UPCOMING WORKSHOPS/EVENTS
ARTful Beginnings
This program is designed for babies aged from 4 months to 18 months. If you are unsure whether ARTful Beginnings is the right fit for you and your baby, or if you have any access needs or other queries about the event, please don’t hesitate to contact in advance of the program.
Participation and content
- These events are a great way to meet fellow parents with young babies
- We understand that babies sometimes make noise, and that’s perfectly ok
- Parents and guardians are invited to join in with songs and sensory games to help engage their babies throughout the program. You are welcome to participate or just listen
- Pram parking will be available at this event
- The exhibition tour involves walking and standing for short periods of time. We recommend using a baby carrier or sling during this portion of the program, however if you prefer not to carry your baby, prams are also welcome in the gallery spaces
- Parents rooms are available at Dogwood Crossing
Sensory aspects
- Please let us know in advance if you or your child are hard of hearing so we can make this tour accessible for you
- Due to the nature of our young audience, ARTful Beginnings can get a little noisy. There may also be low level noise from a nearby artwork or the sounds of the Gallery
- Floor cushions, ottomans and stools without backs will be available during the sensory play session at the end of the program
- The Gallery air conditioning is set to 21°C to conserve the artworks. We recommend bringing a light jumper or jacket with you
Food and drink
- Breastfeeding and bottle feeding are welcome anywhere in the Gallery
- For the safety of artworks, food and drink cannot be consumed in the Gallery except by children seated in a pram
Capacity
This event has a maximum capacity of 14 babies and their parent/s or guardian/s
Our next session will be Tuesday 16 December, 10.30am – 11.15am
To register phone 07 4628 5330 or email
CREATE AT DOGWOOD
Curatorial Talk
with Larissa Warren
Join us for a unique opportunity to hear from Shifting Ground curator Larissa Warren. Larissa will provide insights into the curation process that led to the exhibition being realised. Further, Larissa will discuss the different approaches to contemporary ceramic production seen in the works in the exhibition display.
Larissa Warren is a ceramicist, educator, and art historian. She works from her home studio in an underground bunker on Tamborine Mountain, Queensland. Her research papers and articles are published in the Queensland History Journal, Australiana, Pottery Making Illustrated and Australian Journal of Ceramics.
Her work is included in the permanent collections at HoTA: Home of the Arts, Gold Coast, Art Gallery of Ballarat and the Star Casino, The Darling Tower, Gold Coast.
Larissa’s ceramic practise is driven by a fascination of the minerals and clays underneath, the layers of the earth and how we uncover them.
DATE: Saturday 7 February 2026
VENUE: Dogwood Crossing, Miles
TIME: 9:30am – 10:30am
COST: Free
To register click HERE
Image: Portrait of Larissa Warren, courtesy the artist/curator. Photo Credit: Sabine Bannard
Weaving circles
with Sarah Zalewski
Join local Scenic Rim artist and Queensland College of Art graduate in Contemporary Australian Indigenous Arts, Sarah Zalewski for a hands-on weaving workshop that celebrates connection to culture and place. A descendant of the Migunberri people of Mount Barney, Sarah uses her creative practice to connect with her family and ancestors. In this relaxed and inclusive session, participants will use pre-fired ceramic discs (prepared by curator and artist Larissa Warren) and learn traditional weaving techniques. Sarah will guide the group in preparing and weaving local natural grasses with raffia into the ceramic forms to create personal and culturally rich artworks.
DATE: Saturday 7 February 2026
VENUE: Dogwood Crossing, Miles
TIME: 10:30am – 1:30pm
COST: $40
To register please click HERE
Image courtesy of the artist.
STORYTIME FOR TODDLERS
To Register click HERE
SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
Registration required
