YoungArts Education - Ongoing Programs

The following programs relate to our permanent collection inlcuding the Eureka Rebellion. To  become a Member School or to book your students into a YoungArts or Eureka Education programs contact Gallery reception by phone 03 5320 5858 or email artgal@ballarat.vic.gov.au

An extraordinary visual journey

Programs related to the permanent collection include introductory and special themed tours, studio-based art making activities and student exhibitions.

Talk about Art
For students from Pre School, Early Years, VELS, VCE and VCAL
Explore and discuss themes in art and materials and techniques used by artists. Choose from:
Discovery Tour
- highlights of the collection and a short history of the Gallery.
Portrait and genre painting
- portraits and scenes of everyday life.
Narratives in Art
- from grand scale history paintings to modern art.
Landscape
- Australian colonial to modernism and contemporary.
Frames, Furniture, Fashion
- gold frames, wooden furniture, decorative arts and garments.
Sculpture and Ceramics
- artworks in stone, bronze, clay, wood and mixed media.
Indigenous Art
- its materials, cultural and spiritual connection to the land.
Environmental sustainability
- discover what art can teach you about the environment.

Creating and Making
For students from Pre School, Early Years and VELS
Art practical workshops using a range of materials and techniques are available with education staff or - by arrangement - with local artists. These relate toTalk about Arttours or exhibitions and can also be tailored to suit your students' needs and current unit of inquiry. Please contact our Education staff to discuss this and remember to check out the gallery website for more information about our current and future exhibition program.

Getting to know the Analytic Frameworks
Available during Term 3
Help your VCE Year 12 Art students to gain greater understanding of the Analytic Frameworks by using artworks in the Gallery's contemporary collection. Two hours

Art Exam Preparation
Available during Term 4
Help students prepare for the end of year Art exam, which responds to an unseen artwork. These sessions offer exam tips and analysis workshops where student will focus on four artworks relating to each of the Analytic Frameworks. Two hours

What Makes a Gallery Work? Art Industry Contexts
Recommended for VCE Studio Art students and focuses on the requirements of Unit 4: Outcome 3
Available during Term 3
Find out about the role of a public gallery. Through touring different spaces, students learn about curating, presenting and promoting exhibitions and the conservation and preservation of artworks. As an extension of this program groups can also visit the Post Office Gallery, Backspace or Red Brick Gallery to compare a public gallery with other art spaces.

Discuss and Analyse
Tours relating to VCE Art, Studio Arts, Design and Technology and VCAL study designs are also available and can include more in-depth analysis of artworks.

 

Discover the drama of Eureka

The Eureka Education program is currently being offered at the Art Gallery of Ballarat during the redevelopment of the Eureka Centre. The Program provides a unique opportunity for students to gain a deeper understanding of life on the Goldfields and the issues, events and outcomes associated with the Eureka Rebellion of 1854.

Visiting students are taken on a guided tour of the Goldfields' and Eureka artworks, view the original Eureka flag and participate in the exciting Eureka Hall of Debate role play activity.

 

Programs with Gallery Education Officers are available: Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am to 12pm
Cost:
One hour tours and workshops FREE for member schools and $3 non members. Where a charge applies for workshops and special programs it is extra to these fees.

Self Guided Gallery Tours are available: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm
Cost:
Free. Bookings essential. Adult supervision of school groups is required at all times as the Art Gallery of Ballarat is a public space. Self guided trails are also available upon request.

Eureka Education Programs are available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Cost: $3 +GST per student. No charge for teachers

 

Gallery Education staff: Michael Nichols and Pauline Doran
Telephone: 03 5320 5782 OR 5320 5858
Email: michaelnichols@ballarat.vic.gov.au and paulinedoran@ballarat.vic.gov.au

The Art Gallery of Ballarat's Education Program is funded through the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) and the Catholic Education Office (CEO).

Eureka Education Officer: Robert Allan
Telephone: 03 5320 5189
Email: robertallan@ballarat.vic.gov.au

The Eureka Education Program is funded through the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD).