All students 10-18 years old are invited to embark on a creative and culturally enriching journey as Bendigo Art Gallery launches our after-school art sessions guided by First Nations Learning Officer Annie Brigdale. Students will explore the essence of Country, form connections, and express their creativity in art sessions focusing on exposure to an appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art and cultural understanding.

Date: Tuesday, 5 December 2023

Time: 3.45 pm - 4.45 pm

Admission: FREE

Attention all art-loving students aged 10-18! You are invited to join the Bendigo Art Gallery Learn team for an exciting weekly art-making session. Our talented educators will guide you through various materials and techniques, with a strong emphasis on the joy of creating and making. Come along and let your creativity soar!

Date: Thursday 7 December 2023

Time: 3.45 pm - 4.45 pm

Free learning programs for high ability students supported by the Department of Education.

Do you excel in art at school? Do you attend a government school? Would you like to extend your artistic skills and have the opportunity to meet with artists and build on your artistic work? We’re looking for 10-18 year olds who meet these categories to join our Emerging Art Leaders series at the Bendigo Art Gallery. This is a limited weekly series running after school on Thursdays in November and is open for high ability students 10-18 years of age.

Photography has been used historically in Australia to categorise and document Aboriginal people, reinforcing social ideologies rather than reflecting reality. Early photographers framed Indigenous subjects in staged scenes for European entertainment and also in Western clothing to promote assimilation.

Come along to celebrate the end of the year with an afternoon of FREE Professional Development with Bendigo Art Gallery!  This event will include the following:

Free learning programs for high ability students supported by the Department of Education.

Do you excel in art at school? Do you attend a government school? Would you like to extend your artistic skills and have the opportunity to meet with artists and build on your artistic work? We’re looking for 10-18 year olds who meet these categories to join our Emerging Art Leaders series at the Bendigo Art Gallery. This is a limited weekly series running after school on Thursdays in November and is open for high ability students 10-18 years of age.

Free learning programs for high ability students supported by the Department of Education.

Do you excel in art at school? Do you attend a government school? Would you like to extend your artistic skills and have the opportunity to meet with artists and build on your artistic work? We’re looking for 10-18 year olds who meet these categories to join our Emerging Art Leaders series at the Bendigo Art Gallery. This is a limited weekly series running after school on Thursdays in Oct/Nov and is open for high ability students 10-18 years of age.

Free learning programs for high ability students supported by the Department of Education.

Do you excel in art at school?  Do you attend a government school?  Would you like to extend your artistic skills and have the opportunity to meet with artists and build on your artistic work?  We’re looking for 7-14 year olds who meet these categories to join our Emerging Art Leaders series at the Bendigo Art Gallery. This is a limited weekly series running after school on Thursdays in Oct/Nov and is open for high ability students 7-14 years of age.

Gallery Tours for Early Years Groups

Free learning programs for high ability students supported by the Department of Education.

Do you excel in art at school?  Do you attend a government school?  Would you like to extend your artistic skills and have the opportunity to meet with artists and build on your artistic work?  We’re looking for 13-18 year olds who meet these categories to join our Emerging Art Leaders series at the Bendigo Art Gallery. This is a limited weekly series running after school on Thursdays in Oct/Nov and is open for high ability students 13-18 years of age.