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Discuss the legacy of the Hermannsburg School and learn about the artists’ vital connection to Country in this educator-led gallery discussion.
Duration: 1 hour Cost: $10 per student
The NGV is for everyone. This introduction to the NGV supports students with diverse learning abilities, and their teachers, to feel more confident and empowered to visit the Gallery.
The NGV is yours to discover in this art adventure. Ideal for a first time visit to the NGV, students explore the Gallery and interpret and discuss art and design from different places and times.
Think adventurously through art and design. Explore and respond to works from different times and cultures using thinking strategies and tools. This educator-led Gallery session draws upon Artful Thinking routines developed by Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Inspire wonder through art and play. Immerse young learners in the magical world of art through sensory activities which focus on stories, emotions and ideas.
Nurture a love of writing. Experiment with language, develop rich descriptive vocabulary, and use art and design from different times and cultures as inspiration for creative writing. Students create a booklet of responses that can be used in the classroom to produce extended pieces of writing.
What’s in a portrait? What do portraits tell us about people and the times they lived in? What does the appearance of a sitter reveal about what they might be thinking or feeling? Why is it important that artists make portraits of people? View and discuss historical and contemporary portraits from across the NGV Collection.
What can we learn about Hispanic and Spanish culture from art? Discover rich histories and stories in Mesoamerican and Spanish artworks from the NGV Collection.
Journey to Japan through traditional and contemporary artworks. From Buddhist sculptures to ceramics, fashion and textiles, this program provides a rich insight into Japan and its rich cultural history and traditions.
Explore Chinese art from ancient times to the present day. Intricately crafted early funerary and ritual objects, traditional artforms rich in symbolism, and dynamic contemporary works paint a vivid picture of China past and present.
See the sites, meet the people and discover stories of Italian culture and history on this journey through Italian art and design from antiquity to the present day.
Experience the essence of French culture and history. Discover people, stories, art movements and cultural traditions through the art and design spanning the fourteenth to the twenty-first century.
What does it mean to belong to a religious tradition? Explore how artworks reflect and express religious beliefs, symbols, rituals and identity.
Duration: 1 hour Cost: $10.50 per student
What are the qualities of a great leader? Interpret images and stories of inspiring individuals from different cultures, contexts and times who have shown courage, leadership and faith at critical times.
Gain insight into the importance of connection to Country through the culture and creativity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their works.
What does it mean to be Australian? Explore different perspectives on Australian identity and culture through art and design. How have people from different times and backgrounds experienced Australia? What can art and design teach us about contemporary Australia?
Explore Australia’s history, from first contact and colonisation through to Federation. This program includes lively discussion of stories and events from the past and considers multiple perspectives on Australian history.
What is design? What do designers do? Explore how designers solve problems, present possibilities, tell stories, reflect their time and imagine the future. Discover design as a process and a way of thinking that helps to shape the world we live in.
From fancy forks to pots for tea, the NGV collection is bursting with food utensils and vessels from different times and places. What are they made from? How were they used? What can we learn from them? Following a gallery tour, respond to a design brief and design a new utensil or vessel for a futuristic feast in a studio workshop.
Duration: 2 hours Cost: $22 per student
Be the architect. The annual NGV Architecture Commission asks architects to consider innovative ways to activate the NGV’s Grollo Equiset Garden with a thought-provoking work of temporary architecture. In this workshop, students use tools and techniques for idea generation and rapid prototyping to create their own response to the same brief. The program includes a gallery session with a viewing of the competition winning design.
Draw attention to art! Explore new ways of seeing and making art by sketching in the gallery. Students build on their observational and technical skills, while getting to know the stories and ideas behind art and design in the NGV Collection.
See the world differently with portraiture at the NGV. What can a portrait tell us about a person, time and place? How do portraits capture feelings, emotions and ideas? Dive head-first into portraiture with an NGV Educator. This program begins in the Gallery, focusing on portraits across different time periods and art movements. Then, in the studios, students will create a self-portrait using paper collage and relief printing techniques.
For more programs, activity sheets, videos and more visit NGV Kids.
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