ArtPlay in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

ArtPlay

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9658 7880

Address: Birrarung Marr Behind Federation Square 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/artplay

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24.01.2022 #ThrowbackThursday! Lullabies Under the Stars, a New Ideas Lab 2019 project, invited children and their families into a participatory performance and playspace to connect across cultures through the simple beauty of lullabies. Artists: Aseel Tayah, Caleena Sansbury, Max Schoolar Root, Mahmoud Salame, Hannah Murphy and the children at ArtPlay.

24.01.2022 Create bizarre and interactive musical devices in #Kidstruments! Draw your imaginative instrument, upload a picture of your drawing online, then have your instrument turned into an interactive musical device by Playable Streets. Find out more https://bit.ly/2Ner5hO

24.01.2022 #FlashbackFriday! In this 2019 New Ideas Lab project, artists Memetica and the children of ArtPlay created colourful inflatable sculptures to express perspectives and invite conversations on things they care about.

24.01.2022 Make natural inks, create cloud playdough, decorate rocks, finger paint and more in these fun #ArtPlayAtHome activities developed by ArtPlay and Family Services as part of the Picture Book Program. Ages 2 to 5. Download the instructions here https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au//Pag/free-activities.aspx

22.01.2022 Build a secret world by animating your local park or backyard with invisible voices in #WayfindersMaking, a one-on-one Zoom workshop. Your recordings will contribute to the final experience. 23 and 24 Sep. Ages 8 to 12. Book now https://bit.ly/2QxvA96

20.01.2022 Receive a special package in the mail to guide you on an artistic journey in #SpecialDelivery 1 and 2. Ages 8 to 12. Available until sold out https://bit.ly/32rIoon

20.01.2022 Join some art-curious kids as they travel across the country and dive into the creative minds of Australia’s most inspiring artists in the Outside The Lines podcast on the @kinderlingradio app. New episodes on Wednesdays.

17.01.2022 Learn how to make a Kidstrument in this how-to video from Playable Streets. Draw your kidstrument, upload it to upload.playableweb.com, then have it made into an interactive online instrument at kidstruments.playableweb.com.

13.01.2022 Surviving Scary, a 2018 New Ideas Lab project, was a musical comedy by Sarah Lockwood that used the words of children to explore what they find most terrifying and how they survive it. Through a series of interviews with 3 to 5 year olds, this project was driven by a desire to truly work with children as co-creators and to give their voices and opinions value as experts on how to 'survive scary'.

13.01.2022 Finished your cereal? Great, now you can transform the box into an illuminated building! A simple task for budding architects with some adult participation required. With artist Lara Tumak. Ages 5 to 8.

12.01.2022 Kids, join Indigenous textile designer Taylah Cole for the National Gallery of Victoria's Kids at Home: Art Club online. Watch an art-making demonstration and join in at home using your own materials. On 14 and 28 Nov.

10.01.2022 Activate your imagination in new ways with #SpecialDelivery. A special package will be delivered in the mail, featuring creative inspiration for at-home adventures. Ages 8 to 12. Book now https://bit.ly/3lpZZUc

09.01.2022 Keep kids happily occupied during the holidays with our friends at Footscray Community Arts Centre's two school holiday programs. Choose from Extreme Arts, a flexible multi-arts program, or Kids’ Theatre Intensive, a four-day theatre course designed to encourage confidence, creativity and play. From 22 Sep to 1 Oct.

09.01.2022 Be inspired to make your own juggling balls, try out some circus skills, transform your hands to performing puppets or learn the basics of mime in our ArtPlay at Home video introductions. For kids aged 3 to 9 years.

08.01.2022 Families in Melbourne’s Stage 4 lockdown, did you know that you can take your children out for one hour of active outdoor play - on top of your own one hour of exercise? Read more on the DHHS website.

08.01.2022 Kids aged 5 to 8, imagine the ultimate instrument. How does it work and what sounds does it make? In this fun school holidays activity, draw your invention then have it brought to life in an online interactive art installation https://bit.ly/2Ner5hO

08.01.2022 Created by artist Kathy Holowko with children aged 6-12 at ArtPlay as part of our 2018 New Ideas Lab, Wild City was a mini green metropolis that mapped ways for humans and animals to share a city. Children were visited by park rangers and ecology and sustainability experts from City of Melbourne, RMIT, Yarra River and Bird Life. They then brought animal-friendly landscapes to life by building and planting new habitats for the mini city.

06.01.2022 Applications for City of Melbourne’s annual arts grants are open! Get up to $20,000 to bring your creative project to life in 2021. Find out more https://bit.ly/2YAkiFl Image credit: Australian Youth Dance Festival 2019; photography by Shuttermain

06.01.2022 From puppetry to creative writing, explore a range of free ArtPlay at Home activities created by artists.

05.01.2022 Back in 2018, Oompah! welcomed babies aged 4 to 14 months old into a sensory baby room at ArtPlay. A New Ideas Lab project, babies were encouraged to explore the space and engage in their own unique ways. Artists: Efterpi Soropos, Carmen Chan Schoenborn, Thomas Burless, Liam Power and the children at ArtPlay.

05.01.2022 Shadow the life of a bird in #FeatherQuest, an at home activity for kids aged 4 to 8 and their families. Gather treasures, discover your bird call, care for your brood and soar through your home. A Threshold experience. Available until sold out https://bit.ly/2Q3IRWR

04.01.2022 Our friends at Kids' Own Publishing and Abbotsford Convent have teamed up on a video series to inspire you to make your very own books from wherever you are. The Grand Imaginator visits artist Mathew Gardiner, who creates a story about home.