Workshops & Events
Turn Your Draft Into A Published Book
FREE event - Spaces limited, reserve your spot with free ticket
A workshop designed to simplify the book publishing process. Learn the different paths to publishing, how to navigate editing, design, distribution and marketing to transform your manuscript into a published book, with practical insights from Ann’s extensive experience in the industry.
Collage your Stradbroke Island landscape; Straddie Stories: Collage Workshop
FREE event - Spaces limited, reserve your spot with free ticket
Rediscover the essence of Straddie's landscape by weaving your personal narrative into it. Join artist and designer, Magda Myszkowski, on a journey of creative self-expression through the art of collage.
The Silent Blue
FREE event - Reserve your spot with free ticket
A ritual in essence, taking the form of a gathering of participants listening to a live soundscape journey on the beach , then entering the ocean as the sunrise breaks over the horizon.
Words and Pictures: the Process of Picture Book Creation
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Join award-winning children's author Michelle Worthington for an inspiring workshop designed for aspiring authors and illustrators of picture books. In "Words and Pictures: The Process of Picture Book Creation," Michelle will guide participants through the intricate process of crafting engaging and memorable picture books from start to finish.
Connective Tissues workshop
FREE event
Soul Lodge welcomes you to this free creative activity where we will collaborate on a free-styling textile piece that celebrates life, entwining stories of connection and protection, guided by Lisa Behan and Karleen Gwinner, who are members of Creative Conversations.
Digging up the past
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In this workshop participants will learn how to find useful sources of historical information and how to incorporate their findings into their writing, whether historical fiction or non-fiction.
Meet the artists - Motherhood Is… exhibition
FREE event
Meet the artists of the group exhibition simply entitled "Motherhood Is…”. A very personal story is told by each artist involved in the exhibition at Soul Lodge, Amity Point during this years Straddie Arts Trail.
Trails and Tribulations; connecting regional cultural destinations - Art Trail Panel Discussion
FREE event - reserve your spot with a free ticket
The Trails and Tribulations: connecting regional cultural destinations is a panel discussion hosted by Southern Qld Regional Arts Service Network to share the success stories and challenges of these three regional arts and cultural offerings.
Artist Talks - Nature's Touch: Across Land and Sea
This exhibition highlights the connection between land and sea, and how nature, in all its forms, touches and inspires the artists. It connects the microscopic details of biochrome, the earth’s fragility in ceramics, the underwater beauty in photography, and the rich landscapes in painting, creating a cohesive narrative of nature’s impact.
Nature's Touch: Across Land and Sea
This exhibition highlights the connection between land and sea, and how nature, in all its forms, touches and inspires the artists. It connects the microscopic details of biochrome, the earth’s fragility in ceramics, the underwater beauty in photography, and the rich landscapes in painting, creating a cohesive narrative of nature’s impact.
Motherhood Is... Exhibition
FREE event
Long time island resident and artist Jo Fay Duncan is curator of the group exhibition simply entitled "Motherhood Is…”. A very personal story is told by each artist involved in the exhibition at Soul Lodge, Amity Point during this years Straddie Arts Trail.
Works by Raymond Moult-Spiers
FREE event
Raymond Moult-Spiers was a very prolific painter and followed two streams of work: realistic landscapes and surreal engagement. He lived at Amity Point from the early 1970’s until his death in 1995. He has been described as a colourful character, unique and eccentric.
Play with clay
FREE event
Take a moment during the Arts Trail to Play With Clay in the old pottery’s garden! It’s fun for all ages. Also browse our little shop of pottery goodies.
Works by Ian Quiller Orchardson
FREE event
Mooloomba (Point Lookout) collection - Ian Quiller Orchardson, ca 1952
Ian Orchardson painted this series of works while he was staying at Pearl and Keith Waller’s Headland Chalet in the 1950s. He gave the works to the Wallers, where they were displayed in the dining room for many years.
Ngali Dullan exhibition
FREE event
This new permanent exhibition aims to create an immersive atmosphere on entry to the Museum and give visitors a sense and understanding of Quandamooka people and country since time immemorial.
Alick Tipoti exhibition
FREE event
We are so very excited to welcome award-winning Torres Strait artist and activist, Alick Tipoti to the 2024 Straddie Arts Trail. He will join us throughout the Trail to work with some of our artists, exhibit his amazing print works, offer valuable insights, and will host a screening of the feature documentary Alick and Albert with cultural exchange.