Shepparton Art Museum

SAM TALKS: When Art and Astronomy Converge
2022-06-14 18:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Shepparton Art Museum, 530 Wyndham Street, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Meteorites at SAM!
Come join us for a free, family friendly event at SAM as you hear about how art and astronomy converge at SAM on Tuesday 14 June at 6.30pm.
Learn about the creative process of James Geurts’ Trajectories: Orbiting Bodies Meet, a neon installation inspired by the Murchison Meteorite and displayed on SAM's level 4 terrace (pictured above).
The Astronomical Society of Victoria (Shepparton branch), will give a presentation of meteorites and (weather permitting) visitors will have the opportunity to look at the night sky around SAM!
About the Astronomical Society of Victoria (Shepparton Branch)
Founded in 1922, the Astronomical Society of Victoria (ASV) is the largest non-profit society in the southern hemisphere for people interested in astronomy.
The Shepparton section of the ASV resulted from the advocacy and persistence of Aziz Bhatti and his children, who wanted to share their passion for astronomy with like-minded community members. The current president of the Shepparton section of the ASV is Michael Goodwin.

This program is organised and run by our SAM Ambassador. The SAM Ambassador program is an arts traineeship for emerging young creatives to engage and grow professionally with SAM. The SAM Ambassador program is funded by the William Buckland Foundation. IMAGE:James Geurts, Trajectories: Orbiting Bodies Meet, 2021, ©️the artist. Photo: Shepparton Art Museum

SAM After Sunset
2022-06-03 19:00 - 22:30
From 7pm on June 3 join us for SAM After Sunset on our rooftop terrace. The finale of our sell out SAM at Sunset series. This 18+ ticketed event will feature live music from local musicians Sam & Sam and Braden Pullen. Tickets include canapés and three drinks to enjoy while you’re serenaded under the stars on the level 4 terrace, with a cash bar also available. SAM After Sunset Time: 7pm – 10.30pm Date: Friday 3rd June, 2022 Tickets: $65 includes 3 drinks and canapes (cash bar available)

SAM Sounds
2022-06-03 16:00 - 19:00
SAM SoundsA whole Museum Music event! From 4pm SAM Sounds, a FREE, all ages community event bringing live music to spaces across SAM. Enjoy performances in the Children's Gallery, hear soundscapes echo through the galleria and be spellbound by First Nations spoken word in the Lin Onus Gallery – this unique event will be sure to add a new dimension to the SAM experience. 4pm - 5pm - Minyerra in Lin Onus Gallery5pm - 6pm - Nicole Thorne Trio in the Children's Gallery 6pm - 7pm - Sara Retallick in the central galleria The SAM Shop and SAM Cafe will be open with extended hours for those who fancy a light dinner or some late-night shopping. Entry to SAM Sounds is FREE but bookings are recommended. Book your tickets today using the form below:

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Liquidarium: Kids drop-in workshops
2022-05-29 11:00 - 15:00
A Wander in the Wet: Drop-in kids workshops Sunday 29 May from 11:00am – 3:00pm Monday 27 June from 11:00am – 3:00pm (Term 2 school holidays)Tuesday 19 July from 11:00am – 3:00pm Thursday 22 September from 11:00am - 3:00pm (Term 3 school holidays) Friday 1 October from 11:00am - 3:00pm Children's Gallery, Level 2, Shepparton Art Museum Let your kids discover their inner artist with these monthly drop-in workshops! Visitors are invited to explore the fantasy wetland of Liquidarium and create their own inspired plant and creature model, with a chance to be displayed in the gallery alongside the art. All of the above workshops are free and no bookings are necessary. All materials supplied by SAM. A special artist-led workshop will be held with Vera Möller on Wednesday 11 August with two sessions available to book into. This workshop will dive into hands-on diorama-making led by the artist herself, where kids will be able to create their own mini dreamlike wetland. Visit our event page for more details and bookings!

SAM Moves: Yoga Flow
2022-05-25 09:15 - 10:00
Morning movement with Jen Scandolera
Wednesday 25 May from 9.15-10am
Level 4, Shepparton Art Museum
$10
Friends of SAM receive a 10% discount on programs
Join us for a morning of wellness and rejuvenation paired with a treetop view of the Goulburn River bushland. Participants will be led by instruction Jen Scandolera on the top floor of SAM.
This is a beginner-friendly class. Please note, participants will need to bring their own yoga mat and sweat towel.
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SAM Kids: Term 2
2022-05-17 16:00 - 17:30
SAM Kids: Term 2 Tuesday 17 May from 4:00pm – 5:30pm Thursday 19 May from 4:00pm – 5:30pm Tuesday 24 May from 4:00pm – 5:30pm Level 2, Shepparton Art Museum $10 Friends of SAM receive a 10% discount on programs SAM Kids is an adult free zone for kids to explore art in new and exciting ways! Join in on the fun in Term 2. Through the SAM Kids series, children can explore the gallery and draw inspiration from different artworks at SAM as they create their own unique pieces All materials included. SAM Kids is a program series for children in primary school aged 5-12. This program will be organised and run by our SAM Ambassadors! The SAM Ambassador program is an arts traineeship for emerging young creatives to engage and grow professionally with SAM. The SAM Ambassador program is proudly supported by The William Buckland Foundation.

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SAM Talks: Under the Dump a Garden
2022-05-11 17:30 - 18:30
SAM Talks: Under the Dump a Garden Matthew Evans, farmer, author, chef and host of Gourmet Farmer in conversation with Gabriella Calandro, SAM Engagement Manager, discussing all things soil - a seemingly innocuous resource with surprisingly heroic properties. Wednesday 11 May at 5:30pmLevel 1, Shepparton Art MuseumFREE How does soil work? If we want our food to nourish us, and to ensure our planet’s long-term health, we need to understand how soil works – how it’s made, how it’s lost, and how it can be repaired.Join us for a discussion on the history and impact of soil, from local, national and global perspectives.

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SAM Moves: Yoga Flow
2022-04-27 09:15 - 10:00
Morning movement with Jen ScandoleraWednesday 30 March and 27 April from 9:15-10amLevel 4, Shepparton Art Museum$10Friends of SAM receive a 10% discount on programs Join us for a morning of wellness overlooking the treetops on the Goulburn River. Participants will be led through a yoga flow by Jen Scandolera on the top floor of SAM. This is a beginner-friendly class. Please note, participants will need to bring their own yoga mat and sweat towel.

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SAM Kids: Deep Soulful Sweats
2022-04-22 11:30 - 12:30
SAM Kids: Deep Soulful Sweats An exercise in movement with Melbourne dance duo Deep Soulful SweatsFriday 22 April at 11:30amLevel 2, Shepparton Art MuseumFREE Join Deep Soulful Sweats on an elemental expedition through art and the zodiac. Open to kids and families, together we will create an absurd theatre, a parade, a moving work of art incorporating creative dance, theatre, body movement and inventive play framed by the outdoor spaces at SAM and a colourful assortment of props and costumes.Deep Soulful Sweats is about coming together and getting silly and activating imagination through movement, chanting and fantasy, it provides a platform for kids to have a good dance and lose themselves, indulge in play. DSS encourages participants to let go of inhibitions and commit whole-heartedly to the experience. Audiences leave feeling elated, physically and cognitively stimulated with a profound sense of togetherness.“It's an amalgamation of anything and everything that's sure to make you feel positively aligned. And a little bit sweaty.” The Music. Kathleen Langham, May 2014“Completely weird and wonderful” Rotunda Media. Perth. Freya Parr  January 2017About Deep Soulful Sweats:Rebecca Jensen and Sarah Aiken/Deep Soulful Sweats have a long history of creating experimental choreography and performance in theatres, galleries, community, film, music & site responsive contexts. Their work has been described as formally reckless, slipping between codified forms and unbridled invention. Their freeform maximalist style has no rules, amassing multiple images in a torrent of references, satirical, sincere, absurd and unapologetic. Since 2010 they have produced world-class, experimental choreography presented in Canada, Italy, France, New Zealand and more locally at Arts Centre Melbourne, Dance Massive, Arts House, MPavilion, Keir Choreographic Awards, Melbourne Knowledge Week, Next Wave, Dark MOFO, Brisbane Festival and Castlemaine State Festival. Deep Soulful Sweats has been presented extensively around the country since its inception in 2013, and has grown a loyal following for its shape-shifting events, encouraging people from all walks of life to step out of their thinking mind and into their bodies.

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SAM Kids: Treasure Map
2022-04-21 10:30 - 11:30
SAM Kids: Treasure MapThursday 21 April at 10:30am – 11:30amLevel 2, Shepparton Art MuseumFor primary school kids, aged 6 - 12$10 SAM Kids is an adult free zone for kids to explore art in new and exciting ways! Join in on the fun these school holidays. In this workshop, kids will explore the galleries to create their own treasure map. SAM Kids is a program series for children in primary school.

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SAM Teens: Thrown Ceramics
2022-04-13 10:30 - 12:30
SAM Teens: Thrown CeramicsA wheel throwing workshop for teensWednesday 13 April at 10:30am – 12:30pm Level 2, Shepparton Art Museum$50Friends of SAM receive a 10% discount on program Learn the basics of wheel-based ceramics in this workshop series. Over two messy hours, teens will learn the basics of making ceramics on the pottery wheel. This class is suitable for teens 13+, no experience is necessary. All materials and firing included. Please note, participants will have to return to SAM after the workshop to collect their works. Refer to the SAM website for bookings. SAM Teens is a program series for teenagers aged 12 – 18.

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SAM Kids: Building Ceramics
2022-04-12 10:30 - 12:00
SAM Kids: Building Ceramics Tuesday 12 April at 10:30am – 12:00pmLevel 2, Shepparton Art Museum$10Friends of SAM receive a 10% discount on programs SAM Kids is an adult free zone for kids to explore art in new and exciting ways! Join in on the fun these school holidays. In this workshop, kids will be making their own ceramic artwork inspired by our exhibition Brown Pots. All materials and firing included. Please note, participants will have to return to SAM after the workshop to collect their works. SAM Kids is a program series for children in primary school.

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SAM Talks: A hundred years
2022-03-27 11:00 - 14:00
SAM Talks: A hundred yearswith exhibiting artist Angelica Mesiti, Curator, Australian War Memorial, Laura Webster and SAM Acting Artistic Director and Senior Curator Shelley McSpedden Sunday 27 March from 11 - 2pm Level 4, Shepparton Art Museum FREE - no bookings necessary Listen to a discussion of Angelica Mesiti’s A hundred years, 2019-2020, a work commissioned by the Australian War Memorial to explore the Australian experience of the western front and its legacy. The talk has been recorded over ZOOM and will be played from 11am – 2pm in the Multi-Function Room at SAM on Level 4.

SAM Tours: Art in Conflict
2022-03-27 11:00 - 12:00
SAM Tours: Art in Conflict An exhibition tour with Australian War Memorial Curators Anthea Gunn and Laura Webster Sunday 27 March at 11am Level 2, Shepparton Art Museum FREE Join Australian War Memorial’s curatorial team as they speak on their unique insights of Art in Conflict.

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SAM Precinct: Illuminate
2022-03-25 18:00 - 21:30
A two-day festival that will bring music, food and art to life.Part of the 2022 Shepparton Festival program, Illuminate will light up and celebrate the SAM Precinct and highlight the creativity and innovation, positioning the region as the creative hub of regional Victoria. The festival features mesmerising light installations and experiences along Victoria Park Lake, a glowing line-up of music performers, roving and illuminated performances and flavour punching food trucks across both evenings. Saturday night will also see the major finale an immersive laser, light and sound show covering some of our lakeside pathways of Victoria Park Lake and projecting against the unique canvas that is the new SAM Building. When:Friday 25 March 6pm-9.30pmSaturday 26 March 5pm-10pm Where:SAM Precinct Victoria Park Lake, Shepparton Find out more about their program and FAQ via their website: https://visitshepparton.com.au/events/special-events/illuminate

SAM Talks: New Horizons
2022-03-26 16:00 - 16:30
Curatorial floor talk with SAM Exhibition Curator Jessica O’Farrell Saturday 26 March from 4 – 4:30pm Level 2, Community Gallery, Shepparton Art Museum Join SAM Exhibitions Curator Jessica O’Farrell as she discusses our latest community gallery offering SAM Open.

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Art in Conflict: Official Exhibition Opening
2022-03-26 13:00 - 15:30
From 1pm Official Exhibition Opening 1:00pm – Smoking Ceremony 1:30pm – 2:30pm Opening Remarks by Anne Bennie – Assistant Director, Branch Head Public Programs, Australian War Memorial, Kay Ball – President, Murchison & District Historical Society Inc, and Mohammed Yassin – Founder, Culture & Co.

Exhibition screening: Köken Ergun’s 'Heroes'
2022-03-26 12:00 - 2022-07-26 13:30
Exhibition screening: Köken Ergun’s 'Heroes'Tuesdays 28 March - 26 July 12:00 - 1:30pmLevel 4, Shepparton Art MuseumFree - no bookings necessary Art in Conflict artist, Köken Ergun’s film 'Heroes' will be shown in full on level 4 every Tuesday at 12.00pm from Tuesday 28 March to 26 July 2022. PLEASE NOTE: Due to a scheduling conflict, Heroes will not be screened on Tuesday 14 June. We apologise for the inconvenience.

SAM Talks: Recent War Art Commissions
2022-03-26 11:00 - 12:00
SAM Talks: Recent War Art CommissionsWith artists Megan Cope and Susan Norrie Saturday 26 March at 11am Level 2, Shepparton Art Museum FREE Join exhibiting artists Megan Cope and Susan Norrie as they discuss their recent war art commissions with Australian War Memorial’s curators Anthea Gunn and Laura Webster.

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Art in Conflict - Community Forum
2022-03-23 10:30 - 11:30
Community Forum – Art in Conflict with the Australian War Memorial Curators Anthea Gunn and Laura Webster, and SAM Acting Artistic Director and Senior Curator Shelley McSpedden Wednesday 23 March at 12:30pm FREE on ZOOM We invite our community for an opportunity to discover the artworks and topics presented in our upcoming touring exhibition Art in Conflict presented by the Australian War Memorial. Curators will take questions from the community after a presentation about the exhibition.

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SAM Art Club
2022-03-15 16:00 - 17:30
SAM Art ClubKids discover artworks at SAM Tuesday 15, 22 March from 4:00-5:30pm Level 2, Shepparton Art Museum For primary school kids, aged 6 - 12$10 SAM Art Club is an adult free zone for kids to explore art in new and exciting ways! Join in on the fun in Term 1 of this after school program.

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SAM Talks: Women in Design
2022-03-21 14:00 - 15:00
SAM Talks: Women in Design With Visnja Brdar, Georgia Chapman, Jenny Morgan and SAM Exhibitions Curator Jessica O’Farrell Monday 21 March at 2:00pmLevel 4, Shepparton Art MuseumFREE Join leading Australian designers in discussion of their work in SAM’s Everyday Australian Design exhibition and their experiences of the industry. In conversation with SAM Curator, Jessica O’Farrell designers Visnja Brdar, Georgia Chapman and Jenny Morgan will talk to their designed objects and speak more broadly on their triumphs and challenges of their respective careers. About the Panel Visnja Brdar Geelong born Visnja Brdar launched her Creative Studio, BRDAR in Melbourne at the age of 21. Australia’s celebrated names would soon become her clients, including The Sydney Opera House, Marc Newson, Chris Connell, Neometro and Jill Dupleix. She moved to New York in 1999 to work with Fabien Baron as art director for Michael Kors, Jil Sander, Armani and Nars Cosmetics. Career highlights include working with Richard Avedon and Tibor Kalman. She re-established BRDAR in New York in 2003, doing projects with Estee Lauder, Issey Miyake, Van Cleef & Arpels and New York’s top real estate developers. Brdar also designs jewellery for her own line, VISNJA JEWELS. Georgia Chapman After completing a BA degree in Textile Design at RMIT, Georgia co –founded the fashion and homewares label Vixen Australia in1993, quickly developing a signature of original textile designs, hand printed in her Melbourne studio. For over 20 years Vixen was sold through retail outlets across Australia, Asia, and in London. In 2014 Georgia launched her Georgia Chapman label, opening an online store and began focusing on textile collaborations with like-minded companies. Georgia has designed fabric for fashion labels such as Collette Dinnigan and Scanlan and Theodore, and interior collections for Safari Living, and Designer Rugs. Georgia maintains a strong professional profile as a textile artist, and works as a sessional lecturer at RMIT. She has exhibited her work widely, and her works are held in the collections of the NGV and Powerhouse museums. Her exhibition profile includes the Seppelt Contemporary Art Award (1999 MCA Sydney); Repetition (2000, Craft Victoria); Foundations of Gold (2001, international touring exhibition); Australian Fashion and Textile exhibition (2002 , Korea); Sourcing the Muse (2002, Powerhouse Museum). Her work is currently touring Australia as part of the Tamworth Textile triennial Georgia was awarded the 1998 Textile Design Award (Victorian Design Awards); the 1999 Seppelt Contemporary Art Award (object category), MCA; and was an exhibiting finalist in the 2003 Cicely and Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award, NGV. Jenny Morgan Jenny Morgan worked for GM Australia Design (GM Holden Design) as Design Manager and Chief Designer for over twenty years, designing the colours, materials and surface finishes for Holden’s iconic Commodore, Monaro, Statesman, Caprice, ute and wagon vehicles. Also contributing to many global GM brands, including Cadillac, Buick, Chevrolet and Opel production and concept vehicles. Passionate about innovation, customer behaviour and advanced technologies, Jenny also initiated and developed long-term design strategies and material portfolios. Studied at RMIT, BA Textile Design, and commenced her design career at BTR Nylex, Films and Fabrics Division. Jessica O’Farrell, SAM Exhibitions Curator Jessica is a curator and arts manager with a strong interest in supporting the professional development of emerging and early career artists through artwork commissions, exhibitions and associated programs. Jessica has over ten years’ experience working for non-profit and commercial galleries in Australia and the UK with positions held in Brisbane at the Institute of Modern Art, UQ Art Museum, QUT Art Museum and Fireworks Gallery; and in London at Pilar Corrias Gallery, Cubitt Gallery and the David Roberts Art Foundation. She holds an MFA Curating from Goldsmiths University of London.

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Possum Skin Cloak Burning with Tiriki Onus
2022-03-06 13:00 - 14:00
Possum Skin Cloak Burning with Tiriki Onus 1pm to 2pm, Shepparton Art Museum Shepparton Art Museum is proud to present a special occasion celebrating Aboriginal culture with Tiriki Onus. Join us as Tiriki burns symbols derived from Lin Onus’ iconography to make a possum skin cloak as an act of storytelling and cultural affirmation. This event will take place within the Lin Onus: The Land Within exhibition space creating a unique opportunity for community members to share, learn and connect. FREE RSVP below

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SAM Talks: Beyond Curating
2022-03-06 11:00 - 12:00
SAM Talks: Beyond Curating A discussion on First Nation’s curatorial practices in arts and cultural institutions 11am, Level 4, Shepparton Art Museum In this special panel discussion, influential Aboriginal arts practitioners from across the industry reflect on curating First Nations focused exhibitions and curatorial practices. Chaired by Kimberley Moulton, panelists include Paola Balla, This Mob and Belinda Briggs. This event will be recorded and made available on the SAM website. Kimberley Moulton is a Yorta Yorta woman and was born and raised in Shepparton. Kimberley is a curator and writer and Senior Curator South Eastern Aboriginal Collections at Museums Victoria (2016-present). Belinda Briggs, SAM Curator – Indigenous is a Yorta Yorta and Wamba Wamba woman and is a writer and curator at the Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). Dr Paola Balla is a proud Wemba-Wemba and Gunditjmara woman. Paola is an artist, curator, lecturer, writer, speaker and community cultural development worker. This Mob is an Indigenous-run collective nurturing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists based in Naarm. They facilitate spaces and events that aim to build strength between Indigenous peoples, celebrate blakness, and destroy imposed boundaries that try to inhibit creativity and culture. Moorina Bonini, representing This Mob, is a proud descendant of the Yorta Yorta Dhulunyagen family clan of Ulupna and the Yorta Yorta and Wurundjeri Briggs/McCrae family. Moorina is an artist whose works are informed by her experiences as an Aboriginal and Italian woman. Her practice is driven by a self-reflexive methodology that enables the reexamination of lived experiences that have influenced the construction of her cultural identity. By unsettling the narrative placed upon Aboriginal people as a result of colonisation of Aboriginal Australia, Bonini’s practice is based within Indigenous Knowledge systems and brings this to the fore. Moorina is a core member of this mob arts collective. Kate ten Buuren, representing This Mob, is a Taungurung curator, artist and writer working on Kulin Country. Kate’s cross-disciplinary practice investigates collective and collaborative ways of working, and her interest in contemporary visual art, film and oral traditions is grounded in self-determination, self-representation and the power of knowing one another. Kate is the founder and active member of First Nations arts collective this mob who make space for young artists to connect and create on their own terms. Kate currently works as a Curator at ACMI and was previously Curator at the Koorie Heritage Trust. FREE RSVP below

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SAM Talks: Moorina Bonini on This Is Our Story
2022-03-05 12:30 - 14:00
SAM Talks: Moorina Bonini on This Is Our Story 12.30pm Level 2, Shepparton Art Museum Artist talk with Moorina Bonini, as she speaks about her commission This Is Our Story, a series of recorded interviews contextualizing Lin’s practice within the rich network of family, artistic and political spheres in which he worked, that he was inspired by and that he contributed to. After this event, community members will have the opportunity to record their own memories of Lin. Moorina Bonini is a proud descendant of the Yorta Yorta Dhulunyagen family clan of Ulupna and the Yorta Yorta and Wurundjeri Briggs/McCrae family. Moorina is an artist whose works are informed by her experiences as an Aboriginal and Italian woman. Her practice is driven by a self-reflexive methodology that enables the reexamination of lived experiences that have influenced the construction of her cultural identity. By unsettling the narrative placed upon Aboriginal people as a result of colonisation of Aboriginal Australia, Bonini’s practice is based within Indigenous Knowledge systems and brings this to the fore. Moorina is a core member of this mob arts collective. FREE RSVP below

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SAM Talks: Connection to Country
2022-03-05 11:00 - 12:00
SAM Talks: Connection to Country with Maree Clarke and Belinda Briggs, SAM Curator – Indigenous 11am Level 1, Shepparton Art Museum Join Maree Clarke as she speaks with Belinda Briggs, SAM Curator – Indigenous, about the culmination of her practice in our inaugural SAM Window commission Connection to Country – I Remember When...: Stories From Elders About Their Connection to Country, Culture, and Place. FREE RSVP below

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