GALLERY & VISUAL ARTS
Once open in 2021 HOTA Gallery’s inquiry-based education program will be delivered by experienced educators and artists incorporating the art processes of exploring, developing, sharing and responding.
Contact
For more information please contact Renae Belton, HOTA Gallery Education Coordinator at [email protected].
Bookings
See the How To Book section below.
Image credit: Emily Floyd, Literary parrot, Ver-Vert, 2017-2018, cast aluminium, automotive paint, 140 x 94 x 136 cm, 100kg approx. Collection, Gallery at HOTA. Gifted by the citizens of the Gold Coast to future generations 2018.
EDUCATION TOURS
HOTA Gallery educators will provide talks and tours relating to the current exhibition program and in response to works from the HOTA Collection.
Each of the HOTA Gallery spaces has a maximum capacity, and as such large groups will be broken into smaller groups to accommodate this requirement. Please follow instructions from HOTA staff during your visit.
Tickets $8 (per student, 45 minute session)
SELF-GUIDED TOURS FREE, bookings required, please fill out School Booking Request form below.
Photo Credit: Elise Gellweiler
RESPONDING AND MAKING SESSIONS
Using the current exhibition as stimulus, you’ll be able to join us to develop critical thinking and knowledge, understanding and skills for creativity in one of our Responding and Making sessions.
Students will experience our exhibitions, share ideas, and communicate their observations through making their own artworks as artists and audience. Facilitated by a collection artist, contemporary artist, or experienced art educator.
All workshop materials provided.
Tickets $15 (per student, 90 minute session)
Judy Watson headshot photo credit: Rachel See, 2018.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Our Professional Development programs will be based upon the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and delivered by collection and contemporary artists and experienced educators.
In 2021 we will present Cross-curriculum Priorities:
Sat 15 May, 2021 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Sat 21 Aug, 2021 – Sustainability
TEACHER PREVIEW EVENINGS
You will be able to join us at one of our teacher preview evenings in the Gallery to experience the headliner and temporary exhibitions and to learn more on the education program provided for each. Our preview evenings will be held on Tuesdays between 4 and 5pm.
Tue 11 May, 2021
Tue 3 Aug, 2021
Tue 31 Aug, 2021
Tue 16 Nov, 2021
FREE, bookings required, book direct on event page by clicking the Find Out More button below.
ENERGIES 21
18 Sept – 21 Nov 2021
HOTA GALLERY I GALLERY 4 I FREE
For more than 30 years, Energies has provided a platform for local senior secondary visual art students to exhibit their work in a professional gallery setting. Energies alumni boasts acclaimed contemporary artists Michael Candy, Abbey McCulloch, Rebecca Ross and Michael Zavros, all of whom are having their work featured in the inaugural Gallery hang.
Presented in partnership with Gold Coast Visual Arts educators and in consultation with our HOTA Gallery and Visual Arts Education Reference Group art work is selected from Gold Coast students based upon individual merit and skill.
Energies showcases exemplary student work, best practice for teaching, and supports career pathways and further study into the arts.
The next iteration of Energies will take place over nine weeks 18 September – 21 November 2021 and we are so excited to welcome the next crop of emerging artists centre stage in our new HOTA Gallery.
Expressions of Interest open in July 2021. Sign up to our Education Newsletter here to hear first.
How To Book
To book any of the above, please complete our HOTA Gallery School Booking Request Form below and one of our team will reach out to you to book your ideal visit.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Our free online resources will complement the temporary and collection exhibitions at HOTA Gallery and align with the Australian Curriculum Foundation – Year 10 and the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority Senior Syllabuses.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES
Further enquires can made to Renae Belton, Education Coordinator at [email protected].
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