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Ipswich Art Workshop

A vibrant, community-led space where local creatives share their talents.

Ipswich Art Workshop is an accessible and welcoming multi-use, hands-on workspace, open to supporting a variety of arts-based initiatives.

Ipswich Art Workshop provides opportunities for creatives and arts organisations to forge connections within community through a variety of innovative and diverse visual arts projects.

It's a hub for creativity, collaboration, and studio space for artists to inspire and be inspired!

Community Workshops & Meet-ups

The Artist Lounge with IPSARI | Sat 28 March 2026 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Artist Lounge with IPSARI | Sat 28 March 2026 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Design a Bug Workshop with Amanda Laing | Sun 12 April 2026 | 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Design a Bug Workshop with Amanda Laing | Sun 12 April 2026 | 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Drawing Humans in the Wild with Deb Mostert | Sat 18 April 2026 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Drawing Humans in the Wild with Deb Mostert | Sat 18 April 2026 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Basket Weaving Bliss (Cobbled Raffia baskets) with Heartwood Nature Bathing | Fri 24 April 2026 | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Basket Weaving Bliss (Cobbled Raffia baskets) with Heartwood Nature Bathing | Fri 24 April 2026 | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Tatreez Embroidery Workshop with Products of Palestine | Sun 10 May 2026 | 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Tatreez Embroidery Workshop with Products of Palestine | Sun 10 May 2026 | 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Tatreez Embroidery Workshop with Products of Palestine | Sun 10 May 2026 | 12:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Tatreez Embroidery Workshop with Products of Palestine | Sun 10 May 2026 | 12:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Bower Bird Bangle with Kate Roberts | Sat 16 May 2026 | 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Bower Bird Bangle with Kate Roberts | Sat 16 May 2026 | 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Say a Little Prayer with Kate Roberts | Sat 16 May 2026 | 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Say a Little Prayer with Kate Roberts | Sat 16 May 2026 | 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Manikin Making Workshop with Lakota Moon | Sun 17 May 2026 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (1hr session times)

Manikin Making Workshop with Lakota Moon | Sun 17 May 2026 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (1hr session times)

Introduction to Still Life Drawing Series with Sienna van Rossum | Fri 22 May, 29 May & 5 June 2026 | 10:00 AM - 12:30PM

Introduction to Still Life Drawing Series with Sienna van Rossum | Fri 22 May, 29 May & 5 June 2026 | 10:00 AM - 12:30PM

Gouache Sketchbook Workshop with Deb Mostert | Sat 23 May 2026 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Gouache Sketchbook Workshop with Deb Mostert | Sat 23 May 2026 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Basket Weaving Bliss (Wheat Ear and Spiral stitches) with Heartwood Nature Bathing | Sun 24 May 2026 | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Basket Weaving Bliss (Wheat Ear and Spiral stitches) with Heartwood Nature Bathing | Sun 24 May 2026 | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Manikin Making Workshop with Lakota Moon | Sun 31 May 2026 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (1hr session times)

Manikin Making Workshop with Lakota Moon | Sun 31 May 2026 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (1hr session times)

Pride Badge Making with Kat Morrice | Sat 6 June 2026 | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Pride Badge Making with Kat Morrice | Sat 6 June 2026 | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Confident Colour with Amy Stapleton | Sun 7 June 2026 | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Confident Colour with Amy Stapleton | Sun 7 June 2026 | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Manikin Making Workshop with Lakota Moon | Sat 27 June 2026 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (1hr session times)

Manikin Making Workshop with Lakota Moon | Sat 27 June 2026 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (1hr session times)

Basket Weaving Bliss (Wrapping stitch) with Heartwood Nature Bathing | Sun 28 June 2026 | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Basket Weaving Bliss (Wrapping stitch) with Heartwood Nature Bathing | Sun 28 June 2026 | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

IAG Masterclasses + Programs

Let’s Take It Slow: Practising Slowness Through Tea and Art

Image Courtesy of the Artist.

Workshop

Let’s Take It Slow: Practising Slowness Through Tea and Art

11 Apr 2026 — 11 Apr 2026

Join artist Dhana Merritt in this gentle participatory workshop during Slow Art Day.

Memory Postcard Workshop with Isobel Knowles and Van Sowerwine

Postcard still, The World Came Flooding In. Image Courtesy of the Artists.

Workshop

Memory Postcard Workshop with Isobel Knowles and Van Sowerwine

02 May 2026 — 03 May 2026

Memory Postcard is a workshop exploring memories in relation to flooding.

Image courtesy of the artist. 

IAG Masterclass

IAG Masterclass: Egg Tempera with Dr Bill Platz

09 May 2026 — 09 May 2026

Discover the beauty of one of the world's oldest painting media with artist Dr Bill Platz!

Artist Residencies

Katie Bourchier: Artist in Residence

Image Courtesy of the Artist. 

artist in residence

Katie Bourchier: Artist in Residence

09 Mar 2026 — 27 Mar 2026

Katie Bourchier is an Australian contemporary jeweller and object-based artist working across adornment, relic and small-scale sculpture.

Bronwyn Sargeson: Artist in Residence

Image Courtesy of the Artist. 

artist in residence

Bronwyn Sargeson: Artist in Residence

08 Jun 2026 — 25 Jun 2026

Bronwyn Sargeson is an artist who reimagines medical procedures and interventions, seeking to transform the experiences of a wounded body into moments of queer joy, wonder and playful exploration through material innovation.

It*s Material: Artist in Residence

Image Courtesy of the Artists. Image Credit: Paul Harris.

artist in residence

It*s Material: Artist in Residence

06 Jul 2026 — 24 Jul 2026

It*s Material is an artists' collective whose contemporary jewellery practices span minimalist form, feminist ethics, and the environment.

Jude Muduioa: Artist in Residence

Image Courtesy of the Artist. 

artist in residence

Jude Muduioa: Artist in Residence

17 Aug 2026 — 04 Sep 2026

Jude Muduioa is a ceramic artist who uses repetition and componentry to represent community and talk about identity.

Past Ipswich Art Workshop programs

Katie Bourchier: Artist in Residence

Image Courtesy of the Artist. 

Katie Bourchier: Artist in Residence

Creators' Summit Workshop: Hear Your Weird with Hannah Gartside

Hannah with bunny ears. Photo by Marriët Lukje, 2025. 

Creators' Summit Workshop: Hear Your Weird with Hannah Gartside

IAG Masterclass: Unfolding The Domestic with Sam Cranstoun

Sam Cranstoun, Retro Modern 2, 2015-2021. gypsum cement, polymer adhesive, grout 72.5 x 72.5 x 3.5 c. Image courtesy of the artist

IAG Masterclass: Unfolding The Domestic with Sam Cranstoun

Digital Clay Teen Workshop | Intro to 3D Modelling with Christopher Bentley

Image Courtesy of the Artist.

Digital Clay Teen Workshop | Intro to 3D Modelling with Christopher Bentley

Image Courtesy of the Artist.

Faridah McCaul: Artist in Residence

The Big Draw Festival 2025

The Big Draw Festival 2025

IAG Masterclass: Wool Felting with Norton Fredericks

Image Courtesy of the Artist.

IAG Masterclass: Wool Felting with Norton Fredericks

Asia Pacific Triennial Kids on Tour

Harold ‘Egn’ Eswar / Malaysia b.1980 / Monster of Wants (installation view, GOMA) 2024 / Paper, crayons, vinyl, MDF, paint / A collaboration between Harold ‘Egn’ Eswar and the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / Commissioned for Asia Pacific Triennial Kids with support from the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation / © Harold ‘Egn’ Eswar / Photograph by J Ruckli © QAGOMA

Asia Pacific Triennial Kids on Tour

IAG Masterclass: Self-Portraiture Painting with Dylan Jones

Image Courtesy of the Artist.

IAG Masterclass: Self-Portraiture Painting with Dylan Jones

Donalee Moriarty: Artist in Residence

Image Courtesy of the Artist.

Donalee Moriarty: Artist in Residence

IAG Masterclass: Everyday Sketching with Deb Mostert

Image Courtesy of the Artist.

IAG Masterclass: Everyday Sketching with Deb Mostert

IAG Masterclass: Indonesian Batik with Arwin Hidayat

Arwin Hidayat, Noisy Silence, 2025. Acrylic on Canvas, 85.5 x 80 cm. Image Courtesy of Mitchell Fine Art. 

IAG Masterclass: Indonesian Batik with Arwin Hidayat

IAG Masterclass: Screen Printing with Silk + Squeeg

Silk and Squeeg Screen-printing Workshop. Image Courtesy of the Artist.  

IAG Masterclass: Screen Printing with Silk + Squeeg

Kathryn Neilsen: Artist in Residence

Image courtesy of the Artist. 

Kathryn Neilsen: Artist in Residence

IAG Masterclass: Tape Painting with YEAHYEAHCHLOE

Tape Painting with YEAHYEAHCLOE. Image Courtesy of the Artist. 

IAG Masterclass: Tape Painting with YEAHYEAHCHLOE

IAG Masterclass: Clay Creatures with Bonnie Hislop

IAG Masterclass: Clay Creatures with Bonnie Hislop

Rebekah Walkarden. Photo by Leah Weir.

Rebekah Walkarden: Artist in Residence

The Big Draw Festival

The Big Draw Festival

SLAY SCHOOL: Pop up studio

Photography, Louis Lim

SLAY SCHOOL: Pop up studio

Clay Up Late Workshop series with Tim Acutt

Clay Up Late Workshop series with Tim Acutt

Bruce Reynolds Plaster Relief Workshop

Bruce Reynolds Plaster Relief Workshop

Dylan Sarra Petroglyph Workshop

Dylan Sarra Petroglyph Workshop

Rainbow Rollup Printmaking Workshop

Jasper Johns, Gemini G.E.L. Color numeral series, 1968, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, © Jasper Johns/Copyright Agency, 2022, © Gemini Ltd/Kenneth E. Tyler

Rainbow Rollup Printmaking Workshop

Still Life Drawing

Still Life Drawing

Build Your House: Ceramic Workshop with Jane du Rand

Build Your House: Ceramic Workshop with Jane du Rand

Where is the Ipswich Art Workshop?

Where is the Ipswich Art Workshop?

The Art Workshop is located in d’Arcy Doyle Place in a separate building to the Ipswich Art Gallery. The closest entrance is via Limestone & Nicholas Streets. Located next to the Ipswich Community Gallery.

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Proudly supported by Ipswich Art Gallery and Ipswich City Council.