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Tamworth Regional Gallery provides a range of workshops suitable for young children, students (primary, secondary and tertiary), young people, teachers, adults, and access and aged care groups. Our learning programs and events take inspiration from our changing exhibition calendar, with gallery staff and artist educators conducting workshops and other programs. Our popular and dynamic workshop program seeks to foster a love of the arts among people of all ages and abilities, and from all sectors of our community.

Our programs seek to:

• Foster awareness of the visual arts in the local community and broader region through public exhibition of the collection and the development of education and outreach programs. 
• Provide opportunities for students and teachers to view works from the National Textile Collection, shows links to key learning areas.
• Encourage engagement with the arts
• Break down barriers that inhibit access to the arts
• Cultivate understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of Tamworth Regional Gallery as a cultural facility

 

Free Gallery Tours

Always available on request. Please use group booking form below.

 

Art in a Suitcase

Let the Gallery educators come to your school. Always available on request. Please use group booking form below.

Hands on Learning

For Schools and groups

Suitable for all stages.

This 1.5-2 hr excursion commences with an exhibition tour, followed by 2 x  30 minutes workshop sessions and closes with a back of house tour.
Each session is run by qualified educators from the gallery and CNRL Innovation Studio, adjacent to the Esther Halliday Studio.

Creative Studio Workshops (each activity about 20 - 60mins)

• Textile making (all ages) - A variety of textile workshop can be delivered. This could include eco-dyeing, loom making, or finger knitting. The lesson will discuss and view the works of textile artists including the National Textile Collection and can include focus on First Nations artists. These include Utopia Collection, Amy Hammond, Yinaar Maramali,  Sophie Honess and local artist Sybil Orr.  (Up to 15 students)
   
• Printmaking (all ages) - Using foam prints, students will design and make their own unique print. The lesson will discuss and view the works of Margaret Preston, Thea Proctor and other collection works.  (Up to 15 students)
   
• Landscape painting / mark making (all ages) - Using either paint, charcoal or drawing materials - students will create their own landscape image. The lesson can draw on the landscape style of leading artists in the Gallery collection, traditional landscapes by Hans Heysen, Sydney Long or more abstract exploration by Elizabeth Cummings, Michelle Hungerford and Charmaine Pike.  (Up to 15 students)
   
• Still life painting / mark making (all ages) - Using either paint, charcoal or drawing materials - students will create their own still-life image. The lesson can draw on the style of leading artists in the Gallery collection. Nora Heysen, Judy Cassab. (Up to 15 students)
   
• Portraiture painting / mark making  (all ages) - Using either paint, charcoal or drawing materials - students will create their own portrait either of themselves, or someone - real or imagined.  The lesson will draw on collection works including portraits by Archibald prize finalist Davd Darcy, John Salvana, Maria Larkin, Frances Hodgkins.
   
• Sculpture (all ages) - Using either wire, air dry clay or other suitable materials, student will create their own sculpture. The lesson will draw on collection works from Stephen King, Myfanwy Gullifer, Kate Campbell-Pope, Sue Grant - Ghost Nets.
   

Innovation Studio Workshops (each activity about 20 - 60mins)

• Sphero Bridge Building (ages 8+) - Build a bridge out of paddle pop sticks, string and tape strong enough for a Sphero robot to traverse. Targets design and engineering skills. (up to 15 students)
   
• Earthquake simulator (ages 8+) - build a tower out of paddlepop sticks and play dough to withstand an earthquake on our vibrating shake table. Targets design and engineering skills. (up to 20 students)
   
• Makey Makey Electronics (ages 8+) - learn about electronics by wiring up a Makey Makey to act as a controller. Targets electronics and coding skills. (up to 20 Students)
   
• Wind Tunnel (Ages 5+) – Build Papercraft to fly in our purpose built wind tunnel. Targets design and engineering skills. (up to 20 Students)
   
• Build a Cubby House (ages 5+) – Build a cubby house out of foam bricks and conduit frame. Targets building and teamwork skills (up to 20 Students)

 

National Textile Collection

The nationally significant  textile collection dates back to the 1970's. It comprises excellent examples of works that document the changes in textile practice over the past 50 years. The collection includes pieces by some of Australia's most innovative and acclaimed textile artists, as well as by local craftspeople and regional artists.

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