Examples of hand-built pottery. Photograph courtesy of NQ potters.
The old Bank of New South Wales building (across from Townsville Bulletin Square and Cowboys Leagues Club): 337–343 Flinders Street, Gurambilbarra / Townsville, QLD Australia 4810.
Venue AccessibilityThe workshop room is not wheelchair accessible. There is one low step up into the space. Please call 07 4772 7109 or get in touch via the 'Contact Us' form prior to your visit to discuss your options.
PricingThis is a ticketed experience.
$60 per person
Sunday 4 August 1pm - 3pm
Art Fair Workshop | Hand Building
NQ Potters
Come and explore using clay in a relaxed flatware hand building workshop. In this two-hour session, participants will learn how to create and decorate a range of flatware, including platters, soap dishes and plates. The artworks will be glazed and fired after the workshop and participants will be notified 2-4 weeks later when their pieces are ready to collect from NQ Potters.
This workshop is suitable for beginners. All materials and equipment provided.
Contact [email protected] to put your name on the wait list for this workshop.
Limited to 10 spaces (ages 18+) | All bookings subject to Umbrella's workshop and public programs booking policy.
This workshop is part of the PUNQ Art Fair: A Constructed World.
The old Bank of New South Wales building (across from Townsville Bulletin Square and Cowboys Leagues Club): 337–343 Flinders Street, Gurambilbarra / Townsville, QLD Australia 4810.
Venue AccessibilityThe workshop room is not wheelchair accessible. There is one low step up into the space. Please call 07 4772 7109 or get in touch via the 'Contact Us' form prior to your visit to discuss your options.
PricingThis is a ticketed experience.
$60 per person
Back to HomePUNQ respectfully acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and the surrounding groups of our region; Bindal, Gugu Badhun, Nywaigi, Warrgamay, Bandjin and Gudjal as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, share and celebrate local creative practice. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first people of Australia. They have never ceded sovereignty and remain strong in their enduring connection to land and Culture.
PUNQ respectfully acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and the surrounding groups of our region - Bindal, Gugu Badhun, Nywaigi, Warrgamay, Bandjin and Gudjal - as the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we gather, share and celebrate local creative practice. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first artists and people of these lands and seas.
PUNQ Festival 2026 promotional video production by Aaron Ashley. Music by Nate Swan. | PUNQ Festival is produced by Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts and presented in partnership with the North Australian Festival of Arts. Dancenorth, artisan and James Cook University are presenting partners of PUNQ. The festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. Townsville City Council is a funding partner of PUNQ. Paradise Outdoor Advertising and Grand Hotel and Apartments Townsville are generous sponsors of this year’s festival.