Interactive Tours & Art Workshops

Select from a series of free interactive guided tours of the Collection. The educational experience can be further enhanced by including an art activity with an Education Officer (charges and conditions apply).

Your visit can be customised according to curriculum needs, ability and interests of your class. Tours cater for students from pre-primary to year 12 as well as ESL and tertiary level.

Below is a list of the types of tours and art activities run by the Gallery's Education and Public Program team.

Charles Blackman

Triptych Alice, 1957

enamel on composition board

Purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Art Gallery, 1988

State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia

Appreciating Art

An exciting introduction to the diversity of our State Art Collection, exploring arts language and concepts.

Aqua Spots and Zigzags

An introduction to the elements of art Unravel the mysteries of art in this engaging hunt for lines, shapes, textures, tones and colours.

Australian Identity

What does it mean to be an Australian and how do we feel about our country? Discover which images have helped shape our cultural identity.

Creating with Colour

An engaging experience for the younger student, this tour introduces the magic behind the colours of art.

Communication Through Art

Discover the ways that artists share their experiences of the world around them.

Every Picture Tells a Story

Find the clues to how artists tell stories through visual texts.

Faces and Feelings

Explore how 2 and 3 dimensional artworks express mood and feeling.

Family and Change

Time, Continuity and Change can be explored through discussion of artworks.

Indigenous Art

Investigate the diversity of Indigenous Art and Culture through our outstanding collection of paintings, works on paper, craft and sculpture.

Investigating Colour

Explore how and why artist utilize colour in their artworks.

(upper primary)

Portraiture

Secondary students can investigate a wide range of portraits in different styles, techniques and media.

Responding to Artworks
Self-guided worksheets designed to develop critical awareness and encourage the use of arts language.

  Instructions

  Discussion

  Worksheet

Through the Eyes of the Colonial Artist -

Art of the Swan River Settlement
Students will gain a greater understanding of the period and representation of the Swan River Settlement by visiting the Art Gallery of Western Australia and the National Trust of Australia (WA)'s Tranby (Penninsula Farm) in Maylands.

See also: National Trust Website

Theatre Sports
A unique and stimulating art experience which includes improvisation games within the gallery space. A great way to motivate students of all ages and abilities.

Three Dimensions
Discover the challenges faced by artists when creating artworks large and small.

Unreal!

Join a Voluntary Gallery Guide for an exciting adventure through the Contemporary State Art Collection.

Using the Gallery as a Resource

Teachers can explore this unique teaching resource with a Voluntary Gallery Guide.

Visual Analysis Art History & Criticism
An interactive workshop for secondary art students, focusing on visual literacy and analysis. An Education Officer will design this learning experience to support the themes being covered in your classroom. (Year 11 & 12 Students)

Visual Text & Contexts: The Constuction of Meaning (1.5 hrs)
Using artworks as a stimulus, an Education Officer will facilitate discussion on issues of representation such as: gender, social class, race and/or ethnicity and cultural identity.

(Year 11 & 12 Students)

Water Walk Education Activities

  Water for all, Forever

  The Value of Water

  Every Drop Counts