Art Groups Sydney

Coffee & Collage

#### **Coffee & Collage is a relaxed 1.5-hour self-guided analogue collage experience designed to help you slow down, reconnect with your creativity and enjoy some time away from the digital world.** **[Book your spot](https://www.theinspiredwithin.com/shop/p/coffee-collage)** Surrounded by vintage chairs, shelves of second-hand books and the warm atmosphere Ampersand Cafe & Bookstore is known for, the session is designed to get your creative flow happening, without rules. Intentionally small so you can feel comfortable coming on your own, meet new people and simply enjoy being present. Only 6 spots per session. $25 - All materials included

The Art of Mindful Watercolour

Slow down, explore the beauty of watercolour, and spend a creative day with international artist Arafat Hosen. Join us for a relaxed and inspiring watercolour workshop designed for complete beginners and art lovers alike. Guided by international artist **Arafat Hosen**, you'll learn the foundations of watercolour painting while exploring a mindful, enjoyable creative process. Through step-by-step demonstrations and personalised guidance, you'll create your own artwork in a friendly and supportive environment. No previous painting experience is required. What's Included * All professional art materials provided * Step-by-step instruction by International Artist Arafat Hosen * Small group experience (Maximum 20 participants) * Morning tea, coffee & traditional Bengali refreshments * Certificate of Participation What You'll Learn * Understanding watercolour materials * Basic drawing and composition * Colour mixing * Flat and graded washes * Wet-on-wet & wet-on-dry techniques * Creating a complete landscape painting * Practical tips for continuing your watercolour journey Important Information * Suitable for beginners. * All materials are provided. * Please arrive 10 minutes early. * Wear comfortable clothing. * Limited to **20 participants** to ensure individual guidance. Ticket Price **$85 per person** https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-art-of-mindful-watercolour-tickets-1995864471361 A premium beginner-friendly watercolour workshop in Sydney, perfect for anyone looking to learn painting, relax, and enjoy a creative weekend experience with an experienced international artist.

Su/Real - Analogue Collage Workshop

#### Learn the foundations of surreal collage art, slow down off screens, through a guided experience, a welcoming space, and time to simply be. In this guided and immersive workshop, led by the mixed media collage artist and art director Sue Morais, you’ll have an unique opportunity to explore the world of surreal collage art and learn to find hidden narratives, learning clever and unique collage art composition techniques. As part of the experience, you’ll gain access to a premium, curated library of vintage magazines & books and recycled creative cuts. **All materials included + nibbles** $69 per seat 2 hours

Threaded Histories: Embroidered Portraits with Natalie Wilson

Waverley library welcomes you to attend this fascinating talk on the history of telling stories with thread and needle. This talk traces the evolution of stitched identities from antiquity to contemporary fine art. Discover how Nazca and Egyptian stitchers encoded status, and how the narrative scale of the Bayeux Tapestry reshaped historical commemoration. We examine the revolutionary “needle-paintings” of Georgian artists Mary Knowles and Mary Linwood, alongside the avant-garde designs of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh. Finally, see how modern pioneers paved the way for contemporary artists to redefine portraiture today, proving the needle’s enduring power.

Create beautiful visual artwork

You will be introduced to basic pouring techniques and art-theory. Followed by a demonstration of pouring paint. You get to create your own painting on a 15×20cm canvas. We then discuss how you found the experience and what you will like to try out perhaps for next time. Please note paintings usually take 3 to 4 days to copleately dry, the varnish can be applied to finish them after that to complete the artwork. If you would like to take them home on the day, please bring a tray or cardboard for ease of transportation. Wearing old clothes and sneakers to the workshop are recomended (just in case of paint spilling). Before the workshop You may like to google flow art techiques on utube, for Ideas of techniques you may like to try. Just come along and enjoy the experience and the fun in flow art.

Windows & Vistas: A New Perspective

**Windows & Vistas: A New Perspective** **A Creative Afternoon of Art, Reflection & Connection** **Slow down. Create something beautiful. See from a new perspective.** There is something beautiful about pausing at a window — taking in the light, the landscape and the view beyond. Join us for a relaxing and inspiring Creative Wellbeing Workshop where you’ll explore the beauty and symbolism of **windows, light and vistas** through art-making and gentle reflection. You’ll be guided to create your own window and vista-inspired artwork while exploring themes of **perspective, hope, possibility and new beginnings**. Like a window opening onto a wider landscape, this workshop offers a space to pause, enjoy the creative process and reflect on the perspectives, possibilities and hopes that are part of your own journey. ✨ **You'll experience:** 🪟 **Gentle guided reflection** inspired by windows, light and new perspectives 🎨 **Step-by-step instruction** to create your own window and vista-inspired artwork 🤍 **A peaceful and welcoming environment** where you can slow down and enjoy being creative 🌿 **Simple creative wellbeing practices** to support relaxation, mindfulness and self-reflection ✨ **An opportunity to explore** perspective, hope and possibility through creativity 🖼️ **A beautiful artwork to take home** as a meaningful reminder of your creative experience **No artistic experience necessary — just bring yourself and enjoy an afternoon of creativity.** 📅 **Tuesday, 22 September 2026** 🕒 **3:00 – 5:00 pm** 📍 **Club Ryde** 💰 **$65 per person** *(All art materials included)* ***“Sometimes a change in perspective allows us to appreciate the beauty of the view before us.”***

Painting Creative Art Experience

**Painting Creative Art Experience** Join us for a fun and relaxing in-person workshop where you'll explore the power of painting to unlock your creativity and promote healing. No experience needed—just bring your open mind and let your imagination flow! Step into a calm, welcoming space where you can slow down, breathe, and reconnect with yourself through colour and creative expression. This is a gentle, guided painting experience designed to support emotional release, relaxation, and creative flow—no art experience needed. You don’t need to be “good at art.” You just need to come as you are. Through intuitive painting and reflective creative exercises, you’ll be invited to explore your inner world in a safe and supportive environment. This is a space to let go of pressure, quiet the mind, and reconnect with your natural creativity. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, creatively blocked, or simply needing time to rest and reset, this workshop offers a pause from everyday life and a return to yourself. You’ll be gently guided by **Louisa Chan**, an artist and art therapist who integrates creativity, emotional wellbeing, and healing practices into her work. Expect a relaxed, nurturing atmosphere, soft guidance, and a sense of freedom to express what words often cannot. **In this workshop you will:** * Explore painting as a tool for emotional expression and release * Experience a calm, supportive creative space * Reconnect with your imagination and inner world * Let go of perfection and create freely * Leave feeling more grounded, lighter, and creatively refreshed No experience needed. All materials are provided. Come as you are—leave with colour, calm, and something meaningful you created from within.

On the Degradation of Art and the Public Conscience

**On the Degradation of Art and the Public Conscience** **A philosophical talk by YouTuber, artist and budding science fiction writer Nikola Pavkovic** **What does a civilisation reveal about itself through the art it creates?** Art is not merely decoration. It is an expression of values: of what we consider beautiful or ugly, heroic or contemptible, worthy of admiration or deserving of ridicule. Every culture produces art in its own image and, in doing so, reveals something about its conception of man. This talk will examine the proposition that the degradation of modern art is not an isolated aesthetic phenomenon but the reflection of a deeper degradation in the public conscience. What happens when beauty becomes embarrassing, greatness becomes suspect and sincerity gives way to irony? When the artist ceases to present a vision of what man might become and instead celebrates fragmentation, ugliness, nihilism or despair? We will explore the relationship between **philosophy, art, morality and politics**, tracing the historical forces that have transformed our artistic culture and asking whether the decline of artistic standards has accompanied a corresponding decline in our moral ones. We’ll consider the capture of artistry not merely within universities and cultural institutions but across the wider machinery through which art is produced, funded, judged and celebrated. Yet decline is never total. There are artists who refuse it. By examining these exceptions, we can ask what their survival tells us about the possibility of another artistic culture: one concerned again with beauty, achievement, seriousness and the elevation rather than diminution of the human spirit. Finally, we will confront the most important question: **If you reject the culture being offered to you, what are you prepared to create in its place?** Presentation followed by open discussion, disagreement and debate. **On the second Monday of the month, Philo Agora has a speaker on a philosophical topic and a Q&A and discussion after. On the fourth Monday we meet again for open philosophical discussion.** Philo Agora's format is a talk for 20 minutes starting at 7:15 for 7:30. The presenter then answers any questions of clarification from the floor. We then take a break of 5 minutes for more coffee and to mull over the talk and discuss it within small groups. The microphone is then passed around the audience for comment, opinion, and often counter argument to a maximum of 3 minutes. The presenter is then given a 5 minute right of reply. We usually finish up at 9pm. The cover charge is $5 for the talk. There are tea and coffee facilities available in-house. Sam Alexander - Convener (0457 749 310)

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💥 Weekly Krav Maga - Fitness, Focus & Real-World Self-Defence (1st Class Free)

**Want to feel safer walking home at night?** Or perhaps when travelling overseas on your own? Or you just want to **protect your loved ones**? And all that while you get fit - in a space of respect, growth and good friendships. Then this is your place. And yes - we hit pads (and it rocks). But this is more than that. This is a space to push limits, build discipline, and grow stronger - inside and out. At the dojo, we train to face the challenges life throws at us. We build not just technique, but **character, focus and confidence**. And a quiet kind of strength that carries into everyday life. Whether you're here to feel safer, get fitter, or reconnect with your own power - this is for you. 🕖 **When**: Tuesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 PM (Arrive early - once class starts, doors may close) 📍 **Where**: Granville Place (email to book your free session) 💰 **Cost**: First class is free. $10 per session after, with flexible subscription options. 💪 **Fitness Level**: All levels welcome - just bring your will to grow. **What to bring**: * Comfortable sports clothes * Water bottle & towel (optional) * An open mind and a good attitude ***Why Krav Maga?*** Krav Maga is a self-defence system rooted in simplicity and real-world effectiveness. But it’s more than that. You’ll build awareness, fitness, and the kind of self-respect that comes from doing hard things consistently. It’s also an art form - one that’s practical, powerful, and even beautiful in the way it shapes who you become. ***Who's your instructor?*** Carles is in love with martial arts and has over 25 years of experience in this craft - including more than 7 years of teaching Krav Maga and Capoeira both to adults and kids. He has fought in competitions and achieved different belts and accreditations in his journey. Including the Krav Maga G1 rank (the long way) and enduring 21 days of mental and physical excruciation at a gym, to become a certified Krav Maga instructor. He brings not just skill, but heart, discipline, and deep care for every student’s journey. 👉 **First class is free - come try it out.** **Email** hello@icanmakeit.org to book. (We don’t monitor Meetup chat.) 📸 **Photos, Videos & Testimonials**: [icanmakeit.org/photos-videos](https://icanmakeit.org/photos-videos) [icanmakeit.org/testimonials](https://icanmakeit.org/testimonials) 📄 More Info: [icanmakeit.org/dojo](https://icanmakeit.org/dojo)

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🏋️ Weekly Combat Fitness - Get Fit and Protect yourself/your loved ones better

**Want to feel safer walking home at night?** Or perhaps when travelling overseas on your own? Or you just want to **protect your loved ones**? And all that while you get fit - in a space of respect, growth and good friendships. Then this is your place. And yes - we hit pads (and it rocks). But this is more than that. This is a space to push limits, build discipline, and grow stronger - inside and out. At the dojo, we train to face the challenges life throws at us. We build not just technique, but **character, focus and confidence**. And a quiet kind of strength that carries into everyday life. Whether you're here to feel safer, get fitter, or reconnect with your own power - this is for you. 🕖 **When**: Tuesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 PM (Arrive early - once class starts, doors may close) 📍 **Where**: Granville Place (email to book your free session) 💰 **Cost**: First class is free. $10 per session after, with flexible subscription options. 💪 **Fitness Level**: All levels welcome - just bring your will to grow. **What to bring**: * Comfortable sports clothes * Water bottle & towel (optional) * An open mind and a good attitude ***Why Combat Fitness?*** The most skilled fighter doesn't stand a chance... if they puff out 2 seconds into an encounter. Perhaps cold, perhaps tiring, ... but there is no fighting without fitness. There is no protecting your loved ones without cardio and strength. We can help you turn yourself into a stronger version of yourself - we have your back 👊 ***Who's your instructor?*** Carles is in love with martial arts and has over 25 years of experience in this craft - including more than 7 years of teaching Krav Maga and Capoeira both to adults and kids. He has fought in competitions and achieved different belts and accreditations in his journey. Including the Krav Maga G1 rank (the long way) and enduring 21 days of mental and physical excruciation at a gym, to become a certified Krav Maga instructor. He brings not just skill, but heart, discipline, and deep care for every student’s journey. 👉 **First class is free - come try it out.** **Email** hello@icanmakeit.org to book. (We don’t monitor Meetup chat.) 📸 **Photos, Videos & Testimonials**: [icanmakeit.org/photos-videos](https://icanmakeit.org/photos-videos) [icanmakeit.org/testimonials](https://icanmakeit.org/testimonials) 📄 More Info: [icanmakeit.org/dojo](https://icanmakeit.org/dojo)