Ideas of care and empathy are central to Patricia Piccinini’s practice. Through her work she asks us questions about what it is to be human.

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Rev up the fun-o-meter & build your own clay muscle car with award winning National Art School educator & artist Christian Bonett. MORE INFO

Create a wet-felted textile using wool with Norton Fredericks. Incorporate mindfulness and manifestation into this practice using slow stitch. MORE INFO

Learn practical drawing skills, build confidence and take risks with Andy Quilty. Develop a capable and fearless approach towards creative discovery. MORE INFO

Step into the world of augmented reality and shift your experience of the digital world by creating your own face filter for Instagram or Facebook. MORE INFO

Explore practical ways to initiate, develop & resolve a creative project by focusing on intuition & play. Find meaningful motifs & prioritise authenticity. MORE INFO

Explore the quiet beauty of comic book creation. Learn how tone, composition & pacing can be used to mine the endless possibilities of storytelling. MORE INFO

Work with Julia to replicate her studio process of collaging materials to build a self portrait. Cut, rip, layer and glue - piecing it together to build your self-portrait. MORE INFO

You art what you eat! Build fabulous food sculptures, & learn modelling tips & techniques with contemporary artist Kenny Pittock. MORE INFO

Be fabulous & build a hanging sculpture using recycled materials, objects, festive decorations & anything plastic, shiny, and colourful. MORE INFO

Hear from the inspirational John Goh, Principal of Merrylands East Primary School. 

John Goh has expanded the traditional role of schools with a strong focus on holistic wellbeing, creative spaces, innovative pedagogy strategies, and learning opportunities.

A strong advocate for the power of art and its role in promoting student voice. John has saught many opportunities for his students, including his close assosiation with the Museum of Contemporary Art’s, ‘MCA Together Programs’. 

At Merrylands East Primary, John leads a culture of encouragement by supporting students, staff and the wider community, to build connection, inclusion and student voice. 

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Join artist, author and podcast presenter Tai Snaith as she discusses the work and lives of some of Australia’s most impressive leading contemporary artists and educators.

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