Start at the Gallery: Surreal Scenes

Take on new twists in a transforming realm combining action, colour, costume and construction through music, art, dance and theatre for surreal scenes, stories and sounds with a collective of creatives this Start.

Book into activities on arrival. Registrations open at 10.30am.

10.30am-2.30pm

Start Discovery Tours
Guided interactive art experiences for toddlers, teens and in-betweens exploring art and ideas.
Meet in the Atrium
Capacity 15
Duration 20 minutes

Auslan Interpreter available 11am - 1pm

11am-3pm

Nylon Zoo
Explore Evelyn Roth’s colourful inflatable wonderland.
Location and registration Courtyard Lawn, (capacity 30)
Duration 45 minutes, sessions on the hour

Start Art Workshops
Construct colourful costumes and surreal scenes with The Bait Fridge Collective; let Mask artists adorn your face with surreal shapes and capture your theatrical look in the Snapsnap photobooth.
Location: Radford Auditorium, register in Courtyard marquee (capacity 50)
Duration: 30 minutes, sessions every half hour
Interactive performances in the Courtyard Marquee, capacity 100

Start Stop Motion Workshops
Cut and paste to create a stop motion surreal scene with artist Mitch Hearn.
Location: Register at the Vestibule North Terrace, capacity 20
Duration 45 minutes, sessions every hour

Start Sketch Tours
Explore and draw on tour through the Gallery with artists Kate Kurucz and Lauren Herraman.
Location: Register and meet outside courtyard entrance (capacity 15)
Duration 45 minutes, tours every half hour

11.15am, 12.15pm & 1.15pm

Storytelling Performances
Performed by master storyteller, Helen Lawry.
Location: Register at the Atrium Information Desk, performances in Galleries 5-6 (capacity 25)
Duration 45 minutes

11.30am, 12.30pm & 1.30pm

Manipulating Movement
Workshops with creative choreographer Jessie Mckinlay.
Location: Register at the Atrium Information Desk, tours meet at the top of the stairs in Gallery 7 (capacity 15)
Duration 45 minutes

11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm & 2.30pm

Guru Dudu Silent Disco Tours
Encounter surreal sounds on an immersive silent disco tour in the exhibition Dušan and Voitre Marek: Surrealists at sea with Disco Diddi and Jo Jo Boogie.
Location: Register at the Atrium Information Desk (capacity 15)
Duration: 20 minutes

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.