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Bookings and information Request your booking online
Admission
Free for the permanent collection
Admission charges may apply to some temporary exhibitions
Concessions usually apply to DECS category 1-4,
AISSA disadvantaged listed schools and Country Schools
Group size
Maximum group size for guided sessions is 18
students per guide. For larger numbers, an Education Guide may be arranged. Please book
well in advance for large groups.
Telephone: (08) 82077033
Facsimile: (08) 82077070
Email: Education Officer
About the Education Service
travel time ... meet cultures ... explore ideas ...
The Gallery's extensive Australian (Aboriginal and
non Aboriginal), Asian and European collections and its diverse calendar of special
exhibitions are on call to resource curriculum programs in unique and dynamic ways.
Schools support program
Teaching
Teaching sessions for school students R - SACE
conducted by the Education Officer or Volunteer Education Guides related to the following
broad areas :
Art
world, traditions, history, industry, the artists, ideas and language - traditional to
contemporary.
Society
art works as windows on history and social systems.
Culture
cultural identity, belief systems and traditions.
Environment
relationship with nature and the environment documented or expressed through art.
Ideas
individual voices, imagination, expression and communication.
Technology
art documenting technological change and art as the product of technology.
Science
art and artists extending understanding of ; the changing earth, the cycles of life and
living, the material world and relationships with nature.
Teaching sessions may take the form of a 30 minute
introductory tour,
or a 45 minutes syllabus-specific floor lecture for more senior
students.
Check the availability of audio tours, website and print packs.
Meet the Gallery plus ...
Teaching sessions with the Education Officer
or Education Guides often incorporate components aimed at familiarising students with the
Gallery and developing skills in concepts and art-based research. They are:
Meet the Gallery
getting to know and use the Gallery (from reception)
Learning to Look
learning to unpack art works (primary - junior secondary)
Visual Thinking
usually extended workshop sessions: all levels
Artsearch
developing art-based research skills for cross-curriculum application (usually 1 hour plus
sessions / workshops: upper primary - secondary)
Student research
There is only ONE Education Officer at the Gallery. Research and advisory support
is offered for SACE students undertaking special studies. Requests for research assistance
must be in text form (letter / fax / email NOT BY TELEPHONE). Allow a response time of 3 -
4 weeks. SACE students need to lodge requests BY THE END OF AUGUST. It is expected that
metropolitan students will have visited the Gallery prior to making a request, to
establish if any work or group of works is relevant to the research topic.
THE EDUCATION OFFICER IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ON-SITE INTERVIEWS
Education Services lacks the resources to respond to non Gallery - specific surveys and
requests for general biographical and art-historical information.
Collection access and Print Room tutorials
Small groups of senior students are permitted to view works not on public display These
include prints, drawings and photographs. Only a limited number of tutorial access
sessions are available each term with the Education Officer.
Professional development for teachers
In relation to current exhibitions, introductory and specialised training for teachers
R-SACE are organised to provide information and to develop skills in accessing and using
the Gallery's resources.
Advisory service for individual teachers
Group sessions for teaching staff - introduction to the Art Gallery as a
cross-curriculum
resource (usually between 10.00 - 5.00pm, Monday to Thursday
by arrangement). Exhibition briefings
for teachers (usually 4.30 - 6.30pm - notified through the Art Gallery Education Services Newsletter or online).
Curriculum - specific workshops and mini courses
(program by negotiation).
Curriculum resources
Teacher and student support materials related to the
collection and temporary exhibitions including:
Education packs
for temporary exhibitions
Audio tours
(Australian collection - 100 works & special exhibitions)
Teachers online resources (permanent collection & exhibition)
See online resources
Website information service
This service involves assisting course writers and project officers developing
curriculum materials to choose and access works from the collection . Ask about current
resources when making a booking.
Booking a visit
All schools intending to visit the Art Gallery are required to book through Education
Services. Some Gallery areas are in high demand and booked groups have priority access.
The Gallery only has one Education Officer and requests for conducted teaching sessions
should be lodged as early as possible. Check availability of focus works, as the
collection hang is subject to change.
Self-guided visits can often be supported by
materials such as Topic Trails and Key Works notes (allow three weeks' lead time).
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