Education / Programs
Childrens Programs
Self guided at any time. Complete activities to receive prizes!
School groups, families and children can sign up at the gallery
for their free Art Passports.
Building literacy and confidence through the enjoyment of art, on
completion of gallery activities, the Art Passport entitles each
holder to free Friends membership and prizes, including
workshops.
For school group tours, teachers can contact education staff to
organise class passports in advance.
Ages:5 to 8 yrs
Children will love exploring Animal Island through art making in Art a' thon #2. Experienced tutors will take kids on a journey of discovery and fun with hands on clay making, painting and drawing. Please bring your own smock.BYO smock.
Ages:9 to 14 yrs
This workshop is suitable for children who are keen to extend
their creative art skills in one particular medium.
Drawing inspiration from the Animal Island exhibition, participants
will choose between acrylic painting, pastel drawing and clay
sculpture with experienced tutors. BYO smock.
Rainbow Kids - Art for small hands provides an opportunity for
very young children and parents, to join in creative activities at
the Gallery.
Designed to enhance and build relationships between one adult and
one child this program shows parents how to provide low cost,
accessible art-making experiences which can be repeated at home
with your kids.
Please bring your own smock.
Adult Workshops
Friends please bring current Friends membership card
Join Gallery staff for a viewing of European Masters: Städel
Museum, 19th-20th Century from the Städel Museum in
Frankfurt.
Alongside masterpieces by German artists are works by the greatest
French, Belgian, Dutch and Swiss masters of the time. Included are
iconic Neo-Classical, Realist, Impressionist and Symbolist works,
through to breathtaking German Expressionist paintings and
sculpture, rarely seen
in Australia.
The tour includes a thirty minute introductory talk, transport to
Melbourne and admission charges.
Develop your creative skills with professional printmaker Robyn
Thompson. Introducing you to the art of collage, your image will be
composed from a variety of textured materials glued to a base plate
and printed either in an intaglio or relief fashion to make an
artist's proof or small edition of prints.
Participants to bring: Apron, A4 or A5 size sketch book with some
ideas,
a selection of found natural objects; eg dried gum leaves or
textured material/string
6 week program
This ceramics program is designed to introduce participants who have previous experience with clay to develop specialised skills. Participants will experiment with tile making, low relief carving and basic one piece casting techniques. Please bring your own smock and tools if you have them
Teacher Development & School Groups
Drawing upon current exhibitions, public and community programs
and exhibition spaces, gallery staff will present an overview of
the role of Shepparton Art Gallery in 2010. Exhibition and
conservation tours
will follow, with opportunity for access to the Gallery's benhind
the scenes and collection store.
Programs are conducted in the gallery or in the Gallery's workshop room unless otherwise stated.
Our education and public programs have six focus areas. These are:
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Exhibition floor talks with the Friends of the Gallery's ‘Coffee Morning',
- Hands-on specialist workshops for children and adults
- Schools program which includes tours, materials, activities and outreach programs for both teachers and school groups;
- Community cultural development projects;
- Hype Arts Network for emerging artists under 30 years;
- School holiday and after school programs
Each of these programs are conducted by our Education Officers or professional artists who are specialists in their particular field.
Cost
Much of our programs are offered by gold coin donation on entry to the gallery or run on a cost recovery basis.
Guided Tours and Workshops for Schools
Shepparton Art Gallery welcomes school groups from kindergartens, primary and secondary schools to view our permanent collection of Australian ceramics and paintings, or our temporary art exhibitions. We provide free educational tours, curriculum materials and activities tailored to year level. We can also assist teachers in planning their visit to the Gallery. This includes a focus on the history of Australian ceramics, artistic and stylistic developments in contemporary art and various thematic links which support cross curricular learning.
All group visits need to be booked in advance with our education staff who will provide relevant guidelines and information to teachers.
Gallery staff can also provide hands-on workshops for up to 20 students. Workshops in clay modelling, drawing, basic painting, printmaking and other specialised skills are available upon request for all school groups. There is a small materials fee per child.
Please check our current public programs that may include professional development opportunities for teachers and art activities for children.
Booking Information
All workshops are small in class size and vary throughout the term. Bookings are essential as places are limited. Where workshop fees apply payment is required to secure your booking. Bookings T: 5832 9861 or for further information T: 5832 9520.
Outreach Programs
Our current VCE Outreach Program for Rural Schools aims to provide a greater appreciation of the role of regional galleries in maintaining and developing public collections. Our Education staff welcome the opportunity to visit your school to provide an informative session that includes a discussion of relevant issues.
Education Kits
To support our ongoing exhibition program the gallery regularly provides education kits to accompany each show. Please contact the gallery education officer for more information.
Additional support material and advice on meeting specific outcomes can be provided by contacting our education staff. This includes curriculum requirements for VCE Art and Studio Art and VELS curriculum. Cross curricular learning can also be catered to through personal learning experiences, sharing ideas with others, conceptual and analytical skills development and activities that build knowledge and creativity through art.
HYPE Arts Network - for artists under 30
If you live in the Goulburn Valley region HYPE may just be for you. Offering web-based, street-front and gallery exposure, HYPE is an arts network facilitated by Shepparton Art Gallery for emerging artists in the Goulburn Valley.
HYPE hosts a number of free visual arts workshops for members, led by practicing artists who have specialist skills across visual mediums.
Members are invited to showcase their work in a virtual gallery environment on the HYPE-Space Virtual Gallery powered by My-Space. With links from the Shepparton Art Gallery's website, the virtual gallery provides visibility to the wider arts community.
Other opportunities to exhibit include the HYPE billboard on display in Maude St Mall. The Art Gallery will facilitate the reproduction of an artwork chosen from the online gallery to be installed, billboard style in the central CBD Mall in Shepparton for a three month period, courtesy of Jeff Young Shoes. In addition to this there are varying opportunities to display in exhibitions within the Shepparton Art Gallery.
If you would like to make a submission please drop into the gallery anytime with your artworks to be photographed or loaded up, alternatively email our Education Officer for Community and Cultural Development.
Current events and happenings are kept up to date on our MySpace with what is happening with HYPE visit our MySpace page and add yourself as a friend!
Alternatively, email us to be added to the mailing list.
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