Arts Muster – A Weekend of Wonderful Workshops

Saturday 24 August – Sunday 25 August, 2024

It’s time to plan a creative winter weekend in Jervis Bay at Arts Muster. Choose from a great selection of arts workshops. Registrations are open and class sizes are small so book and buy your tickets now to avoid disappointment.

Arts Muster – Winter Weekend of Wonderful Workshops in Jervis Bay

Two-day creative workshops are the centrepiece of Arts Muster 2024, all being run by experienced, skilled tutors including some outstanding Shoalhaven artists and makers. Choose from:

Print Making – Gel plate mono printing with Barbara Dawson

Print on Fabric and Paper – print-making with Samantha Tannous

Create Books from Fabric and Paper – with Cathie Griffith 

Sample works and materials. Left: Barbara Dawson / Middle: Samantha Tannous / Right: Cathie Griffith

Knit Play – experimental knitting with Christine Wiltshier

Create Little Coiled Baskets – with Fiona Hammond (special one day workshop)

Wearable felt – make felted jewellery or sculpture with Rae Woolnough

Sample works and materials. Left: Christine Wiltshier / Middle: Fiona Hammond / Right: Rae Woolnough

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Artisans Market

If you are not able to commit to one of the wonderful workshops, make sure to visit the Arts Muster Artisans Market, 10-4pm on Sunday 25 August. Huskisson Community Centre will be humming with a wide range of artists and makers presenting their work (including me!).

Come and browse, and meet the artists who are always happy to chat about what, how and why they make. There will also be activity tables where you can drop in any time during the day, work with an artist, and try your hand at all sorts of methods and techniques. 

Arts Muster Artisans Market 2023

The Artisans Market is a great opportunity to buy unique, handmade gifts for special occasions and, if you’re an Early Bird type, do some early Christmas shopping.

If you are a local artisan who’d like to have a stall at the Arts Muster Artisans Markets apply online here.

Useful information for visitors

If you are a visitor coming to Jervis Bay for a creative weekend at Arts Muster it’s worth knowing late winter weather in Jervis Bay is usually mild and sunny and accommodation providers typically have a wealth of off-peak special offers.

You can find useful information on the Arts Muster website about accommodation, cafes and restaurants, supermarkets, shops, and more.

Huskisson School Fantastic Felters

One of the locations for Arts Muster workshops is Huskisson Public School. As a gesture of appreciation to the school Samantha Tannous, Arts Muster Creative Producer and one of its tutors, recently worked for 6 weeks with a small group of students to make an artwork marking World Oceans Day (08 June 2024).

Samantha describes the experience and shares photos of the wonderful artwork the students created.

Thank you Huskisson Public School and Principal Lovell for opening your school for community events.

Alongside librarian LeAnn Hansen and grandparent Suzanne, the students and I gathered at lunchtime once a week to make some very special felted creatures – fish, turtles, penguins, sharks, dolphins, stingrays, seaweed and “bubbles”, all displayed on a macrame net with a deep blue ocean (fabric) backing.

The wondrous seaside installation was on display at a special assembly held at the school to commemorate World Oceans Day, then it went on display at a film festival at Husky Pics, the local cinema, for the whole community to enjoy.

The students were excellent felters. They picked up the skills and techniques to turn wool fibres into felt very quickly and they applied great creativity in designing their creatures. It was most enjoyable to get to know the school and its community better.

I look forward to another winter weekend of arts and crafts workshops at Arts Muster 2024.

Samantha Tannous and artwork created by Huskisson School Fantastic Felters, marking World Oceans Day