The WPCC prides itself on offering educational opportunities across a range of subjects and levels. Whether your students are investigating their family tree or wanting to see the latest in contemporary art, the WPCC has the resources to help. Students and teachers can take advantage of any of the Centre’s workshops, or arrange to have special sessions tailored to their school’s needs.
For more information contact WPCC Education Officer Andrew Glassop on 6801 4441 or andrew.glassop@dubbo.nsw.gov.au.
MUSEUM WORKSHOPS
THAT OLD STUFF!
This workshop introduces students to the idea of a Museum – what it does and how it does it. It begins by challenging students to choose what needs to be, and can be, preserved, and then guides them through a discovery of what the Dubbo Regional Museum does collect. A final hands-on session sees the students constructing a museum of their visit. A great introduction to museums and what they do.
Syllabus Links: Stage 1 (HSIE CCS1.1-2)
$7 per student - 1 ½ hr workshop
THE GOLDEN HIGHWAY
An investigation of how gold changed the way of life for people living in central NSW. Using museum objects, photographs, documents and literature, students will look at the changes the discovery of gold brought to the region. Miners, women, Chinese immigrants and bushrangers all feature in this exciting story. In a final activity, students will get the chance to role-play a scene on the gold-fields, to understand the impact on the individual of rapid change and development.
Syllabus Links: Stage 3 (HSIE CCS3.1, 3.3)
$7 per student - 1 ½ hr workshop
IT WON'T LAST
How do museums conserve the past? This workshop will answer those questions with students getting first-hand experience at conserving things that are important to them. Basic conservation techniques will be taught, as well as how object preservation alters our understanding of the past. Students will also get to take home conservation materials so they can continue to preserve their valuable belongings at home.
Syllabus Links: Stage 4 (History 4.1, 4.9)
$10 per student - 2 hr workshop
YOU'RE LIVING IN THE PAST
Students take on the role of a museum curator, running anything from the Museum of Work, The Sports Museum to the Centre for the Study of Colonial Women. They research their group using a variety of sources, and then use this newfound information to choose objects for their museum. They then guide their fellow classmates around their museum. A great way for students to research a society and give their own interpretations.
Syllabus Links: Stage 5 (History 5.1, 5.5)
$8 per student - 2 hr workshop
GUIDED MUSEUM TOURS
Let the WPCC’s knowledgeable guides take your students through any of the exhibitions held at the WPCC.
Syllabus Links: All stages
Free programme
VIDEO CONFERENCS - ALL STAGES
The WPCC hosts a number of video conferences throughout the year. For up to date details, click into the Connections homepage at http://dart.det.nsw.edu.au/html/events.html. You can also contact the WPCC to arrange a private conference on an exhibition of your choice.
Syllabus Links: All stages
$50 per conference link (waived for 2008)
Please download Museum Workshops here
GALLERY WORKSHOPS
YOUNGER ART
Be inspired by some up-front inspection of great art. Using the works on display at the Dubbo Regional Gallery – The Armati Bequest, students will reproduce them in their own images, using a variety of media. This workshop gives students the chance to interpret art in a very hands-on fashion. Also includes a tour of the gallery, professional instruction by a local artist, and all materials.
Syllabus Links: VA Stage 1-3
$10 per student - 2hr workshop
IT'S MINE
Students take on the role of corporate art buyers in this fun workshop where students get to understand the relationships between the artist, the world and the audience. Each corporation has very firm ideas on what art they are interested in, and students must assess the art on show and then bid against others to get the works they want. A fun and engaging way of getting students to look into artworks from a variety of viewpoints.
Syllabus Links: Stage 4 (VA 4.8-9)
$7 per student - 2hr workshop
MY OWN PRIVATE GALLERY
Students take on the role of commercial gallery owners, each with a very particular clientele. Using the art on show at Dubbo Regional Gallery – The Armati Bequest, students will choose the works for their galleries. They must then guide others around their gallery and try to match the expectations of their audience. A great way to play around with meaning, value and frames.
Syllabus Links: Stage 5 (VA 5.7-9)
$7 per student - 2hr workshop
I HEAR WHAT YOU SEE
Students get the chance to jump into the world of new media and audio art in this fantastic hands-on workshop. Armed with digital recorders and microphones, students will gather ‘found audio’ that relates to an exhibition in the Gallery. They then get the chance to alter and mix their audio into a soundscape, and then play it in the gallery. They can even take their soundscape back to school with them. A great introduction to new media, as well as another way for students to think about art.
Syllabus Links: Stage 4 (VA, English), Stage 5 (VA 5.7-9)
$12 per student - 2hr workshop
GUIDED GALLERY TOURS
Let the WPCC’s knowledgeable guides take your students through any of the exhibitions held at the WPCC.
Syllabus Links: All stages
Free programme
VIDEO CONFERENCES
The WPCC hosts a number of video conferences throughout the year. For up to date details, click into the Connections homepage at http://dart.det.nsw.edu.au/html/events.html. You can also contact the WPCC to arrange a private conference on an exhibition of your choice.
Syllabus Links: All stages
$50 per conference link (waived for 2008)
Please download Gallery Workshops here
Top Left: Dubbo High School 1921 Collection Dubbo Regional Museum
Top Centre: Euan Heng, Boogie-Woogie 2002 Hard-ground etching in two colours, printed from one copper plate with colour roll-up on Magnani Aqueforti 310 gsm 70 x 50 cm Collection Dubbo Regional Gallery Image © Euan Heng
Top Right: Powers Cameragraph slide projector c1914. Collection Dubbo Regional Museum
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