Driving Creek Railway and Potteries
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Driving Creek is a place on the Coromandel Peninsula where art, conservation and engineering come together.
The Driving Creek Railway, Arts and Conservation Trust aims to foster the 24 hectares and distinctive pioneering buildings as a unique cultural, learning and visitor experience, using its narrow-gauge mountain railway, wildlife sanctuary, pottery studios and diverse collections of New Zealand studio pottery, industrial pottery, sculpture (clay art), paintings, drawings, books, engineering drawings, photographs and the private papers of Barry Brickell, its founder.
The Trust will maintain the property as a tourist attraction and develop it as an arts and cultural facility for the benefit of the local community and visitors to the town.
Note: bookings for train rides should be made via
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0800-327-245 or international +64 7 866 8703.
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Coromandel Town, Coromandel-Colville22 April 2024 , 10:00 AM until 03:00 PM10:00 AM - 03:00 PMType:This 5-day practice-based wheel throwing pottery course is for anyone wanting to learn basic pottery throwing skills or to have some more experience.
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Coromandel, Coromandel-Colville24 April 2024 , 10:00 AM until 11:30 AM10:00 AM - 11:30 AMType:In this 1.5h handbuilding workshop run by Jordan Wood you will look at how other artists have used clay in different ways and get to practice pinching, sculpting and slab making, mixing these skills to create your own unique characters.
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Coromandel, Waikato7 May 2024 - 25 June 2024 , 10:00 AM until 12:30 PM10:00 AM - 12:30 PMType:This pottery course gives you the opportunity to become confident at wheel throwing and explore how to glaze and fire your works.
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Coromandel, Waikato16 May 2024 - 28 June 2024 , 04:30 PM until 06:00 PM04:30 PM - 06:00 PMType:The kids' after school classes runs for 5 weeks focusing on drawing and pottery making.
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Coromandel Town, Coromandel-Colville20 May 2024 - 24 May 2024 , 10:00 AM until 03:00 PM10:00 AM - 03:00 PMType:This 5-day workshop is aimed at more advanced throwers who are looking to increase their speed, accuracy, efficiency and repetition of forms.
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