Start at the Gallery: Begin Again

Start the new year at the Gallery discovering, drawing, collaborating, and animating creatures to feature in a shadow puppet theatre; take an imaginative costumed adventure with the Nylon Zoo inflatable wonderland; hear tales of uncanny creatures from a master storyteller and break out your best moves to beats played by guest DJs.

Book into activities on arrival, with the exception of Auslan Guided Tours, which are to be booked online. Registrations open at 10.30am. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.

10.30am-2.30pm
Start Discovery Tours

Join an interactive art experience with Gallery Guides.
Meet in the Atrium
Duration 20 minutes, tours every half hour

11am
Auslan Discovery Tour

Take an Auslan interpreted Discovery Tour for deaf and hearing-impaired children and/or parents.

Please register to join

11am-3pm

Nylon Zoo

Explore Evelyn Roth’s colourful inflatable wonderland.
Courtyard Lawn
Duration 45 minutes, sessions on the hour

Start Art Workshops

Use your imagination to create exquisite moving creatures to feature in a puppet theatre.
Courtyard Marquee & The Studio

Start Sketch Tours

Join artist Gemma Rose Brook on a drawing journey.
Meet upstairs in Gallery 7
Duration 45 minutes, sessions every hour

12pm
Auslan Sketch Tour

Take an Auslan interpreted Sketch Tour for deaf and hearing-impaired children and/or parents.

Please register to join

Start Sounds

Bust some funky moves to beats played by guest DJs.
Courtyard Marquee

11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm
Animate and Collaborate

Contribute to an ever-expanding, re-configuring collaborative exquisite corpse drawing with local artist Luku Kuku
Function Room

11.15am, 12.15pm & 1.15pm
Storytelling Performances

Hear tales of uncanny creatures from a master storyteller, Helen Lawry.
Gallery 6
Duration 45 minutes

11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm
Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppets

Join an interactive adventure in the Wyang Kulit shadow puppetry theatre.
Radford Auditorium
Duration 45 minutes

11am-2.30pm
Facepainting

Have your favourite creature featured with face painting by artist Lenniedin.
Courtyard Marquee

AGSA Store

10% discount for AGSA and Start Art Club Members.

Parent/carer supervision is required

On your visit please:

Check in when you arrive by using your Start Art Club Membership.

Book into activities on arrival.

We’ve added extra tours but numbers and capacity restrictions apply. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Remember to social distance, wash your hands, and use hand sanitiser frequently. AGSA has increased cleaning on the premises.

If you’re not well or experiencing flu-like symptoms, please join us online instead of at the Gallery.