Back by popular demand is the RQAS Workshop Festival! This time around there will be a range of workshops covering watercolours, oils, drawing and more, spread out over the entire month of March.

The Festival will also be run in conjunction with the biennial Young Artist Award. Held at both Petrie Terrace Gallery and at off-site locations, this is the time to try something new and see what Brisbane tutors have to offer.

Workshops

Marvellous Mugs: Creating in Clay & Surface Decoration with Carys Martin

As part of the RQAS Workshop Festival, ceramic artist Carys Martin invites you to slow down, get hands-on, and explore the joy of decorating functional ceramics in this popular Marvellous Mugs workshop.

Held at Carys Martin Ceramics (offsite from Petrie Terrace Gallery), this relaxed and welcoming session focuses on surface decoration and personal expression. Participants will each receive a leather-hard, wheel-thrown mug form to work upon, allowing you to concentrate fully on texture, pattern, and design without the pressure of throwing the form yourself.

You’ll be guided through a range of decorative techniques including carving, mark-making, applied elements, and subtle use of colour to create a mug that feels uniquely yours. Once complete, pieces will be fired and glazed by the studio and ready for collection a few weeks later.

✨ Ideal for:

• Those curious about ceramic surface decoration

• Art lovers keen to try something new during the RQAS Workshop Festival

• Anyone who loves handmade, everyday objects

• Beginners through to experienced makers

All materials, tools, firings, and glazing are included in ticket price.

When: Saturday, 21st of March, 10am-12pm

Ticket price: $100 members $115 non-members

Location: Offsite at Carys Martin Ceramics – Unit 11, 7-9 Grant St, Cleveland

Suitable for beginners through to more experienced makers, this workshop encourages playful exploration and slow, mindful making. This workshop is also suitable for teenagers, but we do ask that younger teens should come with a parent of guardian.

Make sure to purchase tickets soon as spaces are limited!

**Please note** this workshop is held at an offsite location which attendees will need to organise their own transport to be able to attend.

Everyday Nature Sketchbook with Deb Mostert

This workshop will involve getting into a daily habit of nature drawing in the context of a sketchbook. With a simple kit of materials, you can carry with you everywhere, you will discover that you can be opportunistic about drawing from the natural world, and this can help get us into daily creative habits of observation, discovery, and wonder.

We will run through different drawing exercises and practise our skills. We will explore the versatility of pen, ink and watercolour as a fast and fun way to record what we observe in the natural world. We will look at mark making and try different types of ink media in soluble and non-soluble with the addition of quick watercolour washes and glazes. Our subject matter will include found objects, taxidermy and field trips outside.

When: Saturday, 28th of March, 9am to 4pm (allows 30min lunch break and tea/coffee breaks as needed).

Ticket price: $150

Location: Upstairs Studio Gallery, RQAS Petrie Terrace Gallery (unit 3/162 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane)

Materials list:

• Essential – A5 or A4 sketchbook with pages suitable for wet media e.g. 150gsm-200sm paper. eg Fabriano Venezia Art Book hardback, or Stillman and Birn Alpha series soft or hard cover.
• Something to draw with (both soluble and non soluble) eg Pigma Micron PN (permanent) in brown or black, Artline 200 fineliner (water-soluble) black, 2B mechanical pencil, water-soluble coloured pencils, biros, fountain pens etc.
• Other materials: Large Pental Water brush, best quality watercolour tube paints or a travel kit… eg warm and cool of each primary Blue, Yellow, Red plus Sap Green, Naples Yellow (Daniel Smith), Paynes Grey and or a violet/purple of choice
• Don’t go out buying heaps, except a sketchbook… bring what you have, and we will chat about what you might supplement your kit with.
• BYO Lunch

This workshop is suitable for attendees who are 16 years and older. Make sure to purchase tickets soon as spaces are limited!

**Please note** this workshop will be held in the upstairs studio gallery which is only accessible via a flight of stairs.

Workshops for Kids and Teens

Acrylic and Charcoal Cityscape: Teens Workshop with Kathy Sullivan

CALLING ALL CREATIVE TEENS!! As a part of the RQAS Workshop Festival, Kathy Sullivan will running a workshop for teens where using Charcoal and acrylic paint, you will have the opportunity to learn about one-point perspective by creating your own cityscape!

Students will received a vague image mapped out onto the canvas boards and this will lead to a discussion about one point perspective.

They will then be guided through creating a sky and then filling in the shapes of the buildings, the use of tones to create background and foreground and then how to use charcoal to emphasise details on the buildings, and finalise your artwork.

Whether you have been drawing for a while and want to hone your skills, or new to learning about perspective, don’t miss this fantastic opportunity.

When: Saturday, 8th of March, 10am-1pm

Ticket price: $50

Location: RQAS Petrie Terrace Gallery (unit 3/162 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane)

As a part of your ticket, all materials is provided by the tutor. This workshop is suitable for attendees who are 12 to 17 years old. Make sure to purchase tickets soon as spaces are limited!

**Please note** this workshop will be held in the main gallery which is wheelchair accessible.

More information on other workshops coming soon!