Paint & Sip in Byron Bay & Surrounds

Creative sessions in Byron Bay come in two textures: brush and canvas in a studio above town, or wet clay in a garden workshop off Shirley Street. Both welcome BYO drinks, which keeps the sip part of the afternoon simple.

Comparing the two Byron studios:

• Painting with an instructor: Art & Wine Co. Byron Bay guides groups through a chosen painting at long art tables, with a covered balcony looking over town.
• More than one medium: hens groups at Art & Wine Co. Byron Bay can swap the canvas for ceramics or life drawing.
• Clay as play: MUDDY Clay Play runs private hand-building workshops for five or more, led by working clay artists, from $135 per person.
• Pieces to take home: the clay studio glazes and fires what each guest makes once the session ends.
• Food on the side: both studios offer grazing boards, and herbal tea is poured at the clay table.

Groups of up to 36 fit the art tables on Jonson Street, and kids' parties are catered for there too. The clay workshops run two and a half to three hours, and can travel to another place of your choosing.