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POTTERY

Sunshine Coast Art Group has an active pottery group with over 100 members with a wide range of experience and skills.  Our pottery studio is well equipped.  Our facilities include hand building workspaces, throwing wheels, extruders and a slab roller.  We have gas, electric and raku kilns and a fire pit for specialist firing.  There are a variety of glazes for member use and space to store clay and work in progress.

See the calendar below for what's happening in the pottery studio.

We are open for regular untutored/self-help sessions.  Members may attend any of these sessions.  Members using the facilities at these times must have experience working in a studio setting and be aware of safety issues.  Untutored sessions are not suitable for beginners.

All enquiries to pottery@sunshinecoastartgroup.com.au

Weekly session times:

  Mon 9.00am - 1.00 pm

   Tues, Wed, Fri - 9.00am to 1.00pm
   Wed evening - 4:30pm to 8:30pm
   Saturday - 9.00am to 12noon

There is an attendance fee of $2 per session.









LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NON-MEMBERS


Sunshine Coast Art Group runs courses in hand-building, sculpture,  wheel throwing and others several times a year.  Please check for upcoming workshops here.


POTTERY MEMBERSHIP

Studio membership is available to experienced potters only. Members have access to all studio equipment and are expected to supply their own tools, clay and underglaze. 

We run regular courses and workshops for members and non-members (when there are spaces available).

All members are required to contribute to the running of the studio as we are a volunteer run organisation.  Help is needed to operate the kilns, prepare glazes, recycle clay, keep the studio clean and functional and assist in events and exhibitions.  This keeps our costs low.

Members are also expected to be part of our community and create at the studio on a regular basis.

Upcoming pottery activities

    • 5 Oct 2025
    • 7 Dec 2025
    • 10 sessions
    • Pottery studio
    • 0
    Registration is closed

    Members sign up 15/8

    Non-members 1/9


    • 7 Oct 2025
    • 9 Dec 2025
    • 10 sessions
    • Pottery studio
    • 1
    Registration is closed

    Members sign up from 15/8

    Non-members from 1/9


    • 26 Nov 2025
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 27 Nov 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 28 Nov 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register

    Untutored sessions for members

    • 29 Nov 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register

    Untutored session for members

    • 1 Dec 2025
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 2 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register

    Untutored sessions for members

    • 3 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 3 Dec 2025
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 4 Dec 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 5 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register

    Untutored sessions for members

    • 6 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register

    Untutored session for members

    • 8 Dec 2025
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 9 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register

    Untutored sessions for members

    • 10 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 10 Dec 2025
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 11 Dec 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 12 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register

    Untutored sessions for members

    • 13 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register

    Untutored session for members

    • 15 Dec 2025
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 16 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register

    Untutored sessions for members

    • 17 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 17 Dec 2025
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 18 Dec 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 19 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register

    Untutored sessions for members

    • 20 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register

    Untutored session for members

    • 22 Dec 2025
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 23 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register

    Untutored sessions for members

    • 24 Dec 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
    Register


    • 24 Jan 2026
    • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Studios
    Register

    New member information session

    This information session is for people interested in joining the Sunshine Coast Art Group pottery and art groups.  

    We have new member intakes 3 to 4 times a year.  At the session we will give potential new members details about how we operate and everything you need to know to become a member.

    New members to the pottery will also have to undertake a half day induction.


    • 31 Jan 2026
    • 1 Feb 2026
    • 2 sessions
    • Pottery studio
    Join waitlist

    Two-day animal sculpture workshop with James Ort

    James Ort has been teaching this popular class for years now.  He specialises in a form of contemporary clay modelling which pushes clay to its limits. The technique is fast, easy to learn and with it comes life, energy and grace to the creations.

    DAY 1:  Wall-mounted portrait heads.

    Make the head of any animal of your choice be it mammal, bird, reptile or amphibian! You will make an armature and then be adding clay by breaking down the head into key muscle groups and shapes.

    DAY 2:  Dynamic wall-mounted mammals.

    The more challenging part of the course is making a full-bodied mammal that gives a sense of life, movement and dynamism. You will learn how to observe and understand the anatomy of your chosen subject, and then how to contort your form to capture a moment in time.

    This course includes:

    o    Step-by-step demonstrations covering…

    o    How to build an armature for wall-mounted animal heads and dynamic poses.
    o    How to apply the clay to best capture the animal’s anatomy and features
    o    How to create expressive facial features and give your piece character
    o    How to glaze your work using underglazes 

    What is included in the price?

    o    Two full days teaching (9am-4.30pm)
    o    A printed course handout outlining the technique’s main principles
    o    Clay, firings and glazes
    o    A glazing demonstration.
    o    Lunch, Tea/Coffee/biscuits
    o    First firing of your art once ready for the kiln.

    Download further information here.   

    • 14 Mar 2026
    • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Studio

    Sunshine Coast Art Group takes new members into the pottery and painting group three times a year.  

    Please register for the next information session if you are interested in joining the group.  During the session, you will be shown around the studios and given an brief overview of the available resources and equipment.

    Several experienced members will be on hand to answer any questions.  

    We look forward to welcoming our new members.  



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1 William Parker Place Buderim 4556

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