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Visual Arts Workshops

We offer visual arts workshops throughout the year for artists and beginners who experience disability. We offer year-round programs to provide a creative outlet for participants to express themselves in their own style of art.

Develop your creative skills in an environment that is accessible, inclusive, and supportive.

 

2024 Semester Dates:

Semester 1: Monday 15 January – Friday 28 June
Semester 2: Monday 1 July – Friday 13 December

Mixed Media — Visual Arts Workshop

The Mixed Media Visual Arts Workshop is suitable for the complete beginner as well as the more experienced visual artist. Participants in this workshop will have fun experimenting with a variety of mediums and techniques. 

 

Artists receive guidance from trained and practicing visual artists and access to a variety of visual arts materials. 

During the workshop artists will have the opportunity to explore a variety of mediums such as painting, drawing, air dry clay, collage, jewellery, and other crafts. 

 

If you would like more information or would like to participate in a free workshop trial, please fill out our online form or call us on 07 3503 0311.

Schedule

Thursday — join us for either a single session or full day of artistic exploration

Venue

Access Arts Studio,
50 Shottery St, Yeronga QLD
This venue is located on Jagera Country

Fees
Please contact Access Arts to discuss fees

Brisbane Outsider Artists' Studio (BOA)

The Brisbane Outsider Artists’ Studio (BOA) is for artists with some experience, wishing to hone their artistic style. Artists will dedicate substantial time to creating art each week with the intention of exhibiting and selling their art. 

 

The workshop provides a self-directed learning environment in which artists are supported to reach their individual artistic goals.

  

Artists receive guidance from trained and practicing visual artists, access to a variety of visual arts materials and opportunities to exhibit in quality exhibitions.  

 

Entrance to the BOA program is via interview. Artists will be asked to bring a portfolio of artwork and discuss their creative goals. If you are interested in joining BOA please email info@accessarts.org.au or phone 07 3505 0311. 

Schedule

Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays — join us for either a single session or full day of artistic development

Venue

Access Arts Studio,
50 Shottery St, Yeronga QLD
This venue is located on Jagera Country

Fees
Please contact Access Arts to discuss fees

Textile Art — Visual Arts Workshop

The Textile Art Workshop is suitable for both the complete beginner as well as the more experienced visual artist.  

 

Artists will have the opportunity to create a variety of textile artworks such as soft sculpture, textile wall art, screen printing onto fabric and weaving. Artists will select one of their artworks to have printed onto a fabric item.  

 

Artists receive guidance from trained and practicing visual artists and access to a variety of visual arts materials. 

 

If you would like more information or would like to participate in a free workshop trial, please fill out our online form or call us on 07 3503 0311.

Schedule
Venue

Access Arts Studio,
50 Shottery St, Yeronga QLD
This venue is located on Jagera Country

Fees
Please contact Access Arts to discuss fees

Arts Business — Visual Arts Workshop

The Arts Business Workshop is suitable for experienced artists, looking for new ways to promote and sell their art. 

 

Artists will be supported in an individualised way to develop the business side of their arts practice. Potential areas to explore will be developing an online platform to sell their art, developing a social media presence, operating a small business, exhibition applications, digital skills such as photographing artwork and utilising editing programs such as photoshop.  

 

Artists will receive guidance from trained and practicing visual artists.  

 

Entrance to the Arts Business Workshop is via interview. Artist will be asked to bring a portfolio of artwork and to discuss their arts business goals.

  

If you are interested in joining the Arts Business Workshop please email info@accessarts.org.au or phone 07 3505 0311. 

Schedule
Venue

Access Arts Studio,
50 Shottery St, Yeronga QLD
This venue is located on Jagera Country

Fees
Please contact Access Arts to discuss fees

NDIS

Access Arts is a registered NDIS service provider and is registered to provide services under Assistance with Social & Community Participation. Those who have a plan manager, are self-managing or are NDIA managed can use NDIS funding to attend our workshops.
 
The cost of the workshops contributes to the expense of materials, use of resources and tuition by a professional teaching artist. Put simply, Access Arts provides everything that you may need, just turn up and enjoy! Support workers are also welcome.
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Free Workshop Trial

If you would like to see any of our workshops in action before enrolling, please fill out our online form or call us on 07 3505 0311 to arrange a free one-day trial.

 

Before attending the Brisbane Outsider Artists’ Studio (BOA) or the Arts Business workshop, participants are requested to make an appointment with Access Arts to present and discuss their art practice.

COVID-19 Safe procedures will be in place for face-to-face workshops

    We thank you in advance for respecting these procedures to maintain the safety of participants and workshop facilitators.

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