Gallery Tours for Primary School Students (Wednesday - Friday)

At Bendigo Art Gallery, educator-led tours and workshops are free and tailored to engage all levels and abilities. Our programs are facilitated by art educators who design gallery experiences to extend curriculum-based learning, encouraging students to develop personal responses to art and enjoy the excitement of being in a public art gallery. Tours run for approximately 45 minutes and need to be booked at least two weeks in advance. 

Students can expect to: 

• Discuss art Visual Art elements, materials, procedures and techniques  
• Learn about featured artists and their practice  
• Develop and share personal responses to art   

To book a tour, please use the ‘Book Now’ button below, choose your date for a 'Gallery Tour' and select one of the following programs.

Tour Options (10am & 12.30pm | Wednesday - Friday)

Bendigo Art Gallery Introduction
Discover the highlights of Bendigo Art Gallery with an engaging overview of our history, spaces, and key works from the collection.

General Collection
Explore a curated selection of works from our permanent collection, spanning historical and contemporary art across a range of mediums and styles.

First Nations Focus
Explore a curated selection of First Nations works across a range of mediums and styles.

What’s the Story?
Become a visual detective and use visual literacy skills to explore and respond to some of the gallery’s most fascinating artworks, uncovering the stories they tell and the ways art conveys language and meaning.

Conservation
Step behind the scenes of art care and preservation with a tour that reveals how artworks are conserved, displayed, and protected for future generations.

To book a workshop please use the ‘Book Now’ button below, choose your date for a 'Gallery Workshop' and select one of the following programs.

Workshop Options (10.45am & 1.15pm | Wednesday - Friday)
 
First Nations: Conversations with foam clay
Inspired by First Nations artworks from current exhibitions, students will respond to First Nations art through the creation of a foam clay sculpture that is individual to them and can be a basis for connective conversation.

Rescued and Reimagined: Sustainable making with recycled materials
Students will explore ideas of sustainability in art making and use recycled materials to imagine and create their own piece.

Fashion Lab: Jordan Gogos inspired making
Inspired by the sustainable practices and processes of Jordan Gogos, students will create their own creative response.

Drawing Room: Putting pencil to paper in the gallery
Using the simplicity of pencil and paper, students will be inspired by the Gallery’s collection and create a series of drawings within current exhibition spaces.

Please note: To ensure a quality experience, each educator can work with groups of up to 30 students.  With two educators delivering tours, we can accommodate up to 60 students in the gallery at any one time. Larger groups may be accommodated over additional tour timeslots or by request.  Please baglearn@bendigo.vic.gov.au to discuss bookings that sit outside our standard group size or tour/workshop times.