Art Matters

Art Matters workshops provide opportunities for students in Years 5 to 10 to develop visual art making 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.

Two-day workshops will be delivered in collaboration with artists and local/regional art galleries, utilising art education experts. Workshops may focus on painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, jewellery, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, mixed media, animation and digital media facilitated by professional artists and school teachers with specialised skills. 

Moree Regional Gallery

Year 7 and 8 workshops

• Tues 24 and Wed 25 September (Term 3 Week 10)
  • Day 1: 9 am – 3 pm
  • Day 2: 9 am – 4 pm. Parents and teachers are invited from 3:30 pm to view exhibition of student work.
• Cost: $60 per student
• Artist facilitator: TBC
• Medium: TBC
• Gallery exhibition: TBC

Penrith Regional Art Gallery

Year 5 and 6 workshops

• Thurs 17 and Fri 18 October (Term 4 Week 1)
  • Day 1: 9 am – 3 pm
  • Day 2: 9 am – 5 pm. Parents and teachers are invited from 4 pm to view exhibition of student work.
• Cost: $60 per student
• Artist facilitator: Karlina Mitchell
• Medium: Photography and mixed media
• Gallery exhibition: Vuvale

Hawkesbury Regional Gallery

Year 9 and 10 workshops

• Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 November (Term 4 Week 6)
  • Day 1: 9 am – 3 pm
  • Day 2: 9 am – 4 pm. Parents and teachers are invited from 4 pm to view exhibition of student work.
• Cost: $60 per student
• Artist facilitator: Freedom Wilson
• Medium: Stencil making / silk screen printing
• Gallery exhibition: Hawkesbury Now

Maitland Regional Art Gallery

Yarrila Arts and Museum, Coffs Harbour

Year 7 and 8 workshops

• Thurs 16 and Fri 17 May  (Term 2 Week 3)
  • Day 1: 9 am – 3 pm
  • Day 2: 9 am – 5 pm. Parents and teachers are invited from 4 pm to view exhibition of student work.
• Cost: $60 per student
• Artist facilitator: Jeremy Sheehan
• Medium – Exploration of drawings and making moulds
• Gallery exhibition – Inner and Outer Worlds

Gosford Regional Gallery

Student registration

Registrations open Thursday 1 February

To register a student for a workshop please complete the online 2024 student workshop registration form, ensuring you select the appropriate workshop you are wanting to attend.

• Student numbers are limited for each workshop.
• Schools will be notified of your students registration in the program and attendance will be noted by the school.

Payment

The two-day workshop cost of $60 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.

Student fees will be collected directly by The Arts Unit from schools who elect to pay on behalf of their students. Please email program coordinator to arrange this.