This year’s NGV Kids on Tour program is a suite of art making activities focused on NGV children’s exhibition The Gecko and the Mermaid: Nyapanyapa and Djerrkŋu Yunupiŋu.

Celebrating the vibrant culture and community of the Yolngu people through the work of two artists Nyapanyapa Yunupiŋu and Djerrkŋu Yunupiŋu.

The activities are developed in collaboration with Victorian First Nations artists and current NGV exhibitions created to connect families with your organisation, the NGV and with each other.

During the summer holidays enjoy an array of art making workshops inspired by current exhibitions and the collection. Children will be encouraged to tap into their own creativity and express their individuality through their art projects!

Designed for children aged 4 –14 years, these workshops book out fast so secure your spot soon. Children 7 and under must be accompanied by a parent.

Bookings required!

Suitable for children 4 - 7 years old

Children 7 years and under must be accompanied by an adult

Join Bendigo Art Gallery’s First Nations Curator Isobel Morphy-Walsh this school holiday as she shares stories of some of her favourite First Nations artwork currently on display in the gallery.  

Free.

Meet Conservators Helen Gill and Noel Turner as they reveal intriguing secrets about recent painting and frame conservation treatments of the Gallery’s collections including The Molo from the Bacino di San Marco (Unknown Artist) and Capri by Franz Unteberger.

Specifically designed for teens, join First Nations artist Annie Brigdale for this one of a kind charcoal drawing and painting work shop during school holidays. 

About the Artist

Join Bendigo Art Gallery curator Clare Needham on a journey of contemporary Australian painting in the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize exhibition 2021.

Learn about different ways contemporary artists work with paint through the painting practices of three finalists in conversation with Bendigo Art Gallery Curator Clare Needham.

Held every two years, the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize attracts some of Australia’s most accomplished artists, awarding a generous acquisitive cash prize of $50,000. The Prize provides Bendigo Art Gallery with the opportunity to survey contemporary painting by established and emerging artists from across Australia. 

Meet Michael Varcoe-Cocks Associate Director of Conservation at National Gallery Victoria as he provides this fascinating insight into digitising and conserving collections.

Discover some of the incredible First Nations artwork in Bendigo Art Gallery’s collection with First Nations Curator Isobel Morphy-Walsh.

Discover some of the incredible First Nations artwork in Bendigo Art Gallery’s collection with First Nations Curator Isobel Morphy-Walsh.