Preschool: Onsite and Outreach

Looking becomes an exciting adventure when exploring the paintings of Sidney Nolan! Children will engage with selected works from Nolan’s Kelly series and bring them to life through art-based games, singing, storytelling, puppetry and role-play. Children further investigate these ideas during a practical art-making session where they will experiment with a variety of media to create individual artworks.

ShapeShifter activity

Collage activity

F-2: Onsite

Discover the Australian artist Sidney Nolan, and learn about his unique vision and fascination with the bushranger Ned Kelly. Where’s Ned? Find the figure that hides in the landscape and learn about the ways Nolan uses line, shape, colour, texture and pattern. Inspired by the Kelly series, children will respond creatively using a variety of media in the CMAG studio. This program is an engaging introduction to various art-making techniques.

Canberra Museum and Gallery manages the Nolan Collection on behalf of the Australian Government