NGA Art Cases Workshops

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Have you ever wanted to see - and touch - works of art from the national collection? The National Gallery of Australia's Art Cases offer the chance to do just that, and they are coming to Burnie Arts in September!

The Art Cases program includes five, themed art-filled cases which travel to community centres, schools, libraries, art centres, galleries and aged care homes. With themes including 'Bodies', 'Country', 'Earth', 'Past, Present and Future' and 'Form and Function', works are examined and handled by people of all ages for a hands-on experience of learning, artmaking and storytelling.

We're excited to welcome two of the five Art Cases to Burnie Arts for a special two-week program of hands-on art experiences for young people aged 7–9 and 10–12 years.

EARTH ART CASE

Tuesday 1 & Wednesday 2 September

The Earth Art Case brings together artworks that explore our relationship with the natural world. From the microscopic to the enormous, the biological to the geological, discover how artists have responded to nature and the world around us.

Tuesday 1 September: Ages 7–9
Wednesday 2 September: Ages 10–12

PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE ART CASE

Tuesday 8 & Wednesday 9 September

What can art tell us about the past? How do we experience the present? And what might the future look like? This Art Case explores artworks connected to history, time and imagined futures, encouraging us to think about the world we have inherited and the future we are creating.

Tuesday 8 September: Ages 7–12
~~Wednesday 9 September: Ages 10–12~~

Each session will give young participants the chance to look closely at, handle and discuss artworks from the National Gallery of Australia's collection, before getting creative themselves.

Join us at Burnie Arts for a unique opportunity to get up close with works from the National Gallery of Australia’s collection — and experience art in a whole new way.

The Art Cases are generously supported by the Neilson Foundation with grateful acknowledgement of founding patrons Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn.