Enjoy a day of free family fun with art activities, tours and live performances.

Be captivated by culture this Start, share stories, language and art through music, movement and making.

Book into activities with * on arrival, with the exception of Auslan Sketch Tour, which is to be booked online. Registrations open at 10.30am. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.

11am-3pm
Nylon Zoo

Explore Evelyn Roth's colourful incredible inflatable wonderland.
Courtyard lawn

Start Art Workshops

Courtyard marquee

Start Sounds

11am-12pm - DJ Angel, resident Start house DJ plays her hitlist of the month.
12pm-3pm - DJ MoZzi,
Wangkangurru, Adnyamathanha, Kuyani, Luritja, Deiri, Yankunytjatjara, Cook Island and Māori artist, DJ MoZzi, as he rinses the dancefloor with an array of feel good melodies and danceable grooves.
Courtyard marquee

*Discovery Tours

Discover new ways of looking on an interactive art experience with Gallery Guides.
Register at the Start Art Club desk, duration 20 minutes.

*11am Auslan Discovery Tour

11am-2pm
*Choreography with the Collection

Respond to works of art on display through contemporary dance with creative choreographers Jessie McKinlay and Tanya Voges.
Register at the Start Art Club desk, duration 30 minutes, sessions every half hour.

*Start Sketch Tours

Join artists Lauren Herraman and Gemma Rose Brook on a drawing journey.
Register at the Start Art Club desk, duration 45 minutes, sessions every half hour.

*12pm Auslan Sketch Tour

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

*Storytelling Performances
11.15am, 12.15pm & 1.15pm

Hear timeless tales from a master storyteller, Helen Lawry.
Register at the Start Art Club desk, duration 45 minutes, in Gallery 6.

*Our Corka Bubs by Gina Rings (Kotkatha)
11am & 12.30pm

Created for babies and toddlers under 3 years, Our Corka Bubs offers captivating storytelling through movement and music that is inspired by Ngarrindjeri culture and language. Produced by Insite Arts.
Register at the Start Art Club desk, duration 30 minutes, in the Radford Auditorium.

*Little Yarning Circle
11.30am, 12.30pm & 1.30pm

Rudi Bremer from the popular ABC Kids listen podcast, Little Yarns, and Ngarrindjeri/Gunditjmara musician Katie Aspel, join Start to host a Little Yarning Circle - an opportunity to come together, share stories, language, art, and culture.
Register at the Start Art Club desk, duration 30 minutes, located in the Tarnanthi exhibition.

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.
  • Arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Presented by

  • James & Diana Ramsay Foundation