Overview
Bendigo Art Gallery, 42 View Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 | |
Ongoing throughout the year | |
Gallery Tours for Primary
At Bendigo Art Gallery, educator-led tours 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.
Throughout tours, 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 and select one of the following programs.
Please note: Booking requests for over 30 students can only be facilitated Wednesday - Friday. 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 (Wed-Fri). Larger groups can be accommodated over additional tour timeslots.
Introduction to Bendigo Art Gallery | Available Wed-Fri throughout the year
Explore the Gallery and learn about our Collection and history with a Bendigo Art Gallery Learning Officer. Students will look, think, and wonder as they are introduced to artworks from a selection of current exhibitions including portraits, landscapes and First Nations artworks. This experience supports Visual Art outcomes through mindful viewing, discussion and sharing within the gallery context.
Explore the Gallery with a First Nations educator | Available Wed-Fri throughout the year
With a First Nations educator, students will look, think and wonder as they are introduced to artworks from a selection of current exhibitions, with a specific focus on First Nations artworks. This experience supports Visual Art and First Nations Perspectives outcomes through mindful viewing, discussion and sharing within the gallery context.
Hermannsburg Collection | Available Wed-Fri: 26th August 2024 – 24th January 2025
Immerse your students in an exhibition of Bendigo Art Gallery’s newly acquired Hermannsburg collection. Students will learn about the ‘Hermannsburg School’, globally celebrated master painter, Albert Namatjira, and the artistic movement of watercolour painting through this exhibition of selected works spanning eight decades. This experience supports Visual Art and Australian History and First Nations Perspectives outcomes through mindful viewing, discussion and sharing within the gallery context.
Rob McHaffie – ‘We are family’ | Available Wed-Fri: 12th August 2024 – 24th January 2025
Rob McHaffie applies collage techniques to portraiture and narrative painting to reassemble and re-picture people, settings, and moments, both real and imagined. This exhibition is the largest presentation of the artist’s work to date and gives students a valuable insight into his process from drawing to final work. This exhibition gives teachers opportunities to explore narrative artworks and extend learnings from the exhibition back into the classroom for the creation of narrative drawing, paintings, collage, ceramics, or creative writing. This experience supports Visual Art and Literacy outcomes through mindful viewing, discussion and sharing within the gallery context.
What’s the Story? | Available Wed-Fri throughout the year
Step into a world of imagination and discover the art of visual story telling at Bendigo Art Gallery. Students are invited to use visual thinking strategies, as well as visual literacy skills and language to explore and respond to some of the gallery’s most fascinating artworks. This experience supports Visual Literacy and Visual Art outcomes through mindful viewing, discussion and sharing within the gallery context.
Can't find what you're looking for? Don't hesitate to get in touch with [email protected] with any questions or concerns.