SAM Club is back in term 4! Designed to engage young minds, SAM Club is a free after-school program for primary-aged kids in grades 2-6 who love to learn. Over the year, students participate in creative projects that focus on a range of different areas of study, including Art, English, Humanities and Science. SAM Club […]
Join us at SAM to hear from 2024 Theodore Urbach Landscape Painting Prize and Studio Scholarship recipient Ellen Lee in conversation with SAM Curator Caroline Esbenshade as they discuss Lee's three-month experience at SAM. The event will also include an introduction to the 2025 program and information needed to apply for Theodore Urbach Landscape Painting Prize and Studio Scholarship. […]
UPDATE: This event is now sold out Join Kialla-based ceramicist Denielle Anderson in this throwing clay intensive. No experience needed - this is the perfect opportunity to get your hands messy with clay for the first time or refine your skills. Over three-hours, you'll learn the basics of throwing clay, in a small, supportive class. […]
Exhibition opening | Carmel Robertson: Wish you were here (SAM Spotlight) Join us at SAM for the opening celebration of SAM Spotlight artist Carmel Robertsons's solo exhibition Wish you were here. Featuring a new body of work, local artist Carmel Robertson presents a series of surrealist oil paintings that distort the familiar sights of Shepparton, blurring the line […]
Join the Friends of SAM for their Annual General Meeting to learn more about their activities, and hear from SAM Artistic Director Danny Lacy as he provides a sneak peek into SAM's exhibition program for 2025. As always, these meetings are a great opportunity to learn more about Friends of SAM activities and meet other […]
Join SAM, Gertrude Contemporary and artists Georgia Morgan for a day of learning and making. Spilt into two sessions, participants will hear from educators from SAM, Gertrude, Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA), the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) and then participate in a hands-on practical workshop by artist Georgia Morgan. The program is […]
Greater Shepparton Heritage Open Day: Stories from the SAM Collection - Floor talk with Danny Lacy Join SAM Artistic Director Danny Lacy for an exhibition talk highlighting the pivotal role of Sir John Longstaff in the creation of the SAM Collection, with a selection of the artist's works currently on display in Stories from the […]