This workshop offers students a unique opportunity to step into the shoes of a professional curator, designing and planning their own exhibition using works from the HOTA Collection.  

Students will discover the ways that framing, context and delivery impact the meaning of individual works of art as they are invited to think creatively and outside-the-box to plan their own themed exhibition. From considering the logistics of location and installation, to crafting a compelling exhibition blurb and title, students will gain invaluable insight into the behind-the-scenes processes involved in putting together an exhibition.  

Discover the diverse roles of curators, designers and technicians who bring captivating exhibitions to life and learn about the different pathways for a career within the arts. 

Grades: 7-12

Medium: Various

Links to curriculum:

Visual Arts F-10: Exploring & responding, Developing practices and skills, Creating and making, Presenting and performing

Visual Arts 11 & 12 Unit 1: Art as lens, Unit 2: Art as code, Unit 3: Art as knowledge, Unit 4: Art as alternate

Visual Arts in Practice 11 & 12: Unit Option A: Looking Inwards (Self), Unit Option B: Looking Outward (Others)

English F-10: Texts in context, Analysing, interpreting and evaluating, Interacting with others

Design & Technologies F-10: Technologies and society, Technologies context: Materials and technologies specialisations, Evaluating

Social & Community Studies 11 & 12: Unit Option F: Arts & Identity

General Capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Understanding, Personal and Social Capability, Literacy 

_{Image credit: Davida Allen, Mother in surf & Danger (1989). Collection, HOTA Gallery. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Davida Allen 2005 © Image courtesy of the artist and Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane Photography by Pete Waddington}