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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

Pottery members are required to undertake an induction upon joining.  The induction session will ensure that new members are aware of health and safety requirements and how to care for our equipment. 

Members have access to the studio during opening hours.  Members may use studio equipment but are expected to supply their own tools, clay and underglaze. 

All equipment must be properly cleaned after use.  

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

    • 28 Jan 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 28 Jan 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 30 Jan 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored sessions for members

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

    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.   

    • 2 Feb 2026
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 2 Feb 2026
    • 6 Apr 2026
    • 10 sessions
    • SCArt Pottery Studio
    • 6
    Register

    Course objectives:

    During this course the trainer will:

    • By way of lectures, discussions and demonstrations, introduce both theoretical (chemical and physical requirements of a glaze) and practical aspects of glaze making (weighing, slaking, mixing, sieving and applying to test tiles).
    • Provide recipes for student use as well as directing to both online and text sources.
    • Outline the role of colourants, opacifiers & additives in glazes.
    • Supervise and assist with the process of discovering new ways to create and mix glazes.
    • Fire student tests on a weekly basis and discuss subsequent glaze results with students.
    • Run chosen tasks in small groups to expedite results.
    • Emphasise safety practices.

    By the end of this course, the student will:

    • Confidently be able to create any glaze from a recipe.
    • Have tested and created between 15-20 different glazes from recipes, whilst also discovering new glazes from mixing experiments.
    • Complete a colour run on a base glaze, creating 6 new colourant variations.
    • Use the triaxial blend method, and working in a group of 3, mix 3 different glazes to create 21 new ones.
    • Learn how to turn any glaze recipe into a brush-on glaze.
    • Understand the 3 basic components of all ceramic glazes and be able to identify materials as Glass formers, Fluxes and Stiffeners.
    • Have completed tests for over/under glazes as well as materials melt tests.
    • Work with group shared glazes, both brush-on and dipping/pouring, to finish a number of small experimental pieces they have made.
    • Be able to observe safe practices while mixing glazes, both at SCArt and in their home studio.
    • 3 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored sessions for members

    • 4 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 4 Feb 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 6 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored sessions for members

    • 7 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored session for members

    • 7 Feb 2026
    • 30 May 2026
    • 9 sessions
    • Pottery Studio
    • 0
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    HAND BUILDING FOR BEGINNERS

    Join us for our extensive beginner's course in hand building with clay. Over 8 Saturday afternoons, you will learn a range of pottery techniques including making pinch pots, building with coils, slab construction and moulds.

    Once you have mastered building we will cover various decoration, design and texture techniques using underglazes, dipping and brush on glazes.

    The course cost is $335 for non-members and $295 for members.  The  cost covers eight 3 hour workshops, membership while the course is in progress and a bag of clay.

    For additional enquiries email course leader Deb here.



    • 8 Feb 2026
    • 29 Mar 2026
    • 8 sessions
    • SCART Pottery Studio
    • 2
    Register

    Availability:   10 spaces - For members/non-members.

    Cost:  $300 for members and $350 non-members.  

    When:  Every Sunday morning. Starts 8th February until 29 March 2026. 

    Weeks 1-6, 9.30-1.30 and weeks 7-8 9.30-12.30. Studio opens 15 minutes before class starts.

    Recommended for: For all beginners to wheel throwing. No experience is necessary.

    Training objectives:

    • Identify safety aspects of working with clay and around a pottery studio.
    • Learn and practice the methods of:
      • Weighing and wedging clay in preparation for its use.
      • Applying the clay to the wheel.
      • Controlling the pottery wheel speed and positioning of the potters arms to facilitate throwing.
      • Centering the clay on the wheel.
      • Opening up the clay.
      • Pulling up the clay walls.
      • Shaping and refining the form with ribs, and other pottery tools.
      • Removing the form correctly from the wheel to conserve its shape.
      • Making a handle.
      • Making a lidded form (this will depend on student’s level of progression through the other stages).
      • Recognising the clay stage of ‘leatherhard’ ready for trimming the form.
      • Trimming techniques to finish off the form including making a ‘base foot’.
      • Recognising the importance of identifying your pottery form ready for firing.

    It is expected that each student should be able to make at least one of: a cylinder shaped mug, a plate, a bowl and a lidded bowl by the end of this course.

    Included in the workshop cost is one best piece from each category which will be bisque fired by the studio, then glazed in class by the student, before having its final glaze firing by the studio. If students would like additional pieces fired, normal firing costs will be incurred at SCart, or outside firing services can sourced by the student.


    • 9 Feb 2026
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 10 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored sessions for members

    • 11 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 11 Feb 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 13 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored sessions for members

    • 14 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored session for members

    • 16 Feb 2026
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 17 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored sessions for members

    • 18 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 18 Feb 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 20 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored sessions for members

    • 21 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored session for members

    • 23 Feb 2026
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 24 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored sessions for members

    • 25 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 25 Feb 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 27 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored sessions for members

    • 28 Feb 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored session for members

    • 2 Mar 2026
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 3 Mar 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored sessions for members

    • 4 Mar 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 4 Mar 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 6 Mar 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored sessions for members

    • 7 Mar 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored session for members

    • 9 Mar 2026
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 10 Mar 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored sessions for members

    • 11 Mar 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 11 Mar 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    • 13 Mar 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored sessions for members

    • 14 Mar 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Pottery studio
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    Untutored session for members

    • 28 Mar 2026
    • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Studios
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    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.




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1 William Parker Place Buderim 4556

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