The National Gallery of Victoria Kids on Tour is returning to central Victoria with its largest program yet.
Available on selected dates at Castlemaine and Kyneton Libraries (see below) and open between 10am and 4pm at the Central Goldfields Art Gallery throughout January.
This year’s program celebrates the work of local and international artists and designers, as they draw inspiration from the colour and vibrancy of nature and the world around them.
Program highlights include; Furry Friend Headband (children can design a furry friend headband – a set of cat or dog ears inspired by their own beloved pets or furry animals in their lives to take home and wear), Lots of Dots (explore the work of iconic Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama in the Lots of Dots with Yayoi Kusama activity and children’s book) and Fashion, Culture and Creativity by Collective Closets (Melbourne-based fashion designers and sisters Fatuma and Laurinda Ndenzako from slow fashion label Collective Closets have developed the Fashion, Culture and Creativity activity where kids and families create paper dolls and then design their own vibrant clothing for the dolls to wear).
Learn about bogong moths in a drawing activity developed by Dr Deanne Gilson, a proud Wadawurrung woman living on her ancestral Country of Ballarat. Discover fascinating facts about this special Australian insect including how it avoids predators and its important place in our ecosystem.
NGV director Tony Ellwood AM said that in 2024 the NGV Kids on Tour program reached more than 10,000 children across Victoria.
“This summer the tour once again extends free art-making activities to kids and families throughout the region through partnerships with over 150 participating venues,” he said.
“The NGV is committed to ensuring all young Victorians have access to enriching creative experiences whether that be at the gallery or through the Kids on Tour program visiting their local community.”
The NGV Kids on Tour program will also be coming to the Goldfields Libraries in Castlemaine and Kyneton.
Kyneton:
– Lots of Dots with Yayoi Kusama and Bogong Moths will be available until the end of January.
– Fashion, Culture and Creativiting with Collective Closets will be held on Wednesday January 22 from 3pm- 4pm.
Castlemaine:
– Lots of Dots with Yayoi Kusama will be available from Monday January 13 to Friday January 17.
– Fashion, Culture and Creativity with Collective Closets will be held on Tuesday January 12 from 10.30am to 11.30am.
– Bogong Moths will be held on Wednesday January 22 from 10.30am to 11.30am.
