14 & 15 SEPTEMBER
14 & 15 SEPTEMBER
The Zart Conference is hosted by proud Yankunyjatjara and Wirangu educator Shelley Ware.
With over 25 years experience as a primary school teacher, reading specialist and art teacher, Shelley works closely with Zart to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures and Histories into our professional learning workshops and events.
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.
Discover how easy and fun it is to create expressive portraits using ink and unconventional drawing tools like tennis balls and balsa wood.
Investigate an experimental approach to ceramics, transforming clay into a workable slurry and piping it to build intricate, decorative surfaces.
Explore the medium of recycled cardboard through a variety of sculptural techniques, with an emphasis on accessibility and play.
Experience painting as an open-ended process, responding intuitively to the physical properties of paint and surface.
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.
Gemma Smith is an Australian artist whose process-based paintings and sculptures explore the interaction between colour and surface, intention and chance.
Step into the Play Lab to discover gel plate printmaking as a process of experimentation, layering and joyful surprise.
Break, bend and blend drawing techniques in a hands-on workshop that puts play, curiosity and experimentation at the heart of practice.
Create a Patchwork Doll using bricolage techniques and salvaged materials, working in Raquel Caballero's brightly coloured, handmade world.
Put pen to paper with drawing exercises that turn storytelling, ideation and creative play into fast, hands-on fun.
Shelley Ware, primary school teacher, reading specialist and art educator, leads this engaging panel discussion with some of Australia’s most inspiring visual artists, educators and cultural lea
