HG PLAY
Wednesday afternoons 4pm-5pm during term time.
Let’s PLAY!
Children and families can enjoy a suite of accessible free art activities and workshops designed to engage and inspire curiosity and creativity.
Sessions take place in Hamilton Gallery in October before hitting the road to smaller towns and other venues across the region in November.
Workshops are free but spaces are limited for these popular sessions, so booking is essential via Eventbrite. Please contact our team or pop into the gallery if you need assistance booking.
All materials included!
Please bring your child to that week’s venue for a 4pm start. You’re welcome to stay for the duration or to pop back and collect them and their artwork at 5pm.
If your child can no longer make the session, please let us know so we can free up space for another local young creative!
Alt Text: Assorted cardboard pieces with the PLAY logo on top.
HG Play Week 2 – Cardboard Characters!
Using wooden utensils kids will create a variety of characters using their imagination and inspiration from portraits in our exhibitions. This workshop will run through character development and creating personality and storylines behind their people.
Wednesday 11th October, 4pm-5pm
Venue: Hamilton Gallery
Alt Text: paper collage pieces are arranged with a child’s hands in the background and the PLAY logo on top.
HG Play Week 3 – Paper Plants
In this play we will be getting crafty with all sorts of different materials to make some paper plants to display in pots. Together we will get creative and look at the ways that nature is shown through artworks to create a kooky plant of our own.
Wednesday 18th October, 4pm-5pm
Venue: Hamilton Gallery
Alt Text: Colourful metallic paints merge on a white background set behind the PLAY logo.
HG Play Week 4 – Playful Prints
Using found materials we will create fun textile prints using pattern and shape. This class will go over how to create interesting and fun patterns using abnormal materials and a little bit of imagination.
Wednesday 25th October, 4pm-5pm
Venue: Hamilton Gallery
Alt Text: Colourful PLAY logo set against tree foliage and a sunny sky
HG Play – Week 5 – Garden Folk
Come join us at the Hamilton Botanic Gardens!
While Hamilton Gallery gets ready for our upcoming exhibition, we are taking HG Play on the road, starting at the beautiful Botanic Gardens!
Using materials supplied and inspiration from the beautiful surroundings, create your own garden folk that live in the Hamilton Botanic Gardens. Maybe it’s kooky creatures, fairies, or the native wildlife.
Wednesday 1st November, 4pm-5pm
Venue: Hamilton Botanic Gardens, French St, Hamilton VIC 3300 – meet at the fountain.
Alt Text: Colourful paint splats behind the PLAY logo
HG Play Week 6 – Mad Magnets
In the second week of HG Play popping up in a new venue, we’re headed to Byaduk!
This week young creatives will learn how to craft their very own fridge magnet in the Byaduk Hall.
Inspired by the Byaduk Spring Show on November 4, kids will create magnetic shapes including flowers, fruits, and vegetables using a range of colourful craft materials.
Wednesday 8th November, 4pm-5pm
Venue: Byaduk Hall, 5746 Hamilton-Port Fairy Rd, Byaduk VIC 3301
Alt Text: Collage papers including a large white sculptural face sit behind the colourful PLAY logo
HG Play Week 7 – Face Off Collages
This week we are taking HG Play to Off the Rails in Dunkeld!
Let’s face off by using collage to create funky faces from paper and photos. Frankenstein will be jealous from the mix and match creations we will make.
Wednesday 15th November, 4pm-5pm
Venue: Off The Rails, 78. Skene Street, Dunkeld, 3294
Alt Text: Collage magazine and newspaper clippings with a drawn face artwork sit behind the colourful PLAY logo
HG Play Week 8 – DeZine Your Own Zine!
This week we will be returning to Hamilton and setting up shop at HIRL!
Learn how to create a zine with us! From cut and paste to photocopying our designs we will create our own mini publication on any topic you want.
Wednesday 22nd November, 4pm-5pm,
Venue: Hamilton Institute of Rural Learning (HIRL), 333 North Boundary Road, Hamilton 3300
Alt Text: Half of the face of a carved grey sculpture sits behind the colourful PLAY logo
HG Play Week 9 – Pose!
This week we are back at HIRL!
This play kids will learn how to draw a real person. We will have someone sit and pose whilst we have fun with learning how to draw a face!
Wednesday 29th November, 4pm-5pm
Venue: Hamilton Institute of Rural Learning (HIRL), 333 North Boundary Road, Hamilton 3300
Alt Text: Madi Whyte’s sculpture is set behind the PLAY logo.
SCULPTURE
Wednesday 8th March, 4pm-5pm
Inspired by local artist Madi Whyte, this engaging kids activity invite young artists to use age-safe materials to create take-home sculptures exploring line and form.
