Making Time art workshops at Redcliffe Art Gallery
26 Jul 2025 | 01:30 PM
- 03:30 PM
Enjoy a peaceful afternoon of creativity at Redcliffe Art Gallery with artist and expressive arts therapist Tira Dowling.
Explore different art processes and materials each month in a supportive guided workshop. These workshops aim to activate your creativity in a comfortable and relaxed studio space.
Cost $15 - book here. All skill levels are welcome. All materials provided. Bring your own apron or wear clothes you do not mind getting messy with.
Contact redcliffe.gallery@moretonbay.qld.gov.au to join the waitlist if you have missed out on tickets. These workshops are also delivered at Caboolture Regional Art Gallery.
Saturday 26 July: Faces in clay - hand building portrait containers
Unleash your creativity in this hands-on workshop where art meets functionality!
Design and sculpt a unique air-dried clay container or cup inspired by human portraits.
It might be a whimsical self-portrait, a character from your imagination, or an abstract face. You’ll learn techniques to shape and detail clay, bringing your ideas to life.
Saturday 30 August: Paper to paint - watercolour inspired by collage
Blend the tactile world of collage with the fluid beauty of watercolour.
Use found images, textures, and paper fragments as a jumping-off point to explore unexpected combinations. They can spark imaginative compositions and guide expressive brushwork.
Participants will begin by assembling visual collages—abstract or representational—and then translate these into vibrant watercolour paintings.
Saturday 13 September: Colourful harvest - gouache and clay creations
Participants will explore the beauty of fruits and vegetables through two expressive mediums: Painting with gouache and sculpting with clay.
We’ll begin by observing fresh produce for inspiration, then dive into bold brushwork and textured form-making.
Saturday 25 October: Held by a thread- contemporary couching
Discover the expressive potential of embroidery in this hands-on workshop.
The traditional technique of couching involves threads laid on the surface and secured with delicate stitches. We will reimagine the process as a bold, modern art form.
You'll experiment with striking lines, layered textures, and dynamic compositions using vibrant yarns, threads, and unconventional materials.
Image credit: Tira Dowling photographed by Embellysh Photography.
About the facilitator
Art is a way of knowing, of understanding oneself and forming threads of connection to the inner world within each of us.
Tira Dowling has followed this thread of curiosity throughout her career. She is passionate about the relationship to self and guiding others to discover these threads of knowing within them.
Tira has explored many areas of the globe, to wonder, consider and learn about herself, other culture and the world we inhabit. As a therapist, Tira invites participants into an accepting, warm creative space to discover and witness their own creativity and lived experience.
Connection, autonomy, community, curiosity, wonder and fun are key aspects of Tira's practice. A deep seeded passion of selfhood and growth are woven in creative engagements either individual or group sessions.
When
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Saturday, 26 July 2025 | 01:30 PM
- 03:30 PM
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Saturday, 30 August 2025 | 01:30 PM
- 03:30 PM
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Saturday, 13 September 2025 | 01:30 PM
- 03:30 PM
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Saturday, 25 October 2025 | 01:30 PM
- 03:30 PM
Location
Redcliffe Art Gallery, 1 Irene Street, Redcliffe 4020 View map
-27.2256394,153.1126705
1 Irene Street ,
Redcliffe 4020
Redcliffe Art Gallery
1 Irene Street ,
Redcliffe 4020
Making Time art workshops at Redcliffe Art Gallery