childrens WORKSHOPS
Limited capacity. Bookings essential. Parents not required to stay*.
july 2025
lino printing: vase and bloom
with artist Amanda Davidson
Tuesday 1 July
7-12 yrs
$25pp
10.30am – 12pm
Carve and print a lino block to make a vase, then design paper collage flowers to complete your piece. No experience needed—all materials provided.
Bookings Tue 1 Jul 10.30am
animal lino prints
with artist Amanda Davidson
Tuesday 1 July
7-12 yrs
$25pp
1 – 2.30pm
Explore the art of lino printing by creating fun, simple animal designs! In this beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll learn to carve your own lino block and print your unique animal artwork. All materials provided—just bring your creativity!
Bookings Tue 1 Jul 1pm
Wild things masks and crowns
with artist mieke van den berg
Wednesday 2 July
6-12 yrs
$25pp
10,30am – 12pm
A workshop inspired by Mieke van den Berg’s Floating Land installation Mystic Passage and the children’s book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
Craft your own wild mask, claws, sceptre or crown using recycled cardboard, felt, paint, and an array of found treasures. Then, roar your mightiest roar as you parade through the trees in a joyful Wild Rumpus!
Pencil Wings and Paper Things: Imaginative Drawing
with artist zoe awen
Thursday 3 July
7-12 yrs
$25pp
10.30am – 12pm
Join artist Zoë Awen for a multimedia workshop where children will escape into imaginative worlds through art-making. Using a playful mix of collage materials, young artists will be encouraged to express their creativity and inner thoughts. They’ll then build on their ideas through drawing, developing both their artistic skills and self-expression.
Bookings Thu 3 Jul 10.30am
Sketching the Real Deal: Life Drawing for Kids
with artist zoe awen
Thursday 3 July
7-12 yrs
$25pp
1 – 2.30pm
This workshop emphasizes thoughtful composition and emotional exploration in a fun, supportive environment. Children will create a unique artwork using a variety of materials—and even have the chance to include themselves in their masterpiece with a Polaroid photo!
Bookings Thu 3 Jul 1pm
Ochre Painting, Dreamtime stories and Boomerangs, Children’s workshop
with artist zeke davis
Tuesday 8 July
6-12 yrs
$25pp
10.30am – 12pm
Join Zeke Davis of Gubbi Gubbi Dance for creative fun and storytelling! Enjoy a short walk in the park learning traditional stories of shell middens and the local campground. Then, have fun with ochre painting and boomerang design.
Bookings Tue 8 Jul 10.30am
Symbol and mark making with paint
with artist zartisha davis
Wednesday 9 July
6-12 yrs
$25pp
10.30am – 12pm
Join Kabi Kabi artist Zartisha Davis for a symbol and mark making workshop based on the designs she uses in her artwork. Children will paint their own artwork on canvas guided by Zartisha using acrylic paint and posca pens and take their creations home for display.
Bookings Wed 9 Jul 10.30am
Art with trees
with artist fiona harding
Thursday 10 July
6-12 yrs
$25pp
10.30am – 12pm
Join Floating Land artist Fiona Harding for a performance tour of her work Translating Trees. Dressed in costume, Fiona will take the group on a short walking tour near the Gallery sharing the stories of her conversations with the trees! Then, back at the Gallery enjoy some imaginative and creative fun. Design your own tree character. Dream up it’s own personality and features. If it could talk, what stories would it tell you about it’s life and experiences?
Bookings Thu 10 Jul 10.30am
painted canvas: lines of noosa
with artist amanda harding
Thursday 10 July
7-12 yrs
$25pp
1.30 – 3pm
Create an abstract aerial view painting of noosa filling in the lines you have drawn with bright acrylic colours! Take home a canvas to display on the wall.
Bookings Thu 10 Jul 10.30am
BRISTLEBOT SWARM
with artist Katrin Hochschuh
Thursday 19 July
8+ yrs
$5pp
10 – 11.30am
Participants will be guided by Katrin Hochschuh to build a toothbrush robot and create a collective robot swarm! Leave your creation at the Gallery and take home a kit* to make your very own Bristlebot to keep and continue the fun.
No previous experience with robotics is required to participate in this workshop.
An adult carer is required to remain for the duration of the event.
Please note: Children will be working with small parts including coin cell batteries.
*The take-home kit will not include a battery
Bookings Thu 19 Jul 10am