Small, independent workshops have been popping up in every nook and shared space in Perth and we are living for the hot opportunity to upskill.
Here’s where to keep your repertoire fresh and learn something new at one of the best hands-on Perth workshops.
Class Bento
Everywhere
When we say has a class for everything, we mean everything. Collating incredible workshops from creative businesses and people from across Perth, this workshop site lists pottery, knitting, sausage making, jewelery making, resin art, photography and macrame as just a handful of the 100+ classes you can find and book on their calendar. You may even find something you never knew you wanted to learn.
Gandha Temple
Love the thought of crafting your own signature scent? You need to sign up for a perfume making workshop at . Dive into the centuries-old art of French perfumery, using only 100% natural scents and high-grade botanicals to design your personalised perfume. Each workshop will take you through all the basics, from perfume structure and design to fragrance families and smelling techniques. And at the end, you'll walk out with a lush little 30ml bottle all your own.
The Painted Teapot
Subiaco
Some days you want to go hard on a new skill and others you just want a bit of relaxing art therapy. offers the latter, with its calming three hour ceramic painting sessions. No need to actually make the ceramics here, instead you can just roll up and give them a splash of colour. It's fun and a great way to ease into crafting if you haven't put paint to paper since primary school. Oh and the evening classes are BYO too.
Crafter Studio
Northbridge
This has a bunch of fun classes, but there's one in particular you've probably seen all over TikTok. In their class, you get to craft your own whipped cream phone case topped with the most adorable charms. It's a super cate way to spend an arvo with your besties.
Open Hands Creative
Various locations
can help you get a little more in touch with your creative side this year, with fun small group workshops covering everything from macrame making and pressed flower framing to live nude sketch nights. Best of all, this business is proudly plastic and waste-free.
Republic Of Fremantle Gin School
Fremantle
Take your love of gin to the next level with a little help from the master distillers at . In these hands on classes you'll create your own botonical bill in your very own mini copper still—and yes, don't worry, you'll get to take the 500ml bottle home, along with your new found knowledge about the art of distilling.
Porch Ceramics
North Fremantle
One of Sydney's most beautiful ceramic studios has decided to expand, with owners Sammy and Sarah bringing their creative smarts and cool to a gorgeous new studio in North Fremantle. Nestled between the heritage beauties on Pamment St, provides a super relaxing space for you to destress and get stuck into wheel throwing and hand building techniques with a pro. You can head along for one of their group workshops or organise something special with your friends—they've got a couple of awesome party packages that will go down a dream for a birthday or hens party.
Lab Six
North Perth
Start thinking of your official DJ name stat, because after a workshop at you'll feel like a professional. If you're new to DJ-ing book a group course for weekly classes, or if you're a bit time poor and eager to make it in the music industry book a one-on-one course. Lab Six believes that anyone can learn and they'll give you all the hands-on experience you need.
Clay Make Studio
Maylands
If you're into ceramics, is offering up some of the best pottery workshops in Perth. From wheel-throwing to designing, hand making and even creating your own glazes, they've got a workshop for every level of potter.
House Of Hobby
Various Locations
organises creative workshops which are run by women, for women, and they always involve champagne, so obviously we love them. There's a huge variety of workshops on offer from vision board workshops to candle making. Check out what's coming up .
The Cheese Maker
Swan Valley
Now you can get in on the action at a cheese-making course in the Swan Valley. runs loads of courses so you can select a workshop that suits your inner cheese. The workshops come with a fantastic cheese inspired lunch, so go hungry.
Stackwood
Fremantle
Community focused and creative nurturers, have reinvented workshops. Inviting Perth’s top makers to come in and host a session, you’re looking at anything from weaving your own basket to embroidering your own top. All in the stunning former diesel workshop in Freo.
Perth Wood School
Belmont
Keen on putting your handyman (or handywoman) skills to the test? has you covered. From super basics to making tables, the team has every intention of helping you channel your inner cabinetmaker.
Fremantle Arts Centre
Fremantle
is where it’s at for all the arts and crafts you could ever imagine. Oil painting, decorating porcelain, making jewellery, printmaking, drawing for a travel diary or getting your hands dirty with clay are just a few of the options on the table here.
Five Senses Coffee
Northbridge
Sick of spending $4.50 a day on a flat white? Take matters into your own hands, invest in a fancy coffee machine and learn from the best. training room has all the types of coffee covered in their workshops to ensure we all walk out latte art geniuses.
Art Space Collective
Scarborough
Bring your best mate and a bottle of wine and head to the rooftop terrace of where you can try your hand at sketching a real-life model; just try not to blush. Or keep an eye on their website for other sessions like kokedama workshops, screen printing and much more.
Contemporary Metal
Osborne Park
No matter what your style is, you can never have too many rings, right? These will have you hammering, forming and setting your own pieces of wearable art. Now, how to turn this into a moneymaking hobby?
Cabernet & Canvas
Various Locations
Try your hand at recreating Monet’s sunset in Venice, Van Gogh’s three sunflowers or Renoir’s boating on the Seine as you sip on wine and get all of the hot painting tips from the resident artist of the night. Running throughout the year, public classes take place all over Perth.
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Image credit: House Of Hobby, Tori Lill, (Gandha Temple), Painted Teapot, Open Hands Creative, Republic Of Fremantle, Porch Ceramics, Lab Six, Clay Make Studio, House Of Hobby, Stackwood, Sophie Minissale (Fremantle Arts Centre), Art Space Collective
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