The “Brush-Strokes and Beyond” Art Group currently meet at the Mt Gravatt TAFE every Thursday morning commencing at 9am through to 12:30pm with a break for morning tea at 10:30. The group is open to any person who enjoys painting in any medium whether it be Oils, Acrylic, or Watercolour and enjoys exchanging ideas about different techniques of painting. There is no formal instructions about how to paint, as the group consists of Artists who enjoy painting in a group setting and having social contact with like minded people.  It does not matter if you are a beginner or have lots of experience at painting you will find this group will meet your needs. Group has been running for about 10 years. Mixture of male/female, mostly older participants. 

Contact Noel Gilbert Phone on (07) 3395-1230 or email noeltg@bigpond.com.  

Sessions at held at the Mt Gravatt TAFE College, 1030 Cavendish Rd, Mount Gravatt QLD 4122. 

Make new friends and learn craft skills every Thursday 1-3pm at the Mount Gravatt Community Centre.

Cost: $3

A friendly group where you can have a chat and a cuppa and make beautiful art. Beginners & experienced crocheters welcome. Every Thursday from 10am-12pm at the Mount Gravatt Community Centre.

Cost: $2

Group for every day people who are interested in music. They meet once a fortnight from 7-9pm and have a Tuesday group and Thursday group at the Mount Gravatt Community Centre. This is not a singing group or playing instruments but a music appreciation group. Contact Peter on 0408 756 763. 

For more information: http://www.musicallyspeaking.org/

We knit, crochet, sew and follow other crafty pursuits to make items to be distributed to help our Queensland disadvantaged. All items the group makes donates them to kids in crisis or care or they sell at stalls to raise money to purchase materials for the group. They now meet monthly at Fairfield library 1st Tuesday 1-3pm, Coopers Plains library 2nd Wednesday 10-12.30pm and 5th Saturday 9-12pm, Wynnum library 3rd Friday 12.30 – 2.30pm, Holland Park Library 4th Saturday 9-12pm and Sunnybank Hills library 4th Friday 1-3.30pm. They support Care Kits for Kids Qld, Rosies Friends on the Street and Logan House Fire Support Network.  

Several creative programs under the Upbeat Arts organisation, tailored to people with mental health concerns. Must have a mental health diagnosis or letter from health care professional demonstrating the program would be beneficial to the individual’s mental health. Mainly for people with disabilities. All programs are currently online.

Upbeats have a South Brisbane choir and writing group.

Choir

Our programs are delivered primarily for the benefit of adults experiencing a mental illness. Members can attend at no cost – however we ask applicants to include on the application form, basic details of their mental health diagnosis and information about who is supporting them and/or who the referring organisation is. This might be a clinician from Queensland Health, a support worker from a non-government mental health service, or details of support being received from your GP, another mental health, disability or drugs and alcohol support service.

Writing Group

These creative writing sessions are held in person, or if you can’t make it in, there’s an option to join in online. Each workshop is an individual session, so if you miss a week or two, you won’t be disadvantaged – come back when you can. Of course, the more you can attend, the more you will learn and develop as a writer.

Word on the Street is a creative writing course that will help you find your voice on the page. Working with a professional teacher, nothing will be left blank as we cover poetry, letters, short form writing, spoken word, and storytelling. Your teacher is Claire Christian – an award-winning author with several books published!

For more information click here.