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Join us for another fun summer of NGV Kids on Tour! Drop in between Jan 20 and Jan 24 for free fun activities.NGV Kids on Tour is back at Pakenham for 2025! We are so excited to again be a host venue for this wonderful program.
During the last week of holidays, if you didn't get a chance to attend the NGV Kids on Tour events, we will have some of the activities available if you drop in between Jan 20 and 24. There will be a range of activities designed in collaboration between NGV Kids and artists and designers, including:
ACTIVITY TITLE: Fashion, Culture & Creativity with Collective Closets
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: Melbourne-based fashion designers and sisters Fatuma and Laurinda Ndenzako celebrate the beauty and history of the African continent in their slow fashion label, Collective Closets. Founded in 2016, their designs feature vibrant prints and classic cuts that celebrate both the artisans who create each ensemble and the people who wear them.
In this activity, everyone can create a paper doll with its own wardrobe when they design sets of paper clothes in this activity created by Collective Closets. Mix and match your paper clothes and accessories to make endless creative outfit combinations while learning about fashion, design, colour and patterns.
ACTIVITY TITLE: Furry Friend Headband
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
Dalmatians, tabby cats and labradoodles! Cats and dogs come in many different colours, patterns, shapes and sizes.
Celebrating the NGV exhibition Cats & Dogs, children can draw fur and other details inspired by their favourite pets on a set of cat or dog ears and wear them for the day – or even to bed!
Creating these furry headbands will stimulate young minds, encouraging play, imagination and creativity.
Cats & Dogs is on display at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square from 1 November 2024 – 20 July 2025.
ACTIVITY TITLE: Bogong Moths with Deanne Gilson
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: Dr Deanne Gilson is a proud Wadawurrung woman living on her ancestral Country of Ballarat. Her art is about her culture and looking after the environment. One of the stories she draws and paints is about the bogong moth.
In this activity children receive a paper template of the Australian bogong moth to make their own paper moth. While drawing eyes and patterns, discover the interesting facts about this special Australian insect, how it avoids predators, and its important place in our incredible natural environment.
ACTIVITY TITLE: Lots of dots with Yayoi Kusama
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
Pumpkins often appear in Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s artworks. Taking the spirit of the summer NGV exhibition Yayoi Kusama direct to community venues, this activity introduces children and families to one of the world’s leading contemporary artists.
In this activity, Yayoi Kusama invites children to add their favourite colourful dots and write a short poem or message about pumpkins.
What is NGV Kids on Tour? NGV Kids on Tour aims to increase children and family attendances at a range of community-minded venues and organisations across Victoria over summer. Through a series of free workshops and activities, attendees can enjoy a range of art-making activities developed by artists and the National Gallery of Victoria. Hands-on activities made collaboratively with family and friends, fosters social connection while also sparking creative thinking and providing opportunities for self-expression.
Please note:
If you have booked a ticket and are unable to attend, please contact the library to cancel your booking.
If you feel unwell, please stay home.
Children must be supervised at all times.
This event may be cancelled at short notice. Myli will notify registered attendees via email of any changes made to this event.
Myli staff may photograph and/or film this event. Your image may be reproduced by Myli Community Libraries in publications and/or promotional materials (including online publications), on its website and/or on social media. If you do not wish to be photographed and/or filmed, please advise the organiser at the start of the event.
Myli Community Libraries is a child-safe organisation.
Information about Myli - Myli Community Libraries operates library services across the Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Cardinia and South Gippsland Shires. Visit our website at myli.org.au
Myli – My Community Library acknowledges the traditional custodians of the various lands where our services and programs take place. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
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Henry Street,Pakenham,3810,AU, Australia
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