Upcoming Events
WPA runs a number of events each year. All events, including social and club activities, are listed on this page and link through to your HelloClub account.
Our workshops are open to Life, Associate, and Full members. If places remain available closer to the start date, we may then make the workshops available to members of the public, and this will be noted in the descriptions below. As we price classes only to cover tutor compensation and materials, once you have signed up no refunds will be given unless we are able to replace your spot in the class.
Workshops that don't have enough attendees will be cancelled a minimum of 5 days in advance. In this case, ticket prices will be refunded and credited to your HelloClub account to can be used for other workshops, rentals, or membership subscriptions. If you want the fee refunded to your account (less the original Stripe transaction fee), please contact our Treasurer to arrange this. Note that refunds will take 5-10 days to appear in your account.
Friends and Family Friday | MARCH
Come Join Us for Our Fun Friends and Family Evening!
This is your chance to bring ONE friend or family member and dive into the world of ceramics and pottery! Hosted by Lauren Cleary, you and your guest get to explore your creative sides while having fun together.
Refining the Basics on the Wheel | 4-Part Course (April) - FULL
FOUR-PART COURSE | 22 & 29 OCT, 5 & 12 NOV | 6 - 8PM DAILY
Finished your beginners’ class and joined WPA but you’re still struggling with some of the basics? This class could help!
Over four sessions, beginners will be reminded of the basics but also be exposed to alternative ways of centring, pulling walls, and trimming vessels.
Friday Demo Nights | Every Friday except for Friends and Family Events
Come Join Us for Friday Demo Night!
The WPA welcomes you to Friday DEMO Night, a FREE evening *every Friday at 6:30 pm where you can BYO [optional] to watch another member demonstrate one of their Ways Of Working. Starts 6:30 SHARP to watch the Demo which will last from 20 minutes to an hour.
Glazing Basics with Coral Dolan | April Session - FULL
The perfect 1-night course for new club members who aren't yet confident with glazing.
Join Coral Dolan for one evening to learn the basics of glazing at WPA.
WPA subsidizes this course to ensure new members have a good grounding in glaze basics. It helps you to avoid making glaze mistakes that could ruin your pieces and/or cost you in damage to kiln or kiln shelves.
Bring Your Child - April Session
Bring your kid(s) to play with clay!
The club rooms will be open for 2.5 hours in the school holidays for you to bring your child/ren along to play with clay. No tutors are provided by WPA though so you are to be responsible for your child's behaviour and safety while in the rooms.
Cups with Karin Amdal | 1-Night Workshop – FULL
Join Karin Amdal’s workshop, where the cup will serve as a creative tool to help you develop essential artistic skills and unlock your potential.
Using the slab technique, Karin will guide you step by step in crafting a unique cup, sharing her process and encouraging creative thinking. No prior experience is required, and there will be plenty of opportunities for questions and interaction throughout the workshop.
Clay Club | MARCH - FULL
Join the Clay Club!
Join the Clay Club to explore the world of clay recycling! You'll learn about the process of reusing clay, the benefits of using grog, different types of clay and their uses, firing temperatures, and how to operate a pug mill to create recycled clayNo previous experience is necessary.
Teapots with Jenny Shearer | One-day Workshop – FULL
Learn or refine the art of throwing and/or handbuilding a teapot renowned potter, WPA Potter-in-Residence, and WPA Life Member, Jenny Shearer!
In this hands-on class, Jenny will guide you through creating a functional teapot that pours beautifully, complete with a handle, spout, and lid. She’ll share the history of teapot making while demonstrating her process by throwing one or two teapots to showcase key techniques, offering personalized guidance as you craft your own. Whether you’re a thrower or a handbuilder, this class is an opportunity to dive into this timeless pottery tradition.
Anagama Wood Stacking | MAR 2025
Let’s keep the kiln party going!
The countdown to the 2025 anagama firing is on, and we’re ready to roll! Thanks to our amazing host, Graham Houston, the next batch of wood has been cut and split, and now it’s time for the fun part—stacking!
This is a hands-on, get-your-hands-dirty kind of job, involving plenty of lifting and barrowing. So, throw on your sturdy shoes, grab some garden gloves, pack a water bottle, and don’t forget that sun protection.
Glazing Basics with Heidi Ankers | March Session
The perfect 1-night course for new club members who aren't yet confident with glazing.
Join Coral Dolan for one evening to learn the basics of glazing at WPA.
WPA subsidizes this course to ensure new members have a good grounding in glaze basics. It helps you to avoid making glaze mistakes that could ruin your pieces and/or cost you in damage to kiln or kiln shelves.
Cracking Surfaces | 1-Day Workshop —FULL
We’ve all accidentally cracked our clay, but now we’re going to do it on purpose!
Join Paola Nigris as she guides you through the exciting process of creating beautiful, intentional cracks and textures in clay using sodium silicate and contrasting slips.
By the end of the class, you'll have at least one finished piece of greenware to take home, with your own cracked masterpiece!
Slap, Paddle, and Roll | 1-Day Workshop
Join tutor Hedy Ankers as she discusses how to make a slab-built vessels!
In this workshop students will learn to make slabs without slab or wooden rollers, or measurers, and about their handling, using heat guns, joining, adding appendages, trimming and clay use-by life, and pitfalls with this method.
Kurinuki Basics | 1-Day Workshop – FULL
Fancy some meditative carving to create beautiful kurinuki objects?
Kurinuki is a Japanese term referring to the handbuilding technique of starting with a solid block of clay and hollowing it out to create an interior. This one-day workshop provides students with the basics of the technique to create an open teabowl and a lidded vessel.
Club Working Bee
Help maintain the club!
Every 4-months (or so) we take a day to perform necessary maintenance in the club to make way for our active work and time spent there.