The NGV Kids on Tour program made a stop into Sunbury this week, where children took part in some creative school holiday fun.
The activities hosted at the Sunbury library on Tuesday, January 7 included an animal headband making class, where participants designed cat or dog ear headbands inspired by their own pets, a dot pattern art and poetry session based on Japanese artist Yayi Kusama’s famous pumpkin sculpture, and a Bogong moth drawing activity with Wadawurrung artist Deanne Gilson.
This year was the tour’s largest to date, visiting more than 150 venues across Victoria.
NGV senior project coordinator of community and access programs Stephanie Pohlman said that the program began in 2014 as a way of connecting more younger people with artists and creatives.
“With the program, it means that basically no matter where you are located in Victoria, you have the opportunity to experience art and creativity closer to home – and I think it’s important for all communities to experience that,” she said.
“It promotes the social and emotional benefits of artmaking and connecting with your community. It also helps the community … in Sunbury [to] fill their capacity in this area … [and] promote the amazing work that is going on in the community hubs in Sunbury … and across Victoria,” she said.
Many of the activities in the tour’s program link to current exhibitions presented at the NGV.
Oscar Parry
