What’s On
Term 2 Classes now open
All of our Term 2 classes kick off this week in our light-filled studio by the Birrarung, inviting you to slow down, play with clay, and deepen your practice in community. Painting, Adults and Kids Pottery and Creative exploration all begin! Sign up now to secure your spot.
Across the term you’ll develop skills on the wheel and at the table, with gentle guidance, space for experimentation, and plenty of muddy laughter along the way.
Kids and Guardians Abstract Sculpture Workshop with Clarissa Harris
Playful morning of collaborative abstract sculpture making with children and their guardians. Shape wild forms from clay- pinching coiling, combining textures and found objects for one-of-a-kind creations.
Includes all clay, glaze and firing
Winter Solstice Community Event
Join us at Warrandyte Pottery for a special Winter Solstice gathering — an evening to mark the turning of the season with community, creativity, and fire.
As the longest night of the year settles in, we open the studio doors for a relaxed and welcoming celebration featuring our Clay Education Student Mid Year Showcase. Wander through the space and experience the work of our incredible students, sharing the forms, textures, and stories they’ve been shaping over the term.
We’ll have mulled wine flowing, the fire burning, and space to gather, connect, and reflect as a community. Throughout the evening, you’re invited to join in free paper lantern making — a simple, beautiful ritual to honour the return of light.
Friday June 26
5pm – 9pm
Bring a friend, rug up warm, and settle in for a cosy winter evening by the fire.
Expression and Form workshop with Gabriela Mello
Join artist and arts therapist Gabriela Mello for a full-day handbuilding workshop dedicated to exploring self expression through form and mark making in clay.
Over the day you will:
Experiment with handbuilt forms that respond to gesture, intuition, and the body.
Explore surface, texture, and mark making as expressive language.
Work slowly and reflectively, with gentle guidance and demonstrations.
Practical details:
Date & time: Saturday 18 April, 10am–4pm
Location: Warrandyte Pottery Studio
Includes: all clay, tools, slips/oxides/underglazes, and firing of your finished pieces.
Level: Suitable for beginners through to experienced makers.
You’ll leave with fired pieces and new approaches to using clay as a medium for personal expression.
Kids and Guardians Abstract Sculpture Workshop with Clarissa Harris
Playful morning of collaborative abstract sculpture making with children and their guardians. Shape wild forms from clay- pinching coiling, combining textures and found objects for one-of-a-kind creations.
Includes all clay, glaze and firing
Jann Kesby Workshop
Wednesday April 1 & Thursday April 2, 2026 10am–4pm
Limited to 9 participants
Join us in the studio with acclaimed Australian potter Jann Kesby in this immersive two-day workshop.
Known for her mastery of traditional wood firing and her uniquely expressive throwing techniques, Jann brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that will inspire and challenge potters of all levels.
Over two full days, participants will explore Jann’s personal methods of throwing off the hump, refining functional and sculptural forms with precision and flow. The workshop also delves deep into material understanding as Jann demonstrates how to create a clay body from raw materials—a rare opportunity to understand how to make your own clay body.
Each session combines demonstration, hands-on practice, and guided feedback in a small-group setting that ensures personal attention and a supportive learning environment.
The Pottery Expo
The Pottery Expo 2026
March 28th & 29th
10am - 5pm
Celebrating the art of clay and the people who shape it
at the riverside Sculpture Park of
Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, Australia
Celebrating 25 years, The Pottery Expo is Australia’s leading annual showcase of exceptional ceramics. The event is now taking place outdoors at Heide Museum of Modern Art Sculpture Park, which will come alive with outstanding work from across the country and special guest artists from around the world. Explore the art of ceramics, meet the makers, and add unique, handcrafted pieces to your collection.