The Wrap Up
Join us at Vacant Assembly from 27th November until 21st December to shop a beautifully curated selection of handmade artwork and objects ideal for Christmas gifts.
Come along to see wonderful creations by our favourite Brisbane artists and makers:
CHLOE WADDELL: @chloewaddell
CLARE POPPI: @clarepoppi
ERIC: @etcbody
JEN HILLHOUSE: @jennifer.hillhouse
JULIE SMEROS: @juliesmeros
WENDY MA: @kaomoji.ceramics
KAORU ROGERS: @kaorurogersjewelleryandobjects
KATIE STORMONTH: @katiestormonth
KEIKO SUZUKI: @keikosuzukiiii
LAURA PASCOE: @la.pascoe
MAGGIE PASCOE: @maggiep1232
MARI HIRATA: @mari.hirata.artist
MONIQUE ROSS: @monique__ross
JANN KESBY: @mudibird
NAT BILLING: @natalie_billing
MARIA NELSON: @nelson_molloy and @chasing.zero
PAULA DUNLOP: @paula_dunlop
ROSE MOXHAM: @rosemoxham
SYLVIA WATT: @sylviawatt1
TIEL SEIVL-KEEVERS: @tiel_seivl_keevers
TRACY MCDOWALL: @tracymcdowall.artist
DANIEL HORNE: @wood.mage
Duration:
Wednesday 27th November - Saturday 21st December
Opening Celebration - 4pm Saturday 29th November
Opening hours:
Wednesday to Friday 12-4pm
Saturday & Sunday 10-4pm
By Appointment all other times, email: la@laurapascoe.au
December Holiday Art Camp
SPECIAL 2 DAY WORKSHOP
December Holiday Art Camp - kids art workshop (for ages 6 to 12)
Instructors: Chloë Waddell and Julie Smeros
We are very excited to announce a special edition of Young Artists Studio’s school holiday art workshops! This two day collaborative workshop will see participants working with Chloë & Julie to create a group installation which will culminate in an exhibition at the end of the second day.
This full two day art immersion for your 6 to 12 year old kids will allow them to immerse themselves in art making and further push their ideas with a combo of structured workshops and supported independent art making across the two days. Students will be given creative freedom to work in their chosen media and methods, catering to those students who like to make a million quick artworks in one day and also those that like to work on one big project across the two days.
This format will allow those kids with strong ideas and direction plenty of time and space to work on their own projects while those who like a bit more direction will be given specific tasks and projects to work on.
All our workshops are designed with the belief that art is a powerful medium through which children can explore, discover, and express their inner world in a supportive and fun environment.
Overall, these workshops lay a solid foundation for your child's creative life and contribute to their holistic development. The emphasis on process and fun ensures that the joy of creation remains at the core of their artistic experiences.
WHAT TO EXPECT
$220
Morning & Afternoon tea will be provided, please wear art clothes (some that can get messy) and bring a packed lunch, drink bottle and hat as we may go across the road to Davies park during the day
If you have any questions that haven’t been answered here, please email us directly at youngartistsstudiowestend@gmail.com
Tuesday 16th & Wednesday 17th December 2025
9.00AM to 4.00PM
LINES AND KNOTS - A NIGHT OF SHIBARI LIFE DRAWING
Join us for an intimate and inspiring evening of life drawing infused with the beauty of shibari, set in the serene surrounds of Vacant Assembly in West End.
This is a ticketed event
Botanical Watercolour Workshop - Christmas Edition
My final workshop for the year ~
Come join me for a 2-hour beginner friendly workshop at Vacant Assembly. In this workshop, I will guide you through the fundamentals to painting with watercolour paints.
Of course it ‘Tis the season’ for Christmas festivities so this workshop is going to blend all my botanical design tips into making you very own watercolour Christmas cards for Christmas with beautiful botanical themed art.
This class fee covers all materials and refreshments on the day. So come as you are and enjoy some creative calm and fun with yourself and or friends! Hope to see you there X
WHAT TO EXPECT:
- colour mixing
- brush stroke techniques
- ‘wet on wet’ and ‘wet on dry’ painting techniques
- simple design approaches to botanical design
- $85
Saturday 6th December 2025
10.00AM to 12.00PM
Corals’ Last Stand Movie Night
Corals’ Last Stand
Perched on the edge of the continental shelf, 300km from the Australian mainland lies Scott Reef.
This ancient coral atoll, isolated for millions of years from other reef systems and mainland influences, has developed its own sub populations of unique species.
Formed more than 15 million years ago Scott Reef is home to more than 1200 species including endangered seas snakes, green turtles and spectacular corals. Endangered pygmy whales and other rare cetaceans stop at Scott Reef on their annual migrations to feed on the abundant krill. It is one of only a few spots along the west coast of Australia where krill can be found in sufficient quantities to replenish the needs of these large creatures.
But Scott Reef is under threat.
The reef sits on a huge reservoir of gas known as the Browse Basin.Global corporation Woodside and its joint venture partners want to drill for gas and oil under the reef ecosystem. The energy giant wants to sink 50 oil and gas wells in the waters around the unique coral atoll.
Woodside argues that the gas project, which is expected to last till 2070, will help the world decarbonise. But conservationists disagree and say the world already has enough gas to meet global needs in the transition to net zero.
Corals' Last Stand follows the voyage of a team of prominent Australians including author Tim Winton and musician John Butler as they travel to the reef to bring worldwide attention to the impact that drilling will have on this special place.
This half hour documentary asks whether Australia can really afford to exploit this gas reserve in a time of growing community concern at rising global temperatures. And if it does will Scott Reef and the life it supports be the collateral damage of that decision?
DATE & TIME:
FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER
6:30PM
FREE EVENT
Painting Light and Atmosphere
Zac Moynihan is a Brisbane-based plein air oil painter whose practice explores light, atmosphere, and the poetics of place. Working directly in the landscape, his paintings balance structural clarity with fleeting impressions, capturing both intimacy and expansiveness. Alongside his studio and exhibition work, Zac leads landscape painting workshops that explore key principles of composition, the power of transparency in creating depth and atmosphere, and the discipline of working on paintings across many stages. His teaching draws on traditions of master painters while encouraging personal interpretation, helping participants build both technical skill and a deeper connection to the world around them.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- $400pp
- Will run 9am-4pm - 4 and 5 of December.
- All material lists are in the workshop sign on page
- Easels, coffee and tea and snacks provided
Thursday 4th December 2025
9.00AM to 4.00PM
Friday 5th December 2025
9.00AM to 4.00PM
LET ME SEE THE COLTS
“LET ME SEE THE COLTS”
Chris Worfold, Jack Hardy, Dan Rowan & Ella De Daunton
Chris and Jack are both painters.
Chris is twice as old as Jack and Ella.
So is Dan.
Ella is Dan’s Daughter
Jack is Ella’s boyfriend.
Dan and Ella are both photographers.
“LET ME SEE THE COLTS” is a song written by Bill Callahan about a gambling man who wakes up his friend at dawn to go out into the field to see the colts that will run next year.
Callahan is the artist, his friend is the audience, and the colts are metaphors for creative potential.
Callahan asks, ”Is there anything as still as sleeping horses?"
The colts are things that are becoming.
Artists don't want paintings, they don’t want photographs.
They want to gamble on what they haven’t seen yet, on what they don’t know.
They want potential… they want the sleeping horses.
Chris and Jack’s paintings invest in images of unconscious insight.
Dan and Ella’s analogue photographs chance on images of conscious unsight.
They all know the horses will lose more times than they win, but they want us to wake up and look at them anyway.
To do that go to Vacant Assembly, November 28 - 30 and see.
EXHIBITION OPENING
Friday 28th of November 5.00PM - 8.00PM
EXHIBTION CONTINUES
Saturday 29th November 10.00AM - 6.00PM
Sunday 30th November 10.00AM - 2.00PM
Queer Clay Club
Get into the festive spirit with this Holiday Ornament and Present Tag Workshop with Handy Andie Ceramics.
In this fully guided workshop, you will make up to 10 ornaments from clay. There will also be pre-made ornaments that you can paint/decorate if you'd prefer.
Get as creative as you want, with lots of different shapes and heaps of colours to choose from.
What you can expect:
2 hours to make up to 10 ornaments
All materials and tools supplied
After the workshop, your creations will be glazed in a colour of your choice and fired in the kiln. Andie will then attach a ribbon/string to the top of the ornament.
Your items will be available for pickup from Vacant Assembly in around 2/3 weeks (or can be posted to you for a fee of $15).
Event Date:
Monday 24th November 2025
6.30pm
Concession/sliding scale tickets available - please reach out via email (handyandieceramics@gmail.com) if you have any questions!
West End: Street to Sky - By LYN GRAHAM AND PAUL REES
Lyn Graham and Paul Rees are painters and printmakers working in Whynot Studio in Brisbane’s West End. West End: Street to Sky is inspired by the suburb they have lived in and loved for decades.
Pop-Up Studio Clearance and Sample Sale
Paula Dunlop's work is materials- and process-driven; she takes her lead from the possibilities presented by the glass beads she uses, or by exploring and extending time-honoured construction techniques. All pieces are handwoven by Paula in her Paddington home studio.
At the Pop-Up Studio Clearance and Sample Sale, shop a range of new, archive, and previously unseen jewellery -- most at heavily discounted prices -- just in time for the gifting season.
OPENING HOURS
NOVEMBER 13-23
Thursday/Friday: 10am - 6pm
Saturday/Sunday: 10am - 4pm
Australian Ceramics Open Studios
A special opportunity to visit an artist's studio, chat with a local potter, and experience the simple pleasures of clay and the amazing making processes.
Plate Decorating Workshop
In this workshop, you’ll decorate your very own ceramic plate!
You'll receive a ceramic plate ready to be painted made by Andie (multiple sizes and clay colours available) and decorate it to your liking.
In this guided workshop you will have access to Andie's vast collection of paints, glaze colours, stamps and cutouts.
No experience needed - just come ready to play with clay, colour, and creativity.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- 2 hours to decorate a plate of your choice
- All materials and tools supplied
- After the workshop, your plate will be fired in the kiln by Andie.
- Your items will be ready for collection from Vacant Assembly in approximately 5 weeks (or can be posted to you for a fee of $15).
- $89 per person
Wednesday 5th November 2025
6.30PM to 8.30PM
Tickets to this event are sold out
TEN YEARS OF HIGHLIGHTS
Celebrate a decade of creativity at FLUROE V “10 Years of Highlights” Art Exhibition!
Join us for an unforgettable showcase of Featonby’s most iconic pieces from the past ten years.
EXHIBITION RUNS
NOV 3rd - NOV 10th
SPECIAL EVENT
NOV 8th - 5.00pm
FREE EVENT
ofrenda
Cempoalxochitl Arts Collective presents a celebration of Mexican art, stories, culture, food & mezcal to be held over Día(s) de Los Muertos, 2025.
JMGQ POP UP EVENT
The Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group (Queensland Chapter) Inc, invite you to their weekend pop up event.
WRITING WITH RESONANCE
A two-hour in-person workshop weaving sound, meditation, and intuitive writing practice.
MAKE AND MEND
Got a project that’s stalled? Want to refine your sewing skills and finally finish that piece you’ve been dreaming of? Make & Mend is the perfect mix of guidance, encouragement, and hands-on help.
MAKE AND MEND
Got a project that’s stalled? Want to refine your sewing skills and finally finish that piece you’ve been dreaming of? Make & Mend is the perfect mix of guidance, encouragement, and hands-on help.
young artist studio
September Holiday Art Camp - Mon 22nd September 9am to 4pm - kids art workshop (for ages 6 to 12)
MAKE AND MEND
Got a project that’s stalled? Want to refine your sewing skills and finally finish that piece you’ve been dreaming of? Make & Mend is the perfect mix of guidance, encouragement, and hands-on help.
DANGEROUS FEMALES LAUNCH EVENT
Dangerous Females x Australian Artist Collective exhibition
MAKE AND MEND
Got a project that’s stalled? Want to refine your sewing skills and finally finish that piece you’ve been dreaming of? Make & Mend is the perfect mix of guidance, encouragement, and hands-on help.
Bring your own sewing machine, your own project, and we’ll provide the expertise, tools, and creative company to get you sewing with confidence. Get sewing in a relaxed but productive environment abd you’ll leave with more skills, more confidence, and a project you’re proud of — plus maybe a few new sewing friends.
