education at the gallery

The Grafton Regional Gallery strives to present an innovative education and outreach program that stimulates enjoyment and understanding of the Gallery's programs in the Clarence Valley and further afield.

The program, coordinated by our Education and Public Program Officer, complements our exhibition program and includes guided tours, workshops, artist and curator talks, lectures, symposiums and presentations.

Our young artists aged four to fourteen years participate in our activity based Art for Joeys classes, Holiday Programs and specialised workshops.

The gallery supports and develops in-service workshops for primary and secondary educators and promotes the merging of professional studio artists with classroom teachers, curriculum teachers and young learners.

Outreach Education Program

The education outreach program includes gallery staff presentations to schools and institutions and the Gallery Goes To School program where our Project Officer takes a selection of the Gallery’s great artworks to your school and into the classroom. This low cost easily organised program enables students to view art close up in a familiar environment.

The selection of artworks is decided in consultation with you. Some themes in the past have included Animals, Environment, Real and Unreal Worlds, Places and People for younger students, Practices of the Artist and the Gallery, Preservation and Conservation of Artworks, Identifying and Critiquing Artwork, The Body, Indigenous Art, A Mix of Media and Australian Contemporary Drawing have been presented to senior students.

Gallery Goes To School possible through the generous support of Museums and Galleries NSW