Workshops & skill shares
Hands-on sessions in clay, painting, textiles, print and more. Small groups, real materials, and no prior experience needed — most sessions are built for people picking something up for the first time.
Ballan, Victoria · Moorabool Shire
Teapot Arts Hub
Come and make a glorious mess with us.
A creative space at the entrance to Ballan offering multi arts skill shares and workshops, studio and exhibition spaces, music and arts therapy, and outside spaces to make a glorious mess!
Beginners very welcome. Bring nothing but curiosity.
What we offer
Four ways to get your hands dirty
Everything here is built for people who want to have a go. Turn up, try something, and see where it takes you.
Studio & exhibition space
Book time at a bench or a wheel, and put finished work on the walls. We run regular exhibitions so local makers have somewhere real to show what they’ve made.
Music & arts therapy
Music sessions and arts therapy in a calm, supported space. No performance pressure, no wrong notes — just time to make, play and be heard.
Outdoor creative areas
Big tables, water, shade and room to spread out. The messy work lives outside, so nobody has to be careful.
Where we are
At the entrance to Ballan
The hub sits right on the way into town, in the Moorabool Shire of Victoria — an easy run from Melbourne and a short hop from the towns around us. If you’re driving through, you’ll see us before you see the main street.
Our makers come from all over the shire, and everyone’s welcome to come and look around before they commit to a class.
- Ballan
- Bungaree
- Wallace
- Gordon
- Blackwood
- Greendale
- Bacchus Marsh
- Rowsley
- Beremboke
- Elaine
- Clarendon
- Leigh Creek
- Cargerie
- Staughton Vale
- Barkstead
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What’s on
Regular classes and sessions
A taste of what runs through the year. Times and prices are still to be confirmed — get in touch and we’ll let you know as soon as dates are locked in.
Saturdays · times to confirm
Wheel Throwing for Beginners
Get your hands on a wheel and learn to centre, pull and finish a pot you can actually keep. Three weeks, small group, all clay and tools supplied.
Enquire about this classFirst Thursday monthly · times to confirm
Mend & Make: Visible Mending Circle
Bring something torn. Leave with it stronger and better looking than before. Hand sewing, patching and darning, with tea and good company.
Enquire about this classFridays · times to confirm
Open Studio: Paint & Play
No project, no plan, no pressure. Materials out, tunes on, see what happens. A gentle way back into making if it’s been a while.
Enquire about this classComing soon
The Makers’ Ledger
We’re exploring a simple way to record who made what. Nothing about the hub changes — this is an extra, and only if it turns out to be genuinely useful to our makers.
- On-chain provenance for local artists — a permanent record of who made a piece and when
- Limited editions, so a print run can be honestly numbered and verified
- Member credits or workshop tokens, so class bookings and studio time can be tracked
To switch this on we need: the chain (for example Polygon or Base), a wallet provider and a WalletConnect project ID, the hub’s receiving wallet address, an RPC endpoint, the contract standards to use (ERC-721 editions, ERC-1155 workshop tokens, ERC-20 member credits), and a decision on where it is hosted and deployed.
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Coming soon
Good to know
Frequently asked, honestly answered
Do I need any experience to join a class?
None at all. Most of our sessions are designed for people who have never tried the thing before. If a class does need prior skills, we say so in the description.
What should I bring?
Just yourself, and clothes you don’t mind getting messy. We supply materials and tools for workshops. If anything specific is needed we’ll tell you when you book.
Can I hire the studio or exhibition space?
Yes. You can book bench or wheel time, and the exhibition space is available for shows. Get in touch with what you have in mind and we’ll work out the details.
Is the hub accessible?
Access notes for the site and each room are still being written up. Tell us what you need and we’ll give you a straight answer before you travel — and we’ll do our best to make it work.
Visit & contact
Come and see the place
Pop in for a look, or send us a note and we’ll get back to you.
Opening hours
| Monday | To confirm |
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| Tuesday | To confirm |
| Wednesday | To confirm |
| Thursday | To confirm |
| Friday | To confirm |
| Saturday | To confirm |
| Sunday | To confirm |
Find us
Street address to confirm
Ballan VIC, Moorabool Shire
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