Inspire and challenge your students with Curate It! at Buxton Contemporary.
This exciting program gives students (and teachers!) the opportunity to deep dive into the Michael and Janet Buxton Collection to imagine how they would curate their own exhibition. Students become curators for the session and work in teams to develop an exhibition proposal. They will investigate the artworks in the collection using our education collection database, exhibition catalogues, gallery floor plans and wall elevations. Each group presents and takes home their exhibition proposal.
Details
This program includes an Interactive Tour of the current thematic exhibition.
Available: Terms 1-4
Levels: Levels 10-12
Duration: 2.75 hrs
Capacity: 25
Cost
Interactive Tour + Workshop – $21 per student
$50 education service fee applies to all bookings
Please note that this program is only offered as an extension to an Interactive Exhibition Tour.
Schools Access Program: Low-SES schools (ICSEA <1050) are encouraged to get in touch with the Learning Experiences team.
Key themes
Curating, contemporary art, art collections, exhibition design
Students will...
- Learn about artworks in the Michael and Janet Buxton collection
- Collaborate to select artworks and develop exhibition themes
- Design exhibition layouts using gallery floor plans and wall elevations
- Choose and describe exhibition design elements
- Present exhibition rationales to their peers
Curriculum Connections
- VCE Art Making and Exhibiting
- Personal and Social Capability
- Critical and Creative Thinking