The Geelong Gallery's extensive exhibition program is a valuable resource for all Victorian kindergartens, schools, colleges and universities. The diverse exhibition program of contemporary and traditional work offers students an invaluable opportunity for contact with original works of art in a stimulating environment.
Services offered:
School visits may be self-guided or with Gallery Educator, Gail Frost, and can be tailored to meet the needs of individual schools in regard to length, level and content.
Activities linked to the exhibition program include:
- General introductory tours of the Gallery
- Tours with cross-curricula interpretations
- Tours with a specific focus ie history of the region, national identity
- Floor talks by artists and curators participating in the exhibition program
- Hands on activities - creating, making and responding to art
- Studies of Asia and Australia's place in the region
- Professional development for teachers
- Teacher previews of exhibitions
- Art without borders - learning boxes for classroom use
Education Services will continue to support its important partnerships with
- The Geelong Performing Arts Centre and the Poppykettle Festival presented as part of Children's Week
- The Geelong Advertiser and the annual Who's who exhibition
- Visual arts cross-curricular experiences with Geelong Performing Arts Centre and Geelong Regional Library
- A language cross-curricular experience with Geelong Performing Arts Centre, Geelong Regional Library and LOTE BSW Region
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