Public Programs and Events
The Incinerator Gallery offers a range of public programs and events year round including monthly and season workshops, artist talks, history tours and more.
Slow Art Day
Saturday, 6 April from 1.30pm – 3pm
The longer we engage with an artwork the more we are able to think more deeply about it. We to notice increasing details and allow ourselves to fully experience works of art. This unhurried time improves our observation skills and as with other relaxation activities, like mindfulness and meditation, when done regularly provides a broad range of health and cognitive benefits. Sharing this activity with others helps deepen our appreciation of art and the people we are sharing it with.
Take some time out of your busy week to wind down and look carefully and closely at art. Join us on Slow Art Day where we encourage looking at art through leisurely drawing and conversation activities.
An artist and gallery volunteers will be on hand with structured sketching activities and conversation prompters that provide guidance, support and inspire deeper looking.
The event is free to attend and materials are provided.Bookings required.
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Art Club
Creative Conversations Series
Join Art Club presenter Gina Panebianco as she sheds a light on the creative practices, challenges and issues faced by some of Australia’s most inspiring artists and designers.
Enjoy the conversation, connect with creative thinkers and discover and rediscover great stories through art and culture.
Art Club is fantastic opportunity to learn, engage in discussion and share stories and ideas with like-minded people.
Gina Panebianco is an art educator with more than thirty years of experience in the research, development, delivery and evaluation of learning programs and audience engagement, resources and publications. Gina is the former Head of Education and Programs at the National Gallery of Victoria, and has been a guest educator in museums in Singapore, Taiwan, USA and Japan.
Art Club welcomes everyone from beginners to art aficionados.
Art Club will run from 10.30am to 12 noon on the following Tuesdays in 2019:
Incinerator History Tours
The Incinerator offers free history tours to community groups, led by Incinerator Volunteers.
On this tour discover the unique story of the Incinerator Gallery buildings and its architectural, environmental and technological history.
Regarded as a significant building by the National Trust the striking Essendon Incinerator, designed by the offices of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney, set new standards in Australia for municipal architecture and its integration into suburbia.
Once a wetland by the Maribyrnong River, the Incinerator with its fascinating past is now the heart of Moonee Valley and a venue that provides the community with opportunities to engage with art, architecture and the environment.
Tours last 45 minutes, are available on request and are subject to availability. Groups must have a minimum of 8 participants.
For more information or to request a booking, contact Christine via email chealey@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 03 8325 1740.
Schools interested in booking tours please click here.
Social Justice Art for Teens
Commencing Saturday, 4 May for 8 weeks
10am to 12noon
Bookings now open!
Using art as a catalyst for expressing thoughts, opinions and ideas this course focuses on engaging young people in issues that are real and important to them about the world they inhabit.
Participants will engage in important dialogue and analysis about social issues for young people, including the role artists play in shaping dialogue and advocacy. Through a variety of art making processes, they will explore different art-making techniques, mediums, themes and ideas; learning how to lift their own ideas and transform them into art pieces that express the critical voices and thoughts of young people.
- Suitable for teems aged 12 to 17 years
- Includes most materials
- May requires some independent research
- Bookings essential as class size is limited
- Please read our Public Programs - Terms and Conditions prior to purchasing your ticket.
- Tickets $250
Skills taught
Critical thinking, social issues analysis, an understanding of the role of the artist, a variety of art techniques and materials exploration based on the interests and choices of the participants in the class (choice-based approach technique boot camps), idea generation, studio habits of mind behaviours (develop craft, stretch & explore, engage & persist, understand art worlds, reflect, envision, observe and express)
Outcome
Over the program, participants will produce multiple sketchbook entries and quick sketches as they brainstorm around social issues and plan for their own piece (including technique and material experimentation). These smaller pieces will lead into participants taking away one completed ‘WOW’ art work.
Tutor bio
Francine Sculli has been studying and working in the creative arts for the past fifteen years, encompassing everything from dancing and writing to visual arts and jewellery making. Not only an avid creator, Francine also has years of experience as the Visual Arts and Multimedia Teacher at Sunshine Heights Primary School, where together with her colleague she is leading the way with teaching for artistic behaviour pedagogical approach and choice-based art program. Francine has a genuine passion for empowering young people through the arts and igniting creativity and curiosity in all aspects of life.
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Please read our Public Programs - Terms and Conditions prior to purchasing your ticket.