14 & 15 SEPTEMBER

14 & 15 SEPTEMBER

BOOKINGS OPENING SOON

2 day online CONFERENCE

Join us for the 2026 Zart Conference as we lean into PLAY seriously — a joyful force in contemporary artmaking and visual arts education. Through live workshops and talks with leading Australian artists, explore playful approaches across traditional media, expanded practices and emerging technologies. Aligned with the Australian Curriculum, you’ll leave with practical strategies that spark experimentation, creative risk-taking and strong student voice.

BOOKINGS OPENING SOON

Day 1
14 Sep 2026

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Shaun Tan

Art is guided by principles, but not rules, and that it is fundamentally a criticism and appreciation of life, of realising that there is a big difference between looking and seeing.

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Drawing with Ink and Unconventional Materials
Jody Graham

ARTIST

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Piping with Clay – Sugar Sculptures
Ebony Russell

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Cardboard Creativity
Simon Greiner

ARTIST

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Sensing through paint
Stephanie Eather

ARTIST

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Artful and Playful Inquiry

When the visual arts are positioned at the heart of inquiry-led curricula, children and teachers step into a dynamic learning ecology where curiosity, purposeful engagement, and meaning-making thrive.

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Day 2
15 Sep 2026

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Keynote Coming Soon

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Play Lab: Gel Plate Printmaking
Kylie Wickham

EDUCATOR & ARTIST

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Play as Practice Drawing
Nic Plowman

ARTIST & EDUCATOR

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BRICOLAGE Patchwork Doll
Raquel Caballero

ARTIST

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Drawing as Play
Bill Hope

ARTIST & ILLUSTRATOR

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Empowering Voices with Shelley Ware

Join primary school teacher, reading specialist and art teacher, Shelley Ware in this engaging panel discussion with a selection of Australia’s most inspiring visual artists, educators and cultural leaders. 

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