mixed media artist; in this workshop she is showing students how to use fabric paint in various forms and how she uses a jelly plate as part of her practice. She will be focusing on a beach scene but heading into doing landscapes. All material is supplied.
Classes & Workshops Ballina, NSW
Kim Michelle-Toft is a very well-known local Artist who has specialised in silk painting, she's had many books published and in this course she'll be introducing students to the joy of painting on silk.
Classes & Workshops Huskisson, NSW
An evening with author Kate Mildenhall and Dr Rose Searby. After visiting Green Patch camping ground in 2014, Kate Mildenhall became fascinated with the story of the shooting at Cape St George in 1887 and went on to write her debut novel - Skylarking - based on those events. Ten…
Classes & Workshops Wagga Wagga, NSW
Discover the stories, rumours and hidden history of one of Wagga Wagga's earliest streets at Hands-on-History: Fitzmaurice Street Stories. Part of Wagga Wagga's Street x Street initiative, the event invites curious locals and history lovers to investigate tales of secret stairwa…
Classes & Workshops Eureka, VIC
Every thing, it turns out, has a story. Author Robyn Annear sheds playful light on the workings behind a 170-year history of democratic government in Victoria. She will introduce objects found in Victoria's Parliament House and tell stories about the people who wielded them. Rob…
Classes & Workshops Sydney, NSW
Architecture may be the most public of all the arts yet is the least publicly discussed. Talking Architecture is a series of public conversations about some of architecture's key questions: Is beauty necessary? What is architecture for? Involving architects, artists, clients and…
Classes & Workshops Armidale, NSW
Paint Juicy hosts a 1980s and 1990s singalong paint and sip session in Armidale in the New England region of New South Wales. Guests gather for an evening of guided painting set to 1980s and 1990s music, with a host artist leading the group through a step by step canvas while a…
Classes & Workshops Melbourne, VIC
As Australia confronts a mounting reckoning with democracy, with the planet, with its own unresolved past – what would it mean to actually listen to Aboriginal knowledge systems? This special event is a rare in-person conversation with Kombumerri and Wakka Wakka Elder, scholar a…
Classes & Workshops Kingston, ACT
Life drawing comes to Contentious Character on the Kingston Foreshore with a relaxed evening session that blends creativity, good company and a great glass of wine. Presented by The Tipsy Sketching Club, this event offers a fun and welcoming take on traditional life drawing in a…
Classes & Workshops Thornbury, VIC
Hands-on workshops where you can design and make your own upcycled necklace using a dazzling mix of second-hand beads. A fun, feel-good creative session that celebrates sustainability, self-expression, and the joy of making something uniquely yours.
Classes & Workshops Canowindra, NSW
Join some science fun at the Age of Fishes Museum on the first Friday of the month. Each month, the little fishes study a new topic through fun activities, play and hands-on experiments. Registration is recommended. Also includes free entry to the Museum.
Classes & Workshops Coomera, QLD
The Mind Your Own Wellness- The Workshop Their natural beauty workshops are the ultimate leisure activity to enjoy. Both for locals and visitors to the Gold Coast. They will guide you through the process of harnessing your own health and wellness and nourish sensitive skin What…
Classes & Workshops Deakin, ACT
2026 marks the 60th anniversary of Decimal Currency, designed by Australian industrial designer Stuart Devlin and minted here in Canberra at the Royal Australian Mint. To mark the year, the Mint presents an in-conversation event with coin designers Neve Foxcroft and Lydia Ashe.…
Classes & Workshops Acton, ACT
People don't wake up wanting a higher floor space ratio. They want convenience, belonging, safety, opportunity, beauty, and the freedom to move easily through everyday life. As part of the Craft + Design Canberra Festival theme of Dissent, this conversation asks whether the thin…
Classes & Workshops Darling Point, NSW
Join renowned author and entertainer Jim Haynes OAM at historic Lindesay House for the launch of his exciting new release 'The Big Book of Convict Stories'. Includes morning tea. Enjoy a morning tea overlooking the gardens at Lindesay as you settle in to hear stories of bushrang…
Classes & Workshops Albury, NSW
Have you always wanted to draw or crave the motivation to put pencil to paper? Sketch Club is a monthly meet-up for drawing enthusiasts and those just starting out. Sketch your response to an artwork, study an artist's technique, illustrate an architectural detail, or just enjoy…
Classes & Workshops Kingscote, SA
She Emerges: An Island Escape at the KI Dragonfly Guesthouse offers a three-day and five-day wellness adventure for women, on Kangaroo Island. In Chinese culture, menopause is celebrated as a woman's Second Spring. A time of wisdom, freedom and renewal, waiting to be claimed. Sh…
Classes & Workshops Bogee, NSW
Step away from the everyday and immerse yourself in four extraordinary days of painting, creativity, and connection. Guided by landscape artist Corinne Loxton, these retreats invite you to explore plein air painting in one of Australia's most awe-inspiring natural environments.…
Classes & Workshops Acton, ACT
Dissent by Design explores creativity as a form of Dissent: the way artists, designers, activists and storytellers use their practice to resist, imagine and rebuild. Across an afternoon of talks and conversation, it asks how the work of designing, building, making and imagining…
Classes & Workshops Wingham, NSW
Paint Juicy hosts a 1980s and 1990s singalong paint and sip session in Wingham on the Manning River in New South Wales. Guests gather for an evening of guided painting set to 1980s and 1990s music, with a host artist leading the group through a step by step canvas while a curate…
