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Ipswich Art Gallery offers free educational and interactive gallery tours for school groups of all sizes and grade levels.  

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Education program

Gallery facilitators will guide students through the creative potential of clay. Students will explore traditional and non-traditional forms and develop visual literacy through experimental, process-based, hands-on exploration. 

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CLAY: for educators

BOOK NOW - Unlock your artistic potential at QATA's Digital Drawing Workshop with Phoebe Paradise! 

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Digital Drawing with Phoebe Paradise | QATA Teacher Workshop

Working with clay encourages sensory development, develops coordination and fine motor skills, fosters hand-eye coordination, and helps build focus and attention span. Students can take their clay creation home or leave it on display in one of our collaborative spaces.&nbsp;

CLAY is our first kid's program designed to develop visual literacy through experimental, process-based, hands-on exploration of the Elements of Art, line, shape, texture, form, space, colour and value.







CLAY has links to specific Australian Curriculum outcomes from Foundation Year through to year 6 (see below), as well as broader conceptual links to the Australian Curriculum with links to mathematics, Science, English, Health and Physical Education and Humanities and Social Sciences.

Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of digital art and be guided by Phoebe Paradise as you discover the fundamentals of Procreate in this engaging, hands-on workshop using iPads and styluses.&nbsp;Procreate is a digital art studio that allows you to create expressive sketches, rich paintings, and gorgeous illustrations. It is the most advanced painting app ever designed for a mobile device and is used all around the world by artists, graphic designers, content creators and animators.&nbsp;

In response to Ipswich Art Gallery's <a href="https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/fantastic-forms">Fantastic Forms</a> exhibition, you will be guided through Procreate’s range of vibrant, textural & painterly brushes and features that celebrate the joy and playfulness of drawing without boundaries.&nbsp; This workshop is appropriate for High School and Upper Primary Teachers.&nbsp; A light lunch will be provided.



Provided: iPad 9th Gen paired with the Apple Pencil 1st Gen or BYO iPad with Procreate installed and a stylus

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We want your visit to be special and run smoothly so we've put together some resources to help.

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Planning a class visit

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The Gallery’s Education Program aims to: 

<ul><li>directly engage students with artworks and objects.</li><li>encourage students to describe, analyse, interpret and evaluate artworks and objects</li><li>present meaningful, student-centred learning activities.</li><li>encourage students to engage with artworks, concepts and processes in creative ways</li><li>present cross-curricula learning opportunities</li><li>connect industry professionals with students and teachers</li></ul>All our programs are free unless otherwise stated.

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Our Philosophy

<a href="https://cms.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/uploads/FF-Learning-Kit-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Learning Kit</a><a href="https://cms.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/uploads/FF-Learning-Kit-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank"></a>

Fantastic Forms

<a href="https://cms.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/uploads/Tamworth-Textile-Triennial-Education-Kit.pdf" target="_blank">Residue + Response Education Kit</a><a href="https://cms.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/uploads/"></a>

<a href="https://cms.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/uploads/5TTT-Kids-Trail-Art-final.pdf" target="_blank">Residue + Response Kids Trail </a><a href="https://cms.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/uploads/5TTT-Ed-Kit-Decoding-Kait-James-It-s-Time-2023.pdf" target="_blank">Decoding Kait James, It's Time, 2023</a>

Residue + Response: Tamworth Textile Triennial

<a href="https://cms.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/uploads/Lost-in-Palm-Springs-Education-Resource-29.08.23.pdf" target="_blank">Education Resource</a>

Lost in Palm Springs

<a href="https://nga.gov.au/learn/learning-resources/agnes-martin-slow-looking-for-deep-connection/">Agnes Martin Slow looking for deep connection Learning Resource</a>

Sharing the National Collection

<a href="https://cms.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/uploads/IAG-A3-Slow-looking-prompts.pdf" target="_blank">June - September 2025 Exhibitions</a>

<a href="https://cms.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/uploads/IAG-A3-Slow-looking-prompts-1-.pdf" target="_blank">March - June 2025 Exhibitions</a><a href="https://cms.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/uploads/IAG-Arriving-Slowly-Slow-Looking-A3-Promptsheet-No-Trim.pdf" target="_blank">November 2024 - February 2025 Exhibitions</a>

IAG Slow Looking Self Guided Tours

2025 Education Resources

Join artists Sloane Stallan and Uncle Patrick Scribner for an afternoon talk exploring the exhibition, Second Chance. 

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Second Chance: Artist Talk with Sloane Stallan and Uncle Patrick Scribner

BOOK NOW - Ipswich Art Gallery invites teachers to a one day workshop delivered by National Gallery artist educators! 

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National Gallery of Australia | Teacher Professional Development 

Join Sophie O'Brien, co-curator and Bundanon’s Head of Curatorial and Learning, for an afternoon talk exploring the exhibition Fantastic Forms.

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Fantastic Forms: Curator Talk with Sophie O'Brien

Join Artist Kylie Stevens and Historian Margaret Cook on a guided tour of Ipswich's flood history. 

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Walking with Water Tour

Explore Ipswich Art Gallery’s latest exhibitions in a Slow Drawing Tour to celebrate Slow Art Day.

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Slow Drawing Tour with Sienna van Rossum

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About our kids programs

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Find the Ipswich Art Gallery in d’Arcy Doyle Place in the Ipswich CBD adjacent to the Nicholas St precinct.
The Ipswich Art Gallery is a visual arts and social history museum presenting a dynamic program of exhibitions, heritage displays and an extensive program for children and families.