ASPIR member SESSIONS
​These creative sessions are open to ASPIR members.
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We coordinate sessions and activities regularly each month and provide a range of experiences and support to members.
Note: There may be an additional cost if a sitter is engaged.
Life Drawing
First Monday of the month
CREATIVE ARTS STATION
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
$20 Model fee payable on the day
Lead by Jacki Hood and Jenny Jackson
Start - 2 February 2026
Ends - 7 December 2026
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Suitable for all skill levels, these are untutored sessions with a model. Bring your own paper and drawing tools.​
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We may run some full-day sessions during the year.
​​(Image: Félix Vallotton, public domain via Wikimedia Commons)
Appraise and connect
Third Wednesday of the month
creative arts station
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Phone Marian Quigley on 0430 274 666 for more information.
Start - 18 February 2026
Ends - 4 December 2026
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An opportunity for ASPIR members to meet for lively discussions, ideas and inspiration, and encouragement for works in progress.
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Bring work in progress, if you like.
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(Image: Beryl King)
Textile art group
SECOND and Fourth saturday of the month
creative arts station
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Phone Shirley Collins on 0410 584 025 for dates and times.
Start - 14 February 2026​
Ends - 28 November 2026
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Working with all sorts of textiles and a broad range of skills this group meets twice a month. Textile Art Group members create special shared projects and bring in local artisans to teach and inspire.
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(Image: Textile from ASPIR photo library)
Portraits
second tuesday of the month
creative arts station
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
$10 MODEL FEE payable on the day
Phone Gay Mosby on 0425 728 323 for more information.
Start - 10 February 2026
Ends - 8 December 2026
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Bring your own materials and enjoy drawing or painting a portrait from life. To cover the cost of the sitter there is a $10 fee payable on the day.
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(Image: Rhythms by Joseph La Pira)
Ibis Writers
First Tuesday of the month
VIETNAM VETERANS MUSEUM, NEWHAVEN
1:00 pm - 4:00 PM
Contact Ian Robinson on 0407 250 024 or gurdies@australiaonline.net.au
Start - 3 February 2026
Ends - 1 December 2026
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NB: 10 November instead of 3 November due to Cup Day
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New members are welcome at Ibis - we cater for novice writers and those with plenty of experience.
If you revel in the written word – or would like to – consider joining Ibis Writers. Members meet at 1pm on the first Tuesday of each month (except Easter and Melbourne Cup Day).
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At the meetings members read from their work in progress and receive support and suggestions from the others. Work includes the latest instalment of ongoing fiction and memoirs, short stories, children’s books and poetry.
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Lively discussion is guaranteed, as writers provide constructive feedback to each other. This often leads to debate about topics of interest. The writing shared may be funny, poignant, thought-provoking, informative and stimulating. There’s precedent for the occasional tear and there is plenty of encouragement.
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​(Image: FA Barboza on Unsplash)
en Plein Air
Third Monday of the month
Locations vary
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Phone Froney Ward on 0438 592 305 for the location if it's not listed below.
This group provides an informal session where artists meet in the local landscape to paint or draw - weather permitting. Please bring all you need with you.
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This is an open group, so please bring a friend. All are welcome.
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Locations may change due to the weather.
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2026​
16 February - Miranda & Albert’s garden, 1 Ocean Grove, San Remo (parking in carpark near Foreshore Caravan Park)
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16 March - San Remo Back Beach
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20 April - Gurdies Winery
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18 May - Churchill Island
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(Winter break)
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21 September - Phillip Island Community Garden (PICAL) 119 Settlement Rd Cowes
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19 October - The wetlands on the drive into the Cowes cemetery, Coughlan Rd
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16 November - Jenny’s Farm, 265 Newhaven Road, Rhyll
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7 December - Location TBA
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(Image: The Wave by Miranda Sage)