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July 2019
Acrylic Pouring for Tweens and Teens
Got creative kids? Then this Acrylic Pouring for Tweens and Teens workshop is for you! During this two hour workshop we will create two paintings using the acrylic pouring technique. We will learn two techniques : a “dirty flip cup” and a “string pull”. The dirty pour will result in an abstract acrylic painting, and the string pull will result in a multi-colour field of flowers as pictured in the event pic. While creating our paintings we will also discuss…
Find out more »Mums & Bubs Drop in Days (Dads welcome too)
Drop in Sessions for mums & bubs, toddlers & pre-schoolers - Dads Welcome Too! Every Tuesday between 11-3pm drop in anytime with your bub, toddler or pre-schooler and have a clay play. This is a great way to spend creative time with your child and also to meet other parents, and no bookings are required. The fee is $15 per child. This includes 500gm clay (additional clay is available at $2.00 per kilo), access to studio tools and equipment and…
Find out more »Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens – Growing Friends
Growing Friends is an enthusiastic group of gardeners who are considerably knowledgeable about plants, especially those that thrive in the Ballarat environment. The group is friendly, relaxed and welcoming of new members wanting to share in the love of gardening. The Growing Friends meet in the Friends Nursery located behind the Robert Clark Centre, every Tuesday and every second Sunday of the month 1-4pm, no matter what the weather. Growing Friends ensures that a selection of plants is always available…
Find out more »Ballarat Craft Meet Up
A few hours of crafting with other crafty folk. All crafts welcome. We will be in the champagne room ready for a catch up.
Find out more »Wool Meet Again Ballarat Pub Craft
Come on down. Bring your craft project (and some show and tell). See you there!
Find out more »Ballarat Genealogical Society monthly meeting
4th Tuesday of each month (except Dec & Jan) 7:30pm, Meeting Room, Ballarat Central Library 178 Doveton Street North, Ballarat This exciting program of subjects of interest to the genealogist has been arranged. Come along to the meetings and listen to those many and varied guest speakers, ask questions and find some answers to those hard to solve problems.
Find out more »Make Your Own Kokedama Workshop
Make your own Kokedama Workshop Saturday 27 July 1-3pm | Tuesday 13 Aug 7-9pm | Saturday 31st Aug 11-1pm | Tuesday 10 sept 7-9pm Would you like to add some unique greenery to your home? In this 2 hour kokedama workshop you’ll learn to make 2 of your very own kokedama and take them home. The workshop will guide you step by step through the process of making these clever moss balls. All materials are supplied and you will have…
Find out more »Contemporary Pom-Pom Wall Hanging – Adult workshop
Come along and hang out in the relaxed creative environment of our MAKE studio for a (cr)afternoon of MAKE-ing, chatting and escaping the real world for a couple of sweet hours, and walk away with an Insta worthy contemporary wall hanging made with your own two hands. Two hours of MAKE-ing facilitated by qualified art teachers in which participants will learn how to MAKE pom-poms and transform them into a contemporary wall hanging. All materials provided. BYO - Drinks and…
Find out more »Mums & Bubs Drop in Days (Dads welcome too)
Drop in Sessions for mums & bubs, toddlers & pre-schoolers - Dads Welcome Too! Every Tuesday between 11-3pm drop in anytime with your bub, toddler or pre-schooler and have a clay play. This is a great way to spend creative time with your child and also to meet other parents, and no bookings are required. The fee is $15 per child. This includes 500gm clay (additional clay is available at $2.00 per kilo), access to studio tools and equipment and…
Find out more »Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens – Growing Friends
Growing Friends is an enthusiastic group of gardeners who are considerably knowledgeable about plants, especially those that thrive in the Ballarat environment. The group is friendly, relaxed and welcoming of new members wanting to share in the love of gardening. The Growing Friends meet in the Friends Nursery located behind the Robert Clark Centre, every Tuesday and every second Sunday of the month 1-4pm, no matter what the weather. Growing Friends ensures that a selection of plants is always available…
Find out more »Mosaic Class – Wednesday Evening – Make your own Mosaic Bowl
Term Three Mosaic Workshop Wednesday Night 7-9pm OR Thursday Morning 10-12noon 31 July till 22nd August This terms mosaic workshop is a mosaic pottery bowl! Learn to make your own handmade bowl from clay, glaze the inside and then after firing we will mosaic the outside of your bowl. Mosaicing your bowl will combine a range of tesserae (mosaic tiles) including pottery shards, wall tile shards, glass tiles, pebbles, and pretty much anything else you may like to include. Feel…
Find out more »August 2019
Mosaic Class – Thursday Morning – Make your own Mosaic Bowl
Term Three Mosaic Workshop Wednesday Night 7-9pm OR Thursday Morning 10-12noon 31 July till 22nd August This terms mosaic workshop is a mosaic pottery bowl! Learn to make your own handmade bowl from clay, glaze the inside and then after firing we will mosaic the outside of your bowl. Mosaicing your bowl will combine a range of tesserae (mosaic tiles) including pottery shards, wall tile shards, glass tiles, pebbles, and pretty much anything else you may like to include. Feel…
Find out more »Ballarat Produce Swap
Regular monthly communal produce swap, where goods can be placed on the swap table, and whatever is needed is taken. Nothing is sold, although a donation to the host - the Ballarat Community Garden is always appreciated. Anything left at the end of the swap is taken to # Food is Free Laneway. While the focus of the swap is on produce, many other things are swapped - seeds, plants, baked goods, recycled items, books, knowledge and experience. The kettle…
Find out more »Resin Art Workshop
Saturday 3rd August : 1-3.30pm OR Saturday September 7th 1-3.30 Using resin in art is exciting and satisfying. Come and learn the technical aspects and create yourself a beautiful piece of art. Ever wanted to make your own masterpiece in resin and weren’t sure where to start? Maggie will guide you through the process in this hands-on beginners Resin Art Workshop. You’ll design and create a 45 round artwork. You can either hang your artwork or use it as a…
Find out more »Mums & Bubs Drop in Days (Dads welcome too)
Drop in Sessions for mums & bubs, toddlers & pre-schoolers - Dads Welcome Too! Every Tuesday between 11-3pm drop in anytime with your bub, toddler or pre-schooler and have a clay play. This is a great way to spend creative time with your child and also to meet other parents, and no bookings are required. The fee is $15 per child. This includes 500gm clay (additional clay is available at $2.00 per kilo), access to studio tools and equipment and…
Find out more »Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens – Growing Friends
Growing Friends is an enthusiastic group of gardeners who are considerably knowledgeable about plants, especially those that thrive in the Ballarat environment. The group is friendly, relaxed and welcoming of new members wanting to share in the love of gardening. The Growing Friends meet in the Friends Nursery located behind the Robert Clark Centre, every Tuesday and every second Sunday of the month 1-4pm, no matter what the weather. Growing Friends ensures that a selection of plants is always available…
Find out more »Friends of the Ballarat Botanic Gardens – History Friends
The History Group undertakes research into the history of the Gardens. A major project which has involved members for many years is the extraction of references to the gardens primarily from Ballarat City Council correspondence files which are housed at the Ballarat Archives Centre of the Public Record Office Victoria, but also from newspapers and resources held by the Ballarat Historical Society at the Gold Museum. This primary research material has been collated to form the basis of a major…
Find out more »Mosaic Class – Wednesday Evening – Make your own Mosaic Bowl
Term Three Mosaic Workshop Wednesday Night 7-9pm OR Thursday Morning 10-12noon 31 July till 22nd August This terms mosaic workshop is a mosaic pottery bowl! Learn to make your own handmade bowl from clay, glaze the inside and then after firing we will mosaic the outside of your bowl. Mosaicing your bowl will combine a range of tesserae (mosaic tiles) including pottery shards, wall tile shards, glass tiles, pebbles, and pretty much anything else you may like to include. Feel…
Find out more »Mosaic Class – Thursday Morning – Make your own Mosaic Bowl
Term Three Mosaic Workshop Wednesday Night 7-9pm OR Thursday Morning 10-12noon 31 July till 22nd August This terms mosaic workshop is a mosaic pottery bowl! Learn to make your own handmade bowl from clay, glaze the inside and then after firing we will mosaic the outside of your bowl. Mosaicing your bowl will combine a range of tesserae (mosaic tiles) including pottery shards, wall tile shards, glass tiles, pebbles, and pretty much anything else you may like to include. Feel…
Find out more »Create your own Acrylic Pour Painting
If you’d like a one-off experience creating an acrylic pouring painting then this is workshop is for you. If you want to check if you like the technique before enrolling in the BEGINNERS course, then this is also the course for you. You will create your own unique 20x25cm acrylic pour painting canvas. All paints will be pre-mixed and you will be shown how to layer your paints to create beautiful abstract patterns and then have the opportunity to make…
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