Education poster years K–6
May – October 2012
20th & 21st century Australian art galleries
opening 12 May
FREE
Art adventure tour
Let’s go bush: our Australia (1 hour)
Tuesdays – Fridays
10am, 11am, 12 noon or 1pm
max 75 students per hour
Free
Access
Starting with art: exploring Australia
Engage with images of Australian landscape and identity.
Includes an art making activity and post-visit material.
Thursdays and Fridays
max 8 students per group
Free
Education materials
Online education materials, audio guides, children’s trail, app
18th Biennale of Sydney: all our relations
27 June – 16 September 2012
FREE
Art adventure tour
Let’s look at contemporary art (1 hour)
Tuesdays – Fridays
10am, 11am, 12 noon or 1pm
max 75 students per hour
Free
Education materials
Visit www.bos18.com
For teachers
Showcase: 18th Biennale of Sydney
Saturday 30 June 2012 • 9am–12 noon
$25 includes exclusive early entry to the exhibition, morning tea, case studies and a presentation on resources and approaches. Also includes entry to Kamisaka Sekka: dawn of modern Japanese design. Stay after 12 noon and listen to artists in the Biennale speak about their work throughout the afternoon.
Kamisaka Sekka: dawn of modern Japanese design
22 June – 26 August
(closed 23 & 24 July)
ENTRY FEE
$7 per student for booked school groups
Art adventure tour
Made in Japan (1 hour)
Tuesdays – Fridays
10am, 11am, 12 noon or 1pm
max 75 students per hour
Free with exhibition entry
Workshop tour
Japanese tea ceremony (1 hour)
Year 3–6, Thursdays
max 30 students per hour
$225 per group of 15 or less
includes exhibition entry
Home: Yiribana Gallery
Opens 27 June 2012
FREE
Aboriginal art K–12 teachers day
Recommended for early career teachers
Tuesday 16 October
9.30am–3pm
$85 (includes morning tea, lunch, exhibition entry, workshops and education materials)
Focus on ways to engage with Indigenous art practice. Presentations by curators, artists and education specialists. Looking, interpreting and making sessions specifically developed for K–6 and 7–12 teachers.
Education materials
COMING SOON Education kit: a major new resource which will enhance recognition and appreciation of NSW Aboriginal arts and cultural practice. Plus extended information online.
Eugène Atget: old Paris
24 August – 4 Novembe r 2012
ENTRY FEE
$7 per student for booked school groups
Art Adventure Tour
Paris through a lens (1 hour)
1 hour, Tuesdays – Fridays,
10am, 11am, 12 noon or 1pm
Max 75 students per hour
Free with exhibition entry
Education materials
Education kit
Coming soon
Francis Bacon: five decades
opens 17 Nov 2012
Dobell Prize for Drawing
opens 30 Nov 2012
Collection programs
Art adventure tours
with the children’s guides
1 hour, Tuesdays – Fridays
10am, 11am, 12 noon or 1pm
max 75 students per hour
free
Workshops
Asian artist workshop
tutored by Asian artists
six themes available
Years 3–6 only
1 hour (half-hour tour + half-hour workshop),
Tuesdays – Fridays
$225 per group of 15 or less
Access
Free programs and resources for students
Blind and vision impaired: guided sensory tours
Deaf and hearing impaired: Auslan-interpreted discussion tours
Intellectual disabilities: art tour and workshop
The Brett Whiteley Studio
A unique opportunity to experience the studio and gallery of this important Australian artist
Studio Zoo workshop
2 hours, Thursdays and Fridays
9.30–11.30am or 12.30–2.30pm
max 1 group per session
$600 per group of 30 or less
Student competitions
Artwrite
The Gallery’s student art-writing prize
Entries close Friday 23 November; winners announced December 2012
Artwrite details and entry form
Screenshot
The Gallery’s annual student photo prize
Entries close Friday 23 November; winners announced December 2012
Screenshot details and entry form
For teachers
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Showcase: 18th Biennale of Sydney
Saturday 30 June 2012 • 9am – 12 noon
$25 includes exclusive early entry to the exhibition, morning tea, case studies and a presentation on resources and approaches. Also includes entry to Kamisaka Sekka – dawn of modern Japanese design. Stay after 12 noon and listen to artists in the Biennale speak about their work throughout the afternoon.
Aboriginal art K–12 teachers day
Recommended for early career teachers
Tuesday 16 October
9.30am–3pm
$85 (includes morning tea, lunch, exhibition entry, workshops and education materials)
Focus on ways to engage with Indigenous art practice. Presentations by curators, artists and education specialists. Looking, interpreting and making sessions specifically developed for K–6 and 7–12 teachers.