Enjoy creative playtime with SAM Toddlers! Toddlers will experience a hands-on session of sensory play and exploration through art activities designed by Melbourne-based creatives See Make Play, with an at-home […]
Do you have questions about the exhibition or application process? Join us online via Zoom on 8 February for a brief information session, where there will be an opportunity to […]
SAM Club, our weekly after-school program for primary students aged 8-12, returns for Term 1! This term, we’ll be learning about how art and science can combine through a host […]
Join the SAM and OLLY teams for Creative Arts Storytelling (CAS) – a new six-week workshop series diving into filmmaking, poetry, and painting. Designed for teens aged 12 to 17, […]
Join us for a brief information session discussing The Theodore Urbach Landscape Prize and Studio Scholarship (“The Urbach”) – a new art prize and studio scholarship offered at SAM.The Urbach is […]
Join Melinda Martin, SAM CEO, and Jessica O'Farrell, SAM Head of Exhibitions and Collections, for a conversation about upcoming major photography exhibition Ryan McGinley: YEARBOOK. The pair will discuss McGinley's career, the […]
Exhibition opening celebration | Ryan McGinley: YEARBOOKJoin us on 9 March for the opening of major international exhibition, Ryan McGinley: YEARBOOK, presented in partnership with PHOTO 2024.This landmark photographic project […]
SAM Clay School: Weekend IntensiveKeen to get creative with clay in 2024? Then join us on 16 & 17 March for a weekend of wheel-throwing in SAM Clay School, our […]
Join us on 27 March for the opening of major new exhibition, The Land is Us: Stories, Place & Connection - a major new exhibition at SAM curated in partnership with […]
SAM Autumn Camp 2024School holidays at SAM are back for autumn! For artists aged 5 - 14, our range of free hands-on programs are perfect for keeping kids creating, thinking, […]
SAM Talks: Field | Artist conversation with Jen ValenderJoin current SAM Selects artist Jen Valender for a fascinating conversation exploring the creation of her moving image work Field, now showing in the SAM Community Gallery. Created during […]
SAM Presents: Life Drawing with Frances CannonJoin internationally-exhibited artist Frances Cannon for this exclusive, after-hours life drawing class inspired by the bodies of Ryan McGinley: YEARBOOK. Under Cannon’s guidance, attendees […]
SAM Tours: YEARBOOK with CEO Melinda Martin Join SAM CEO Melinda Martin as she leads a tour through Ryan McGinley: YEARBOOK and learn about the journey of developing this international exhibition, the experience […]
SAM Talks: Kenny PittockJoin artist Kenny Pittock and SAM CEO Melinda Martin for an illuminating conversation exploring Pittock’s playful, pop art-meets-comedy creative practice and the story behind his Art Wall […]
SAM Tours: The Land is Us with Melinda Martin & Belinda BriggsJoin SAM CEO Melinda Martin and SAM Curator - Indigenous Belinda Briggs for a tour of The Land is Us: […]