What's on these holidays at MPRG?

SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS

Do You Read Me: Text-based works from the MPRG Collection
14 June – 24 August

This exhibition brings together works from the MPRG Collection that use text to convey their meaning. The exhibition features the works of 25 artists and collectives that have been acquired into the collection over the past 50 years, including Juan Davila, Robert Fielding, Guerrilla Girls, Katherine Hattam, Gareth Sansom, Lisa Waup and others.

The exhibition is supported by three activation spaces, including a text-based making activity, a reading nook, supported by Mornington Peninsula Library, and a Mayor’s Short Story Writing Awards room, where previous category winners are proudly on display.

Young at Art

We have a special school holiday Young at Art bonanza! Three days in a row of our much-loved Young at Art program for 3-5 year olds, in the second week of the school holidays. This program will then continue to run Tuesdays and Thursdays, alternating fortnightly. Participants respond to works in the current exhibition with a different hands-on creative activity every week, using materials from the take-home art materials box.

Kids writing workshop with Wendy Orr
Wednesday 6 July, Ages 9–12

Join us for a creative writing workshop with local, award-winning author, Wendy Orr. Using artworks and images as prompts, explore how words can be visualised. Participants will learn skills in responding to prompts, story construction and thinking about text in a creative way.

Kids’ Own Publishing: book making workshop
Thursday 8 July, Ages 8–12

Join Melbourne-based artist and published author Ailsa Wild to write, illustrate and publish your own 8-page book! Using art materials and the gallery for inspiration, this vibrant workshop will teach children how to turn their experiences into images and stories in a space for collaboration and creative play.

Favourite words: art and text printmaking workshop with Amanda Shone
Friday 11 July, Ages 6–10

Discover how text can be used in art and create our own artworks using a range of exciting printmaking techniques. Combine letters, words and images on paper, focusing on the creative process and experimentation.

Monotype Printmaking with Jennifer Buntine
Monday 14 July, Ages 12–18

Monotypes can be printed by hand or with a printmaking press. View the current exhibition, watch monotype printmaking demonstrations, and discover methods of monotype printmaking including – positive, negative, transfer, stencils and layering, utilising the printmaking press.