School Holidays Program

Available throughout the school holidays | Tuesday–Sunday, 10 am–4 pm | All ages | Free

Explore the Gallery with a free activity book filled with art-inspired puzzles, drawing challenges, observation activities and creative prompts.

Children and families can pick up an activity book from the Gallery reception desk and complete it while exploring the exhibitions at their own pace.

No bookings required.

Tuesday 29 September | 11 am–12 pm and 2–3 pm | Ages 5–12 | $25 or $20 Gallery members

Celebrate spring by creating your own colourful garden creatures from air-dry clay.

Children can sculpt snails, slugs, caterpillars, birds, beetles or an imaginary garden creature before adding colour, decorative details and a clear varnish. Each child will create a unique clay artwork to take home.

All materials are supplied.

Two sessions are available, with 10 places in each session. Bookings are essential.

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Wednesday 30 September | 11 am–12 pm | Ages 5–12 | $30 or $25 Gallery members

Discover the magic of sunlight in this hands-on cyanotype workshop for children.

Participants will arrange leaves, flowers and other interesting objects on specially prepared paper before exposing their designs to sunlight. They will then develop their prints in water and watch their pictures transform into brilliant shades of blue.

All materials are supplied, and children can take their completed prints home.

Places are limited. Bookings are essential.

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Thursday 1 and Thursday 8 October | 11 am–3 pm | All ages | $5 per person

Drop into the Gallery and learn simple macramé techniques while creating your own miniature character keyring or colourful knotted design.

Choose your colours, learn a few basic knots and make a fun handmade keyring to take home. This relaxed activity is suitable for beginners of all ages, young and old.

All materials are supplied.

No bookings required. Drop in anytime between 11 am and 3 pm.

Saturday 3 October | 2–4 pm | Ages 13+ | $40 or $35 Gallery members

Explore cyanotype, an early photographic printing process that uses sunlight to create striking blue-and-white images.

Participants will use a photograph or objects on light-sensitive paper before exposing and developing their compositions. The workshop will also explore how photographic images can be transformed into detailed cyanotype prints.

No previous experience is required, and all materials are supplied.

Workshop postponed

Tuesday 6 October | 3.30–5 pm | All ages | $35 or $30 Gallery members

Create a colourful still-life painting inspired by an arrangement of Australian wildflowers.

Children will work with acrylic paints, while teenagers and adults can experiment with impasto techniques to add texture and dimension. Participants will be guided through colour, shape and composition before creating their own wildflower painting to take home.

No previous painting experience is required, and all materials are supplied.

Places are limited. Bookings are essential.

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The House That Dan Built is bringing a free, high-energy week of music-making and animation to Broken Hill.

Young people can develop skills in singing, songwriting, recording, ukulele playing and stop-motion animation. No previous experience is required. Whether participants are trying something new or already creating music, the program is designed to build confidence, creativity and performance skills.

Morning sessions from 10 am–12 pm are designed for ages 10–13, while afternoon sessions from 1–3 pm are for ages 14–24. Individual sessions are also available.

This is an external program presented by The House That Dan Built. View the complete schedule, meet the artists and book online at:

https://www.thehousethatdanbuilt.com/brokenhill

Bookings are essential.