JMGQ POP UP EVENT
The Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group (Queensland Chapter) Inc, invite you to their weekend pop up 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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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 - 4.00PM
Sunday 30th November 10.00AM - 2.00PM
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.
Fabric Wall Hanging Workshop
Come join Artist, Holly Neilson from Paper Hands as she guides you through a relaxing fabric stitching workshop.
Landscape Watercolour Workshop
Come join Artist, Holly Neilson from Paper Hands as she guides you through a relaxing landscape watercolour workshop.
FLOWERS
Flowers speak to universal human experiences: beauty, love, mortality, celebration, and hope.
kin 02
Four artists, a mother and daughter, and two sisters, come together to consider aspects of kin and kinship. Silvia Watt, Rose Moxham, Margaret Pascoe & Laura Pascoe.
open weekend at va
A special Open Weekend to celebrate the future direction of Vacant Assembly
art adjacent talks - launch -
Vacant Assembly launches their first quarterly artist talk during their Open Weekend this July.
“Septet for the End of Messiaen”
MADE NOW MUSIC is delighted to be launching the 3rd album of the Brisbane juggernaut ensemble sooon - “Septet for the End of Messiaen” which is a brilliant new collection of works from the pen and chaotic mind of Martin Kay!
Ikebana Exhibition - Ikenobo Ikebana Queensland
Ikenobo Ikebana Queensland presents a group exhibition with a special workshop opportunity.
Handmade in Japan with OKAERI
Returning for its second year. OKAERI invites you to immerse yourself in the elegance and tradition of Japanese craftsmanship. Join us in July as we celebrate our curated collection of functional art from our artisan makers and local Japanese artists.
Explore a unique array of Japanese ceramics, paper lanterns, natural fragrances, homewares and gifts from across Japan. Share tea and matcha during your visit and hear the stories of our makers.
OPENING HOURS
Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9.00AM - 4PM
