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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

Mark Making for Loose Drawing with Kathryn Neilsen | Wed 4 Feb 2026 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Mark Making for Loose Drawing with Kathryn Neilsen | Wed 4 Feb 2026 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Introduction to Watercolour: Loose Botanicals with Kathryn Neilsen | Sun 8 Feb 2026 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Introduction to Watercolour: Loose Botanicals with Kathryn Neilsen | Sun 8 Feb 2026 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Introduction to Gouache: Loose Landscapes with Kathryn Neilsen | Sun 8 Feb 2026 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Introduction to Gouache: Loose Landscapes with Kathryn Neilsen | Sun 8 Feb 2026 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Basket Weaving Bliss (Wrapping and Mariposa stitches) with Heartwood Nature Bathing | Sat 14 Feb 2026 | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Basket Weaving Bliss (Wrapping and Mariposa stitches) with Heartwood Nature Bathing | Sat 14 Feb 2026 | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Papermaking Workshop with Kiki | Sun 22 Feb 2026 | 1:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Papermaking Workshop with Kiki | Sun 22 Feb 2026 | 1:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Papermaking Workshop with Kiki | Sun 1 March 2026 | 1:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Papermaking Workshop with Kiki | Sun 1 March 2026 | 1:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Express Yourself: Digital Scrapbooking with Misty | Sun 8 March 2026 | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Express Yourself: Digital Scrapbooking with Misty | Sun 8 March 2026 | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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

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)

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

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.

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.

IAG Masterclasses + Programs

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

IAG Masterclass: Unfolding The Domestic with Sam Cranstoun

28 Feb 2026 — 28 Feb 2026

Join artist Sam Cranstoun for a hands-on workshop inspired by the humble yet iconic breezeblock.

Past Ipswich Art Workshop programs

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

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.