Showcase #25: Sandra Bowkett, Clay // Fire is a collection of ceramic vessels that explore and make visible the energy of wood-firing on earth materials. Interestingly, these Showcase pieces were fired at Sandra's home studio in Tallarook, in a wood-fired kiln she built herself in 2013. Many of you will know Sandra's name as her work has […]
The five exhibitions that make up the 2020 SAM Local exhibition are full of exciting and diverse artists and creatives that will surprise and delight visitors.SAM Local Spotlight is an opportunity for an artist with local connections to hold a solo exhibition at SAM. Madeline Wright’s solo exhibition of object based works in metal, ceramic and […]
SAM's Education Lab provides a diverse range of students and educators with the opportunity to work directly with an artist and create an immersive installation within SAM's exhibition space. The 2020 eduLAB will see educational and community groups work with artist Nadia Hernández in the transformation of SAM's gallery into a vibrant, dynamic, story filled space […]
Best of Friends is an open access exhibition and it's purpose is to open a window onto the creative practice of many artists working in a range of media in the Goulburn Valley. It is a great way to see what other people are creating and to gain insights into the regional arts sector.A wonderful opening […]
NOW ONLINE: Getting messy and having fun is what SAM Little Hands is all about! Budding artists will experience art-making through play, paint and clay.Join SAM online to continue Little Hands fun from home! With a new video posted every Wednesday showcasing a creative idea to try with things you can find around the house.Each […]
Pasco-White’s Drawing Wall, Becoming-other, responds to the environment of Greater Shepparton and the agricultural and aqua industries.Now on to its 38th iteration, the SAM Drawing Wall has become synonymous with celebrating creative talent and connecting artists and the Greater Shepparton Community. This series of large scale commissioned artworks enliven the foyer space at the entrance to […]
NOW ONLINE: Getting messy and having fun is what SAM Little Hands is all about! Budding artists will experience art-making through play, paint and clay.Join SAM online to continue Little Hands fun from home! With a new video posted every Wednesday showcasing a creative idea to try with things you can find around the house.Each […]
In partnership with pepite.Shepparton Art Museum is thrilled to be partnering with Melbourne based gallery pépite, to bring emerging contemporary art and design artists to the popular SAM Showcase exhibition space.Representing more than 40 emerging contemporary artists from their Melbourne based showroom, pépite features a collection of one-of-a kind and limited edition works, predominantly ceramics, alongside sculpture, […]
A series of four FREE online workshops lead by artist Aaron Billings presented on ZOOM.August 26, 5pm to 6.30pm September 2, 5pm to 6.30pm September 9, 5pm to 6.30pm September 16, 5pm to 6.30pmIncorporating the everday, artist Aaron Billings draws on the world around him to tell his stories. Join him and other creative thinkers […]
Online SAM Spring Holiday ProgramFor kids 2-12 years, FREE Get your hands messy with SAM these school holidays. Click the video below to join Kenny Pittock as he demonstrates how to make fruit that’s good enough to eat using clay and tools found in your kitchen! Order your materials pack from the SAM web shop and join in on the fun from home these […]
Online Spring School Holiday Program For kids 2-12 years, FREE Want to try something different with the kids these holidays? Learn the tips and tricks of fabric staining with Jahnne Pasco-White, our current Drawing Wall artist, using materials found in your back garden and compost bin! This activity is bound to awake the explorer in any kid, […]
A FREE online workshop series for kids This is a reoccurring weekly workshop series: Tuesday 27th of October and 10th, 17th and 24th of November (skipping Melbourne Cup day) from 4pm – 5.30pm on ZOOM.Join artist Aaron Billings for a very special online edition of Art Club! Over four weeks, kids will learn about artworks from SAM […]
A FREE weekly online workshop series lead by artist Aiofe Billings Every Wednesday 28th of October and 4th , 11th and 18th of November from 5pm – 6.30pm on ZOOMNo matter your cause, artist Aoife Billings has the stitch for you. Join her in this beginner-friendly course of embroidery that will make the heartstrings sing.Learn how to make an […]
A FREE weekly online student workshop lead by artist Aiofe BillingsEvery Thursday 29th of October and 5th , 12th and 19th of November from 5.pm – 6.15pm on ZOOMArt, Design and textiles students, whatever your cause, artist Aoife Billings has the stitch for you. Join her in this beginner-friendly course of embroidery that will make the heartstrings sing. Learn how […]
VCE Art and Design students zoom in to learn about entering SAM's new Top Art & Design show, from the comfort of home!Hear from Jason Phu, acclaimed artists and one of the judges of the show, along with museum curators. Improve your entry chances, and be in the first exhibition for the amazing new SAM […]
Calling on sound-makers of all persuasions! Let's make some noise.From 1 October, we invite you to view and collaborate with our first online commissioned project by Melbourne based artist Sarah crowEST. Experiment with and perform your own translations of crowEST's diagrammatic scores.Using visual scores, the artist asks us to explore the different shapes of language […]
Venue: ONLINE*Please note this program is only available to regional Victorian teachers.Booking: https://www.trybooking.com/BKNMV or phone Siobhan Sloper, Gallery Coordinator, Gertrude Contemporary on (03) 9419 3406RSVP: Monday, 16 November 2020Presenters:Siobhan Sloper, Gertrude ContemporaryMelissa Bedford, Monash University Museum of ArtKathryn Hendy-Ekers, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority,Jason Phu, Gertrude Studio ArtistContemporary Art on the Road is a professional […]
Troy’s practice is influenced by his experiences growing up in his hometown of Shepparton and with his family on the banks of the Dungala (Murray river) or Kaiela (Goulburn river). His paintings share his affinity as a Yorta Yorta man with the surrounding red gum forests, rivers and its offshoots. Induction, 2019 invites us to “walk within two worlds”. Using geometric designs that seem […]
Entries are in, view them here! The top mascots to be chosen soon! Who is SAM? Congratulations to all the students who answered this question and have designed a mascot for new SAM!Included in this resource is: An introduction PowerPoint Lesson outline Research page Art card for primary and updated Artcard Your school entriesSchool workshops
Digital ExhibitionMoorina Bonini: Australian Melting Pot, 2018A Blak Dot Gallery digital exhibition touring with NETS Victoria. Curated by Kimba Thompson.Australian Melting Pot (2018) demonstrates an intentional action undertaken to understand the construct of the Australian identity. Through uncovering, re-learning and mixing together, the perfect identity stew is presented.Simmering idealistic fantasies rise to the top of […]
A virtual sketchbook club for allDive into a bright pool of colours with this week’s guest illustrator, Tegan Iversen. Focusing on repetition, participants will learn methods of pattern making using the drawings they create. Tegan’s fun and whacky figures are sure to breathe life into the blank pages of your sketchbook. For this workshop, you will […]
A virtual sketchbook club for allBig shapes of bold colours await you in this workshop led by GV artist Rachel Doller. Taking inspiration from their everyday surroundings, participants will learn how to create colourful visuals out of common household belongings. Rachel’s joyful patterns and whacky collages are sure to take you out of your comfort zone in this iteration of SAM Sketch. For this workshop, you will need plain and coloured paper, coloured pencils […]
A virtual sketchbook club for allDiscover the ins and outs of illustrating figures with artist Tessa Chong. Tessa’s drawn figures convey personality, emotion and most often humour! Learn how to breathe life into your own figures in this week’s iteration of SAM Sketch. For this workshop you will need paper, pencils and gauche or watercolour. SAM Sketch is a digital […]
A virtual sketchbook club for allLearn how to create stories using visual language in this workshop taught by artist Troy Firebrace. Troy’s practice is heavily informed by his experience as a Yorta Yorta man, a story that he tells through visual symbols. Discover how to create your own symbols and tell your own stories in this week’s iteration of SAM Sketch. For […]
SAM presents Moorina Bonini’s Australian Melting Pot (2018) as part of the Shepparton Festival. This artwork will be projected on the wall of the Wild Life Brewery for Shine on Greater Shepp. Australian Melting Pot (2018) examines the complexity of living between multiple cultures in Australia. Bonini explores the Australian identity and how it manifests in our society through an extensive ingredient list, that combined make for the perfect identity stew. Moorina Bonini is a proud descendant of the Yorta Yorta Dhulunyagen family clan […]
SAM presents Moorina Bonini’s Australian Melting Pot (2018) as part of the Shepparton Festival. Australian Melting Pot, 2018 examines the complexity of living between multiple cultures in Australia. Join artist Moorina Bonini and SAM Curator, Belinda Briggs as they discuss the artwork and the multifaceted perspectives that contribute to the construction of Australian identity. Image credit: Lucy ForsterBook your place now! […]
What makes you… you? Is it your fingers or toes? Is it where you come from or where you’re going? In this workshop, join artist Moorina Bonini in exploring your own identity and create an imaginative artwork that matches your findings. This program is part of the 2021 Shepparton Festival. Book your place now! var exampleCallback = function() { […]
Entwined Shepparton Textile Artists ExhibitionMeet at Judith Roberts’ Studio, 18 Bowe Street SheppartonThis very popular annual exhibition, STA’s contribution to Shepparton Arts Festival, will be presented in two studios belonging to STA members. Friends of SAM will meet for morning tea and brief talk, then divide into two groups to view the exhibitions, swapping venues halfway […]
Tuesday 6th of July from 12:30-1pm FREE on ZOOM Located on the forecourt of SAM, Tony Albert’s House of Discards, 2019, is a major sculptural artwork standing around five metres high. Made using supersized playing cards translated into metal, this deck strips the cards of colour and form and stacks them in a monochromatic arrangement where […]
Become What You Are an exhibition of work by Paul MezulianikThe artist, Paul Mezulianik was a 19 year old Austrian detainee interned at Tatura who sketched life around him there. His drawings were only recently discovered just before he died in 2019. Meet at the Museum to explore the exhibition and other exhibits too, plus […]
