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Material World Student Workshop

Terms 1-4
Material World Student Workshop

Material World Student Workshop

Inspired by dynamic works in HOTA’s Collection, this workshop explores materiality and creative approaches to making art in 3D forms. Students will think like an artist, finding potential and endless possibility in the way artists use interesting materials to tell their stories. 

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 

Grades P-12.

Image credit: HOTA Collects: Material World Installation view – Robert MacPherson Mayfair Cock O' the Walk: 11 Paintings, 11 Signs for A.W., D.W., P.L. (Who dared dream), 1993-1994; Justene Williams Vulvarine, 2021, Justene Williams Spirit Sheela, 2022; Tom Risley Still life with cadmium red,1991

Dates
Terms 1-4
Where
HOTA Gallery
Duration
1 hr and 30 mins
Tickets
A $4 transaction fee will apply for e ticket delivery purchases (excluding free events + donations).For Hold at Box Office ticket delivery purchases, a $6 fee will apply.Please view full Terms and Conditions prior to purchasing your tickets.$15 per student.

Bookable any day, any time. Subject to availability.

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