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 30 November 2023

Time: 3.45 pm - 4.45 pm

As part of our Innovative Young Minds program, we invite students aged 8 - 15 enrolled in government schools to explore Keith Courtney’s installation, Kaleidoscope, temporarily located in Rosalind Park, Bendigo. Under the supervision of experienced Gallery educators, we will navigate the installation as a team.

Tuesday 7 February 2023, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm 

Friday 17 February 2023,  10:00 am - 12:30 pm 

Bendigo Art Gallery is looking forward to welcoming your VCE Making and Exhibiting and Creative Practice students to the Gallery in 2023 and assisting teachers to address the requirements of the new Study Designs.

Join us at the Gallery for a costume decorating workshop. 

Session 1 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am 

Session 2 | 11:30 am - 12:20 pm 

Treasures of Dai Gum San presents exquisite artistry across the renowned collection of Bendigo’s Golden Dragon Museum. Included in the exhibition are costumes used in Cantonese Opera.

Let Asian vegies and spices guide your imagination in this workshop with Sai-Wai Foo where kids will create a watercolour inspired by foods and special times.

Everyone turns into a monster when they are hungry. When you are hungry what sort of monster do you become?

Even as a teen, Elvis LOVED fashion. Before he became famous, he found ways to express his unique sense of style by collecting clothes from second-hand stores and embroidering his initials on them, with some help from his mum. When it came to fashion, Elvis’s creativity meant he always stood out.

Elvis loved tigers and even had a room in his Graceland home called the Jungle Room. Join us for this workshop and learn to design and make your own Jungle themed shadow puppets!

Choose to make a tiger, deer, leopard, or your favourite jungle animal, complete with moving tails or legs. To make the shadow puppets we will use black card, scissors, gold pens, bamboo sticks and string. At the end of the workshop, children will come together with their animals to create a jungle-themed shadow display, complete with a live soundtrack for parents and carers to enjoy.

Drop into the Gallery with your family and friends this school holidays and enjoy free art making activities in our Historic Courts. Kids will be inspired by artworks from our permanent collection and make their own masterpiece to take home with them. Suitable for all ages and abilities.

A carer must be present for the duration of the session. No bookings necessary.