A flexible menu of mediums, picked to suit your event, your space, and your people. Some crowd favourites:

• Collage

• Watercolours

• Zine making

• Felting

• Acrylics

• Oil pastels

• Charcoal

• Cyanotype

• Mosaic

• Clothing upcycling

• Gouache

• Air-dry pottery

• 3D modelling

• Graphic design

Got something else in mind? Ask us. We're always up for exploring something new alongside your community.

Every session follows a loose but intentional shape, enough structure to feel held, enough room to connect:

• A welcome exercise, and an Acknowledgement of Country

• A little history of the medium, where it's from, what it's made for

• A live tutorial, techniques, tips, and permission to get it wrong

• Time to make, talk, and be together, at your own pace

• Show and tell, because the best part is seeing what everyone else came up with

Sessions run 2 to 3 hours, plus 30 minutes either side to set up and pack down. Got something shorter or longer in mind, a quick 45-minute taster or a full-day activation? Just ask, we're flexible.

We can shape this as a structured workshop where everyone works through it together, or a drop-in session where people wander in and out throughout the day. Tell us what you're picturing, and we'll figure out what fits.

We can run sessions for as few as 2 people or as many as 30+ with extra facilitators on board. We recommend 10 or more to make a session really sing, but we're happy to scale to whatever your event needs.

• Corporate team building activities and workplace wellbeing days

• School and university incursions and orientation week events

• Cultural festivals and diversity celebrations

• Sustainability weeks (we're big on low-waste materials)

• End of semester wind downs

• Open days and campus activations

• Community events, markets and celebrations

• Anywhere your community needs a reason to come together

Tash Atkins

Tash is a Melbourne based creative practitioner working across performance, sound, facilitation and community art. They founded Many Hands Make because they believe creativity should be something you can just walk into, not something you need permission for.

Shiree Vallins

Shiree is an artist and Tash's closest creative collaborator, co-facilitating our workshops and helping grow the community around them. She brings steady hands, good energy, and a genuine love for watching people connect over making.

We keep things affordable by sourcing low cost and free materials wherever we can, so mostly what you're paying for is our time and care.

• Facilitator fee: $100/hour + 12% superannuation, in line with NAVA's industry rates for micro organisations

• Prep time: 2 hours ahead of each session, built into our fee

• Materials: Often minimal extra cost, thanks to partners like SWAP Creative

• Travel: A small additional fee for parking and petrol, happy to chat through the details

• Starting from: $450 for a small group session, get in touch for a quote tailored to your event

• Where we travel: Based in Brunswick, happy to travel across greater Melbourne, with a higher travel fee for outer suburbs and further afield, included in your quote

Let's talk budget. We're flexible and easy to work with.

How far in advance should we book?

2 weeks notice is ideal, though we'll always try to make something work.

Do you hold Working with Children Checks and insurance?

Yes, we're WWCC verified and carry Public Liability Insurance for every session, so we can run workshops with kids and adults alike.

Can we supply our own materials, or request something specific?

Absolutely. Tell us what you're after, and we'll build the session around it.

What's actually included?

Facilitation, materials, set-up and pack-down, and a friendly face who's passionate about creating. Just bring the space and the people.

Can adults and young people join the same session?

Yes, our workshops are all ages and all skill levels.