Art Matters Murwillumbah
Art Matters workshops provide opportunities for students in Years 5 to 8 to develop visual artmaking skills through participating in intensive workshops, encompassing:
- validation of the importance of visual arts, including as an intra and interpersonal expression
- understanding of subject matters explored in artmaking, especially art as a tool to communicate contemporary issues
- experimentation with a variety of artmaking substances.
The 2-day workshop will be delivered in collaboration with local artist Michelle Dawson and Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre, utilising art education experts from the gallery and the Department of Education.
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Venue
2 Mistral Rd
Murwillumbah South NSW 2484
Australia
Gallery
Years 5 to 8 workshop
Applications are now closed.
The 2026 workshops will be held on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 March 2026.
- Day 1: 9 am to 3 pm (meet on the verandah of the Frances Mills Workshop)
- Day 2: 9 am – 5:00 pm (meet on the verandah of the Frances Mills Workshop). Parents and teachers are invited from 4:30 pm to view exhibition of student work.
Facilitated by artist and children’s book illustrator Michelle Dawson, students will explore a variety of mediums and playful exercises. Aimed at stimulating their imaginations and discovering surprising visual ways to represent themselves, participants will create an imaginative and symbolic self portrait that goes beyond mere surface appearance.
Cost: $66 per student must be paid via The Arts Unit Payment Portal
Artist facilitator: Michelle Dawson
Mixed media sculpture: Mixed media and collage
Gallery exhibition: The workshop will be inspired by the exhibition ZAHALKAWORLD – an artist’s archive, a Museum of Australian Photography travelling exhibition.
- Student numbers are limited for each workshop.
- Schools will be notified of your student's registration in the program and attendance will be noted by the school.
Payment
The two-day workshop cost of $66 per student is to be paid through The Arts Unit student payment portal prior to the workshop date. Within the payment portal please select the program 'Visual Arts' and then payment for 'Local Visual Arts' which will allow you to select the relevant Art Matters program.
All Arts Units programs are inclusive. If support is required to participate in Art Matters Murwillumbah, please email sarah.k.armour@det.nsw.edu.au so we can assist.
