Creative Hive – Makers, Music & Murals @ QPRC Arts Trail 2025

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Arts Trail 2025 at The Queanbeyan Hive

Across the Arts Trail weekend, the Hive’s gallery, garden, and pergola will transform into a buzzing hub of activity.

Please book a spot for the workshops and demonstrations as there is limited capacity!
These are activities are "pay what you can afford " with money going towards the facilitation of this weekend run by Create Collaborate Collective Inc.

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MUSIC

SAT 12–2pm

Live music with Suzie So Blue Trio 🎤🎸
Suzie So Blue is a Melbourne-based trio blending folk, country, and blues. Featuring banjo, tenor guitar, steel guitar, and double bass they will play a mix of original songs with a few well-chosen covers, ranging from fast blues to slow-burning country jams.

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FOOD

SAT & SUN 10am–3pm

Wood-fired pizzas from Embrace Disability Group 🍕🔥
Embrace Disability Group provides real life working opportunities and hospitality training for people living with disabilities in our community and we welcome to the Hive to serve their delicious pizzas.
https://embracedisabilitygroup.com.au/woodfired-pizza/

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DRINKS

SAT & SUN 10am–3pm

Hot & cold drinks by Create Collaborate Collective Inc Fundraising Bar 🍹☕

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GALLERY EXHIBITION

SAT & SUN 10am–3pm

“Real & Imagined”

Through different yet complementary approaches, artists Ingrid Ferguson and Lea Palij invite viewers to explore landscapes and Australian flora where reality merges seamlessly with imagination.🌿✨

MAKERS MARKET & DEMONSTRATIONS

SATURDAY

🧶 Creative Crocheting with Courtney Trinder

Make a memory as you weave your own mini-satchel to take home.

🕥 10.30–12.00 & 13.00–14.30

🪡 Leather Working with Amber Ecclestone

Learn stamping, carving & stitching with two needles.

🕥 Workshop: 10.30–12.00

💍 Silversmithing with Ceilidh Dalton

Discover wax sculpting & silver casting.

🕞 Workshop: 13.30–15.00

🍞 Sourdough with Trish Berry – Cyclone Sourdough

Watch the art of sourdough making & take home a Cyclone Dust starter!

🕦 Demonstration: 11.30

🪶 Possum Skin Armlet with Aunty Matilda House

Create an armlet using ochre & traditional techniques.

🕛 Workshop: 12.00–13.00

SUNDAY

🧼 Soap Making with Delizia Naturally

Demonstration to make Eco-friendly soaps made from recycled oils & tallow.

🕥 Workshop: 10.30–11.30

🎐 Wind Chimes & Mobiles with Dane Zunic

Bring favourite trinkets to be guides in how to make your own musical wind chime!

🕙 Workshop: 10.00–12.00

💎 Divinely Wrapped Up with Jacqui Hurditch

Learn wire wrapping & gemstone jewellery techniques.

🕦 Workshop: 11.30–12.30

🌾 Weaving Natural Fibres with Lisa Stevenson

Coil weaving with raffia to make a small basket.

🕐 Workshop: 13.00–15.00

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MURAL PAINTING

SAT & SUN 10.00–15.00

Led by Queen Bee 🐝 Helen Gibson

Join a collaborative mural workshop in the garden and contribute to The Hive’s evolving community space. 🌼💛

Supported by QPRC Cultural Grant & Southern Tablelands Arts