Spark_Lab

1 January - 31 December 2012

Spark_Lab presents a range of innovative activities in conjunction with Hijacked III: Contemporary Photography from Australia & the UK..

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS

Throughout the year PICA will offer Professional Learning programs for primary and secondary teachers and other educators that examine themes and processes within our artistic programs and how these can be linked to curriculum outcomes and the development of innovation skills in students. Each PL includes an interactive engagement with visual, performing or hybrid arts practices at PICA, a group discussion and the opportunity to undertake an activity that can be replicated in the classroom. These activities will achieve clear curriculum outcomes and focus on generating new ideas and approaches through the innovative use of materials and processes.

A Professional Learning session for arts educators and interested public will be held on Wednesday 21 March 1-4pm with guest Hijacked III artist Petrina Hicks, who will provide practical insights into her photographic techniques and processes. The session also includes a tour of Hijacked III.
Cost: $40 including materials

Please contact Tara Daniel, Education Program Manager for more information. Book Tickets
Phone: 9228 6316
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EXHIBITION TOURS FOR SCHOOLS
PICA's exhibition tours are facilitated by experienced arts educators who lead students through a carefully devised gallery trail, discussing selected works along the way. Education Notes support these tours by reinforcing and making further links with curriculum, highlighting innovative artistic approaches and encouraging questioning and open-ended enquiry.

Tours are appropriate for primary and secondary school students, and interactive tours for year 11, 12 & TEE classes make specific links to curriculum and encourage active participation by students to develop their skills in responding to contemporary art using appropriate visual arts language. Maximum 32 students per tour.

Primary, secondary and tertiary students can engage in tours and workshops to deepen their understanding of contemporary art-making processes.

Spark_Lab is pleased to offer the following:

Free interactive tours of Hijacked III, suitable for all year levels. Teachers may request curriculum links for the tour, or ask to focus on a particular artist, technique or process.

WHERE: PICA Central and Westend Galleries, PICA Studios and PICA Screen Space
DURATION: 45 minutes
PRICE: K-12 tours free
BOOKINGS: Contact 9228 6316 Education Program Manager Tara Daniel, education@pica.org.au
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HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS
Practical workshops relating to the works of current exhibiting artists are available for primary and secondary school students either at PICA or at your school. These two-hour hands-on workshops make links with curriculum as well as the themes, materials and processes used by the artists.

Workshops at PICA or at your school:
We Australian:
Responding to Simon Roberts� We English series, students consider what it means to have an Australian identity.
Beautiful Creatures:
In response to Petrina Hicks� photographs, students work with contrasting textures and monochrome colour palettes to create their own images.
Fiction from Photos:
A creative writing workshop for students based on the characters they imagine inhabiting the works in Hijacked III.

Workshops at your school:
Digital photo editing tools
Develop skills in Photoshop, use Insight 3D to transform multiple photos into a 3D image, or create an old style 3D images from black and white photographs.

Cost: $10 per student for workshops at PICA or at your school.

BOOKINGS AND INFORMATION: Contact 9228 6316 Tara Daniel, Education Program Manager for more information.
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