Sunshine Coast Art Group runs a number of events every year. Join us for vibrant markets and exhibitions. Our annual Soup + Soul event in July is a well-established community favourite.
Thursday life drawing in the art studio and is an untutored event
Sessions are every 2 weeks
Please arrive at 9.30am for a 10.00am start
Cost per session:
Members: $20
Non-members: $30
Please pay with cash to the group leader on the day.
Chairs and easels provided please bring your own art materials and equipment
Saturday life drawing in the art studio and is untutored
Held on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month
Course objectives:
During this course the trainer will:
By the end of this course, the student will:
In the first half of the course, students will be iencouraged to try a number of extension activities and projects:
During the first few weeks, students will have time to discuss, with the tutor, the proposed direction of their future ceramic skills and interests, to develop, with assistance, a potential weekly proposal for the second half of the course.
The tutor will then work with students at this time, both individually and with the group, helping them to achieve their goals whilst challenging them to extend their throwing and design skills. A variety of potential surface finishing skills and techniques will be considered in discussion for the final work.
In this two-part workshop, students will experiment with a variety of base recipes with stain additions to create a range of smooth, brushable and vibrant underglaze colours.
In part one, as a part of the making process, students will learn how to mix base colours to create a range of secondary and tertiary decorating pigments, as well as createcolour test tiles for later use as a fired record.
Part two of the workshop, 2 weeks later, will cover an extensive range of surface techniques suitable for underglaze decoration. This will involve both demonstration and hands-on participation and, at the conclusion, students will take home a series of tiles and small forms as examples of the techniques they have completed. Some of the techniques include Brushwork & one-stroke, stencils, liquid and crayon wax resist, sgraffito/inlay, texture wash, sponging, tissue transfers (commercial & DIY), trailing: dots and lines, Shellac & varnish etching, masking tape resist, and spattering.
Untutored sessions for members
This is an informal self-managed group for members interested in practising portrait painting. All mediums are welcome.
Members can either work on their own project or practice their skills with a volunteer sitter.
Table and standing easels are available. Please bring your own materials.
Self guided sewing group
An art class hosted by Madeline Herbert.
Untutored session for members
Objectives:
The attendees will:
Learn the market lingo.
Consider how to pack their wares for safe transport.
Practise efficient setting up of a market stall including gazebo, tables and weights to satisfy market
requirements and keep other market stall holders/organisers safe and happy (whilst appreciating the
physical nature of the task).
Learn the various table layout options, lighting options and display set up options, in order to attract
customers to their stall on their day.
Discuss public liability insurance and what is required to register for a market stall.
Be given an essential equipment list to ensure they are prepared for the day and ready to sell and
merchandise.
Be given advice on branding to maximise customer access to their products and the use of social media
to gain followers.
Recommended for:
Any experience level of potter that is considering selling their wares at local markets.
This workshop is for all levels of pottery experience.
You will be required to bring along 3 pieces of raku clay based pottery that have already been bisque fired.
Normal firing fees will apply to cover the cost of the glazes and gas supplies.
This 10 week course is recommended for potters that have undertaken an introduction wheel throwing course and have 6-12 months’ wheel throwing experience. Students must already be able to centre clay and create simple forms on the wheel.
The course represents an opportunity for students to progress and consolidate their skills to produce a variety of more complex forms with growing confidence.
As a “project-based” skill-development course, it focuses on learning and refining skills such as working with larger amounts of clay, throwing taller, shaping/bellying and collaring-in, repetitive throwing, throwing and turning feet, faceting & carving, handles: pulling, hand-built and extruded, shaping rims and spouts, as well as creating assemblages from thrown forms.
Projects covered include high, medium and low-profile bowls, “sets” of cups, chip’n dip platters, one-piece lidded containers, and tall necked bottle forms.
At the conclusion of the course, students throw and assemble a teapot or can focus on another project of their choice.
Most sessions will commence with weighing out and kneading of clay, followed by a demonstration of the lesson’s targeted skill/s and projects.
Students will then work at their own wheel, practising the skills and using the time to complete as much of the project as they can with teacher supervision and assistance.
Thrown forms will be taken home by the student so they can manage appropriate drying of the work for processing/turning the following week.
Whilst most projects can be completed in course time, it is expected that students will spend some extra time (either at home or the SCArt studio) refining, practising or finishing projects.
Simple Molds, taught by Marc Sauvage, runs over 10 weeks and is mainly aimed at Beginning to Intermediate clayworkers. As the name suggests, the course takes an uncomplicated approach to the making of molds using both found and sourced materials such as timber, foam, cardboard, plastic and plaster, and those completing the course will have completed a variety of drape, slump, hump, press and casting molds. A range of decorating techniques appropriate for the molds created are also explored, both by demo and participation, including textures (created and found), coloured slips and clays, paper transfer & stencils, as well as coloured glazes. The course finale is an introduction to slip-casting with participants completing a simple one-piece cup/tumbler/cylindrical form, then casting from the mold using slip made by themselves using their own dried clay body.
A reasonable level of fitness is required to manage bags of clay and buckets of plaster. The ability to throw basic shapes on the wheel is an advantage, as simple thrown forms can be used to make molds, but it is not a requirement.
By the end of this course students should be able to:
As many of you know, our annual Soup & Soul fundraiser is coming up soon, and we’d love some helping hands to get the studio looking its absolute best for the day.
We’re looking for volunteers to join a studio clean-up working bee from 9:00am to around 1:00pm. It’s a bigger time commitment than a quick tidy-up, but this support makes a huge difference in helping us create a welcoming, beautiful space for visitors and supporters.
There’ll be plenty to do — cleaning, tidying, organising, setting up tables for the soup bowls and displays and generally giving the studio some love before the big day.
If you’re able to spare some time, please let sign up. Even if you can’t stay for the whole session, any help is genuinely appreciated.
Thank you in advance for helping make Soup & Soul a success — it truly takes a village :)
Kerry - Soup & Soul Co-ordinator
There’ll be plenty to do — cleaning, tidying, organising, setting up tables for displays and generally giving the studio some love before the big day.
If you’re able to spare some time, please sign up. Even if you can’t stay for the whole session, any help is genuinely appreciated.
Thank you in advance for helping make Soup & Soul a success — it truly takes a village
Soup + Soul Event - Saturday 18 July
Exhibit your Work
Exhibition: All members are encouraged to exhibit and sell their work (whether you’ve made it at home or in the studio - if it’s arty or crafty you can sell it).
A commission of 20% is paid to the club on all sales.
Artwork delivered to
Pottery Studio Wednesday 15 July 5.30pm-7.30pm or Thursday 16 July 2pm-6pm
and
Art Studio: no later than Wednesday 15th July.
NB: no deliveries of work accepted on Friday 17th July or Saturday 18 th.
**CALLING ALL SOUP MAKERS - NOW IS THE TIME TO SHINE**
Soup & Soul, our iconic fundraising event for the year, is 9 weeks away and we need to organize a vital element - the SOUP.
Amazing events like Soup & Soul don’t happen without the support of our wonderful members. Huge thanks to everyone who has already volunteered their time to help -we appreciate you!!
If you haven’t been able to volunteer so far, it would be amazing if you could please consider making a batch of soup.
As we have an estimated 400 bowls to sell, we are anticipating we will need to have around 165 litres of soup made.
Based on feedback from last year, and to adhere to health & safety requirements, we have decided that we will continue to limit the number of soup varieties and use set recipes. This year there will be 4 varieties of soup served at the event (plus a free kids soup provided by Alty) and everyone volunteering to make soup is to use a set recipe which will be provided by the SCArt Soup Team.
The soups for this year are Potato & Leek, Creamy Chicken, Pea & Ham, and a vegan/gluten free/dairy free Pumpkin.
Based on last year’s sales and feedback from members we are looking to make the following quantities of each soup:
We already have 9 amazing soup making volunteers (thank you!) but from these figures, we need more soup makers for the following recipes and quantities (you can nominate to make as many 5l batches as you like!)
Once you’ve registered, you will be emailed with the relevant recipe/s, storage & transportation info and the required health & Safety forms to complete and return to the Soup Team.
If you have any questions, please contact me, Kerry Lowe on 0409951248 or kerrylowe07@gmail.com
Many thanks
Kerry
Soup & Soul Coordinator
Soup & Soul this year will include childrens' face painting again. All materials required will be purchased by SCart, including brushes.
Face painting will involve a simple picture covering a range of 4 or 5 designs.
We've split the day into 4, 1-hour slots and we're looking for 2 people for each session.
Would you be willing to give it a go?
Calling all kitchen legends! We are looking for a group of people to be part of the Soup team, lead by Mary-Ellen.
Jobs to be done include:
Please register to help if you can and Mary-Ellen and Kerry will be in touch.
Thanks!
Are you social media savvy? Know your reels from your threads?
We're looking for a team to run the social and marketing activities for this year's Soup n Soul.
If you have a background or interest in Marketing and/or social media and have some time to help, please register using the button below.
Cheers,
Kerry Lowe
The Intermediate Glazes course has been developed for students who have successfully completed the Introduction to Glazes and would like to extend their learning and experience. By way of some chemistry theory, practical tests & experimentation, participants will develop new knowledge & understanding of the UMF (Unity Molecular Formula) and the primary roles that fluxes as well as Alumina/Silica ratios play in the development of ceramic glazes. Some of the other topics covered include:
Participants will require access to a home computer, laptop or tablet, along with Internet access both at home and during some lessons at SCArt (can connect to Sunshine Coast free WiFi at SCArt). A more complete list of requirements will be forwarded upon enrolment.
Participants will be introduced to a range of Handbuilding Techniques.
A new technique will be covered each week.
Each technique will be demonstrated and students will have the opportunity to learn the technique, in class, with guidance from the instructor.
Week 1. Pinch + Texture
Week 2. Slab + Sgraffito
Week 3. Coil+ Surface
Week 4. Functional ware + Underglaze
Week 5. Wall decor
Week 6. Glazing + Finishing
Contact us:
info@sunshinecoastartgroup.com.au
Address:1 William Parker Place Buderim 4556